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One-man judicial Committee on OROP submits report to Defence Minister

The one-man judicial committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) set up by the Union Government, has submitted its report to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. The Union had...

October 27, 2016

Architecture of Mesopotamia

The architecture of ancient Mesopotamia encompasses the building traditions of the civilisations that developed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers from the tenth millennium BC to the sixth...

October 27, 2016

Arsenic poisoning

Arsenic poisoning, or arsenicosis, is a medical condition arising from excessive accumulation of arsenic in the body. Exposure can occur acutely over a short period or chronically over...

October 27, 2016

Realism in International Relations

Realism is a mainstay of International Relations (IR) theory. It offers a pragmatic lens through which to view the complexities of global politics. This approach focuses on the...

October 27, 2016

Calotype

The calotype, also known as the talbotype, was an early photographic process introduced in 1841 by the British pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot. It represented a landmark transition...

October 27, 2016

Candid Camera

Candid Camera is an American hidden-camera and practical-joke television format created, developed, and presented by Allen Funt. The programme emerged in the late 1940s and went on to...

October 27, 2016

Chaffing and winnowing

Chaffing and winnowing is a cryptographic technique devised to achieve confidentiality without employing traditional encryption when communicating over an insecure channel. Proposed by Ron Rivest in 1998, the...

October 27, 2016

Coalbed methane extraction

Coalbed methane extraction refers to the controlled recovery of methane gas stored within coal seams. Methane trapped in coal is both a safety hazard in underground mines and...

October 27, 2016

Coati

Coatis, also known as coatimundis, are members of the family Procyonidae and form the subtribe Nasuina, encompassing the genera Nasua and Nasuella. Their name derives from the Tupian...

October 27, 2016

Conservation of energy

The conservation of energy is a fundamental principle of physics stating that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant over time. In thermodynamic terms, the energy...

October 27, 2016

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