The Threat of Chemical Weapons to Humanity  After 9-11-2001 there is a fear that the next major terrorist attack could be more lethal and that terrorist must use nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Although some scientists point out that the technological obstacles to deliver these weapons are formidable, the chances are always there. In 1993 in Chechanya, saboteurs left a package of highly radioactive cesium in Park, Moscow. Though the authorities...

India Flight-Tests Brahmos  Brahmos, the supersonic anti-ship cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia, was successfully flight- tested from an undisclosed location in the Bay of Bengal, off Orissa coast on February 12, 2003. The test was conducted from a Naval ship INS Rajput. The missile is marginally over 8 meters in length, 670 mm in diameter and weighs 3000 kg. It combines the propulsion system and self made device...

Attack on World Trade Centre    America’s first war of the 21st century began on Sunday, October 7, 2001 after a comparatively long period during which America and Britain mobilised their forces on land and sea and exhausted all means to get Osama Bin Laden, the kingpin of terrorist blitzkrieg on the U.S. on September 11, 2001, surrender. Addressing the American nation on October 7, 2001 the U.S. American President Mr....

Gujarat Earthquake  An Earthquake is a natural phenomenon and a calamity par excellence. Scientists believe that when the lava in the depths of the earth moves from one place to another, or twists, it causes the earth to shake, and we call it an earthquake. This movement can be mild and absolutely harmless and sometimes even not felt by most men. However, if the quake or tremor is strong it can...

Kashmir Problem   Genesis of Kashmir Problem—Pakistan has repeatedly tried to wrest Kashmir by force once, by aiding tribesmen force in 1947 and once by infiltrating regular troops in to Kashmir in 1965 to trigger a popular revolt. In the 1960’s and 1970s it tried to subvert the Kashmiris loyalty by creating subversive cells in Kashmir. After the 1971 India Pak war, Indira Gandhi tried to solve the Kashmir problem, where...

Metro Rail for Delhi Having undergone a fiery ordeal of a ramshackled mass transport system for almost five decades and a half, the citizens of Delhi could not have had a better Christmas gift from the authorities than the metro and when the metro did come to the town on Christmas eve on December 24, 2002, it was indeed an occasion for spontaneous celebration. The Delhi ties could not just believe...

Indian Census  The estimated global population in 2000 was 6055 million. However in the past the growth of world population was not uniform. In 1830, the total population of the world was one billion which was doubled in 1930 with the time of 100 years. By 1960, again the world population was increased by 1 billion. The time span for increasing total population by 1 billion rapidly became shorter and shorter....

Global War against Terrorism   For ten years and more the serenity of the Kashmir Valley has been disturbed by gunfire and the access to some of the most beautiful spots in the world has been denied to tourists from within the country and abroad. Worse still, enemies from across the border sowed the seeds of discord and hatred between communities in the name of religion, driving the Hindu Pandits out...