The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is a scientific agency of India. It was founded in 1851, is a Government of India Ministry of Mines organisation, one of the oldest of such organisations in the world and the second oldest survey in India after Survey of India (founded in 1767), for conducting geological surveys and studies of India, and also as the prime provider
Industrial and commercial activities dominate Mangalore’s economy. It is the only city in Karnataka to have all modes of transport — air, road, rail and sea. The fastest growing non metro (Indian city of population less than 1 million) in South India is Mangalore. Mangalore is the 2nd largest business centre in Karnataka. Around 75% of India’s coffee, timber and cashew nuts exports are
Cosmas Indicopleustes (Koinē Greek: Κοσμᾶς Ἰνδικοπλεύστης, lit. ‘Cosmas who sailed to India’; also known as Cosmas the Monk) was a Greek merchant and later hermit from Alexandria of Egypt.He was a 6th-century traveller who made several voyages to India during the reign of emperor Justinian. His work Christian Topography contained some of the earliest and most famous world maps. Cosmas was a pupil of the East Syriac Patriarch Aba I and was himself a follower of the Church of the East.
A container port or container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a maritime container port. Alternatively, the transshipment may be between land vehicles, typically between train and truck, in which case the terminal is described as an inland
Cognizant is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company. It is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States. Cognizant is part of the NASDAQ-100 and trades under CTSH. It was founded as an in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet in 1994, and started serving external clients in 1996. After a series of corporate re-organizations there was an initial public offering in 1998. Cognizant had a period of fast
The Christian Topography (Ancient Greek: Χριστιανικὴ Τοπογραφία, Latin: Topographia Christiana) is a 6th-century work, one of the earliest essays in scientific geography written by a Christian author. It originally consisted of five books written by Cosmas Indicopleustes and expanded to ten and eventually to twelve books at around 550 AD. Contents 1Cosmology 2Geography 3Manuscripts 4Influence 5References 6External links Cosmology Cosmas Indicopleustes,
Chaliyam is a village situated at the estuary of Chaliyar (River Beypore) in Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. Chaliyam forms an island, bounded by the Chaliyar in the north, and River Kadalundi in south, and the Conolly Canal in the east. It is located just opposite to Beypore port. Chaliyam (Beypore Railway Station) was the former terminus of the South-West Line of the Madras Railway. Chaliyam is
Bolara or Bolar is an inner city locality in Mangalore City, Karnataka, India. The famous Mangaladevi Temple by which Mangalore derives its name and Halekote Sri Mariyamma – Mahishamardini Devasthana are located in Bolara (or Bolar as pronounced in English). Bolara is predominantly a residential area. Contents 1Religious places 2Educational institutions 3Other notable places 4External links Religious places Mangaladevi Temple Mariyamma Temple Kanti
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stonefruit) which is about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter (fresh and fully mature), dark red, and contains a stone which encloses a single pepper seed. Peppercorns and the ground pepper derived from them may be
The Basel Mission was a Christian missionary society based in Switzerland. It was active from 1815 to 2001, when it transferred the operative work to Mission 21 , the successor organization of Kooperation Evangelischer Kirchen und Missione (KEM), founded in 2001. Contents 1History 1.1Recent activities 2Basel Mission Seminary 3Inspectors of the Basel Mission 4Notable individuals affiliated to the Basel Mission 5See also 6References