In 1667, under Francis Caron, the company established the first factory at Surat and second factory was established at Masulipattanam a year later.

North to south location:- 
Shikari Devi wildlife sanctuary - Himachal Pradesh  Bhadra  - Karnataka Simplipal - Odisha Pachmarhi - Madhya Pradesh

Protista are eukaryotic cells that can be unicellular or multicellular. They reproduce sexually or asexually. Examples:- Plasmodium, amoeba and Euglena Monera are prokaryotic cells which comprises unicellular organisms. They lack well defined structures.

The apical meristem also known as growing tip is an undifferentiated meristematic tissues found in the buds and growing tips of the roots of the young plants. It's main function is to trigger the growth of new cells in young seedlings at the tips of roots and shoots and forming buds. 

Literally, Prohibition means 'to forbid'. It is issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal to prevent the later from exceeding its jurisdiction or usurping a jurisdiction that it does not possess. Thus unlike Mandamus that directs activity, the prohibition directs inactivity.

The Nehru Report rejected separate electorates which had been the basis of constitutional reforms so far. It said, since separate electorate awakens communal sentiments, therefore, it should be scrapped and joint electorate should be introduced.

The next edition of the Asia Cup could also be UAE-bound with Pakistan given the hosting rights of the tournament in 2020, as organising it in its own country will cast serious doubts on India's participation owing to diplomatic tensions.

In the women's singles final, Czech fourth seed Karolina Pliskova swept past Britain's Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Italian Open. Pliskova, the 2017 French Open semi-finalist, clinched her 13th career title.

Article 63 of Indian Constitution states that "There shall be a Vice President of India."
Vice-President of India is also ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha