Monthly Archives: March 2014

Sankalp Patra – A written Assurance from Political Parties

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Terra Urban टेरा अर्बन:
As on one side political parties are busy in the preparation of  2014 loksabha elections, at the same time on the other side, we the members of Civil Society organizations are also visioning this elections…

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दक्षिण पूर्व एशिया (SouthEast Asia)

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

दक्षिण पूर्व एशिया या दक्षिण एशिया, एशिया  का एक उपप्रदेश है जो भौगोलिक रूप से चीन के दक्षिण के देशों,  भारत के पूर्वी न्यू गिनी  के पश्चिमी, ऑस्ट्रेलिया के उत्तरी देशों से मिलकर बनता है . यह क्षेत्र  भूगर्भीय प्लेटो … Continue reading →

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Difference between solar time and clock time mapped by Google engineer (link)

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

The map developed by Google engineer Stefano Maggiolo shows the difference between ‘clock time’ and ‘solar time’— a schedule in which the sun is at its highest point in the sky at exactly 12 noon. The map was inspired by … Continue reading →

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First City,First Planned City and Origin of the Word ‘Town’

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

First City of the World- Ur    Archaeologists have discovered evidences of an early occupation at Ur during the Ubaid period. These early levels were sealed off with a sterile deposit of soil that was interpreted by excavators of the 1920s … Continue reading →

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