What happened between the Māori and the Dutch?

What happened between the Māori and the Dutch? The Māori challenged the intruders with ritual incantations and pūkāea or pūtātara (trumpet) blasts, possibly to frighten away dangerous spirits. In response, the Dutch shouted and blew their own trumpets. They then fired a cannon, provoking an angry reaction. Next morning, many waka came out to the […]

Does HDFC Bank belong to China?

Does HDFC Bank belong to China? People’s Bank of China (PBOC), after raising its stake in HDFC in April, has now trimmed it to below 1 per cent. The development is significant since HDFC received criticism from various quarters over PBOC raising stake in it. Is HDFC Bank foreign bank? Three of India’s top private […]

What technologies were traded on the Silk Road?

What technologies were traded on the Silk Road? The West benefited from four inventions from China that were to shape the new world (and its new order): paper and its manufacture, printing techniques, gunpowder and the compass. What are the main sources of silk? The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and […]

Do glaciers move backwards?

Do glaciers move backwards? Scientists have discovered that glaciers can move rapidly backward and downward, causing what is called glacial earthquakes which until now have been poorly understood. The motion happens every time a large iceberg is calved and a glacial earthquake is produced. When a glacier retreats which way is the ice in the […]

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