GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™, the global authority on record breaking achievements, announces 112-year-old Salustiano Sanchez Blazquez from Grand Island, New York, as the new world’s Oldest living man. The record is announced on the heels of the recent passing of Japanese 116-year-old Jiroemon Kimura, who was recognized as the Oldest man ever and died on June 12th, 2013. Currently,115-year-old female, Misao Okawa...continue reading

India's advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched by an European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana early today, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services. European space consortium Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket launched INSAT-3D and Alphasat satellites. Alphasat is Europe's largest telecommunication satellite-ever manufactured and results from a large-scale public-private partnership...continue reading

The Sangam Age constitutes an important chapter in the history of South India. According to Tamil legends, there existed three Sangams (Academy of Tamil poets) in ancient Tamil Nadu popularly called Muchchangam. - Head Sangam - Middle Sangam  - Last Sangam period. The corpus of Sangam literature includes Tolkappiyam, Ettutogai, Pattuppattu, Pathinenkilkanakku, and the two epics – Silappathigaram...continue reading

The Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) today announced that this year three individuals and two organizations from Afghanistan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and the Philippines will receive Asia’s premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award.   The Awardees are: Ernesto Domingo, from the Philippines.   Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (Corruption Eradication Commission), from Indonesia.  Lahpai Seng...continue reading

Born as the son of Velayudhan and Kunhichali at Mayyanad near Kollam in 1871, he stopped his schooling at the eighth standard. He started a school for low caste Hindus at Vellamanal, Mayyanad, Quilon and became its headmaster. C.V. opened his journalistic career in Sujananadini, published from Paravoor, Quilon. His early writings were more on social affairs. Later, he became the sub-editor....continue reading

Govindan Paramaswaran Pillai was born in Pallippuram, Thiruvananthapuram, India, in an aristocratic Nair family. He was born on February 2,1864. GP Pillai’s writings were not just against British rulers; he even wrote articles against the autocratic rule of Diwan of Travancore. G.P. Pillai completed his BA from the University of Madras and later was admitted to The Honourable...continue reading

World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1999 approximately the date on which the world's population reached five...continue reading

Moulavi was born in 1873 in Vakkom, Chirayinkil Taluk, Thiruvanthapuram in Travancore. Maulavi started the Swadeshabhimani newspaper on January 19, 1905, declaring that `the paper will not hesitate to expose injustices to the people in any form`, but on 26 September 1910, the newspaper and press were sealed and confiscated by the British Police. Maulavi was considered one...continue reading

Poonthanam (1547-1640AD) was a famous devotee of Guruvayurappan, who lived in Keezhattoor in Malappuram district. He was a famous devotee of Lord Krishna (Guruvayurappan). He is remembered for his masterpiece, Jnanappana which means 'the song of wisdom' in Malayalam. Poonthanam was the family name, his personal name is not known. He married at 20, but for a long...continue reading

Between 1919 and the early 1930s, scientists were piecing together the important parts of the atom's structure. In 1919 New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered protons. In1932 James Chadwick discovered the neutron, neutrons share space with protons in the atom's nucleus. Italian physicist Enrico Fermi thought to use neutrons for bombardment in 1934. Since neutrons have no charge, they...continue reading

Champu poems can be classified into two types, being Pracheena Manipravala Champukkal and Madhyakala Champukkal. Pracheena Manipravala Champukkal - Unniyachi Charitham, Unniyadi Charitham and Unni Chiruthevi Charitham. Madhyakala Champukkal - Ramayanam Champu, Bharatham Champu, Naishadham Champu, Rajaratnavaleeyam Champu, Kodiyam Viraham Champu, Kamadahanam Champu, Chellur Nadhodayam Champu, Narayaneeyam Champu and Thenkaila Nadhodayam Champu. ...continue reading

In accordance with a 1750 act of Parliament, England and its colonies changed calendars in 1752. By that time, the discrepancy between a solar year and the Julian Calendar had grown by an additional day, so that the calendar used in England and its colonies was 11 days out-of-sync with the Gregorian Calendar in use in most other parts...continue reading

Manipravalam was a literary style used in medieval liturgical texts in South India, which was composed in the curious mixture of Sanskrit and Malayalam which is referred to as Manipravalam, mani meaning ruby (Malayalam) and pravalam meaning coral (Sanskrit). Lilathilakam, a work on grammar and rhetoric, written in the last quarter of the 14th century discusses the relationship...continue reading

