Street 750 is the highest-selling bike from Harley-Davidson India.

 Street 750 is the highest-selling bike from Harley-Davidson India.

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As Harley-Davidson restructures strategy that shifts focus back to more profitable motorcycles and core markets, the company on Friday announced a price cut on its entry-level Street 750 motorcycle.

The bike is now priced at ₹4.69 lakh (Vivid Black colour option) which is a direct reduction of ₹65,000 against its previous cost of ₹5.34 lakh. The other paint options such as Performance Orange, Black Denim, Vivid Black Deluxe and Barracuda Silver Deluxe cost about ₹12,000 more than the base option.

It is also available through the Canteen Store Departments (CSD) for the armed forces personnel across the nation.

The Street 750 sources power from a 749 cc Liquid-cooled, Revolution X V-Twin engine. This engine is known to push out 60 Nm of peak torque at 3,750 rpm. For the record, its other counterpart, the Street Rod also runs on the same powertrain.

The bike rolls on 17'' (front) 15'' (rear) alloy wheels combination and comes suspended on telescopic forks up front and gas-charged dual shock absorbers at the rear. Its braking kit includes disc at both ends which come teamed-up with dual-channel ABS. The bike weighs 233 kg (kerb) and features a 13.1 litre fuel tank.

There isn't any direct competition to the bike save for the Kawasaki Vulcan S. Street 750 is the highest-selling bike from Harley-Davidson India. It is also the most affordable bike in the entire Harley's line-up.

Harley-Davidson has completed 10 successful years of operations in India. It is also the first premium motorcycle company to have set base in the country.

 

It’s Not a Snake, but Beware of Its Venomous Bite

Animals called caecilians may have been among the first vertebrates on land to lace their bites with venom.

If a worm and a snake had a slimy, scandalous love child, it might look something like a caecilian: a legless creature that’s actually neither worm nor snake, but a soil-dwelling amphibian found in tropics across the globe.

Content to spend most of their time beneath the forest floor, caecilians are elusive and poorly understood. Which is why Carlos Jared, a biologist at the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, has spent a good part of the last three decades hot on their trail.

Bagging a caecilian specimen, he said, often takes hours of laborious digging, carefully executed so a poorly aimed shovel doesn’t cleave the creature in two. Once a specimen is spotted, “you have to jump on it,” Dr. Jared said, and then wrestle the wriggly amphibian — which, depending on the species, can range in length from a couple inches to five feet — into a sack. Many caecilians have squirmed out of Dr. Jared’s grasp at the last moment, gleefully greased by a gelatinous goo that oozes out of their skin.

But Dr. Jared said the animals’ fascinating and sometimes baffling biology makes the incessant chasing more than worth it. His team’s latest discovery, published Friday in iScience, shows caecilians’ mouths might be rimmed by venom-tipped teeth, not unlike those found in some snakes.

The discovery would mark the first time venom glands have been found in the mouth of an amphibian — one whose evolutionary history predates the appearance of snakes by more than 100 million years. That could make little-known caecilians among the oldest venomous biters on Earth.

Like most other amphibians, caecilians have long been thought to produce only poisons, which, unlike venoms, aren’t actively injected into other creatures. So Pedro Luiz Mailho-Fontana, a postdoctoral scholar working with Dr. Jared, was baffled when he discovered a series of fluid-filled ducts lining the teeth of a ringed caecilian specimen in the lab. “This is a very different thing here,” he recalled thinking.

After searching the mouths of newly hatched caecilians, Dr. Mailho-Fontana determined that the tooth-cradling glands grow out of the same tissue that gives rise to teeth.

Dental tissue also happens to be the point of origin for venom glands in snakes, which could help explain the purpose of the newfound ducts, Dr. Jared said. Without legs or arms to parry with predators or prey, animals like snakes and caecilians must rely heavily on their heads.

This image shows the head with the skin partially removed to show the tooth-related glands around the lips.

Caecilians, like some snakes, are equipped with impressive teeth, and can get pretty “bitey,” said Emma Sherratt, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Adelaide who wasn’t involved in the study.

