@fastagofficial@FASTag_NETC@IDFCFIRSTBank@Ditac_Uk_Police
Whyl my vehicle ws parked inside my society in Faridabad Haryana at this time, I rcvd a toll debit msg as below. What is this about?! Where is this toll & how come this toll got debited frm my fastag? Plz look & refund
@theepicmap Thats only what you could fit in writing in the maps. If you take Delhi alone, it will house populations of so many more smaller countries just in that space!
In 1856, eighteen-year-old chemist William Henry Perkin was working in his laboratory, trying to discover a way to synthesize quinine. After one of his experiments failed to produce anything but a useless reddish-brown sludge, he proceeded to clean his beaker with alcohol and when he did something amazing happened. When the alcohol combined with the sludge in turned into a vibrantly beautiful purple liquid. Perkin had accidentally discovered the world’s first synthetic dye. He named it mauveine.
At that time most colorful dyes were very expensive to produce and only the wealthy could afford the benefit of them. Dark blue, for example, was made from indigo, a subtropical plant that was one of the leading cash crops in slave-based economy of the American Deep South. At that time indigo was by weight more valuable than gold. Purple, so rare and valuable that it had always been considered the color of royalty, was laboriously produced from the excretions of certain kinds of mollusks. By comparison, the dye Perkin had discovered could be produced from coal tar, abundantly and cheaply available in industrial Britain. And whereas natural dyes tended to quickly fade, Perkin’s synthetic creations held their color.
After his serendipitous discovery, Perkin and two colleagues continued their dye research in secret, until Perkin was ready to register a patent and launch a dye-making business. Hoop skirts having come into style, more cloth than ever was required for women’s dresses, and fashionable colors were in great demand. Perkin’s discovery was well-timed. Within a few years Queen Victoria herself was wearing mauveine-dyed dresses, once outrageously expensive colors were now affordable by nearly all people, and Perkin was a wealthy man. He was only 18 years old when he registered his patent.
During his career Perkin invented synthetic dyes in numerous other colors. By the time of his death in 1907 at age 69, Perkin was an accomplished and highly esteemed scientist. The Perkin Medal, the highest honor in the U.S. chemical industry, is awarded each year to the chemist who has made the greatest contribution to the practical application of chemistry.
📷 : the portrait is by Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope (1906) and hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in London. The other photo is of cloth dyed with Perkin’s original “mauveine.”
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Every year, millions of onions rot before they even reach our plates. One young engineer decided to change that.
Meet Kalyani Shinde, 28, the mind behind Godaam Sense, an IoT device saving tonnes of onions and farmers’ livelihoods.
Scroll down to see how she’s turning loss into hope, one warehouse at a time. >>
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India is the world’s 2nd-largest sugarcane producer.
But the woman who made it possible slipped into the footnotes of our history.
Hers is an extraordinary story of courage, ambition and service.
She is an outstanding role model for all young Indian women.
Yet how many children today could name her in a GK quiz?
Unsung heroes, especially women scientists, should not remain unsung.
Dr. Janaki Ammal is my #MondayMotivation
The most used, abused, and unsupervised drug in the world.
Caffeine.
It is the reason why you feel tired every time you wake up.
Here's why coffee is so dangerous and how to drink it properly (backed by science):
@1912dhbvn@DHBVNL most third class service. Since 10months i'v not rcvd bill copy. Toll free is useless they dont provide any solution. Portal doesn't let you download bills. Mails to 1912 r auto-replied saying site not working mail later again! No resolution! Pathetic!
This man is an absolute clown! His entry into politics in any state means doomsday is ahead.... When will the public recognise this chameleon!
#DelhiPollution
Salute to the author who penned this and bigger salute to the group of women in her neighbourhood! This is what we need in our modern societies
The ritual of change https://t.co/R6jDvym85C
While Sadhguru's Isha Foundation is well known as a center for a tranquil & divine spiritual experience, here are a few interesting facts about the educational initiatives of ISHA Foundation. #Thread