Archive for March, 2010

Udanti – Sitanadi Sanctuary

The sanctuary with an area of 237.27 sq. km. came into existence in the year 1984. It lies on Raipur – Deobhog state highway on Chhattisgarh – Orissa state border at an elevation of 320 to 370 MSL and at a longitutde of 82.32′E to 82.0′E and latitude 20.0′N to 20.15′N. the temperature ranges from [...]

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Earth’s Axis Shifts one-millionth of a second

Researcher Richard Gross and his colleagues at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California calculated that Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude quake could have cut 1.26 microseconds off the length of a day. The BBC and other major media reports revealed that according to Richard Gross, the Earthquake that hit Chile, Saturday on 27th February,2010 has brought about some [...]

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Accommodation in Haridwar

Here goes contact details of some of the Dharamshalas between Tulsi Chowk to Laltarao Bridge. STD Code of Haridwar is 0133. Click on the title to get the details. Sargodha Dharamshala, Mayapur, Haridwar – 228455 Ganga Nilayan Ateetih Bhavan – 227766 Leela Yatri Bhavan – 225052 Sindhi Dharamshala – 226641 Sadhu Ram Maadiwala Dharamshala – [...]

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Chilka Lake – Bird Watcher’s Paradise

Chilka lake is the largest salt water coastal lagoon in Asia and 2nd largest in world. This lake is spread in the eastern coastal area India in three districts of Orissa state namely Puri, Ganjam & Khurda. Chilka is the largest watering ground in the Indian Sub-continent for the migratory birds which flock here each [...]

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Rafting in Teesta and Rangit River

River Rafting This leisure sport gained its recognition in the year 1970 when it was included in the Munich Olympic Games . But it was first journalized by the Lieutenant John Fremont of the U.S. Army in on the Platte River in 1842. Teesta or Tista River starts flowing from the state of Sikkim after [...]

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010