Now-a-days, the trends for studying abroad have shown an upward surge. The rising population levels of the students and researchers in India have triggered this phenomenon. There is no serious debate about the difference in the educational norms in the West and those in India; the Western societies are much ahead of us in terms of quality education. The inquisitive students of India certainly do well after studying in the educational institutions abroad. The pragmatic and scientific approach of the educational institutions of the West gives the students an edge over those who get education in India. Further, research students also find that their efforts are very much productive (and respected) in the foreign countries and not in India. This unique feature of education in the alien lands has made our students queue up for admissions into the foreign universities. However, the grass may not always be greener m the more...

Ever since their introduction into sports in the later 1950's the use of anabolic steroids has been a controversial issue. Much debate has arisen dealing with whether steroids should be allowed for performance enhancement. If you're not familiar with them, The Merrian-Webster Dictionary defines an anabolic steroid as, "any of a group of synthetic hormones sometimes taken by athletes in training to increase temporarily the size of their muscles." However, it's not just the athletes preparing for rigorous competition that have been using these drugs. Business Weekly told of a study performed by the University Of Illinois School Of Public Health in which the results were shocking. According to Paul Goldstein, the chief investigator, individuals from all walks of life have admitted to the use of steroids. He states, “We’re finding firemen, students, lawyers, teachers- people from all economic classes—most of them taking the drugs for cosmetic reasons". All of more...

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India was born at Allahabad on 14 November 1889. He was the only son of Motilal Nehru and Swamp Rani. From the age of 15 to 23 Jawaharlal studied in England at Harrow, Cambridge and the Inner Temple returning to India in 1912. Jawaharlal Nehru remained the Prime Jvlmister of India for 17 long years and can rightly be called the architect of modern India. He set India on the path of democracy and nurtured its institution - Parliament, multi-party system, independent judiciary and free press. He encouraged Panjayati Raj institutions. With the foresight of a statesman he created institutions like Planning Commission, National Science Laboratories and laid the foundation of a vast public sector for developing infrastructure for industrial growth. Besides, developing the public sector, Nehru also wanted to encourage the private sector to establish a social order based on more...

Relations between the State of Israel and Republic of India did not exist until 1992, especially because India was a strong supporter of Palestinian independence. Soon after its independence in 1947, India proposed lo the Special Committee of the United Nations on Palestine (UNSCOP) the creation of a federal Palestine with autonomous status for the Jewish population. However, the Kashmir! Insurrection in 1989, the collapse of the USSR. The military escalation with Pakistan, the rise Islamic fundamental ism in (lie Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, etc were the factors that together resulted in the establishment of relations between India and Israel in 1992. Establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel also was slop in strengthening relationships with the United States. Today, Israel has surpassed Russia as the largest arms provider to India. India has evolved itself' to a position where it is viewed by both the Israelis and the Palestinians more...

A hurricane is a powerful, swirling storm that begins over a warm sea. Hurricanes form in waters near the equator, and then they move toward the poles. Hurricane winds swirl about the eye, a calm area in the center of the storm. The main mass of clouds shown in this photograph measures almost 250 miles (400 kilometers) across. The hurricane, named Andrew, struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in 1992, killing 65 people and causing billions of dollars in damage. Image credit: NASA The winds of a hurricane swirl around a calm central zone called the eye surrounded by a band of l.ill, dark clouds called the eye wall. The eye is usually 10 to 40 miles (16lo 64 kilometers) in diameter and is free of rain and large clouds. In the eye wall, large changes in pressure create him hurricane's strongest winds. These winds can reach nearly 200 miles more...

With more than 1.3 billion people, the People's Republic of China (PRC) or Zhonghud Renmin Gongheguo, commonly known as China, is the most populous state in the world. Governed by the Communist Party of China (CPC) under a single-party system, the PRC exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four directly administered municipalities—Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing— and two highly autonomous special administrative regions (SARs) — Hong Kong and Macau. Its capital city is Beijing. The ancient Chinese civilization, one of the worlds earliest, flourished in the fertile basin of the Yellow River which flows through the North China Plain. Ancient China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies from the Xia (approx 2000 BC) to the later Qin Dynasty that first unified China in 221 BC. The last dynasty, the Qing, ended in 1911 with the founding of the Republic of China (ROC) by the Kuomintang (KMT), the more...

Athletes Should Get Paid As you sit at the stadium or in your home and watch college football, basketball, or even baseball, do you ever wonder where the money goes from all the ticket sales? Colleges make a lot of money from their athletics. I feel that the profit that is made should partly go back to the student athlete. College athletes should be paid for their participation in sports, since sports make a lot of money for the college. A student athlete's schedule is very hectic. There are many activities that have to be attended daily. A student athlete is expected to go to class every day, and later in, the day they are expected to meet at practice, no matter whatthe sport. After practice, the student athlete must eat dinner. Then, the person has to go home to their dorm to do homework, which can last for hours. more...

Piracy is a war-like act committed by private parties not affiliated with any government, especially by engaging in acts of robbery and/or criminal violence at sea. Although, the term can include acts committed ' in other major bodies of water or on a shore, it does not normally include crimes committed against persons travelling on the same vessel as the perpetrator. The term has also been used to refer to raids across land borders by non .state agents. Piracy differs from privateering, which was a legitimate lorin of war-like activity by non-state actors, authorized by their national authorities, until this form of commerce raiding was outlawed in the 19lh century. The acts of Piracy have risen in last few years, especially off the Somali coast. It has been a threat to international shipping and many international organizations, including the International Maritime Organization (1MO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), have more...

Post-modernism is a school of thought or a tendency in contemporary culture which rejects modernism. It is characterized by the rejection of objective truth and global cultural narrative. It emphasizes the role of language, power relations, and motivations. It attacks the use of sharp classifications such as male versus female, straight versus gay, white versus black, and imperial versus colonial. It has been described by Fredric Jameson as the "dominant cultural logic of late capitalism". Although the term 'post-modernism' was first used around the 1870s in various areas, as a general theory of an historical movement the term was first used in 1939 by the historian Arnold. Toynbee: "Our own Post-Modern Age has been inaugurated by the general war of 1914- 1918". Later in 1949, the term was used to describe dissatisfaction with modem architecture, which led to the post-modern architecture movement that is marked by the re-emergence of surface more...

India has shared a close relationship with ASEAN countries since the beginning. India had supported the Indonesian struggle for independence and involved itself in the Indochina crisis in the 1960s. It consolidated its bilateral and diplomatic relations with Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines and signed friendship treaties with them. However, relations with these countries took a downturn when India-Soviet Peace and Friendship Cooperation Treaty was signed in 1971 as they became suspicious of India's intentions. Further, India's strong political and military relations with Vietnam also resulted in the worsening of relations. Through the 1980s, the relations between India and ASEAN countries remained uncertain and plagued by various political and diplomatic differences. India re-oriented its foreign policy priorities after the collapse of l In- Soviet Union. Under its Look-East policy India began reviving its economic relations with Southeast Asia. At the same time, ASEAN nations too realized the importance of India more...