In 1842, _______, a leading railway engineer and professor of civil engineering at University College, London, presented a detailed proposal for a system of railways in India.
Charles Blacker Vignoles (1793-1878), Professor of Civil Engineering, University College London, submits a report to the East India Company on the possibility of constructing a railway network in India (Hurd and Kerr 1). This is very much a colonial project, with an eye to managing the country and facilitating trade. On "the eve of a period of 'railway mania' a vast country like India, with her resources and wealth," naturally attracts "the notice of many enterprising Englishmen".
The Aedes Aegypti mosquito can NOT act as a vector for -
What is a fertiliser that supplies two or more than two primary nutrients called?
The blood sugar of an insect is:
Zinc metal liberates hydrogen gas on reaction with dilute HCl, but hydrogen gas is not liberated, when zine is reacted with nitric acid. What is the rea...
Which of the following organelles is NOT bound by a membrane?
Tendons and Ligaments are
Which of the following acids is present in an ant’s string?
The sky appears blue because of –
Which of the following is a bacterial disease?
Which of the following is NOT a part of the 'Five Fs' in maintaining sanitary hygiene?