The game of tennis has an ancient history. Ancient Greeks and Romans played ball games which gave rise to a French handball game known as ‘jeu de paume’ around the 12-13th century; most probably, this was where tennis originated from. Louis X of France was a keen player of jeu de paume. Eventually, indoor racquets […]
Pyramids are triangular buildings found in Egypt. They are tombs. Ancient Egypt is famous for its spectacular and majestic pyramids. They have been believed to be in existence since around 2900 BCE. The ancient Egyptian kings believed that their future life would depend on how well their bodies were preserved. After embalming the dead kings,
• Common name : Cardoon • Scientific name : Cynaracardunculus • Family : Asteraceae • Native land : Western and Central Mediterranean region It is a perennial plant. It can reach up to 5 feet tall and spread up to 4 feet wide. Cardoon requires a long, cool growing season, but is a frost-sensitive plant.
• Common name : Cardamom/ChotiElaichi • Scientific name : Elettariacardamomum • Family : Zingiberaceae • Native land : India Cardamom is a herbaceous perennial plant. It is a bushy herb that grows to a height of 6 to10 feet with erect shoots. It has a large, fleshy rhizome. The leaves are long, alternate and lance-shaped.
• Common name : Siberian Pea Tree • Scientific name : Caraganaarborescens • Family : Fabaceae • Native land : Eastern Russia, Northern China It is a perennial shrub. Siberian pea tree is a large, rounded, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub with upright branching that grows up to 15-20 feet tall and to 12-15 feet wide. The
• Common name : Serbian Bellflower • Scientific name : Campanula poscharskyana • Family : Campanulaceae • Native land : Mountains of Bosnia, Croatia It is a semi evergreen, trailing perennial flower. The name campanula refers to the shape of the flowers. Campanula blooms at a height of 0.25 to 0.75 feet with blue, indigo
• Common name : White Calla Lily, Arum Lily • Scientific name : Zantedeschiaaethiopica • Family : Araceae • Native land : Southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, evergreen in wet and warm regions and deciduous where there is a dry season. Calla lilies are not
Cryptography is the art of creating and deciphering codes that allow information to be kept secret. It is a way of storing data in concise form and sending it so that nobody other than whom it is meant for may read or understand it. In the present computer-based world, concealing is done by changing plain
• Common name : Calendula, Pot Marigold, Field Marigold • Scientific name : Calendula arvensis • Family : Asteraceae • Native land : Central and Southern Europe Calendula is an annual and perennial herbaceous plant. It grows among the long grass of fields and displays its golden flowers from spring to autumn and again in
• Common name : Winter Gem Boxwood, Korean Boxwood • Scientific name : Buxussinica var. insularis • Family : Buxaceae • Native land : Southern and Eastern Asia, British Isles Buxus is an evergreen broadleaf shrub. It is very compact, grows wider than tall, and the annual growth rate is about 25 mm. This plant
• Common name : California Buttercup • Scientific name : Ranunculuscalifornicus • Family : Ranunculaceae • Native land : California California buttercup is a flowering perennial. It grows up to 3 feet tall. The numerous stems sprawl to erect 15 to 50 cm long. The stems generally have several shiny, lemon-yellow flowers in an open
The word ‘utopia’ is used for an imaginary state of perfection. It means ‘a good place’. Utopia symbolizes people’s hopes and dreams. The origin of this word comes from Sir Thomas More’s book ‘Utopia’. This book was published in 1516, in which he talks about a fictional land which is ideal in every way. Some
• Common name : Burdock, Common Weed • Scientific name : Burdock arctium • Family : Asteraceae • Native land : Europe and Northern Asia Burdock is a biennial herbaceous plant. This plant grows relatively tall; therefore, it has deep roots which are brownish green, or nearly black on the outside. Its leaves are large,
Diamonds are the hardest substances that are known to man. They are very precious because they are rare. A diamond is one of the most expensive minerals, till date. If reflects light rays in a unique way, due to which it appears like a sparkling crystal. In their natural form, diamonds are not beautiful; rather,
• Common name : Buckwheat • Scientific name : Fagopyrumesculentum • Family : Polygonaceae • Native land : China Buckwheat is a herbaceous annual plant. Buckwheat is not a cereal grain, but is actually a fruit seed. It is native to China, but now commonly cultivated in Bhutan, Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia and Sikkim;