Thread: (1/4) Presenting the Traditional Water Conservation Techniques Map of India.
(2/4) Did you know that Sringaverapura near Allahabad once had a sophisticated water harvesting system that used the natural slope of the land to store the floodwaters of the river Ganga. Or that King Bhoja of Bhopal built the largest artificial lake in India?
(3/4) Drawing upon centuries of experience, Indians have been building structures to catch, hold and store water for centuries.
These traditional techniques, though less popular today, are still in use and efficient. So we decide to map them out!
(4/4) PS. This is not an exhaustive list, for there are so many more. If you know of one, tell us in the comments below.
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What connects Tintin to Tripura? The gorgeous 'Ujjayanta Palace' that inspired Maharaja of Gaipajama's palace in 'Cigars of the Pharoh' & 'The Blue Lotus' (1/5)
Many Tintin fans will know that the world's most famous boy reporter visited India for the first time in 1934. Yet, how many can guess which state and which palace in India hosted him? (2/5)
The answer is Ujjayanta Palace in Tripura, on which Hergé modelled the palace of the Maharaja of Gaipajama. (3/5)
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due to a shortage of flow meters, he devised a brilliant jugaad to solve the bottleneck.
On investigating, Kumar found out that the main problem was the unavailability of the measuring bottles used in the flow meters.
Thread: (1/4) P Mohan Aditya, a third-year mechanical engineering student from SRM University, has bagged a copyright for innovating a biodegradable face shield that costs just Rs 15 and is adjustable!
(2/4) The face shield 2.0 comes with a transparent visor made of a thin layer of 175-micron reusable plastic and a highly durable headband made from 3 ply corrugated cardboard. The cardboard’s bursting strength is 16 kg/sq.cm, which is quite durable yet lightweight.
(3/4) Due to the use of biodegradable materials, the face shield 2.0 is priced at an affordable cost of ₹15 and it comes with an elastic band adjustable for all head sizes.
Thread: (1/9) Have you heard about this village in Tamil Nadu, where every man is an expert cook?
At the Kalayur village in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, nearly every male member is a cook and has never even been to a catering school!
(2/9) Kalayur, also known as the village of cooks, is home to about 200 of the best male professional cooks in India.
(3/9) It is said that about 500 centuries ago, the wealthier Reddiar caste of tradesmen of the region gave the job of cooking to the Vaniyars, who were washermen by profession till then.
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Thread: (1/4) Dreams do come true, when you have the courage to work hard for them. The son of scrap dealers in Pilkhuwa village of UP's Hapur district, IPS officer Feroz Alam's journey is a testimony to these words.
(2/4) Alam, who had been serving in the Delhi Police as a constable since 2011, cracked the UPSC exam in his sixth and final attempt last year, and rejoined the force as an ACP.
(3/4) For his parents, who have only studied till Class 6, and are scrap-dealers, this was an unimaginable feat.
As for Alam, he says that 10 years in service in the police department will serve him well going ahead.