Author: Sheemon Nigam

India finds itself in the list of top mysterious countries and holds its position tight with those being still unsolved. Owing to India’s vast size, cultural differences, mythological stories, it naturally becomes a land of strange tales. Such tales are born out of rumours or some are even the result of imagination. It can be said that most of these tales are fabricated and can be put off the table, but some tales are strange enough to shrug off. These have the ability to change the perception of modern technology and yet more the perception of the world. There are…

 Why there is so much hike in gas & fuel prices? Elevated petrol and diesel prices have already hurt millions of poor Indian households but the steep hike in domestic cooking gas prices has emerged as a bigger concern. A few days ago, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in a written reply in Parliament that LPG prices had doubled in the last 7 years. Besides the steep hike in LPG prices, several reports indicated that the government had temporarily stopped subsidies on cooking gas in view of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, except in the remotest areas. There are two main reasons…

When is Buddha Purnima ? Buddha Purnima is on May 16 this year (in India and Nepal) or May 19 (for those in Southeast Asian countries). The date varies because May has two full moon days, and the Buddhist and Hindu lunar calendars can be interpreted differently. Buddha Purnima is the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar. It is the most important festival of the Buddhists and is celebrated with great enthusiasm. The exact date of Vesak is the first full moon in the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The date varies from year to year in…

Why the need to save strays ? The need of Humaneness towards strays .Well said that there is one animal who we like to call – four-legged, fearless, and absolutely fabulous! Regardless of where they live – in a house or on the road, animals represent genuine love, irreplaceable trust, and unconditional loyalty specially the street dogs, cats, cows, birds. Despite all they represent, street animals specially dogs in India are considered a ‘menace’ by the ignorant and by those who lack accurate information on the rights of these innocent animals. They might never understand why you’re feeding dogs that…

Why Home Gardening so popular? A garden with the right plants and trees can act as a natural air conditioner. Gardens reinforce the soil. Home gardening promotes sustainable agriculture. Gardens provide shelter for wildlife. And plus perk is garden is the most important place in this polluted world where we all are suffering from environmental crises some or the other way in form of diseases, water, air, wildlife extinction or disasters. Effect of Gardening on Nature, Humans & Society Gardening is good for a great many things. It can be good for your health, good for your soil, and good…

What is a Hyperbole ?  In the case of hyperbole, the internet’s favorite form of sarcasm, we use it because exaggeration makes us laugh. “Jokes work because they defy expectations,” reports the Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute. We experience humor in three phases: incongruity, surprise, recalibration. Dramatic language is incongruous and shocking. But jokes rooted in surprise are fraught with insensitivity warning signs. Where is the line? Does it move and change depending on context?   Impacts of Hyperboles? Social media in general also empowers activists, who are no longer limited to organizing their crusades for justice in the specific places where they are physically…

Latest Science Discovery Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) probe, Hope, has captured stunning images of Mars’ enigmatic auroras that will provide new insights into the interactions between the Red Planet’s atmosphere, its magnetic fields and the solar wind. Auroras are dancing waves of light like the northern lights seen on Earth which have captivated people for millennia. They appear on a planet when solar activity disturbs its atmosphere. The latest observations by EMM include a never-before-seen phenomenon, dubbed the ‘sinuous discrete aurora’ — a huge worm-like aurora that extends halfway around the Red Planet.When we first imaged Mars’ discrete aurora shortly after the Hope…

LATEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY After the famous discovery of King Tut Mummy, Experts have uncovered some 100 sarcophagi at an ancient necropolis south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. The country’s tourism minister described the find as a “treasure.” Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a treasure trove of some 100 intact sarcophagi dating back more than 2,500 years, the government said on Saturday. Officials said the discovery of the sealed wooden coffins in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo was the largest such find this year. Experts who worked on the excavation said they belonged to top officials of the Late Period and…

MAJOR CAUSE OF EXTINCTION The emperor penguin, which roams Antarctica’s frozen tundra and chilly seas, is at severe risk of extinction in the next 30 to 40 years as a result of climate change, an expert from the Argentine Antarctic Institute (IAA) warned. The emperor, the world’s largest penguin and one of only two penguin species endemics to Antarctica, gives birth during the Antarctic winter and requires solid sea ice from April through December to nest fledgling chicks. If the sea freezes later or melts prematurely, the emperor family cannot complete its reproductive cycle. The study, published this week in…

WHAT IS ‘THE HARRY POTTER PHENOMENON’ ? In the past couple years, there has been an ever-growing phenomenon in the world of children’s literature & adults’ fantasies ,this phenomenon is Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling’s fantasy series of novels about a young wizard and his years at “Hogwarts School of Wizarding and Witchcraft,” has become one of the most successful children’s book series of all time. Before reading any of the eight novels, one may find it hard to believe that a children’s novel may be so entertaining. But once one starts reading any of the books, it is plain to…