Capital Punishment in India   POINTS TO DEVELOP Putting ’crime’ and ’punishment’ in context. Capital punishment and retributive punishment Changes in forms of capital punishment. Reaction against capital punishment. Reasons in support of and against capital punishment. Ultimate control of crime depends upon Effective enforcement, fair investigation and firm investigation on death sentence.   Crime and punishment are perhaps as old as the human species itself. When one person snatched food or...

Biodiversity POINTS TO DEVELOP What biodiversity means and how variations have evolved over the ages. Role of biodiversity. Pressures on biodiversity leading to accelerated loss of species. Impact of biodiversity loss. How biodiversity is lost-actions of individuals, communities and nations. Realization of the significance of biodiversity is growing and steps are being taken to maintain the balance. Problems specific’ to India. Conclusion. Biodiversity or biological diversity implies infinite variations in the...

Human Being and Natural Disaster POINTS TO DEVELOP Human beings have always been victims of natural disasters. Fear of disasters has not made humans more Cautious or careful in conserving environment. To an extent, science has helped humans in facing up to natural disasters-prediction is possible in some cases, so timely evacuation saves human lives. Human beings are, however, still vulnerable. Natural disasters bring out the best and the Worst in...