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Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is the world’s longest railway tunnel

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With a length of 57 kilometre, Gotthard Base Tunnel is listed as the world’s longest railway tunnel. This tunnel passing through Alps in Switzerland encompasses the depth of 2,300 meters which makes it the deepest tunnel in the world as well. 

Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in heart of Central Europe, Switzerland. It runs between the towns of Erstfeld in the north and Bodio in the south.

This spectacular GB tunnel has overtaken Japan’s Seikan rail tunnel as the longest in the world and pushed the Channel Tunnel into third place. 

The project took 17 years to build this fantastic tunnel. Work on the first tunnel through the Gotthard began as early as 1872 and opened in 1882. The final breakthrough of the Gotthard Base Tunnel took place in 2010. The test operations for Gotthard Base Tunnel began in 2015 and the tunnel finally opened in 2016. Commercial train services began in December 2016.

And during the construction of this tunnel, nine workers died in accidents. Four were Germans, three Italians, and one each came from South Africa and Austria. 

The tunnel starts from Erstfeld, canton of Uri then crosses Alps and ends in Bodio, canton of Ticino. Gotthard base tunnel provides a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe. 

Benefits of Gotthard Base Tunnel 

  1. Gotthard Base Tunnel provides a high-speed facility to passengers to travel more quickly through Alps. 
  2. It also shorten the distance between Altdorf and Bellinzona. 
  3. Gotthard Tunnel also works to increase the conversion of heavy traffic from road to rail.

National Parks of India: You will find alligators, crocodile, lizards in these lessor known jungles…

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National Parks of our country are integral part of Indian geography. For those who love nature, these parks are like asset to them.

Overall, there are 104 enchanting national parks in India which come with wide range of geographical and climatic diversity. 

The National Parks in India are home to astonishing degree of biodiversity wildlife which includes  Bengal Tigers, vulnerable Rhinoceros, sloth bears, hundreds of bird species, Leopards, pandas, Wolf, and many more. 

Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Ranthambhore National Park are some of the most famous National Parks in India. But other than these, there are some National Parks which are less known. 

Let’s explore the lesser known National Parks of India 

1. National Chambal Sanctuary 

Chambal Sanctuary is a paradise for wildlife lovers. It is also known as the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary as it home to world’s largest population of Gharial (alligators). Red crowned roof turtle and Gangetic dolphins are also famous residents at National Chambal Sanctuary. This sanctuary covers an area of 5,400km² of Northern India.  It is located on the Chambal River near the tri-point of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. This place is truly a treat for wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. 

2. Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra 

This picturesque sanctuary is named after the temple of the serpent god. Located on the eastern most part of India, Nagzira is rich in biodiversity and scenic beauty. This sanctuary preserve lizards, crocodiles, cobras and vipers along with variety of birds. It is a unique landscape that attracts wildlife lovers who get mesmerised by birds, and rich biodiversity. 

3. Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh 

As the name suggests, this sanctuary is a paradise which is rich in species of birds. There are almost 500 bird species in this sanctuary. Way up among the soaring peaks of the Himalayas, the legendary mystique Eaglenest Wildlife is dotted with pretty valleys and enchanting rivers. It is a part of the Kameng Elephant Reserve. This sanctuary provides protection to endangered bird species. 

4. Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh 

It is a gem of Terai region. Dudhwa National Park, encompassing 490.3 km² area, is a part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in the Kheri district. It is home to Barasingha known as Swamp deer. You can also easily spot the rare species of Saras crane and white vultures.

Border Tourism in India: Sanchu post in Bikaner opens for tourists in Rajasthan

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Sanchu Post in Bikaner has opened to tourists who can now visit this historic Indo-Pak border which has seen the 1965 and 1971 wars fought against Pakistan.

This border hence echoes with the tales of gallantry and bravery of the BSF soldiers till date.

Sanchu post in Bikaner is situated near international border and has venues like Tanot temple in Jaisalmer and Hindumalkot of SriGanganagar on the western border of Rajasthan adjoining Pakistan which is expected to become a tourist destination soon.

Actually, a small war museum has been built at Sanchu Post to attract the tourists. Here the story of the Indo-Pak war in 1965 and 1971 has been carved on stone. A large hall has been built here in which documentaries of the war will be shown.

