by tideswebmaster | Sep 18, 2019 | Current Affairs, Organizations
ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand by signing of the ASEAN declaration. Initially, it comprised of five major Southeast Asian nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and...
by tideswebmaster | Sep 10, 2019 | Current Affairs, Environment
From 3-14 June 1992, Rio de Janeiro hosted the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The focus of this conference was the state of the global environment and the relationship between economics, science and the environment in a political...
by tideswebmaster | Sep 5, 2019 | Current Affairs, Environment
The Amazon River Basin is home to the largest rainforest on Earth called the Amazon Forest. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km2 (2,700,000 sq mi), of which 5,500,000 km2 (2,100,000 sq mi) are covered by the rain forest. The vast region spans across eight rapidly...
by tideswebmaster | Aug 27, 2019 | Current Affairs, Socio-political
Introduction In 1947, when the British rule ended on Indian subcontinent, sovereignty of some 600 princely states was restored by the British. These states had three options; to remain an independent country, join dominion of India or join dominion of...
by tideswebmaster | Aug 14, 2019 | Current Affairs, Science & Technology
Smartphones are used more than PCs due to their practicality in handling and portability. These mobile devices are used for personal purposes such as taking pictures, social networking, banking transactions. Mobile smart phones are also used for business purposes. ...
by tideswebmaster | Aug 6, 2019 | Current Affairs, Socio-economic
There is more energy available in Thorium than all coal, gas, oil and uranium combined. It has been estimated that 30 times more thorium than what is required to supply the entire world’s energy demand is mined as a by-product every year. What is Thorium?...
