Pranam 4 As on date, yes Saudi Arabia has no river or water resources openly visible. But all the desert formations' sands came out of the rivers once that was flowing dri9ed up. Saudi Arabia is a nation where there is no river at all. Sure, there are a few lakes here and there, underwater sources, and oasis in the desert, still it consumes double the amount of water consumed by any developing nation in the world <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/world>. Now, for any prospective tourist in Dubai, Bahrain <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/bahrain> or any other city, the next obvious question considering this fact is–how does Saudi Arabia gets its supply of water to perform its daily rituals, cooking at those luxury hotels, running the posh malls, and carrying out other day to day activities? Well, the fact is that Saudi relies heavily on two sources of water, groundwater, and the water extracted from desalination plants that remove salt from seawater. Groundwater is derived under earth’s crust where there is a wide layer of water which is procured in the form of wells, borewells etc. Besides, under the Saudi land is located aquifers, which were made when there was water in place of desert. However, the Arabs wasted so much water in agriculture, and their religious rituals, that there remains only enough water to last for another decade! 2 Saudi has water resources but there are 17 countries in the world including the Vatican which have no natural rivers at all. They are Comoros <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/comoros>; Djibouti <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/djibouti>; Libya <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/libya>; Bahamas <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/bahamas>; Bahrain <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/bahrain>; Kuwait <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/kuwait>; Maldives <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/maldives>; Oman <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/oman>; Qatar <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/qatar>; Saudi Arabia <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/saudi-arabia>; United Arab Emirates <https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-7-emirates-of-the-uae.html>; Yemen <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/yemen>; Malta <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/malta>; Monaco; <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/monaco>
- 3Vatican City <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/vatican>; Kiribati <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/kiribati>; Nauru <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/nauru>; Tonga <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/tonga>; Tuvalu <https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/tuvalu> 3 The lost Saraswati River mentioned in the ancient Indian tradition is postulated to have flown independently of the Indus River into the Arabian Sea, perhaps along courses of now defunct rivers such as Ghaggar, Hakra and Nara. The persistence of such a river during the Harappan Bronze Age and the Iron Age Vedic period is strongly debated. We drilled in the Great Rann of Kachchh (Kutch), an infilled gulf of the Arabian Sea, which must have received input from the Saraswati, if active. Nd and Sr isotopic measurements suggest that a distinct source may have been present before 10 ka. Later in the Holocene, under a drying climate, sediments from the Thar Desert probably choked the signature of an independent Saraswati-like river. Rann of Kutch (GRK) and Thar desert is thus an outcome of saraswati sands. Recently the CM had found a lot of aquifiers as evidence of the existence of the Saraswati River Rig Veda Famous. KR IRS 211021 On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 08:16, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > > > *CULTURAL QA 10 -2021-20* > > *Being compilation there may be errors* > > *Q1 Are sweet potato leaves poisonous to humans?* > > *A1 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals Mon* > > *For many countries, sweet potato leaves are a healthy and delicious > vegetable, known as the "Queen of Vegetables".* > > *The nutritional value of sweet potato leaves is much higher than that of > most vegetables. The Asian Vegetable Research Center lists sweet potato > leaves as one of the highly nutritious vegetables.* > > *Sweet potato leaves are rich in protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, > carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, B vitamins, and minerals such as > calcium, potassium, iron, and phosphorus.* > > *Eating sweet potato leaves can supplement all the nutrients the body > needs.* > > *The carotene content of sweet potato leaves is even 3 times higher than > that of carrots. Carotene is a natural antioxidant, which removes harmful > free radicals, protects cells, and delays the body's aging process.