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The Eco Mark is a certification mark issued by the Government of India to products that are environmentally friendly and cause less harm to the environment. It is not related to purity, protein content, or economic viability. The mark helps consumers identify eco-friendly products.

A meteor is a piece of matter (meteoroid) that enters Earth's atmosphere from outer space and burns up due to friction, creating a streak of light. It is NOT a star, part of a constellation, or a comet without a tail. Meteors are commonly called 'shooting stars' but are actually space debris.

Zero as a mathematical concept evolved over centuries in ancient Indian mathematics. While Aryabhatta used zero, he did not invent it. The development was collective - from Brahmi numeral system to its formalization by various Indian mathematicians including Brahmagupta. 'An unknown Indian' or the collective development of Indian mathematicians is historically most accurate.

Washing machines work on the principle of centrifugation - spinning the drum at high speed forces water out of wet clothes through the drum holes. This is the same principle as centrifuges used in laboratories. Diffusion, reverse osmosis, and dialysis are not relevant to washing machine operation.

Pilot Theatre in Chennai was indeed the first theatre in India to install Cinerama in the 1960s. Cinerama was a widescreen process using three synchronized 35mm projectors. Sathyam, Devi, and Anand are other famous Chennai theatres but did not have Cinerama. This is a niche historical fact about Chennai's cinema history.

Vasco-da-Gama (commonly called Vasco) is the major port city in Goa, located on the coast of the Mormugao peninsula. Panaji is the capital but not the primary port.

According to Mahabharata, Shishupal was Krishna's cousin who was forgiven for 100 sins. When he committed his 101st sin (some versions say 100th), Krishna killed him with his Sudarshan Chakra.