Computer Applications Lighting speed, superb accuracy, high reliability, and   unmatched integrity, etc. are, some of the characteristics of a computer which has made its application so pervasive. There is hardly any field of human activity where it is not present today. It has revolutionized the knowledge and information processing system. Knowledge is power and so the `chip’ has become a mighty thing. It has been rightly observed that, “The fifth generation...

Cable and Satellite Television Commercial satellites have revolutionized broadcasting in India. The vast emerging market of T.V. viewers has attracted many foreign satellite companies to the country. Due to the dozens of channels that are available today, thousands of Indian families are now enjoying interesting, educative and brining T.V. programmes. Viewers have a very wide choice and can select a programme of their liking at any time of the day and...

Energy Crisis Energy is the motive power that keeps the wheels moving and other things live and dynamic. Energy forms the foundation of all our industrial, agricultural and developmental activities. Life itself is energy based. Energy is crucial for all our growth and development. There are a number of sources of energy, such as fossil fuel, wind, water and the sun. Fossil fuel has been the conventional source of our energy...

Planning Commission in India “The history of planning in India goes back to 1950, when the Planning Commission was set up to prepare the blueprint of national development. Inspired by socialistic patterns of development in the then Soviet Union, planning in India derives its objectives and social premises from the Directive Principles of State Policy incorporated in the Constitution. India adopted planning as an instrument of economic reconstruction and social development...

Wildlife Preservation INDIA’S flora and fauna is matchless. In richness, variety and abundance it has hardly any parallel. India’s great latitudinal spread, encompassing a wide range of temperature conditions, makes it rich varied in flora and fauna. The western Himalayan region, extending from Kumaun to Kashmir, is made up of three zones — alpine, temperate and lower. The temperate zone is rich in chirpine, deodar, spruce, silver fir and forests of...

Corruption all over the World Corruption is ubiquitous and unlimited. It has become all-pervading, a world phenomenon. It has increased by leaps and bounds worldwide, in direct relation and proportion to our moral degradation, destruction of character, devaluation of human values and lust for power and money. It is said that when character is lost everything is lost. There is no character and so we have lost all. The political leaders,...

Leisure Time Work and leisure are interrelated. They are like the two sides of the same coin. The observation that “we must beat the iron when it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure”, best explains the proper relation between work and leisure. Leisure is like a margin on a printed or written page. In the absence of work, no leisure can be actually conceived. Leisure never means idleness....

Job Opportunities for Women More and more women in India are now taking up jobs and it is a right step in the direction for their economic emancipation and independence. This is also the direct result of emphasis on women’s employment by our planners and many grassroots groups as the means of improving their economic and social position. Women are now entering the job market in bigger numbers to have equality...