India’s Foreign Police   India’s foreign policy is based on the principles of non-1 alignment and Panchsheela. India firmly believes in peaceful co-existence, self-reliance, co-operation, non-alignment, support for decolonization, disarmament, removal of inequalities among the nations and global struggle against apartheid and racialism. The basic objective of the policy is to preserve India’s freedom of options and decision-making in a world full of rivalry among powerful nations for supremacy and dominance....

Scientific and Technological Development in India THE modern age is the age of science, technology, knowledge and information. All these are the interrelated and different aspects of the same thing. Explosion of knowledge and information, based on breathtaking advancement in the field of science and technology, has bestowed on man powers enviable even for gods. It has helped man conquer space and time. Now he has unraveled many mysteries of nature...

Peacekeeping Operations of The United Nation   The United Nations Organisation (UNO) was born out of a desire of the world leaders to save the succeeding generations from the scourge of war. But, unfortunately, soon it faced the ominous Cold War triggered by the rivalry, distrust and egoism of the two super powers, the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. It divided the whole world into two blocs and marked the beginning of...

Computer Applications Lighting speed, superb accuracy, high reliability, and   unmatched integrity, etc. are, some of the characteristics of a computer which has made its application so pervasive. There is hardly any field of human activity where it is not present today. It has revolutionized the knowledge and information processing system. Knowledge is power and so the `chip’ has become a mighty thing. It has been rightly observed that, “The fifth generation...

Cable and Satellite Television Commercial satellites have revolutionized broadcasting in India. The vast emerging market of T.V. viewers has attracted many foreign satellite companies to the country. Due to the dozens of channels that are available today, thousands of Indian families are now enjoying interesting, educative and brining T.V. programmes. Viewers have a very wide choice and can select a programme of their liking at any time of the day and...

Energy Crisis Energy is the motive power that keeps the wheels moving and other things live and dynamic. Energy forms the foundation of all our industrial, agricultural and developmental activities. Life itself is energy based. Energy is crucial for all our growth and development. There are a number of sources of energy, such as fossil fuel, wind, water and the sun. Fossil fuel has been the conventional source of our energy...

Planning Commission in India “The history of planning in India goes back to 1950, when the Planning Commission was set up to prepare the blueprint of national development. Inspired by socialistic patterns of development in the then Soviet Union, planning in India derives its objectives and social premises from the Directive Principles of State Policy incorporated in the Constitution. India adopted planning as an instrument of economic reconstruction and social development...

Wildlife Preservation INDIA’S flora and fauna is matchless. In richness, variety and abundance it has hardly any parallel. India’s great latitudinal spread, encompassing a wide range of temperature conditions, makes it rich varied in flora and fauna. The western Himalayan region, extending from Kumaun to Kashmir, is made up of three zones — alpine, temperate and lower. The temperate zone is rich in chirpine, deodar, spruce, silver fir and forests of...