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 Everybody knows siruvani water is the sweetest water in  Tamilnadu.... But how many of us know it is the world's second sweetest water..?             S iruvani Waterfalls[1] and the dam named after them are located 36 km (22 mi) west of Coimbatore in the Western Ghats. The reservoir at Siruvani was built for Tamil Nadu by the Kerala government with funds collected by the Tamil Nadu government to meet the drinking water requirements of Coimbatore. The gateways on either side of the road across the dam are typical of the Kerala and Tamil architectural styles.             Siruvani is also home to certain tribals like the Mudugars and Irulars. The view from the falls and the dam is a tourist attraction. The sweetness has been attributed to the vegetation and rocks through which the water flows in the Attapady area. CONSTRUCTION:-          The government gave its approval for constructio...

GAOKAO :       Gaokao is a college entrance exam in China and is infamous as one of the top 10 toughest exams in the world. Due to its difficulty level, some European and American universities have also started to accept Gaokao scores. I IT-JEE (Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination):        As the entrance test for Engineering courses at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), the JEE is an exam that most certainly breathes the meaning of the word ‘tough’. For JEE, around 10 lakh applicants registered in 2019 and only 13376 seats were available at the IITs. Acceptance rates hover around a meagre 1%. UPSC (Union Public Services Commission):         The Indian Government conducts the UPSC examination to fill the posts across varied departments such as the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Revenue Service, etc. It consists of three impassable levels. UPSC also conducts the IES exam for the...

          T he Shanay-Timpishka , also known as La Bomba, is a tributary of the Amazon River, called the " only boiling river in the world" .It is 6.4 km (4.0 mi) long. It is known for the very high temperature of its waters—from 45 °C (113 °F) to nearly 100 °C (212 °F). The name means 'boiled by the heat of the sun', though the source of the heat is actually geothermal. Location:-            The river is located in the Mayantuyacu sanctuary, part of the Huánuco high forest. The area is inhabited by an Asháninka community.[2] Local shamans believe that the boiling water is birthed by Yucamama, a giant serpent spirit known as the " Mother of the Waters . Investigations:-             Andrés Ruzo, a geothermal scientist, has investigated the source of the heat. According to the experts he spoke to, the answer was a unanimous "no" - after all, hot rivers do exist, but they're generally associated with volc...

      T he first case possibly of green fungus infection linked to Covid-19 has been reported in Madhya Pradesh in a person who had recovered from the viral infection. The report comes amid the continuing fear of Covid-19 patients being hit by the dreaded black fungus infection, or mucormycosis.       The patient was found to have Green Fungus (Aspergillosis) infection in his sinuses, lungs and blood, a first ever case reported in India. What is Green Fun gus?        Green Fungus is Aspergillosis, an infection caused by Aspergillus, a common mold (a type of fungus) that lives indoors and outdoors. The infection may cause high fever and nose bleeding. Green fungus is also suspected to cause severe weight loss and weakness.          However, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria has also said that it is better to identify mucormycosis by its name rather than by the colour.Dr VP Pandey, HoD medicine department, MGM said, ...

        G lobal beverage brand Coca-Cola suffered a $4 billion drop in market value following footballing star Cristiano Ronaldo's gesture at a pre-match press conference ahead of Portugal's clash with Hungary on June 15. Here is all you need to know.        On the eve of Portugal's Euro 2020 opener against Hungary, the star footballer sat down for a press conference with the media. Here bottles of Coca-Cola which a sponsor for the event were placed before him on the table. However, before starting the press conference, the 36-year-old Juventus star chose to move the Coca-Cola bottles out of the frame. Lifting up a bottle of water, Ronaldo said 'Agua' in Portuguese, urging people to drink water instead.      Shortly after the incident, 'Cristiano Ronaldo Coca Cola video' began trending on social media with fans lauding him for promoting healthy food choices as a sports icon. However, the 'Cristiano Ronaldo Coca Cola video' has re...

