List of Indian states and UTs which have changed their names

 Our neighboring state Kerala has changed its name to Keralam officially yesterday.

I have listed down various Indian states and  UTs who have changed their names. I have given the older names also.

          Old name                                                New name 

1.   United Provinces                                 Uttar Pradesh 

2.    East  Punjab                                         Punjab 

3.   Hyderabad                                            Andhra Pradesh 

4.   Travancore -  Cochin                          Kerala 

5.  Madhya Bharat                                     Madhya Pradesh 

6.   Madras                                                   Tamilnadu 

7.  Northeast Frontier Agency               Arunachal Pradesh 

8.  Mysore                                                     Karnataka 

9.  Laccadive, Minicoy and 

       Amindivi  islands                                 Lakshadweep         

10.  Kerala                                                       Keralam    

Fascinating beaver facts

 Beavers are known as the architects of animal kingdom.

Some fascinating facts about beavers   -----

1.  Beavers can hold their breath underwater for 15 minutes  !!!

2.  Incisors of beavers never stop growing.

3.  Beavers have special eyelids that work as " swimming goggles ".

4.  Beavers store a huge food pile of branches underwater.

5. Beavers stay with the same mate for entire life.

These countries have fighter jets, but no pilots to fly them !!!!

 For many of these countries, owning jets is more optics than warfare. 

They are used in parades, diplomatic photos even if they can't fly them  !!!

These countries lack one crucial element,  trained pilots   !!!!

Such countries are  ----

1.    Libya , jets without a military  !!!

2.     Afghanistan ,  inherited jets but no capability 

3.    Yemen, war torn and grounded 

4.   Somalia ,   airforce in name only

5.  Chad  ,  jets bought but rarely flown 

Difference between asteroid and dwarf planet

 Both asteroids and dwarf planets are objects in solar system.

Difference between them are  -----

1.  Dwarf planets are generally larger than asteroids.

2.   Both of them orbit around the Sun.  Dwarf planets have rounded orbits whereas unusual orbits for asteroids.

3.  Dwarf planets are comprised of rock and ice whereas asteroids are made up of rock and metal.

4.  Asteroids are located in asteroid belt found between Mars and Jupiter where as dwarf planets are in Kuiper belt of outer solar system.

Cat and its whiskers

 A cat's whiskers are not only present on cheeks but also under chin, above eyebrows and even behind their front paws  !!!

The follicles from where this whiskers grow, are surrounded by sensory cells and nerves that connect the hair directly to brain.

This makes them so sensitive that they can detect a very small vibration also.

Cats don't have perfect eyesight but they never knock into things  !!!

This happens because of sensitive whiskers. They allow the cat to expertly hunt their prey.

Cats love squeezing into impossibly narrow spaces with the help of these whiskers  !!!!