The international border fencing can be seen just two km away from Sanchu. A watch tower has been created here where BSF personnel are being stationed.

There is a view point which  is made up of glass. Tourists will be able to sit there and see the border from the binoculars. They will see the Indo-Pak border line (Zero Line). Pakistan’s Ranihal post will also be visible. From here.

BSF and Rajasthan Tourism have developed Hindu Malkot post by giving it the status of Adarsh ​​Chowki. The platform has been specially made to give a glimpse of Pakistani territory to the tourists.

Both the battles were fought in Sanchu

The Indo-Pak war of 1965 and 1971 was fought on this post. Before the 1965 war, Sanchu was the largest village in the border belt of Bikaner district. During the 1965 war, the Pak army captured Sanchu. Then the soldiers of 3 RAC and 13 Grenadier together conquered the post. In the 1971 war, the Indian Army and BSF jawans captured Pakistan’s Ranihal, Bijnoth and Rukanpur posts from the Sanchu post itself.

During the Sanchu visit, people will get an opportunity to know how the border guards protect the border in adverse geographical conditions. Be it 50 degree temperature in the scorching heat or the mercury dropping below the freezing point in the scorching cold, BSF jawans keep standing on the border. Their eyes keep an eye on the activities of the enemy far and wide in Pakistan.

Madhya Pradesh: 10 million year old rock-like dinosaur eggs found in Barwani

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Madhya Pradesh state in India became witness to the finding of 10 rock like dinosaur eggs which were found in Barwani district. These dinosaur eggs weighted 25 kg to 40 kg.

According to archaeologist Dr DP Pandey, “The eggs are known to be as old as 10 million years. The largest of these eggs weighs about 40 kg, and other of them are of 25 kg each. The eggs are from the Cretaceous period,” he added.

Dinosaurs are the most weirdest prehistoric creatures. Earth is almost 4 billion years old and the dinosaurs walked the earth some 65 million years ago. Bones, teeth, and other hard evidence have revealed that Earth was the domain of the dinosaurs for millions of years. Evidence shows that an asteroid ended the age of dinosaurs. A volcanic eruption was the main reason for disappearance of dinosaurs. 

However, their abundant most common fossils like teeth and bones are being found all across the globe. Just like that some eggs of dinosaurs are found in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh. 

“The biggest one weighs around 40kg and there are many of 25kg. I’ve brought three eggs to Indore. The department is likely to display them at Indore Museum.” archaeology department official Dr D P Pandey said. He also added that “My team have been surveying a region of Sendhwa since January 30.” 

Meanwhile, a few Geology experts say that the rock like thing may not be eggs, they can be old basaltic rocks instead. Sometimes take such a shape over millions of years. 

Palaeontologist Dr Dhananjay Mohabey a former deputy director general of Geological Survey of India said  “From the pictures, it looks like spherical weathering of some basaltic rocks that can produce what is called ‘onion peel weathering.” 

Prehistoric fossils have often been found in Madhya Pradesh. Dinosaur fossils were also found in Dhar district in 2007, which have been kept in the in a museum in Mandu.

The year 2022 travel survey: 82% want to travel to relax from stress

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The year 2022 comes with a good news…most of the nations have lifted the pandemic curbs giving a chance to avid traveller to take a sojourn somewhere on long/short haul. 

This freedom to travel is crucial to the post-pandemic recovery – not only for economic reasons, but because of the sheer joy of it. From the ability to see friends and family to exploring new cultures, travelling is a unique opportunity. Let’s see what one of the US surveys quotes as the top reasons for travelling:

85% to see my child excited about the experience

82% to relax/reduce stress

81% to make memories

78% for fun, excitement, and adventure

73% to see or do something new

72% to see more of the world

66% to strengthen relationship with a significant other

65% to strengthen bonds with family and friends

60% to improve outlook on life

55% to learn something new about a place, culture or history

40% to continue a family tradition

35% to cross off an item on bucket list

Valentines Day 2022: Here comes best romantic song lyrics dedicated to love of your life

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Valentines Day is celebrated each year on February 14 to celebrate love. The day aims at showing your loved ones how much you love them and what they mean to you. 

Also, those single, at times, express their love to their crush. 

For making this day even more special, let’s pick a paper and pen and note down some romantic song lyrics and quotations that you can share via card and text to your beloved. 

“I finally found you. my missing puzzle piece. I’m complete.”

