Essays

The primary duty of students is to pursue knowledge. As such a student is expected to pursue his aim of gaining knowledge with a single-minded devotion and a spirit of dedication. However, even studies can be pursued if proper atmosphere for this exists. As such, all sections of society have a duty to maintain calm and congeniality in their homes and elsewhere to let these future leaders of the country do their job diligently. The Indian students, by and large, did yeoman’s job during the freedom struggle. On the call given by our political leaders, they came out of their institutions and took a major part in the freedom struggle. After Independence, now the students' role in India is limited to the pursuit of knowledge and taking active part in such national policies as census, pulse polio, T.B., malaria, AIDS, - Hepatitis-B and C eradication programmes, as also such programmes more...

India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world and is witnessing growth, particularly in manufacturing and service sector. Therefore, to realize the full potential of the growth impulses surging in the economy, the provision of quality and efficient infrastructure services is essential. India's infrastructure includes performance and connectivity of basic systems and services such as roadways, railways, ports, airports and telecom. Over years, India's soft infrastructure has grown much faster than the hard infrastructure. Today, the Indian telecommunication industry is the world's fastest growing industry with 826.93 million mobile phone subscribers, as of April 2011. The market's first operator was the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), but liberalization led to the entry of private players such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Idea Cellular and Aircel. A large population, low telephony penetration levels, and a rise in consumer spending power have helped make India the more...

While all of us are rightly so eager to manage pollution of all kinds, it is also important for us to help in protecting wildlife. We should abide by the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. It is no secret that a large scale smuggling of wildlife goods is taking place all over the world in spite of requisite laws passed by a majority of countries of the world in this regard. Elephants' ivory is sold and for that the poor elephants are killed. Lions are killed for Medicinal purposes and so are tigers. White tiger, in particular, has entered the realm of a rare species. Another well-known rare species is the Chiruknown as Tibetan Antelope (Pantholopes Hodgsoni). It is an endangered species. The famous shahtoosh shawls, priced at Rs. Lakh or more in the international market are made of the wool of this animal. As per reports gathered more...

For a country so reliant on its trains, Indian Railways' Vision 2020 envisages introduction of bullet trains, massive addition to its route network, segregation of passenger and freight services into separate double-line corridors, raising the speeds of passenger trains from the current 130 kmph to 160-200 kmph on some routes, zero accidents and equipment failures and setting up of high-speed passenger corridors. In rail budget 2011. the formation of National High Speed Railway Authority (NHSRA) has been approved, which will be responsible for implementing bullet train services in the country. The world's fourth largest rail network is planning to build six high speed rail corridors to provide faster rail connectivity across the country. The six corridors that have been selected for the project are-Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar (450 km). Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad (650 km), Hyderabad-Dornakal-Vijayawada-Chennai    (664    km),    Chennai-Bangalore- Coimbatore-   Ernakulam   (649   km),   Howrah-Haldia   (135   km)   and Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi-Patna (991 km). Twelve state governments and one UT have more...

War is a horrible thing by all means. Even the very word is a hat able one. Earlier wars were fought with bows, arrows, spears, sticks and swords. But modern wars are very destructive Ones. Even some of the earlier wars were quite destructive. For example, the war between Lord Rama and Ravana, the Mahabharata, The War of Troy, The Wars of Roses, The Hundred Years War, etc. However, the destruction caused in the First World War and then in the Second World War, particularly in the second, was on an unprecedented scale. Since the World War II, the war machinery has greatly gained teeth all over the world. Almost all the countries of the world are laced with most destructive weapons like bombs, guns, cannon, warships, war planes, torpedoes, missiles, etc. Even countries like India and Pakistan which Previously did not have such importance from the military point of more...

India is poised to take over the developed countries to emerge at the top of the heap in the global economic superpower league by 2030. According to global banking giant Standard Chartered, India could emerge as the world's third largest economy by 2030. According to Standard Chartered Global Research, "India has the fundamentals to emerge a winner in the super-cycle, potentially becoming the world's third-largest economy by 2030... India is likely to grow faster, on average, than China over the next two decades." In 2010, the world's major economies were USA (USD 14.6 trillion), China (USD 5.7 trillion) and Japan (USD 5.4 trillion). India did not figure among the top ten, as per International Monetary Fund data. However, by 2030, it is estimated that India will be at number three position with an economy of USD 30.3 trillion, behind China with an economy of USD 73.5 trillion and US with more...

Riots occur for many reasons, but for our topic we will focus on riots that are caused by or occur at sporting events. We hope to explain why many violent acts happen at sporting events in stands, outside arena's, and after games. In order to look into this matter, we must first understand what violence in sports is and how it may affect young children's mindsets. In order to full understand the subject of sports violence we need to know the full definition of it. Violence in sports is defined by specialists as, "a physical assault or other physically harmful actions by a player that takes place in a sports context and that is intended to cause physical pain or injury to another player (or fan, coach, game official, etc.), where such harmful actions bear no direct relationship to the rules and associated competitive goals of the sport." This definition more...

The concept of 'brain drain' is a recent one that has ever strongly emerged since the last few decades. The phrase 'brain drain' refers to the increasing tendency of the young, energetic, capable and talented youth of a country who migrate to another country in search of their fortune - rather better fortune. They forsake their motherland for they seek better opportunities in other countries. This has become a charcteristic more of the intelligentsia of the nation - the doctors, engineers/ scientists, M.B.As, C.As, lawyers and other professionals—this explains, the specific use of the word 'Brain1 in the phrase 'Brain Drain'. Our country is gradually being deprived of its intellectual capacity. Our nation, if this continues, will be rendered intellectually impoverished and impotent. This in turn, is leading to a great loss of national wealth. But, have we ever thought of the reasons behind such a great outflow of 'brain' more...

It is rightly said that God made the country and manmade the town. In the villages, the people live in an open atmosphere. They get fresh air and sunlight. They inhale pure oxygen which they get from the trees and waving crops which grow in their fields. As compared to the towns' people, the people in the villages lead a tension free life. There is not much noise in villages. In villages, people generally get fresh vegetables and pure milk. They also consume lesser amount of fast food which is very harmful.  There are, however, certain advantages which the urban people have over the villages. There are much better employment avenues in towns. The security system is also better in towns. In towns, the people often do not feel bored, as they have several means of amusement and entertainment such as visiting different places or importance, a visit to the more...

Next to the People's Republic of China, India is the most populous country in the whole world. In 2011, India, with 1,210.193,422 (1.21 billion) people is the second most populous country in the world, while China is on the top with over 1,350,044,605 (1.35 billion) people. The figures show that India represents almost 17.31% of the world's population, which means one out of six people on this planet live in India. India occupies 2.4% of the world's land area and supports over 17,5% of the world's population Although, the crown of the world's most populous country is on China's head for decades, India is all set to take the number one position by 2030. With the population growth rate at 1.58%, India is predicted to have more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030. In 1952, India was the first country in the world to launch a national programme, emphasizing family planning more...