Normally, temperature decreases with an increase in elevation. It is called the normal lapse rate. At times, the situation is reversed and the... View Article
At the equator, the Coriolis force is zero and the wind blows perpendicular to the isobars. There is no Coriolis effect because there is no... View Article
The Coriolis force is directly proportional to the angle of latitude. As the latitude at which horizontally and freely moving objects are located... View Article
Earth emits mostly Longwave radiation. Solar energy enters our atmosphere as shortwave radiation in the form of ultraviolet UV rays and visible... View Article
Earths atmosphere is heated up because of the following three important processes. They are Conduction: It is a process in which heat flows from... View Article
The Aligarh movement was started by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. He became the pioneer of Muslim nationalism in India and is widely credited as the... View Article
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was of the view that the Muslim society was socially, educationally and culturally backward. The cause of it was the... View Article
The main objective of the Aligarh movement was to persuade the Muslim community to acquire modern knowledge and the English laguage. In addition... View Article
The Indian social conference was founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao. Mahadev Govind Ranade was an Indian scholar, social reformer, judge... View Article
The Pandara Pattam Proclamation is known as the Magna Carta of Kerala. Known commonly as the Temple Entry Proclamation, it was issued by the... View Article
Guruvayur Satyagraha took place in 1931–32 and was a non-violent protest in the present Thrissur district, now part of Kerala, which was an... View Article
The Temple Entry Movement of 1927 was started by Bhimrao Ambedkar. It was a movement to allow lower caste people to enter temples. Its result led... View Article
The temple entry movement was the Gandhian or nationalist approach to fight caste oppression. In 20th century Kerala, the people of lower caste... View Article
The first issue of Kudi Arasu was released in Periyar E. V. Ramasamy on 2 May 1925 in Erode with K. M. Thangaperumal pillai as the editor. The... View Article
The Dravidian Movement was started by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. It was a movement which comprises the four major ethno-linguistic groups in South... View Article
The Justice Party was formed on 20 November 1916 by Dr C. Natesa Mudaliar and co-founded by T. M. Nair, P. Theagaraya Chetty and Alamelu Mangai... View Article
