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August 29, 1995 was for the first time declared National Sports Day, it being the 90th birthday of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand

In order to encourage work of excellence in taxonomy and also to encourage young students and scholars to work in this field of science, this award, named after the late Prof. E.K. Janaki Ammal was instituted in the year 1999.Late Prof. Janaki Ammal did taxonomic work of outstanding merit and excellence, particularly in the area of cytotaxonomy and has been a source of inspiration to many young scientists.The award is presented by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Digboi, in Assam is where the oldest oil refinery in India. It was build in 1901.

Phenol with a molecular formula [C₆H₅OH] is also called as Carbolic Acid. It is a white poisonous clear compound with sweet smell. It is used in making plastics, detergents and drugs.

Oxygen crosses a plasma membrane by Osmosis.

Of the two international ship canals, the Suez is more important than the Panama. Constructed over a period of 10 years according to a plan of the French Engineer  Ferdinand de Lesseps, the Suez Canal was opened as early as 1869.