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Minerals - Earth's crust is rich in inorganic materials . It includes ores, that are used on a large-scale to yield metals such as iron, aluminium, copper, tin, nickel, silver, gold, platinum etc. These minerals are very useful in industrial and technological growth. Some of the metals are used as ..

Introduction - Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), Nobel Literature for literature (1913), was one of modern India's greatest poets and the composer of independent India's National Anthem. Tagore wrote primarily in Bengali, but translated many of his works into English himself. Tagore's wr..

Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Era 6: The Development of the Industrial ..

Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Era 6: The Development of the Industrial ..

Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Era 6: The Development of the Industrial ..

Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Era 6: The Development of the Industrial ..

Pollution of Water - Pollution of the environment is a major global problem of today. It is heartening to note that in the last 25 years or so, scientists and environmentalists have created a great deal of awareness on environment pollution. Several national and international laws and cha..

Lastly, we come to the nature and wildlife enthusiasts who are not in any way dependent on the forests. Environmentalists and Nature Conservationists, NGOs like the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), International Union for Conservation of Nature..

A comprehensive World Conservation Strategy for the judicious use of living resources has been formulated by the scientists of 100 countries. Some of the steps suggested to protect the wild life are: a) Special attention should be given to conserve the species, which fall in the category..

. Heavy pay-packets are not uncommon. These IT professionals can afford a life style, which a few years ago was the privilege of a selected few. A good life-style with the status of a first-class citizen. What more can one ask for? Apart from this, they can also impart values to their children. Why..