RISING PRICES OR PRICE HIKE     Prices are ever on the increase.  A rise in prices, economists say, is a sing of development and prosperity.  But during the last two decades, prices of almost all the essential commodities have been increasing at an alarming rate.  These soaring prices have caused great unrest and frustration among the people.  The people belonging to the middle class and the salaried people are hit...

FAMILY WELFARE IN INDIA OR FAMILY PLANNING AND ITS NEED IN INDIA OR BIRTH CONTROL MOVEMENT IN INDIA OR COMPUSORY FAMIL YPLANNING   Essay No. 01                   “Children have more need of models than of critics.”                                                       — Joubert                   India is a big country.  She attained her independence in 1947 after a long struggle. The  country was divided into two parts.  When the National government headed by Pandit...

BLACK MONEY IN INDIA OR THE MENACE OF BLACKMONEY OR THE TAINTED WEALTH IN THE COUNTRY OR IMPACT OF BLACK MONEY ON INDIAN ECONOMY                 Illegally earned money is called black money.  It is the result of hoarding, smuggling, tax evasion and dealing in immovable property for which the consideration is paid in black.  It has been beyond the control of the Government.  The black money has already created a serious...

DRUG ADDICTION OR THE INCREASING USE OF INTOXICANTS                 The use of intoxicants is as old as civilization itself.   In varying degrees, people in all parts of the world have been using intoxicants in one form or the other.  In olden days, this use was confined to some happy or festive occasions only.  But as time passed and life became more and more complex and busy, use of intoxicants went on...

RESERVATION CONTROVERSY ALIVE AGAIN OR THE GHOST OF MANDAL ROCKS THE COUNTRY OR A CASE FOR AND AGAINST RESERVATION   The Reservation controversy that had been lying in a state of hibernation for the last few years, was brought to life by Arjun Singh, the Human Resources minister in the UPA government when he announced that 27 per cent of the seats would be reserved for Other Backward Classes in all...