What is Sati Pratha? Sati (also Suttee) Pratha refers the practice or act of burning of a Hindu widow on the funeral pyre of her husband in-order to show her devotion as a true wife. The woman who performs such act is called a “Sati”. Pratha is a Hindi word meaning “Practice”, “Custom” or “Tradition”. … Read more

Introduction: Population explosion is not only a problem in India; it has reached a menacing proportion all over the world, especially in the poorer countries. The population of India was around 361 million during the census of 1951. It reached over 1.21 billion during the census of 2011. The developed countries in the West or in … Read more

What is Soil Erosion? Soils wear away by the action of rain-wash, running water, streams, rivers, winds and other natural agents and thereby they are lost forever. This erosion of the upper-most layer of the earth’s crust (i.e. the soil) is known as Soil Erosion. Causes of Soil Erosion in India Soil erosion in India … Read more

Brian Drain refers the situation when highly qualified and trained people leave a country to permanently settle in some other country. It is also referred to as Human capital flight. Highly educated professional people immigrate to other advanced countries for better opportunities and a comfortable life style. The problem of Brain-drain, in our age, has … Read more

Man cannot live alone. He needs friends. Something he loves must. Therefore, he likes to live in the company of men or in the company of animals. There are some who love the company of Nature. There are also those who loved the company of books. The company of books gives the pleasure of company … Read more

Gupta Empire It was in 320 A.D. when the Gupta Dynasty came to prominence, a new era of imperial unity started again. The period which intervened between the fall of the Kushanas and the rise of the Gupta Empire is called ‘Dark Age’ in Indian history. Origin of the Guptas Not much is known about … Read more

What is Social Mobility? In spite of rigid caste structure social mobility was present in Indian society and is still prevalent. Human societies are divided into various social strata. These strata are arranged hierarchically and are considered superior or inferior to one another according to the prevalent value system in society. But any system of … Read more

Public finance means the financial transactions of the government. Under the federal structure, the financial relationship between the union government and the state governments are based on the principle of federal Finance. The Indian constitution provides a three-fold distribution of legislative powers between the centre and the states. The Seventh schedule of the constitution consists … Read more

Introduction By industrial finance we mean the organization of various types of finance needed by industries for their activities connected with the production of goods and services. Production activities include construction of buildings, purchase of machines, their repair, purchase of raw materials, engagement of laborers etc. For the performance of these activities, three types of … Read more

The founder of the Hyderabad state was Asaf Jah (also Mir Qamar-Ud-din Chin Quiz Khan). Emperor Farrukshyiar conferred on him the high sounding title of Nizam-ul-Mulk, meaning ‘Deputy of the whole empire’. Asaf Jah became the governor of the Deccan for the first time in 1713. After the fall of the Sayyid brothers he became … Read more