Monthly Archives: November 2016

Some Interesting Facts About California

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Following James Marshall’s discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma in 1848, California’s population leaped from 14,000 to 250,000 in only four years. Between 1850 and 1859, miners extracted 28,280,711 fine ounces of gold. California has the largest economy … Continue reading →

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Be the Reason for a smile: Birla Sun Life Launches #AChanceToFly Campaign

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Most of us want to fly and fly high. Flying is the most liberating activity. All of us want the freedom to be carefree. We are extremely happy in that moment of carefreeness and when we are happy, only then … Continue reading →

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What is a Fossil Really

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Normally we define fossil as preserved remains or traces of animals or plants that lived in the geologic past. It is originated from the term   fossilis; literally meaning “obtained by digging”. But today in my class we were discussing fossil … Continue reading →

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Geomorphology: Progress With Time

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Ancient Geomorphology The first theory of Geomorphology was perhaps devised by the  Chinese scientist and statesman Shen Kuo (1031–1095 AD). This was based on his observation of marine fossil shells in a geological stratum of a mountain hundreds of miles from the Pacific Ocean. Noticing bivalve shells running in a … Continue reading →

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