The Chalcolithic period refers to the time period that preceded the Bronze Age. It was known for its predominant use of copper and stone tools.... View Article
The following tools were used extensively used in the iron age: Ard. Iron sickles. Coulter. Plowshare. Swords. Lances. Spear. Rotary quern. For... View Article
The main features of the Chalcolithic Age are as follows: Presence of painted pottery The practice of burying the dead, being buried in a... View Article
Copper tools were mainly used during the Chalcolithic Age. The tools consisted of adzes, chisels, picks etc. Even stone tools were also used... View Article
Some of the characteristics of the Chalcolithic age are as follows: Copper was the predominant metal used in metalworking technology Economy was... View Article
The three age system can be best described as the periodization of human prehistory which is divided into three time-periods: Stone, Bronze and... View Article
The Human Genome Project was a collaborative effort of twenty different institutions located across six different countries.You can read about... View Article
The objective behind introducing the 17 sustainable development goals was to produce a set of universal goals that meet the urgent environmental,... View Article
Sustainable Development Goals were officially adopted by 193 Countries at the Sustainable Development Summit.  Further Reading: Sustainable... View Article
The total number of indicators listed in the global indicator framework of SDG indicators is 247. However, a few indicators are repeated under... View Article
The United Nations Organisation sets forth a few measures that can be taken by individuals in order to achieve the sustainable development goals:... View Article
The Human Genome Project was a public funded project. Funds were given by the US National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy of the US.... View Article
Indian Institutes did not participate in the Human Genome Project (HGP). However, in January 2020, the Genome India Project was started by the... View Article
The human genome project had the participation of scientists from 6 different countries - United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (U.K),... View Article
No, India was not a part of the Human Genome Project. You can read about the IndiGen Genome Project: Aims, Benefits and Challenges in the given... View Article
Human genome project was important to understand how humans are evolving in the present, human evolution in the past, and to understand human... View Article
Human genome contains nucleotide base pairs numbering upto 3 billion. Sequencing them meticulously was the purpose of the human genome project.... View Article
Genome India project aims to build a reference genome by collecting 10,000 genetic samples from citizens all over India. You can read about the... View Article
ISRO is the first space agency in the world to have successfully inserted a probe into the orbit of Mars in its very first attempt. You can read... View Article