Katy Perry 

“Loved you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will.” 

Tim Walters 

“Take my hand, take my whole life too, but I can’t help falling in love with you.”

Elvis Presley 

“In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.”

Maya Angelou 

“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.”

Mother Teresa 

“I look at every day with you as a gift.”

Rip Wheeler 

“At long last, love has arrived. And I thank God I’m alive. You’re just too good to be true. Can’t take my eyes off of you.”

Frankie Valli 

“All that you are is all that I’ll ever need.”

Ed Sheeran 

“I’ve known it from the moment that we met

No doubt in my mind where you belong.“

Adele 

“Cause you make me feel so brand new

And I want to spend my life with you.“

Al Green 

“I never loved someone

The way that I love you.“

Alicia Keys 

“Baby, don’t you know? That you’re my golden hour. The color of my sky. You’ve set my world on fire. And I know, I know everything’s gonna be alright.”

Kacey

“And here we are in heaven

For you are mine.”

Etta James 

“Now and then it seems that life is just too much

But you’ve got the love I need to see me through.” 

“To you, I’ll give the world”

Fleetwood Mac 

“For a chance to be with you, I’d gladly risk it all.”

Chaka Khan 

“Could this be the greatest love of all? I wanna know that you will catch me when I fall. So let me tell you this. Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this.“

Kelly Clarkson

Jaipur Music Stage to be held parallel to JLF 2022

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Scheduled from 10th-12th March 2022, the much-awaited musical extravaganza Jaipur Music Stage will be held parallel to the 15th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival. 

The power-packed lineup of performers will feature a diverse group of artistes from all over the Indian subcontinent performing their hearts out for music lovers, and bringing back the magic of live music to a stage that has seen some of the greatest offerings from India and around the world in previous editions.

The Festival will exhibit an array of experienced musicians such as Anirudh Varma Collective, a contemporary Indian classical ensemble led by New Delhi-based pianist, composer and producer Anirudh Varma; Advaita, a leading Indian fusion band that has completed 14 years of musical journey with its 8 members; Mooralala Marwada, a Sufi folk singer hailing from Janana village of Kutch District in Gujarat, India; Kutle Khan Project, a unique collective of Rajasthani folk musicians highlighting Kutle Khan, a multi-talented folk artiste who has performed on various stages across the world; Ali Saffudin, a gifted singer-songwriter from Srinagar, Kashmir; and Ankur & The Ghalat Family, a Hindi rock project led by frontman and singer-songwriter Ankur Tewari, along with Gaurav Gupta, Sidd Coutto and Johan Pais.

The audience can book their tickets by visiting the Festival website. A single day pass costs INR

499, and a combined pass for all three days of the Festival is available for INR 1300.

Sarojini Naidu birthday special: She was the child prodigy, poet, writer and social activist too…!

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‘Bharat Kokila’ Sorijini Naidu’s birthday is celebrated  every year on 13th February as National Women’s Day. Being a child prodigy, poet, writer and social activist, she is known as the face of women empowerment. 

On her 143rd birth anniversary, let’s know about her influential personality. 

Born on 13th February 1879 in Hyderabad, her father was Dr Aghore Nath Chattopadhyay who was a scientist, philosopher, and educator who founded the Nizam College of Hyderabad and her mother Varada Sundari Devi was a great poet. 

From the childhood, she had good command on poetry and at the age of twelve, she wrote a 1300-line poem ‘Lady of the Lake’ in six days.’ 

For her great work in Poetry, she was awarded with the title ‘Nightingale of India’. She had great interest in writing and even Nawab of Hyderabad was left impressed with her amazing work in Poetry. 

She was a great fan of Mahatma Gandhi and a brave woman who played a major role in India’s Freedom Struggle. As she was the close adherent of Mahatma Gandhi, she played a pivotal role in Civil Disobedience Movement. Other than this, she was the first female President of Indian National Congress and first female Governor of Uttar Pradesh. 

In 1929, she was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal by the British for her contribution during the plague epidemic in the country.

This courageous lady handled every challenge with grace hence she is known as the face of women empowerment. 

Sarojini was a social activist and was an inspiring woman who did several things to bring change in society. 

After a cardiac arrest, she left her heavenly abode on March 2nd, 1949 at government house in Lucknow at the age of 70. She is remembered as a brave lady. 

