J.B. Dunlop is credited with creating the pneumatic tire, but with specific regard to bicycles, for it has also developed to make tires for other vehicles. Dunlop's patent was approved in 1888 and was the first designed to make transportation a better experience for those using it. Dunlop's ...

The four main pilgrimage sites in Buddhism are Lumbini (birth), Bodh Gaya (enlightenment), Sarnath (first sermon) and Kushinagar (parinirvana). There are also many important sites that are associated with the life of the Buddha, including Sravasti, where he spent a great deal of time in monastic ...

The first edition of the Asian Games was held in New Delhi on 8 to 11 March 1951. From 1954 they were held every four years. Athletes from 11 nations participated in the inaugural games, which featured six sports (association football, athletics, basketball, cycling, swimming, and weight lifting). ...

Dr. Verghese Kurien, known as the "Milkman of India," transformed India's dairy industry through "Operation Flood," also known as the "White Revolution." He turned India around from being a milk-deficient nation to the world's largest producer of milk through his "Anand pattern" of milk production ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which works under the Ministry of Culture, is the chief agency in India for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of nation's cultural heritage. Here are the primary features: Founding and History: • The ASI was founded in ...

Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma has initiated the "Vidya Rath -School on Wheels" project. The "Vidya Rath" project aims to provide economically disadvantaged underprivileged children the opportunity to access elementary education for a period of 10 months. The project was introduced at a ...

The Northeast, the land of vibrant atmospheric beauty and a multi-colored cultural fabric is highly enriched with innumerable dance forms in the classical and folk genres of all sorts. There are multiple references in written literature and scripture that mention the rich cultural dances of Assam. ...

The first Governor-General of free India was Lord Mountbatten. He served in this role from August 15, 1947, to June 21, 1948. Notably, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (known as Rajaji) was the first and only Indian Governor-General of free India, who succeeded Lord Mountbatten from June 21, 1948, ...

Tamreswari temple (also Dikkaravasini) is a temple for a tribal goddess called Kecaikhati is located about 18 km from Sadiya in Tinsukia district, Assam, India. The temple used to be administered by Deoris, non-Brahmin tribal priests. There are some remnants that designate a Chutiya king built the ...

Australia is the smallest continent by area, with an area of roughly 7.7 million square kilometers (3 million square miles).Sometimes people also use the name Oceania to describe a larger region that includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and other islands in the Pacific. If we used ...

Assam is a state with two valleys (Brahmaputra and Barak Valley) framed in between 90° to 96° North Latitude and 24° to 28° East longitude. Assam encompasses total geographical area of 78,438.00 Sq. Km out of which 56,194.00 Sq. Km and 22,224 Sq. Km fall under Brahmaputra Valley and Barak Valley ...

The President of India is a nominal chief of the Indian state. There is a provision in the Constitution of India for a President of India under Article 52. The executive decisions are carried out in the name of the President and thus the President holds the position of formal executive head of the ...