Child Sexual Abuse Sexual abuse is unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators using force, making threats or taking advantage of victims not being able to give consent. Most victims and perpetrators know each other. Children are considered soft targets for sexual abuse because they may not realize that they are being abused. Commonly, abusers are persons […]
Cancer Cancer causes about 4 million deaths annually throughout the world. Cancer is an abnormal and uncontrolled division of cells that invade and destroy surrounding tissue forming a tumour or neoplasm (new growth). It is a heterogeneous group of cells that do not respond to normal cell division. The cancerous cells migrate to distant parts
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Powers and Functions of the Governor The Governor is the head of the state executive and he has enormous powers. In the exercise of functions and powers, the Governor, except in certain cases, is to be guided by the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister under Article 163.
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Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly: The Speaker is elected by the Members of the Legislative Assembly itself and is the Presiding Officer of the Assembly. The Speaker has the responsibilities and powers of conducting the business of the assembly in an orderly manner, maintaining decorum and regulating its procedure in terms of allowing the
Endocrine glands Endocrine glands in animals possess a versatile communication system to coordinate biological functions. Exocrine glands and endocrine glands are two kinds of glands found in animals. Endocrine glands are found in different regions of the body of animals as well as human beings. These glands are called ductless glands. Their secretions are called
The objective of National Mission for the Empowerment of Women (2011) Promote holistic development of women, gender equality and gender justice through inter-sectoral convergence of programmes. It impacts women, forging synergy amongst various stakeholders and. creating an enabling environment conducive to social change. Centrally Sponsored Scheme Objective Strengthen efforts towards achieving empowerment of women through
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This law states that every particle of matter in this universe attracts every other particle with a force. This force is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the centres of these masses. The direction of the force acts along the line joining the
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PROPERTIES OF LIGHT Light is a form of energy. Light always travels along a straight line. Light does not need any medium for its propagation. It can even travel through a vacuum. The speed of light in vacuum or air is, c = 3 x 108 ms-1 Since light is in the form of waves,
Bioplastics Bio-based plastics means they have been developed from biomass (plants) such as corn, sugarcane, vegetable oil or wood pulp. Biodegradable plastics are those which possess the characteristics of biodegradability and composability. They can be converted into natural substances like water, carbon dioxide, and compost by the action of micro-organisms in the environment. Bioplastics are
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Indian Council for Agricultural Research ICAR is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. It was established on 16 July 1929. ICAR was formerly known as the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research. Indian Council of Agriculture Research is the apex body
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