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The Kaziranga National Park Kaziranga had an area of 232sq.m when it began its journey as a proposed reserve forest on June 1, 1905. Kaziranga National Park lies partly in Golaghat District and partly in Nagaon District of Assam. It is the oldest park in Assam, which now covers an area of 430 Sqkms along the river Brahmaputra on the North and the KarbiAnglong hills on the South. Kaziranga National Park a world heritage site is famous for the Great Indian one horned rhinoceros; the landscape of Kaziranga is of sheer forest, tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, marshes & shallow pools. It has been declared as National Park in 1974. It is inhabited by the world's largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses, as well as many mammals, including tigers, elephants, panthers and bears, and thousands of birds. The KNP is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. The National Highway 37 passes through the park area and tea estates, hemmed by table-top tea bushes. According t...

Mahabalipuram: Mahabalipuram, also called as Mamallapuram, is a coastal town along the shores of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu. The town is home to several beaches and stone temples, sculptures and monoliths. The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram were declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. The sites are all maintained by the Archaeological Society of India (ASI). Most of the temples and sculptures at the town were carved by sculptors during the Pallava era under the reign of Narasimhavarman and his successor, Rajasimhavarman following his death. Despite being the home to scores of sculptures and temples, only a few monuments can be visited by tourists since most of the structures are believed to be submerged under water, either due to repeated floods during or rising sea levels. Mahabalipuram, or Mamallapuram also had ancient links with Buddhism and China through the maritime outreach of the Pallava dynasty.

Tuberculosis:- Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. It is one of the most common communicable disease in India, however, the disease is curable and preventable. The transmission of the disease is further aggravated by unhygienic, crowded living conditions. About one-quarter of the world's population has latent TB, which means people have been infected by TB bacteria but are not (yet) ill with the disease and cannot transmit it. Tuberculosis burden in India Most Indians carry the bacterium and the infection is aggravated when their immunity levels are low, like when they are malnourished or suffering from conditions like AIDS. India also has more than a million “missing” cases every year that are not notified. Reasons for high burden Improper diagnosis Most such cases remain either undiagnosed or unaccountable and inadequately diagnosed, and treated in the private sector. Disease resistance Many of thes...

INS Kalvari INS Kalvari is a Scorpene-class submarine described as a "deadly predator". It is one of six built by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai as a part of Project-75 of the Indian Navy. Kalvariis a potent Man o’ War capable of undertaking offensive operations spanning across the entire spectrum of Maritime Warfare. Kalvari is named after a deep sea tiger shark and weighs about 1,600 tonnes. The state-of-the-art features of the Scorpenes include superior stealth and ability to launch crippling attacks with precision-guided weapons.  The boat also has two 1250 kW MAN diesel engines for rapidly charging batteries. The submarine boasts of a highly advanced Combat Management System and a sophisticated Integrated Platform Management System. India has just about 15 submarines, a mix of Russian-origin Kilo-class vessels and German HDW submarines.