Category: Being Aware

Vikram Batra: The “Sher Shah” of Kargil war

I assume that most of the readers didn’t know about Captain Vikram Batra, until they watched the movie “Sher Shah”. So I am here to take you on his long journey short. Captain Vikram Batra, born on 9th September 1974, was an officer in Indian Army. He was posthumously awarded with Param Vir Chakra for […]

Nutrition: Key indicator for Development

For a developing country like India, talking about development is an everyday task for us. Elders sit in a teastall and debate about politics and country’s development. But, the definition of development for one person maybe different from the other.So, for a developing country like India what will be the indication of being developed. A […]

Gerontology: Science of Aging

Gerontology is the study of physical aspects of aging as well as mental, social, and societal implications of aging. Yes, it is important, not today, but in future. Thinking about the future, Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov coined the word “Gerontology” in the year 1903. A Gerontologist researches and predicts the old age population in future. They […]

Tiangong-1 – China’s prototype space station

Introduction Tiangong-1 was China’s prototype space station. Its name translates as Heavenly Place-1 or Celestial place-1. It orbited Earth from September 2011 to April 2018. During this time, it served as a crewed laboratory and an experimental testbed to demonstrate orbital rendezvous and docking capabilities. It had 2 years of active operational life. Structure of […]

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