EBNW Story shares a few inspirational quotes of Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu who is remembered as one of the most notable poets of India:

Here are some famous and inspirational quotes given by her:

We want deeper sincerity of motive, greater courage in speech and earnestness in action. 

 A country’s greatness is established on the foundations of its love and sacrifice. 

My heart is weak and unhappy alone. It looks like ambitions like fluttering leaves have gone.

Sense of justice is the main objective of the Isle of man because of the vibrant principles that it offers. 

It implies the victory and glory that is to be achieved. Since after a night of misery, comes the morning, bearing with it, the hope for a better tomorrow and the hope for glory is being understood in these lines. 

 I am not ready to die because it requires infinitely greater courage to live. 

 Nay, do not weep; new hopes, new dreams, new faces,The unspent joy of all the unborn years, Will prove your heart a traitor to its sorrow And make your eyes unfaithful to their tears

World Radio Day 2022: Know its significance, history and theme

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The World Radio Day (WRD) is celebrated each year on February 13 after being proclaimed in 2011 as an International Day by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012.

As radio continues to be one of the most trusted and used media in the world, according to different international reports, the theme of the 2022 edition of World Radio Day is thus devoted to “Radio and Trust”.  

EBNW Story takes a walk through the history of radio to know its significance…

World Radio Day significance

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a million brains, said Peggy Noonan, a renowned journalist.

No Matter how advance technology is and how it is making life better but Radio is incomparable and irreplaceable. Before the 19th century, wireless radio communication in everyday life was a thing of fantasy. With the invention of radio, transmission of messages became much easier. 

World Radio Day history

Radio is one of the oldest and most widely consumed medium of communication. According to United Nation “Radio is part of humanity’s history.” 

In fact, the age-old history of Radio is as interesting as Radio itself is. Radio waves were originally discovered by Heinrich Hertz, following the discovery of electromagnetic waves. The first step towards inventing radio involved discovering electromagnetic waves and their potential. 

First practical radio was developed in 1895–1896 by Guglielmo Marconi, In 1908, another spectacular demonstration was held from the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Radio began to be used commercially after 1900. Prior to the 1920, the radio was used to contact ships that were out at sea.

In India, 1923 and 1924 were the years when three radio clubs were created which were  Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras. In 1923, the Radio Club broadcasted India’s first radio programme. 

World Radio Day 2022 Theme

The 2022 edition of WRD is divided into three main sub-themes:

• Trust in radio journalism: Produce independent and high-quality content 

• Trust and accessibility: Take care of your audience

• Trust and viability of radio stations: Ensure

Rajasthan: This unique Shivling changes direction in every six months according to the sun

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Rajasthan houses a unique Shivlingam situated in a temple in village Chomu near Jaipur which changes its direction in every six months according to sun. Aakanksha Umath reports…

India is considered as adobe of Gods and Goddesses which houses many beautiful temples. Miracles keep happening in these temples which are far away to be proved scientifically by top scientists and hence faith rules and dominates among the followers.

In the same series, there is a mysterious yet unique temple in village Chomu near Jaipur, Rajasthan which is situated in lap of Aravalli Hills. 

Devoted to Lord Siva, the thing which makes this temple exceptional is the unique Shivling. 

This Shivling changes its direction in every 6 months according to sun. 

Isn’t it unique?

Yes, it is. This thousand year old Maleshwar temple is considered holy and pious as the shivling inside it  changes its tilt depending on the sun’s direction. As the Sun keeps on moving in the direction of North and South in six months every year,  in the same way, this Shivling also tilts in the direction of the Sun.  Due to this miracle, it is a unique Shiva temple in the country. 

According to legends, the Shivling got self installed here in the Vikram Samwant 1101. Maharakalan village used to be a part of Mahishmati city. This village was ruled by  Mahabali King Sahasrabahu. That is why this temple was named as Maleshwar Mahadev Temple. 

Along with the magnificent past, this temple has pristine and incredible environment around for it is surrounded by beautiful mountains. Also, near the temple, there are beautiful water kunds. 

How to reach the temple 

Nearest railway station for Mahabaleshwar temple is Jaipur. You can take bus from Jaipur for Chomu. It takes just 40 to 50 min to reach Mahabaleshwar temple as it is 40 km away from Jaipur.

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