Ballistic Missile Defence Program   The Indian Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Program is an initiative to develop and deploy a multilayered Ballistic missile defence system to protect India from missile attacks. Introduced in light of the ballistic missile threat from Pakistan and China, it is a two-tiered system consisting of two interceptor missiles, namely Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) missile for high altitude interception, and the Advanced Air De-fence (AAD) Missile for...

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act was passed by the India parliament on 4 August 2009 which describes the modalities of the provision of free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 in India under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2009, seeks to provide...

Global Economic Meltdown   In mid-Sept. 2008, the world witnessed unprecedented financial crisis which shook the whole US economy and brought it virtually to the brink of collapse. The crisis sent the financial and capital markets the world over into jitters. Most of the stock markets lost nearly 10-15 per cent within a span of three days. The turmoil was so dangerous that the Russian authorities closed markets for a few...

Technique of Essay-Writing Essay-writing is an intelligent exercise. It requires knowledge of the factual data as well as the mental grasp and literary acumen to present it in a clear and lucid style. The word `essay’ means ‘to attempt’. Essaying on a subject implies testing or examining it. According to the definition given in the Oxford Dictionary, an essay is a literary composition. It is usually prose in nature and precise...