National Statistics Day - 29 June UN Public Service Day - 23 June International Olympic Day - 23 June 2013 World Music Day - 21 June World Refugee Day - 20 June 'Day of Reading' (Vayana dinam) - 19 june Father’s Day - 18 June World Blood Donor Day - 14 June World Day against Child Labour -...continue reading

India have launched their Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Monday carrying IRNSS-1A, the first satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. Liftoff from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre occurred at 18:11 UTC (23:41 local time). Source: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/07/indian-pslv-launch-irnss-r1a/ ...continue reading

Niranam gave birth to three well-known poets called Madhava Panikkar and Sankara Panikkar and Rama Panikkar. These poets were populary known as Niranam Poets. They belong to the Kannassa family and the first two were the uncles of Rama Panikkar. They lived in between 1350 and 1450 and made valuable contribution to the Malayalam Literature. It is said...continue reading

Vanamahotsava is a great festival of forests and tree planting. It can be literally translated as great festival of forests. The great festival of forests implies forest conservation, and even in 1950s, forest conservation meant planting lots and lots of trees. So now, it is known as festival of trees. Gujarat was the first state to implement it. Vanamahotsava...continue reading

The Doctor's Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honour the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra Roy. He was born on July 1, 1882 and passed away on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years. Doctor Roy was honoured with the highest civilian honour of Bharat Ratna...continue reading

രേഖാംശരേഖകള്‍ സമയ രേഖകള്‍സമയനിര്‍ണ്ണയം ഈ രേഖകളെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയാണ് . സൂര്യനാണല്ലോ ഭൂമിയില്‍ സമയമാപനത്തിന്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനം . ഭൂമി പടിഞ്ഞാറുനിന്ന് കിഴക്കോട്ട് ഭമണം ചെയ്യുന്നതുകൊണ്ട് സൂര്യന്‍ കിഴക്കുദിച്ച് ഉയര്‍ന്നുപൊങ്ങി ഉച്ചസ്ഥായിയിലെത്തി ക്രമേണ താഴ്‌ന്നിറങ്ങി പടിഞ്ഞാറ് അസ്തമിക്കുന്നതായി നമുക്കു തോന്നുന്നു.അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ സൂര്യന്‍ ഓരോ രേഖാംശത്തേയും പിന്നിട്ടുകൊണ്ട് പടിഞ്ഞാറോട്ടുപോകുന്നു. ( ഈ പ്രവര്‍ത്തം പഠനോപകരണം നിര്‍മ്മിക്കാം ) .സൂര്യന്‍ നേരെ തലക്കുമുകളില്‍ വരുമ്പോള്‍ നട്ടൂച്ചക്കു 12 മണിയെന്ന് കണക്കാക്കുമ്പോള്‍ ഇതാണ് അവിടത്തെ പ്രാദേശിക സമയ രേഖ . ഇങ്ങനെ 360 രേഖാംശങ്ങള്‍ കടക്കുമ്പോള്‍ സൂര്യന്‍ ഒരു...continue reading

CompilerA compiler is a piece of code that translates the high level language into machine language. When a user writes a code in a high level language such as Java and wants it to execute, a specific compiler which is designed for Java is used before it will be executed. The compiler scans the entire program first and then translates...continue reading

There are two major types of programming languages. These are Low Level Languages and High Level Languages. Low Level languages are further divided in to Machine language and Assembly language.LOW LEVEL LANGUAGESThe term low level means closeness to the way in which the machine has been built. Low level languages are machine oriented and require extensive knowledge of...continue reading

AlectryomachyCock-fightingDuomachya duel or fight between two people.Hieromachyfight or quarrel between priests. A war, or battle, between members of church clergy.MonomachyA duel; single combatPygmachyBoxing or fighting with clubs.PyromachyFighting with fire or the use of fire in combat.SymmachyFighting jointly against a common enemy.Tauromachythe art or act of bullfighting. ...continue reading

India to host 2016 World T20 and 2023 World Cup.The inaugural edition of the Test Championship will be hosted by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) June-July 2017. India also got the chance to host the second edition of ICC World Test Championship scheduled in February-March 2021. Afghanistan was granted the Associate membership of the ICC.Kerala Chief Minister Oommen...continue reading