Harry Potter Time Line
All the seven books in the Harry Potter series have been massive hits. Potter mania used to grip the world every time a new book in the series was ready for launch. While stuck...
Category: General Knowledge
World Chess Championship
The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in chess. Both men and women are eligible to contest this title. In addition, there is a separate event for women for the...
Voting Systems Around the World
Election is the most crucial system in any democracy. But voting methods differ between countries. Here are the various ways in which the world votes. First-past-the-post or Westminster system In this system, the country...
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy is the energy stored in the nucleus of an atom and released through fission, fusion, or radioactivity. The most pressing problems concerning nuclear energy are the possibility of an accident at a...
Nuclear Suppliers Group
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of 45 countries that are allowed to trade in nuclear raw material, technologies and equipment under strict supervision and monitoring. These include the five Nuclear Weapons...
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people are called Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). WMD can...
World Trade Center | Major Landmarks Around The World
The twin towers of the World Trade Center were more than just buildings. Brash, glitzy, and grand, they were the most recognizable symbols of New York. The World Trade Center was conceived in the...
How Do Hurricanes Form?
Every year, major storms cause major problems around the world. There’s nothing people can do to stop the powerful forces of nature. But new techniques are helping scientists to predict how, when, and where...
Twenty20 World Cup
The ICC Twenty20 World Championship is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. The event kicked off on September 11 at Wanderers Johannesburg with South Africa playing West Indies. It will end on September 24...
Careers in Space Research
Space research in India has been growing by leaps and bounds. ISRO, India’s space research wing, works with the objective of harnessing space technology for national development. It is a pioneer agency that has...