* > > *The vitamin A content of sweet potato leaves is much higher than most > vegetables. Vitamin A can protect and enhance eyesight, prevent night > blindness and vision loss, to help treat a variety of eye diseases.* > > *In addition, sweet potato leaves contain a lot of dietary fiber. Dietary > fiber can accelerate gastrointestinal motility, enhance metabolism, > eliminate toxins and garbage, and is very beneficial to health.* > > *My note- Take advice of your doctor even before plucking the leaves to > eat. I had eaten leaf bit in my boyhood days* > > *Q2 Which eating habit is ordinary in your country but strange in > the rest of the world?* > > *A2 Aarthi Sekar Lives in Hamburg, Germany (2021–present)Sun* > > *Eating in a banana leaf is very common in South side of India! For > special and festival days it is mandatory to eat in banana leaves. Also > offering food in banana leaves for guests is considered as form of respect > and celebration 🎉.* > > *White rice, dal and veggies cooked, vada ( food made with grinded urad > dal fried in oil).* > > *Also we keep the food waste (chillies like that) around one corner of the > leaf as form of manners. It makes the place clean after you eat and also it > helps the people who serve food from doing extra work of clearing the > place.* > > *Q3 What is a good dinner after an upset stomach?* > > *A3 Bhuvana Rameshwar Former Teacher, Sat* > > *Usually we lose our sense of taste and hunger after a stomach upset. Our > digestive system is also tired. So the best food after a stomach upset, > indigestion, food poisoning, gastritis flatulence etc * > > *Mashed rice with butter milk or very little curd, water and salt.* > > *Mashed rice with curds, pickled lime without the spice, oil .* > > *Mashed rice with rasam.* > > *Rice with a little plain dhal with salt.* > > *Keep away from spices, oily food and milk products.* > > *Q4 How are there no single rivers, lakes, and streams in Saudi > Arabia?* > > *A4 Robert L Hill Lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sun* > > *Because Saudi Arabia is DESERT. Not just a little bit of if, but an > ungodly HUGE, HUGE AMOUNT of it is just sand dunes. Total desert, that you > can get lost in a car and never come out - it is just THAT HUGE.* > > *Seriously, you don’t mess with it - it is a nightmare to the uninitiated > and unprepared. You need a COLUMN of trucks, preferably lifted trucks - at > least 3, but it is safer with 5 or so. That way you can leave a stricken > truck in the desert if you have to, and try to make it out.* > > *Q5 Does Rami Sivan believe in ghosts?* > > *A5 Rami SivanHindu Priest, Yoga-Vedanta teacher, registered > nurse. Mon* > > *Of course he does, as do all Hindus and Buddhists all over Asia.* > > *Every year he organises a big ceremony for the liberation of the Hungry > Ghosts (pretas). For the past two years he has been unable to do this due > to COVID restrictions.* > > *N.B. The Liberation of the Hungry Ghosts ceremony is Diversity and > Inclusivity authorised and is performed for ALL the Hungry Ghosts of every > ethnicity and religion.* > > *Q6 Is Karnataka rich because of Bengaluru?* > > *A6 Titus D'silva Lives in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Sat* > > *Let us verify if Karnataka is rich.* > > > > *The GDP per capita of Spain: $27,057.2* > > *The GDP per capita of Karnataka: $3,300* > > *As can be seen, Spain’s per capita GDP is about nine times that of > Karnataka. Everyone can agree that Spain is a rich and advanced country > although not to a ridiculous extent like Germany or America. Yet it > produces more GDP than all five gigantic South Indian states put together.* > > *India is not a prosperous country. Karnataka too isn't a prosperous > state.* > > *To become a rich state Karnataka should focus on the following areas: * > > *Physical infrastructure development. * > > *Women's education, empowerment and employment. * > > *Construction of many cities throughout the state. * > > *Diversification beyond Biotechnology and IT. * > > *Assemble a team of economic experts to chart out strategies to increase > GDP growth rate. * > > *Implement solutions that worked in adjoining states or successful > countries.* > > *Q7 Practice of Saraswati Puja during Vijayadashmi - which > includes worshipping books & Vidyarambham for auspicious start of studies - > seems to be limited to Kerala. How did this & other differing practices > came with Navaratri across India?* > > *A7 Rami Sivan Hindu Priest, Yoga-Vedanta teacher, registered > nurse. Sat* > > *Vijaya Dasami was originally the annual festival of Kshatriyas. On this > day they would clean, polish and sharpen their weapons and then make > offerings to them as an act of gratitude for their usage.* > > *As the festival became more generally adopted other professions started > worshipping their machines, equipment and implements on this day. So > farmers would worship their farming implements and equipment, students > would honour their books and pens and nowadays computers and iPads, > merchants would pay their respects to their tills etc. etc. etc.* > > *As Hindus we pay our respect and express gratitude for everything in our > lives - animate and inanimate.