Carnivorous plants have adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic bogs and rock outcroppings. Charles Darwin wrote ''Insectivorous Plants'', the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants, in 1875.

Photoperiodism is a term in biology for the way a plant or animal reacts to the amount of light it gets at a time, including flowering or not flowering. An example of photoperiodism is when a plant doesn't bloom during the increased darkness of winter time.

The youngest of thirteen surviving children, Rabindranath Tagore (nicknamed "Rabi") was born on 7 May 1861 in the Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta to Debendranath Tagore (1817–1905) and Sarada Devi (1830–1875).

Dalhousie introduced a new system of internal communication in India. He was the father of Indian Railways. The first railway line connecting Bombay with Thane was laid down in 1853. It covered a distance of twenty-four miles.

When CFCs(chlorofluorocarbon) reach the upper atmosphere, they are exposed to ultraviolet rays, which causes them to break down into substances that include chlorine. The chlorine reacts with the oxygen atoms in ozone and rips apart the ozone molecule.

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The Udyami Helpline 1800-180-6763 – a toll-free number, will provide information on a wide range of subjects including guidance on how to set up an enterprise, access loans from banks, project profiles and the various schemes being implemented by the Government for the promotion of MSME(Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises).

Malcolm Turnbull has been removed from the post of Prime Minister between the controversial controversies in the ruling Liberal Party in Australia. The party chose Scott Morrison as the next prime minister. Morrison has been Australia's sixth chief in the last ten years.