If caecilians also pack a venomous bite, they may have independently stumbled upon a strategy that’s worked out well for many snakes. That would be “really interesting and remarkable,” said Shab Mohammadi, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who wasn’t involved in the study. Perhaps limblessness is an important impetus for the evolution of tooth-borne toxins.

But Dr. Mohammadi also noted that it’s still unclear how noxious the glands’ contents are, or how toxic they are to the insects and worms that caecilians nosh on. Dr. Jared and his team have yet to do an in-depth chemical analysis of the caecilian’s glandular goop, though early tests show it’s full of a protein that’s also present in venoms from insects and snakes. Caecilians’ mouths seem to teem with slime at mealtimes, but the secretions have proven to be stubbornly viscous and tough to extract, Dr. Mailho-Fontana said.

The researchers are also unsure how widespread venom glands are among caecilian species, which currently number more than 200 (with many more likely unknown). If the ducts are found in ancient lineages, it could indicate that caecilians were among the first land-living vertebrates to lace their bites with venom.

Dr. Jared’s team is planning to snag a few more specimens, but even once they manage to get them, it won’t be easy.

A few years ago, during a visit to a collaborator’s lab in London, Marta Maria Antoniazzi, a co-author of the study also of the Butantan Institute, picked up a tiny caecilian that promptly sank its teeth into her hand.

“It hurt a lot,” she said.

And the wound took a surprisingly long time to close up. Now, Dr. Antoniazzi wonders if she was an unwitting victim of venom.

“At the time, we couldn’t have even imagined,” she said.

 

You should wrap your feet in aluminium foil and this is why! Genius!

Wrapping your feet in aluminium foil is a great idea!

Everyone’s familiar with aluminium foil. Most people use in the kitchen, and we don’t think many people would come up with the idea to wrap parts of their body with it. That’s actually a pretty good idea, though! It might sound weird, but it turns out that aluminium foil is a great product to use against everyday problems and ailments.

Advantages

There are many advantages and benefits to wrapping parts of your body in aluminium foil. For example, it can alleviate aching joints, it soothes pain caused by burns and it is a great solution against fatigue. And it can even help you cure your cold!

Before we’re getting into why you should wrap your feet with aluminium foil, let’s talk about some other great things to use it for that you might never have thought of before

• Funnel: Do you need a funnel but don’t you have one on hand? Don’t worry! Simply fold a bit of aluminium foil into the shape of a funnel! It won’t leak and you won’t have to go out and buy one. It’s the ideal solution!
• Ironing: Aluminium foil is a great solution for an ironing emergency. If you need to quickly iron something and you don’t have a lot of time to do it, just fold the item of clothing around a piece of foil and then iron it. The foil will cause the piece of clothing to be ironed at both sides at the same time. It’ll be done much more quickly!
• Scissors: There’s no need to throw out scissors when they’ve gone a little blunt. All you need is some aluminium foil! Take a piece of foil and use the scissors to cut it into smaller pieces. The foil will cause the scissors to become sharp again.
• Static cling: Static cling on clothes can be super annoying. Luckily, there’s an easy way to fix this. Scrunch up some foil into a ball and rub your clothes with this. The static cling will be gone!
• WiFi: Are you having trouble with a WiFi signal that’s a little weak? Fashion a screen out of aluminium foil and place it against a wall that’s close to the spot where you want to increase the signal. The signal will be better in the direction of the screen.

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Fruit Diet: If you eat bananas, apples, oranges, don't make a mistake. This is a big mistake.

 

You will eat a variety of fruits in your regular diet. But are you eating fruit the right way? It is equally important to pay attention to this. Based on this article, we will tell you the right way to eat fruit.

Benefits Of Fruit Peels: Consumption of fruits is considered to be better for your healthy health. Many doctors also recommend eating fruit. Experts also say that fruits should be included in the regular diet. If you consume enough fruits regularly, your body will get a lot of benefits. At present, various diseases are rampant everywhere. In this case, it may be more important for you to eat fruit.

