Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy “Atomic bombs used in the Second World War by America to defeat Japan caused untold destruction of life and property. Man then realised his folly and decided to use the atomic energy for peaceful purposes. It is now utilised to produce electricity, for the preservation foods, sterilisation of medicine and medical supplies. It can be used to determine the age of rocks, minerals and organic fossils....

Cloning: A Blessing or A Curse “Cloning is an advance technological invention for producing a genetic twin of a living thing, an organism that starts life with the same genes as its parents. In mammals, DNA is taken from an adult animal and then it is inserted into an egg cell from another animal. This egg then divides into an embryo. The embryo is then transplanted into a surrogate mother and...

Multimedia: An Emerging Billion Dollar Industry Even a couple of years back multimedia was thought to be just another application of computers. It was not considered an industry as, in the Indian market, it accounted for a business of just $ 45 millions in 1993. But the situation is changing rapidly. As the technology starts manifesting its capabilities, more and more of its application potential is being recognised. Its growth is...

Research and Development in Indian Industry The Department of Science and Technology has been playing a crucial role in identifying and promoting frontline and priority areas on Research and Development (R and D) in various disciplines of science and engineering. This support, is provided through Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) -an advisory body consisting of eminent scientists and technologists drawn from academic institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) ,...

Computer-The Craze and The Need of The Age “Computer is one of the most useful invention of modern science. It is a machine that keeps in words to beat man in numerous fields and is undoubtedly, the latest and cardinal machine of science and technology. The computer fever has caught everybody, from a child of three of an old man of seventy. Everyone is talking about computers, networking, internet, modems, computer...

A Vision of The World in The Century That now is an old and outdated story that man has evolved from the ape. If one talks about this theory of evolution one would be treated as obsolete. Nov the modern concept is—a robot replacing a man. Such widespread and miraculous changes and evaluations have taken place (occurred) within the last fifty years that only one has to wonder and remain wonder...

World Organisations The desire for peace, justice and harmony has been there in man since time immemorial. With the development of the concept of nation man always wanted international peace. Philosophers and World Statesmen exhorted mankind to create ‘One World’. Man in his endeavour to prevent society from descending into anarchy and to bring about perpetual peace created international organisations. The main considerations underlying their conception were : a new world...

The WTO – Whether A Failure? WTO, an International organization, is the outcome of the several years of deliberations beginning from the end of Second World War and formulation of GATT in 1947. The GATT (General Agreement on Tariff and Trade) was established to regulate and facilitate the trade among the member nations for the sole purpose of boosting the economic growth and overall development. But with gradual changes in the...