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The Supreme Court on Friday March 10, 2000 by an order fixed April 28 as the deadline for the Delhi Government to improve the quality of Yamuna water which carries over ten crore coliforms including thirty one lac fecal coliforms capable of spreading contagious disease. Anguished at the continuous contamination of the river's water, the court asked the Delhi government to take steps to improve the quality 'Significantly'. Referring to the Central Pollution Control Board filed by Counsel Vijay Panjwani, the apex court said, 'it shows that when Yamuna leaves Delhi at Okhia, it is no longer a river but a sewer drain'. Noting further that 'the river cannot be termed as water', the court said that there has been 'no improvement in the quality of the water since the last order on January 24. The Court said 'alarming' was not even the proper word so far as the quality more...

Lala Lajpat Rai was one of the greatest freedom fighters of India. He was born on 28 th January, 1865 in Ferozepur district. He studied at his village school and then joined the Mission High School of Ludhiana. He did his graduation in law at Government College, Lahore. Lala Lajpat Rai was a follower of the Arya Samaj movement, founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He wanted to spend his life doing social work. He wanted to reform the society of its evils. With great difficulties, he started the Dayanand Anglo- Vedic College at Lahore and was involved with its activities throughout his life. In the year 1888, he joined the Congress. He was a good writer and started the monthly paper Young India'. In 1925, he joined the Swaraj Party. He was sent to jail several times. Lala Lajpat Rai led a procession against the Simon Commission in 1928. The more...

Today at least for India corruption is the password, an oft-heard subject of discussions and conversations on all kinds of forums and platforms. The simple layman's definition of corruption is lo gel a job done in a wrong and unethical way.  The first thing that we should analyze is that why do we do any work in a wrong way? The answer to this is quite simple and obvious. We do a job in a wrong way because firstly the right way to do it is very, elaborate and time consuming and even then, the chance is that the job may still not be done. Besides getting it done in the right way is not possible as, people are so used to wrong doing that, the person trying out the way to do it correctly will appear foolish. Moreover, doing a task in the right way has no advantages attached more...

The postman is the most important person in our life-lie is a Government servant. He is a very useful andpopular person. Everybody knows him well. He isalways welcomed, He wears khaki uniform. He has a turban on his head. He has a leather bag. He keeps letters, parcels, and money-orders in it. He has another bag in which he keeps bigger packets and parcels. He can read and write English, Hindi and Urdu well. He works very hard. It may be hot or cold or rain but He has to do his job. He goes to the post office early in the morning. There he sorts the letters and goes from door to door to deliver them. He brings us letter parcels and money- orders. He brings us both good and bad news. He is very gentle and honest. He is regular, punctual and trusted person. He speaks gently. He more...

The elephant is the largest animal living today and the strongest too. It has thick legs, huge sides and back, large hanging ears, small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all long nose called the trunk. The trunk is the elephant's peculiar feature, and it puts it to various uses. It draws up water by it and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath; picks leaves from the trees and puts them into mouth. Elephants look very clumsy and heavy. Elephants are found in India and Africa. The African elephant differs in some respects from the Indian; it is larger, stronger, with longer tusks and bigger ears. The elephant is a very intelligent animal and its intelligence and strength makes it a very useful servant to man. In olden days, elephants were used in battles and armies had their regiments of trained fighter elephants. more...

India is famous for her festivals. Holi is an important festival of Hindus. It falls in Fagun between February and March. It is the beginning of harvest season. Farmers are very happy. Their hearts are full of joy. The roast new corns in the fire and distribute them among friends and relatives. It is the festival of colours. It is celebrated in spring season. There is a spirit of joy in the hearts of the people. People throw coloured water on one another. People rub gulal on the faces of their near and dear ones. On this day the people move in the streets in group. They keep on visiting their friends and playing with colours throughout the day. They jump, dance and make merry. Some people throw dirty water or mud on others. Some people drink on this day which a very bad habit. Some civilised persons only play more...

It was the month of May. It was very hot day. I heard a loud noise. I got up and ran outside I saw that a house of my neighbour was on fire. The flames were rising to the sky. Everyone feared that the fire would spread the whole locality. Many people were running with buckets full of water and bags full of sand. They were throwing water on the fire. Many men, women and children had gathered. Soon two fire-engineers reached the spot. The firemen began to throw a lot of water with their pipes. They entered the burning house. They helped the family to come out. Fortunately no one was killed. It took the fire brigade about half an hour to control the fire. Luckily, there was no loss of life. Whenever I am reminded of the scene, my heart begins to sink.

Pandit JawaharLal Nehru is the person I like most. He has impressed me greatly. He was born on 14th November, 1889. He was born at Allahabad. Moti Lal Nehru was his father. Pandit Nehru loved children. And the children called him Chacha Nehru in love. He was a great lawyer. He worked under the advice and guidance of Mahatma Gandhi, who was his mentor, guru, guide and philosopher. He suffered a lot for his country. He went to jail many times. In 1947 when India became free, he was elected the first Prime Minister. He has written many books. He died on 27th May, 1964. He was a man of principles and great moral courage.

Trees are extremely important for us. They give us shade, fruit, gum and medicines. Leaves of some trees are used as fodder for animals. The most important thing that the trees give us is oxygen. In the light of the sun, they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen which is essential for the life of all living beings. Thus, they keep the atmosphere clear. This process is known as photosynthesis. Trees cause coolness in the air. This helps in causing rain. Thus, the regions such as the Sahara and Rajasthan where trees are sparse have only scanty rainfall. Trees also help in checking soil erosion, mostly; there is a thick undergrowth below and around the trees. This happens most often in forest areas. Because of this undergrowth, soil does not get eroded quickly. This undergrowth also helps in controlling floods. The rushing water of rivers and rivulets, more...

I read in VI standard. I study in D.A.V. Public School. There are about 35 teachers in my school, but I like my english teacher, Mrs. Sarika Sharma, very much. She is an ideal teacher. She is about 28 years of age. She is of fair colour. She has been teaching in my school for the last five years. She is a gentle lady. Her personality is very impressive. She loves me very much. She is always cheerful. She is very soft spoken. Mrs. Sarika's motivation in teaching helped me to enjoy and do well in my class. She always teaches her students good manners and to be disciplined. She has a keen interest in sports also. She takes us for outdoor picnics and educational tours. She makes her teaching interesting with the help of charts and maps. She is always ready to help her students. She is very kind more...