* > > *Q8 What brand names have become synonymous with the > activity/functionality/object they are famous for in India?* > > *A8 Divya Sharma Lives in India (1994–present)Sun* > > *All of us are quite familiar with this ingredient used in Chinese > cuisine:* > > *This is called Ajinomoto.* > > *However, as a matter of fact, AJI-NO-MOTO ("essence of taste") is the > trade name for the company's original monosodium glutamate (MSG) product, > the first of its kind, since 1909.* > > *So, in effect, MSG is the true name for the product.* > > *If you wish to know if a product contains Ajinomoto or not, don’t look > for “Ajinomoto” in the ingredient list.* > > *Q9 What are common scams in India?* > > *A9 R.K. Shwetabh Pediatric Specialist at Government of Odisha > (2020–present)Mon* > > * “The Hair Salon Scam/Trap/Business Strategy/Upselling”* > > *So,your hairs have become long and shabby. You decided to have a > haircut.You went to the nearby salon/parlour. During haircut the hair > dresser/barber said sir,I think you are having problem of hairfall and > graying of hairs. Like 80% men in country you are also suffering from > same.Hence you said yes.* > > *The very next moment the barber/hair dresser will say sir,we will do > shampoo of your hair and some protein(keratin) treatment. It works like > magic. You decided to give a try.After shampoo or keratin treatment he will > say,sir if you don't mind we have a combo offer in which we are doing > shaving for 50% off after keratin treatment. You become interested and > shaving is also done.* > > *So,you went for hair cut which would roughly cost Rs 50-Rs 300 depending > upon salon but end up paying Rs 500-Rs 1500.* > > *This type of scam or rather trap/business strategy/upselling you would > have definitely come across.* > > *Girls fall in this trap more easily as they are relatively more conscious > about their looks. So,they go for hair cut but end up doing facial,shampoo > and what not. It seem like the staffs are also trained that you have to say > slight negative about the face,skin of customer due to which they develop > an urge to do various things.* > > *Its very common in parlour that they say that mam,your skin looks dull, > your hair has lost lustre, you have so many acne on the face and what not. > And easily people fall in their trap and end up doing the “extra” things > for which they had not gone to the parlour.* > > *Q10 Where does water go after it is used in houses or buildings?* > > *A10 2 AnswersMERI KAVITAIEN. मेरी कविताएँAnswered 10h ago* > > *Water leaving our homes generally goes either into a septic tank in the > back yard where it seeps back into the ground, or is sent to a > wastewater-treatment plant through a sewer system.* > > *2ND ANSWER Gopala Krishnan, former Retired Assistant General Manager > 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now* > > *We in Chennai suburban area connect outlet of water to sock pit. Normally > bath room bathing water, washing machine outlet to one sock pit , toilet > room to septic tank and rain water to another sock pit near bore well. > Water is absorbed to soil.* > > *Q11 What are some of the unsolved mysteries of India?* > > *A11 Aashi Bansal Lives in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India > (2003–present)Oct 12* > > *So being from Ujjain I would like to write about the mystery which I have > witnessed since my childhood..* > > *Ujjain (Mahakal nagri) is a city filled with temples and one of such > famous temple is KAAL BHAIRAV temple.. It is one of the most active temple > in ujjain visited by hundred of devotees on daily basis.* > > *And the interesting thing about this temple is that here God is offered > liquor (alcohol, wines). It may sound unbelievable but it is true.. Just > out of temple you can find many shops selling alcohol just like other shops > selling puja material.* > > *You give your liquor bottle along with your puja material to the priest > and they pour it on a plate take it near the mouth of idol and after few > seconds it is finished and empty..* > > *It has been mystery from a very long time where the alcohol gulped by > idol goes .. No one knows where thousands of bottle liquor dissolved even > after being researched about it for many times...* > > *Believers say that Lord bhairava has miraculous power to swallow the > alcohol offered by devotees while science may not agree...* > > *I have witnessed it with my eyes many times.. So to believe it if you > ever come to ujjain you should definitely visit there and the temple is > amazing...* > > *And now I know why people ask for upvote since it take effort and time to > write something 😂* > > *All the above QA are based on Quora digest to me on 17-10-2021. Quora > answers need not be 100% correct answers * > > *Compiler- R. Gopala Krishnan, 78 dated 21 -10-2021* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/264248260.3484333.1634784406138%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/264248260.3484333.1634784406138%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZor1GthZvLET7vjRSRkGsD18jh6RK08nyn9BvQAgHZKh9Q%40mail.gmail.com.
