It had been pouring all through the night. I hardtop go to school the next day. When I woke up in the morning I was shocked to see the roads flooded with water. There was so much water on the roads that even a car could not drive through the water. If one had to cross the road, one would have to wade across or take a boat. This was the result of a cloud burst that had occurred the previous night. People were seen wading across with their umbrellas and rain coats. However even these were of no use because the rain was pouring so heavily that any effort to protect our self from it was futile. Water clogged all the drains and houses became dirty with slush. The muddy puddles made it impossible for anyone to walk even on the pavements. There was chaos everywhere as people tried more...

Niagara Ramarao Narayana Murthy better known as N.R. Narayana Murthy is the Non-Executive Chairman and Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited. He is credited for making India one of the known names in the IT world. He was born on August 20, 1946 in Mysore, Karnataka, India. He obtained his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.) from the National Institute of Engineering, University of Mysore in 1967 and his Master of Technology (M.Tech) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur in 1969. His first position was at IIM Ahmadabad as chief systems programmer where he worked on a time-sharing system and designed and implemented a BASIC interpreter for Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL). In the early seventies, Narayana Murthy took up employment with SESA in Paris. He worked with a team to design a real time operating system for handling air cargo for Charles de Gaulle airport. He came back more...

Population control refers to the practice of artificially altering the rate of growth of a human population. Historically, this has been made possible by limiting the birth rate, usually by government mandate. II has been undertaken as a response to factors including high or increasing levels of poverty, environmental concerns, religious reasons, and overpopulation. The idea that population control is needed to be implemented in society dates back to 1798, when Thomas Malthus suggested it in his Essay on the Principle of Population. In 1968, Paul Ehrlich noted in The Population Bomb that, "We must cut the cancer of population growth," and that, "if this was not done, i here would be only one other solution, namely the 'death rate solution' in which we raise the death rate through war-famine-pestilence etc." In die same year, Garrett Hardin, proposed in his landmark essay The tragedy of the Commons that society must more...

Heart disease is the top killer disease today. It refers to any disease of condition of the heart, including coronary heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, and congenital heart disease, disorders of the heart valves, heart infections, cardiomyopathy, conduction disorders, and heart arrhythmias. However, coronary artery disease is the most common. It is a condition that occurs due to the buildup of plaques or fatty streaks on the interior walls of the blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle. The heart is a muscular pump in the chest. Throughout life it beats continuously and rhythmically to send blood to the lungs and the rest of the body. The normal heart weighs approximately 10 1/2 ounces and is about the size of the first. It heals 60 to 120 times a minute. The average blood cell makes a round trip through the body's arteries and veins every 60 seconds, more...

The Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) came into force on 7 April 1948. Since then, WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system it is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence- based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. In the 21st century, health is being considered a shared responsibility that involves equitable access to essential care and collective defense against transnational threats. With the boundaries of public health action becoming blurred, WHO Is increasingly operating in a complex and rapidly changing landscape that extends into other sectors that influence health opportunities and outcomes. WHO responds to these challenges using a six-point agenda that addresses two health objectives, two strategic needs, and two operational approaches The six points in the agenda are promoting more...

Atal Behari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of India from March 19, 1998 to May 22, 2004. A multi-faceted political personality, Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924; at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh to parents Krishna Behari Vajpayee, a school teacher and Krishna Devi. He studied At Victoria alias Laxmibai College, Gwalior and D.A.V. College, Kanpur. A postgraduate in Political Science, Vajpayee's first brush with natonalist politics was in his student days, when he joined the Quit India Movement of 1942 which hastened the end of British colonial rule. As student, he developed a keen interest in foreign affairs and nourished it over the years and put to skilful use while representing India at various multilateral and bilateral forays. For a while Vajpayee studied law, but midstream he chose to become a journalist. This choice was largely influenced by the fact that as a student he had been an activist in more...

Alternative Medicine is a kind of diagnostic technique and method of treatment whose theory develops from accepted medical methods. Alternative medicine is often treated as a substitute of conventional medical treatments. It includes treatments like Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Osteopathy, Unani, Acupuncture, Anthroposophic medicine, Chiropractic, Herbalism, Naturopathy, Yoga and Meditation, Hypnosis, and traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicine. When alternative medicine is used in combination with conventional medicine for treatment, it is known as complementary medicine. Alternative medicine is often opposed to evidence based medicine and encompasses therapies with a historical or cultural, rather than a scientific, basis. Alternative medicine practices are as diverse in their foundations as in thei methodologies, and they vary from country to country. Practices may incorporate or base themselves on traditional medicine, folk knowledge, spiritual beliefs, or newly conceived approaches to healing. The advantages of alternative medicine are that they are often safe, without side effects and effective. more...

I have many friends at school and I love to play with them. In my neighborhood also there are many children who are my friends. But although I value their friendship a lot, I have another friend who is the dearest of all. That friend is my library. I have built a little library of my own at home. Ever since I was born my parents have been collecting books for me. It began with books teaching the alphabet. Then came numbers. Gradually I had books with short stories. My mother used to read them to me at bed time. Now I have fairy tales, folk tales from different parts of the world, fun books, books on geography, science, history and literature, all of which are presented in the form of a story. I love books. On my holidays I pick up any book and get so engrossed in it more...

Taj Mahal is one of the famous seven wonders in the world. Taj attracts many people of the world. It is situated in Agra near Yamuna river. There are many other monuments in and around Agra. But Taj is the most famous. It looks wonderfully beautiful. It looks different at different times. In moon-light, it is at its best. In the morning, it is different in its glory and majesty. One visit is not sufficient to appreciateTaj. Many visitors come to see Tajeveryday from India and abroad. No other monument is so fascinating and attractive as Taj. They look at its beauty, grandeur and majesty with a bated breath. Poets and writers have written in its praise and admiration. The Moghul emperor. Shah Jahan got it built in the memory of his queen, Mumtaj Mahal. After her death during a childbirth, she was laid to rest here. It stands on more...

A Hobby That I Enjoy My favorite past time is to spend time at the computer, even at a tender age I like computer systems. To having a computer was a dream, an almost impossible dream. I had a friend named George at that time, we were in the same school, same grade and we had a very good relationship. At that time he had a computer system and we spend our free time playing games, printing greeting cards, banners, we also did our school home work. It was very nice and playful even then I yearned to own my own computer, so I could spend more time learning how to use the computer. But I liked to have my own computer so I can do my own printings and spend more time learning how to use the computer. One day my parents went for a trip without me because more...