Development
Poultry Development In India
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! The value of output from poultry sector is nearly 15000 crore and it provides direct or indirect employment to over 2 million people. About 25 percent of total egg production in the country comes from desi poultry, which is unorganized rural backyard system. A target for achieving production of over 52 billion eggs by 2011-12, at a growth rate of 4.3 percent has been visualized by the Government of India. Poultry... [Read more...]
Indian Diversity
The Hinduism in India
Hinduism forms the basis of Hindu society and is the ancientmost religion of India. Hindu society, to begin with was evil free. It was a society in which there was no caste system. The people believed in simple living and purity of character, had simple food habits and simple customs and ceremonies. The deterioration came later With the passage of time and evils crept up in our society. Casteism, inferior treatment to women,dowry, sati and child marriage are few examples. Hinduism produced... [Read more...]
Business-Finance
Property Slows In India
Sales of plush apartments have slowed and Indian Property investors are now targeting lower to mid-end house owners in the booming economy now that Number of families earning more than Rs 2 lakh a year is set to double to around 20 million in the next two years, demand for small and simple apartments is set to mushroom. The property market has boomed since India eased rules on inward investment in the construction industry in early 2005, partly fuelled by pledges by foreign investors that... [Read more...]
Health
Standards of Education In Alternative Medicine
There are 439 colleges of Ayurveda, Yoga And Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha And Homoeopathy (AYUSH) in the country out of which 96 collages have postgraduates departments for imparting PG teaching. Under Siddha system there are six Siddha medical colleges. Out of these six, two colleges are having the postgraduate teaching facility. [Read more...] [?] Share This Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →
Ancient India
Ajatasatru and His Successors
Ajatasatru(493-462 B.C.) continued his father’s policy of expansion through military conquests. First, a fierce struggle started between Magadha and Kosala. Prasenajit’s sister who was the wife of Bimbisara died of grief at the death of her husband. Prasenajit could not tolerate it and asked Ajatasatru to return Kasi which was given in dowry to Bimbisara. Ajatasatru, refused and thus a protracted war began between Magadha and Kosala. The war remained indecisive for a long time but ultimately... [Read more...]
Religion-Spirituality
Sisunaga and His Successors
(430-364 B.C.) Sisunaga had gained respect under the weak successors of Ajatasatru and, probably, became the ruler of Magadha with the consent of the people. He proved to be a capable ruler and extended the territories of Magadha. He defeated the neighbouring rival state of Avanti, Vatsa and Kosala annexed theri territories to Magadha. Sisunaga was succeeded by his son Kalasoka or Kakavarna. He made Pataliputra the capital of Magadha. Kalasoka was murdered because of a palace conspiracy and, probably,... [Read more...]
Communications
3G Services For Mobiles To Get Costlier
Third generation (3G) services on your mobile phone, such as high-speed internet access, video conferencing, movie clips and interactive gaming are going...
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HRD Ministry Okays IIT Fee Hikes
The HRD Ministry will soon inform IITs about its decision on doubling of fees from the next academic year. A senior ministry official said Minister Arjun...
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History of Paintings In India
The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times, some of them are older than 5500 BC. Carved pillars of Ellora, Maharashtra...
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Sisunaga and His Successors
(430-364 B.C.) Sisunaga had gained respect under the weak successors of Ajatasatru and, probably, became the ruler of Magadha with the consent of the people. He...
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Gas Pipeline Deal Soon With Iran
Iran, Pakistan and India would soon give final shape to the proposed three-nation gas pipeline, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday night. Talking...
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Survey and Exploration of Natural Resources
Exploration of plant resources of the country and identification of plant species with economic virtues is carried out by the Botanical survey of India...
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Vande Matram-National Song of India
The song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji, was a source of inspiration to the people in their struggle for freedom. It has...
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Man Who Gave Us Electronic Voting System Is No More
S. Rangarajan, the man who gave India the Electronic Voting Machine has passed away. He was more popular under he penname Sujatha which he used for ...
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No Parking Facility in Community Centers
A Community centre is meant to provide better facility and more space for family functions and peaceful gathering but the Municipal Corporation of Delhi...
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Sixth Pay Commission Implemented
On eve of 61st independence day govt has implemented sixth pay commission. The new pay structure would be effective retrospectively from 1 January 2006. Read...
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Sisunaga and His Successors(430-364 B.C.) Sisunaga had gained respect under the weak successors of Ajatasatru and, probably, became the ruler of Magadha with the consent of the people. He proved to be a capable ruler and extended...
Ajatasatru and His SuccessorsAjatasatru(493-462 B.C.) continued his father’s policy of expansion through military conquests. First, a fierce struggle started between Magadha and Kosala. Prasenajit’s sister who was the wife of...
The Factors That Led To Rise of MagadhaThe kingdom of Magadha rose to pre-eminence during the period the period of Bimbisara and became the first great empire in India by the time of the Nandas. Apart from ambitious and powerful rulers, other...
Rise of MagadhaMagadha was a very ancient kingdom but for quite a long time it remained only a small state. It came into the limelight under Brihadratha, a Chedi prince. The famours Jarasandha who once defeated Krishna...
Sixth Pay Commission ImplementedOn eve of 61st independence day govt has implemented sixth pay commission. The new pay structure would be effective retrospectively from 1 January 2006. Read full report here [?] Share This Popularity:...
Abhinav Bindra Bags Gold Medal At Beijing OlympicsAbhinav Bindra With Gold Medal Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle in Beijing on August 11. Bindra shot a total score of 700.5. He scored over China’s Zhu Qinan who...
The Magadha ImperialismThe history of India assumes a more or less definite shape towards the end of the seventh century B.C. During this period, the whole country was divided into a number of independent states. North India...
The Varna Hindu Social OrganisationThe Hindu sastra-karas (i.e. those who have written the Sastras, the scientific treatises) have taken man into account as a social being with reference to four broad factors that influence his life and...
Comparison of Buddhism, JainismBuddha and Mahavira were contemporaries and there was much in common between Buddhism and Jainism. Because of the striking resemblances, certain scholars have opined that Jainism originated in Buddhism. There...
Jainism, Buddhism and HinduismThere are certain similarities and distinction between Brahmanism and Jainism and Buddhism. Buddha did not give a new divine book to his followers; nor did he condemn any fundamental belief of the Brahmanical...
