Vitamins-Sources and Deficiency Diseases: Vitamins- Vitamins as the name suggest are vital minerals for life. These are organic compounds which are essential for normal metabolism of body cell though they neither supply energy nor serve as a building material. Vitamin free diet causes certain diseases and may even cause death. These are not synthesised by the …
Kabir and Guru Nanak: Kabir (1440-1518): Unfortunately, nothing very definite is known about the early life of Kabir, who lived either towards the close of the fourteenth century or at the beginning of the fifteenth century. Kabir made earnest efforts to create a spirit of harmony between the Hindus and the Muslims. According to tradition, he …
Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution is a direct result of technological development. Noise, with its ever-increasing effects on human beings and on the environment, is defined as an acoustic fact which is unpleasant and arouses disturbing feeling or as the totality of unwanted, undesired sounds. The human ear is constantly being assailed by man-made sound from all …
Soil Erosion & Soil Conservation Measures: What is Soil? The surface material covering much of the earth, composed of the minerals, particles, humus, water, air, in which plants can grow is called soil. It is the loose material forming the upper layer of the earth’s crust. It is formed slowly over a longer period by chemical …
Air Pollution: Air pollution means the spreading of harmful substances in the air. Such harmful or undesirable substances are called pollutants. Air pollution is generally referred to as the contamination of air that results from the activities of man. The burning of substances generally cause pollution. All fuels contain carbon which on burning in air produces …
My Next-door Neighbour: It is a great comfort to have a good neighbour. I am happy that my neighbour is a noble and gentleman. His name is Sh Anand Gopal. He works in a government office. He has three sons and two daughters. They are all intelligent and industrious. The father has given them a very …
Essay on The Korean War: The three-year-old Korean War ended in 1953 and India was the peace-maker. India’s efforts brought peace to Korea and to the world. India became the Chairman of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission in Korea. India was the only country that was permitted to send armies to Korea to supervise cease-fire and …
Leisure and how to spend it: Leisure is the spare time when a person is free from his duties. We are living in an age of machines. Machines help us in every walk of life. The work that used to be done with hands is now done with the help of machines. So work is done …
Essay Writing: (1) The word ‘essay‘ means an attempt or an experiment. Essay-writing is an attempt at giving expression to one’s ideas on a given subject in suitable words. It is an exercise in an original composition. It is an art and like other arts can be learnt by hard practice. A good essay is always …
Realism and its Principles: Realism started at the end of the sixteenth century and took its shape by the seventeenth century. It is getting stronger with the walk of scientific knowledge. New industrial concerns were being begun and the old and medieval deals were being abandoned because of their unusefulness and so there was a revolution …
Future of Total War: We have stated that war in the modern age has become total. Now the question naturally arises as to what will be the future of total war. There are two different views regarding the future of total war- (1) According to one view if war were to break out, the result would …
Role of Philosophers in French Revolution: There had been growing in Europe throughout the 18th century, a revolutionary spirit. This spirit was fostered particularly by the writings of French thinkers and literary men, the philosophers. French held the foremost place in the world of thought. But this Enlightenment was heralded by the work of such men …
Applications of Ion Exchange Chromatography: Ion exchange chromatography has proved to be an excellent tool for solving many complicated problems in the field of biology, organic and inorganic chemistry. (1) An application that can hit close to home is in the treatment of water for drinking use (commercial, industrial, and residential), and wastewater treatment. Ion exchangers …
Concept and History of Decision-Making Approach: The decision-making approach plays a very significant role in international politics. It provides a clue to the nature of the overall political process of the country and the level of its political development. To quote James Rosenau, “Decision-making sustains bureaucracies, dominates legislatures, preoccupied chief executive, and characterises judicial bodies. Decisions …
Nature of Total War: The character of modern welfare has utterly changed the nature of war. Now war has become more total than in any period of history. At the end of World War II in 1945, the American Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall observed, “We can be certain that the next war if …
