Hurricane Beryl: What are hurricanes, their types?
Context Following their win in the ICC World T20 Cup, the Indian cricket team has been stranded in Barbados due to Hurricane Beryl. What do we know about Hurricane Beryl?…
Countries Which Passes Through Tropic of Cancer, Capricorn, Equator, Prime Meridian
Countries that the Tropic of Cancer passes through The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern Tropic is 23°26′13.5″ (or 23.43708°) north of the Equator. It is the most northerly…
India and Cyprus
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Agreement between India and Cyprus on Merchant Shipping, which was signed…
‘Hottest’ planet in universe discovered
Scientists have discovered the hottest known planet located 650 light years from Earth, which is warmer than most stars in the universe and sports a giant, glowing gas tail like…
What is the Difference between ‘Nation’ and ‘Country’?
In daily usage, the terms ‘nation’ and ‘country’ are used interchangeably. Official terms like ‘international match’, ‘United Nations’, ‘Member States’ etc serve to blur the differences even more. But a…