This is because there are many fruits which increase the immune system. This will also help you to stay away from the deadly virus, corona. But does the way you eat fruit benefit your body enough? Is it advisable to peel the fruit and consume it? We will answer many such questions based on this article. Also food, lifestyle and wellness expert Dr. We will learn the correct method of eating fruits as taught by Siddhanta Bhargava.

Is it advisable to peel the fruit and eat it?

Should fruits be eaten along with salis? Or there are many questions in the minds of people that it is better to peel and eat the fruit. But according to Dr. Siddhant Bhargava, it is advisable to consume all kinds of fruits. Eating fruits that can be eaten whole can be beneficial for the body. Siddhant also shared a video. In it, he says, include fruits that can be eaten in your diet.

Should oranges also be eaten with salsa?

Most people eat apples without peeling. But keep in mind that peeling an apple means you keep the fiber aside. Doctor theory says, 'Never peel an apple. Eat this fruit whole. Also peel the top of the orange and keep the linear peel intact. And eat oranges with it. Consume Peru, too. Remember not to peel the fruit if it is not needed. Eating fruits along with salsa provides more nutrients to the body. Also, these fruits can be beneficial for the body.

Should I eat bananas too?

When doctors advise that fruits should be consumed in moderation, a question arises as to whether bananas should also be consumed in moderation. So here is the answer. According to experts, bananas can also be eaten in moderation. Like the inside of a banana, sal contains carbohydrates, vitamins B6, B12, potassium and magnesium. Not only this, if the inside of the banana peel is rubbed on the teeth, the banana peel is rubbed on the teeth, the yellowness of the teeth disappears. But you should use it only after washing the banana peel system.

Nutrients in fruit peel

According to doctors, the skin of fruits and vegetables contains adequate amounts of nutrients. Fruit peels also contain enough fiber. Fruit peels contain 25 to 30 percent nutrients. Therefore, it may be advisable to eat the fruit whole. In addition, pears, grapes, apples, Peruvian fruits should be eaten along with the sal. This can bring more benefits to your body. Also, include fruits in your regular diet.

Weight loss will be followed by fatigue and constant tiredness

You must be working hard to lose weight. Also, follow a variety of diet plans to help you lose weight. But did you know that eating salty fruits can also help you lose weight? Some studies have shown that eating fruits that are linear helps control appetite. You don't eat other foods because your appetite is under control. Eating other fruits along with saliva not only provides nutrients but can also help in weight control.

How to clean fruit without peeling?

You may be consuming fruits regularly but do the fruits you eat provide adequate supply of nutrients to the body? It is also important to be aware of this. We always peel the fruit so we can wash it clean. But this is not considered appropriate. As for how to wash fruits clean, doctors recommend rinsing them with very little hot water. Then you can eat the fruit.

After all, why does the skin of limbs shrink by staying in water for a long time?

 People are very upset with the sultry heat in North India. Over the last few days, high temperatures and high humidity in the atmosphere have made life difficult for people. In such a situation, people are going to the mountains to get relief from the heat, so that they can spend some relaxing moments in cold weather. While many people are bathing for a long time to get relief from the heat. We all know that staying in water for a long time shrinks the skin of hands and feet. But have you ever wondered why this happens?

Let us tell you that the skin of our hands and feet is much thicker than the skin of the rest. By staying in water for a long time, the contraction in the skin also happens for a short time and it heals on its own. In fact, this process is completely natural and has no ill effects.

According to a report by news-medical.net, there is an oil called sebum on the top layer of our skin. This oil protects our skin as well as provides moisture and lubrication. In simple language, sebum oil can also be understood in such a way that it acts like a raincoat on the skin. It is because of this oil that when we wash our dry hands, the water slips easily.

Prolonged exposure to water washes away the sebum oil present on our skin. This causes water to enter our skin and the skin to shrink. However, as the water that has penetrated the upper layer of our skin evaporates, the skin on our hands and feet becomes as normal as before.

