International Organizations Under UNO The UN came into existence after the IInd World War in 1945, the UN was seeing many global issues which need to trace and work on it to reduce the challenges and try to resolve the issues in various areas. So for that reason, the UN Read more…
Balanoglossus It is a marine water-dwelling acorn worm (Enteropneusta). Blanoglossus cannot survive in freshwater. It belongs to hemichordates. it is an “evolutionary link” between invertebrates and vertebrates. Discovered by J.F. Eschscholtz in 1825 in Mashail Island. He described it as a worm-like holothurian. Kowalewski (1865) discovered the gill – slits Read more…
Organs of the United Nations: The United Nations (UN) has six main organs. Five of them – The General Assembly, The Security Council, The Economic and Social Council, The Trusteeship Council, and the Secretariat – are based at UN headquarters in NEW YORK. The Sixth, The International Court of Justice, Read more…
United Nations Organizations (UNO) The United Nations is an International Organization founded in 1945 after the 2nd world War. Primarily 51 countries came together with Common agenda to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, and promote social justice and progress, better living standards, and human rights. Read more…
40th World Heritage Site of India UNESCO has recently announced that Dholavira, the Harappan City in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List as the 40th world heritage site of India. Dholavira is the first site of the Indus valley civilization included on the coveted list. Italy, Read more…
39th World Heritage Site India gets its 39th World Heritage Site, Rudreswara Temple (Ramappa Temple) at Palampet, Warangal, and Telangana inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. India’s nomination of Rudreswara Temple, (also known as the Ramappa Temple) at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in the state of Telangana has been Read more…
Major waterfalls of India A waterfall is a site where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfall may be found at a band of more resistant rock, at a nick point, or at places where deposition Read more…
The President of India Introduction: Articles 52 to 78 in Part V of the Indian constitution, deal with the Union executive. It consists of the Vice President, the Prime minister, the Council of ministers, and the attorney general of India. The President (Article 52) of India is referred to as Read more…
Subphylum – Urochordata (Tunicates) Subphylum – Urochordata: Position of Urochordates- Lamarck placed Tunicata in between radiate and Vermes in his system of classification. Later they were kept in Mollusca. Kowalevsky kept them in chordates in 1866. The Urochordates are also known as tunicates. These are commonly known as “sea squirts”. Read more…
Amphioxus (Lancelet) The Amphioxus also known as lancelet, Consisting of 30 to 35 species of “fish-like” chordates. Branchiostoma is one of the few living genera of lancelets. It is the type genus of the family Branchiostomidae. The lancelets are believed to be related to Pikaia (530-million-year-old) fossils. The first representative Read more…