           E ducation is of paramount importance to an individual as well as society. No matter which region or country we are living in, we must preserve our education system so that it helps us in preserving our knowledge.         Education helps an individual to grab a basic understanding of civilization and their role as a civilian.But as the geographical region differ, the education system in different countries differs.          Everybody  knows that Finland  is famous for being the Happiest Country in the World. As well, it position it's place as No.1 in countries which are having the worlds best education system in 2021.     EDUCATION SYSTEM IN FINLAND:-         The education system in Finland consists of daycare programmes (for babies and toddlers), a one-year "pre-school" (age six), a nine-year compulsory basic comprehensive school (age seven to age sixteen), pos...

      T halaiyar Falls , also known as Rat Tail Falls is a waterfall on the Manjalar River,located in Theni District, a tributary of the Vaigai River, located in the Devadanapatti of Theni District, Tamil Nadu State, South India. It is 975 ft (297 m) tall and is the highest waterfall in Tamil Nadu, the sixth highest waterfall in India and the 267th highest in the world.          On a clear day Rat Tail Falls is visible from the Dum Dum Rock viewpoint on the Batalugundu-Kodaikanal Ghat Road, 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) away to the west. It appears across the valley as a long thin white strip of cascading water on a background of black rock cliff face that juts out of the foothills.           one can watch the water in freefall, mostly silent. The noise of the crashing water below doesn't rise up. The only noise is the water pushing around the stone walls, and some smaller falls just upstream.The river water coming to the fal...

 A mass grave containing the remains of 215 children has been found in Canada at a former residential school set up to assimilate indigenous people.          The children were students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia that closed in 1978.The discovery was announced on Thursday by the chief of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation.          Prime Minister  Justin Trudeau  said it was a "painful reminder" of a "shameful chapter of our country's history.          The First Nation is working with museum specialists and the coroner's office to establish the causes and timings of the deaths, which are not currently known.          Rosanne Casimir, the chief of the community in British Columbia's city of Kamloops, said the preliminary finding represented an unthinkable loss that was never documented by the school's administrators.     ...

              N orth Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, an archipelago in the Bay of Bengal which also includes South Sentinel Island.It is home to the Sentinelese, an indigenous people in voluntary isolation who have defended, often by force, their protected isolation from the outside world.              The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Act of 1956 prohibits travel to the island and any approach closer than five nautical miles (9.26 km) in order to prevent the resident tribespeople from contracting diseases to which they have no immunity. The area is patrolled by the Indian Navy.              Nominally, the island belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In practice, Indian authorities recognise the islanders' desire to be left alone and restrict their role to r...

            N estle is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014.It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017 and No. 33 in the 2016 edition of the Forbes Global 2000 list of largest public companies              It is the parent company of maggie, kitkat , iced tea nescafe . Nestle promises you good food good life but it is actually selling unhealthy products. Many of these nestle products are failed to meet the  health standards. Nestle products were studied by the Australia's health star rating system and in that 60 percentage of the products did not meet the recognized definition of health. An internal nestle document was then leaked to the media.         The document said " some of the nestle products will never be...

                I ndia is a diverse nation with complex geography and sets an example for the world with its various cultures and traditions. In India there are many ancient and great temples across the country and every temple had it's own customs, rituals and traditions. It is believed about India have many mysteries that are above the ground and some are buried underneath it's soil. One from many such truth is the lost city of Dwarka.  Dwarka :-         D warka is a town located in the coastal state of Gujarat in Jamnagar district. The city is directly linked to India's history and Lord Krishna's life. Dwarka exists from Dwaparyug it's also been mentioned in Skanda purapurana, Vishnu purana etc..., . As per sanatan celestial calculation Dwaparyug ended at around 5200 BC. Dwarka has been tha karma land of  Lord Krishna, who is the eight avatar of Lord Vishnu. Lord Krishna was born in the city of Madura, and he moved...