Nuclear Power Resources in India To use uranium and vast thorium resources of the country, a three-stage atomic power programme was envisaged in 1940s. The ongoing first stage of the programme uses natural uranium fuelled pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs) for producing electricity. The spent fuel, when reprocessed, yields plutonium which will be used as fuel along with depleted uranium in the second stage fast breeder reactors (FBRs). Reprocessing of the...

Effective Communication Effective communication is a very important process in every aspect of life. Nearly severity percent of our active hours are spent in communication, either verbally, listening, reading or writing. Communication is thus the capacity of an individual or a group to convey ideas and feelings to another individuals or a group to evolve a desired response. Too often in business the mere act of sending a memorandum or delivering...

Forest Policy of India India is one of the few countries which has a well laid-down forest policy since 1894. It was revised in 1952 and again in 1988. The main plank of the revised forest policy of 1988 is protection, and development of forests. Its aims are: (i) maintenance of environmental stability through preservation, and restoration of ecological balance; (ii) conservation of natural heritage: (iii) check on soil erosion and...

Building National Character One of the reasons for socio-economic maladies is the Indian people’s lack of national character. The majority of the deficiencies we find in the country today can be traced to this basic shortcoming. Bereft of this sterling quality, we have fallen short in taking the country towards progress and prosperity. What is national character? It is. to put it simply, the capacity and the will to hold the...

Maintaining the Health of the Nation is the Responsibility of the State Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare plays a vital role in the national efforts to help citizens lead a healthy and happy life. The Ministry is responsible for implementing programmes of national importance like family welfare, primary health care services, prevention and control of diseases, etc. which form the main plank of our development efforts. Also, our national...

National Symbols of India National Flag: National flag is horizontal tri-colour of deep saffron (Kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. Ratio of the width of the flag to its length is two to three. In the centre of the white bed Is a navy blue wheel which represents the charkha. Its design s that of the wheel which appears on...

Outlines of India’s Constitution The Constitution which envisages parliamentary form of I Government is federal in structure with unitary features. President of India is the constitutional head of the executive of the Union. Article 74(1) of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as head to aid and advise the President who shall, in exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such...