Governments are classified into unitary and federal on the basis of the nature of relations between the national government and the regional governments. By definition, a unitary government is one in which all the powers are vested in the national government and the regional governments, if at all exist, derive their authority from the national […]
Read More »A technological device of immense consequence for the modern experience was invented shortly before the mid- 19th century: the camera, with its attendant art of photography. From the time Frenchman Louis-Jacques-mandé Daguerre (1789–1851) and Briton William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) announced the first practical photographic processes in 1839, people have celebrated photography’s ability to make […]
Read More »Meaning and significance Like any other modern state, India has two kinds of people—citizens and aliens. Citizens are full members of the Indian State and owe allegiance to it. They enjoy all civil and political rights. Aliens, on the other hand, are the citizens of some other state and hence, do not enjoy all the […]
Read More »THE PREAMBLE The American Constitution was the first to begin with a Preamble. Many countries, including India, followed this practice. The term ‘preamble’ refers to the introduction or preface to the Constitution. It contains the summary or essence of the Constitution. It is as the ‘identity card of the Constitution.’ It has been amended by […]
Read More »Fundamental Rights at a Glance Category Consists of Right to equality (Articles 14–18) (a) Equality before law and equal protection of laws (Article 14). (b) Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (Article 15). (c) Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment (Article 16). (d) Abolition of […]
Read More »He launched a massive peace promoting operation in the sphere of Foreign Affairs. Most damage to promote cleared relations big Next Door neighbours like Nepal Afghanistan Burma Pakistan and salon. She made his presence Nonaligned Summit held at Cairo 1) nuclear disarmament 2) peaceful settlement of border disputes 3) freedom from foreign domination and racial […]
Read More »Causes of the war Kashmir remained a bone of contention India and Pakistan. India consistently maintained that Kashmir was an inseparable part of India and Pakistan disputed India’s claim. Encouraged by the strategic support given by the US and diplomatic friendship extended by China, Pakistan decided to impose a military solution on India. 1) to […]
Read More »The Language Policy During India’s freedom struggle, national leaders carried on the movement through the medium of regional languages and demanded the replacement of English by a national language. After Independence, the Constituent Assembly debated the issue and arrived at a compromise formula. The Constitution spelled out the language policy and stipulated that Hindi would […]
Read More »PM with a difference: On 2 June 1964, Shastri was asked by the President to form a new government. Shastri retained the members of the erstwhile Nehru cabinet and inducted two new ministers, S. K. Patil and Indira Gandhi. She agreed to join Shastri’s government as Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Shastri not only […]
Read More »Carving and Casting Sculptural technique falls into two basic categories, subtractive and additive. Carving is a subtractive technique. The final form is a reduction of the original mass of a block of stone, a piece of wood, or another material. Wood statues were once tree trunks, and stone statues began as blocks pried from mountains. […]
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