Every year, Srinivasa Ramanujan’s birth anniversary on December 22 is commemorated as National Mathematics Day. Ramanujan made substantial contributions to the analytical theory of numbers and worked on elliptic functions, continued fractions, and infinite series. Read here to know more about his … [Read more...] about Srinivasa Ramanujan: The Eminent Mathematician
Archives for December 2022
Money Laundering and its Prevention
What is money laundering and what are its preventive methods? What are the challenges in the prevention of money laundering? Read here to learn more about this topic. Money Laundering is a heinous crime that not only affects the social and economic fabric of the country but also tends to promote … [Read more...] about Money Laundering and its Prevention
Conservation of Biodiversity and Environment
Life on earth is highly diverse ranging from simple life forms like microorganisms to more complex plants & animals. Conservation of biodiversity and the environment is the need of this hour. Biodiversity is the variety and differences among living organisms from all sources, including … [Read more...] about Conservation of Biodiversity and Environment
Environmental Pollution and Degradation
There are many environmental issues in India. Air pollution, water pollution, garbage, and pollution of the natural environment are all challenges for India. Let's understand Environmental Pollution and Degradation in detail. What is the Environment? The environment is the physical … [Read more...] about Environmental Pollution and Degradation
Pre-historic India: Sources and Major sites
What do you mean by pre-historic India (era) and culture? Are there any sources that exist that help to find out the era? This article gives all the relevant information on Pre-historic India. History (from the Greek word – Historia, meaning “inquiry”, knowledge acquired by investigation) is the … [Read more...] about Pre-historic India: Sources and Major sites
Anti-Doping Agencies
Doping is often viewed as a crime committed by an individual. But the reality is that when an athlete takes illegal performance-enhancing drugs (PED), it is just one piece in a larger network of crime. Organizations and governments strictly impose anti-doping rules for the prevention of illegal … [Read more...] about Anti-Doping Agencies
World Climate: Types and its Characteristics
What do you mean by climate? What are the different types of world climates? In this article, you can read about world climate and its classifications. Climate is the long-term accumulation of the atmospheric components (and their changes) that, in the short term, consist of weather at a … [Read more...] about World Climate: Types and its Characteristics
Oil and Gas Industry in India
The oil and gas sector is among the eight core industries in India which has a significant impact on all other significant economic sectors. India is the world’s third-largest oil consumer and the oil demand is steadily growing each year at 3-4 %. Read here to learn more about the oil and gas … [Read more...] about Oil and Gas Industry in India
Rock Cut Architecture: Evolution and Contributions
What is rock-cut architecture? Which is the oldest rock-cut cave? How they evolved? Learn more about this topic. Various architectural styles and aesthetics exist in the world, but rock-cut architecture may be the oldest. The majority of the rock-cut structures were linked to various religions … [Read more...] about Rock Cut Architecture: Evolution and Contributions
CCUS: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Policy
A report, titled ‘Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) Policy Framework and its Deployment Mechanism in India’, was released. The report explores the importance of Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage as an emission reduction strategy to achieve deep decarbonization from the … [Read more...] about CCUS: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Policy