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“The Knowledge Library”
Knowledge for All, without Barriers…
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.
“The Knowledge Library”
Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
Knowledge for All, without Barriers…
Just looking at your DNA won’t tell you – the human genome is 99% identical to a chimpanzee’s and, for that matter, 50% to a banana’s. We do, however, have bigger brains than most animals – not the biggest, but …
Perhaps not. Astronomers have been scouring the universe for places where water worlds might have given rise to life, from Europa and Mars in our solar system to planets many light years away. Radio telescopes have been eavesdropping on the heavens …
Four billion years ago, something started stirring in the primordial soup. A few simple chemicals got together and made biology – the first molecules capable of replicating themselves appeared. We humans are linked by evolution to those early biological molecules. …
Astronomers face an embarrassing conundrum: they don’t know what 95% of the universe is made of. Atoms, which form everything we see around us, only account for a measly 5%. Over the past 80 years it has become clear that …
एक महान विद्वान से मिलने के लिये एक दिन रोशनपुर के राजा आये। राजा ने विद्वान से पुछा, ‘क्या इस दुनिया में ऐसा कोई व्यक्ति है जो बहुत महान हो लेकिन उसे दुनिया वाले नहीं जानते हो?’ विद्वान ने राजा …
The Supreme Court is the Apex Court of the nation. The constitution has conferred on the Supreme Court very wide jurisdiction. The jurisdictions and powers of the Supreme Court are as follows: 1) Original Jurisdiction -(Article 131) The power to …
Vision is the dominant sense of nearly all birds. In most, the eyes are placed so far to the side of the head that they have mainly monocular vision, meaning that each eye scans a Separate area. This feature is …
Habits are essential to our health. They can make or break your chances of achieving and maintaining our lifestyle goals such as sticking to an eating plan, exercising regularly, and managing diabetes/other medical conditions, along with increasing quality of life …
Human beings need a certain amount of food each day to supply them with energy. Almost all foods can supply some energy, but carbohydrates give us the most. Carbohydrates include food like bread, cereal, potatoes, rice, and pasta. Our bodies …
Have you ever wondered how your brain gets the message that makes us feel hungry? Hunger has nothing to do with an empty stomach, as most people believe. Hunger begins when certain nutritive materials are missing in the blood. When …
The role of the human resource department has gone from the traditional ‘hire and fire’ to an in-depth position, focusing on another aspect of the company like looking after employee engagement. Not every company understands or values its human resource …
An allergy is any condition in which a person reacts in a hyper-sensitive or unusual manner to any substance or agent. The range of allergies is very broad and people may react to various foods, drugs, dust, pollens, fabrics, plants, …
There is always a constant search for new sources of energy. The Sun gives out vast amounts of energy, of which only a tiny fraction reaches the Earth. If we could use just a small part of this energy it …
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a type of energy produced by the sun and some artificial sources, such as arc welders and solariums. The sun’s UV is the main cause of skin cancer. Too much UV exposure also causes sunburn, tanning, …
About four percent of the population is left-handed. In the course of history, many of the greatest geniuses have also been left-handed. Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, the greatest sculptors of all time, were both left-handed. The brain has a …
Most plants and animals have popular names that can vary from place to place. So a name needed to be given that would be recognized everywhere. It was decided to use Latin for the scientific names, as it was the …
CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS World Humanitarian Day is commemorated every year on 19 August to pay tribute to humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work. World Photography Day is observed on August 19 each year. World Senior Citizen Day is observed on August …
CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS Nagasaki Day is observed every year on August 9 to promote peace politics and raise awareness of the effects of the bomb attack on Nagasaki. The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year …