One of the reasons for the contraction of the skin due to staying in water for a long time is that our body adapts itself to the environment. Let us tell you that shrinking of the skin due to water strengthens our grip on a wet object, while we cannot hold a wet object well with our hands. With the help of the shrunken skin of the feet, we can walk well in the swimming pool or any wet place. On the other hand, if the jigsaw foot is dry, it becomes difficult to walk on the wet surface and we slip.

At the same time, there is another reason behind the contraction of the skin of the hands and feet. In fact, our skin is made of keratin and this keratin is very effective on the skin of the hands and feet. Therefore, prolonged exposure to water causes the skin of the limbs to absorb water and shrink. The process of shrinking the skin due to water is called Aquatic Wrinkles.

After all, why is the mark of yellow cross made on the last coaches of the train?

 

Indian Railways is the second largest rail network in Asia and the fourth largest single state owned rail network in the world. This mode of transport is one of the most convenient means of transportation. Every day millions of people travel by train. And the railways operate about 13,000 trains daily to reach these millions of people. You must have traveled by train too, but have you ever noticed that the last compartment of the train is marked with a cross i.e. X.

Have you ever seen this mark and felt that if this mark is not there, then the journey of the car may also be affected? It is absolutely true that the railways cannot make such a big mark without any reason. Every mark made on the train carriages has its own special significance. Something similar is also with the mark of this cross.

Let me tell you that the mark of this cross made on the coaches of the train is only yellow. Because the yellow wavelength is between red and green and it is easy to recognize from a distance. Red and green are the most prevalent colors in the signal, but yellow also has a significant place. That is why the mark of cross is also given in yellow on the coaches of the train.

Crosses made on train carriages have many advantages. These marks represent the last bogie of the train. In other words, the meaning of the cross can be added to no. These marks are made to indicate the last compartment of the entire train.

Explain that a board written 'LV' is put on the coaches of the train. These special boards are installed after coupling or connecting the coaches of the train. LV stands for Last Vehicle. At the same time a red light is also lit on the last coach to indicate that this is the last compartment of the train.

When a train passes a station, platform, or railway gate, the sign of the cross carries a variety of signals. The railway employee stationed at the station or railway gate knows that the whole train has left by crossing this cross box. On the other hand, the cross-fitted coach shows that none of the coaches of the train has been derailed or separated from the train. If a box is decapitated, the coach with the cross mark will not be visible.

A fort in India on which even cannon balls were fired ineffectively, the British conceded defeat

 A fort of India, on which even cannon shells were fired, the British had accepted defeat. There are many such forts in our country, which are famous all over the world for their special reasons. There is a similar fort in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, which is called 'Fort of Lohgarh (Lohagarh)'.

There are many such forts in our country, which are famous all over the world for their special reasons. There is a similar fort in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, which is called 'Fort of Lohgarh (Lohagarh)'. The fort of Lohgarh is said to be the only invincible fort of India, as no one has ever conquered it. Not only that, the British had also surrendered from this fort.

Lohgarh Fort was built 285 years ago, i.e. on February 19, 1733 by the Jat ruler Maharaja Surajmal. Cannons and ammunition were in high demand at that time, so a special method was used to build this fort, so that even the ammunition shells hit the fort wall and became ineffective.

At the time of construction of this fort a wide and strong stone high wall was built first. Hundreds of feet wide mud wall was built around these walls so that they would not be affected by artillery shells and a deep and wide ditch was made at the bottom and filled with water. In such a case, even if the enemy crossed the water, it was not difficult or impossible to climb the flat wall.

It was not easy for anyone to attack the Lohgarh fort. Because the shells fired from the cannon would sink into the mud wall and their fire would calm down. This did not cause any damage to the fort. That is why the enemy could never enter inside this fort.

It is said that the British attacked this fort 13 times to capture it. The British army had rained hundreds of cannon shells here, but those shells had no effect on the fort. He could not distinguish the fort even once out of 13. It is said that the British army became frustrated with repeated defeats and left.

According to the English historian James Todd, the greatest feature of this fort was its walls, which are made of clay, but in spite of this, conquering this fort was no less than chewing iron gram. This fort has always delivered sixes of enemies and has persuaded its iron.