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The old debate on the public versus the private sector— which one of the two is better for the growth of Indian economy—has been long alive.It has assumed increased importance with India’s recent impressive performance in all fields—from IT to computer software, from telecommunications to health, from generation of energy to manufacturing of industrial goods.While the popular belief is that most of the public sector undertakings are white elephants—a drain on the Indian economy, the fact remains that many public sector undertakings, mainly in the field of telecommunications and petroleum and gas explorations such as the Bharat Sanchar Nigam and the National Thermal Power Corporation, have outperformed most of the private sector undertakings in the same fields and registered more profits than them. Image Source: aei.org ADVERTISEMENTS: In telecommunications, the…

The biosphere and ecosystem are self sustaining. Nature main­tains a balance in land, water, air and the entire living organism in the world.Any imbalance in the biosphere is called environmental pollution.The grand industrial development, the green revolution, the trans­port expansion, the rapid growth of cities and accidental management of natural resources has badly affected environmental balance. ADVERTISEMENTS: The pollution of air and water will soon reach a point when no place on the earth will remain safe.Due to large scale industrial and human settle­ments on the banks of the rivers many rivers have become gloomy and dark. The large scale industrial waters, and oil poured in the sea have started killing marine life.Undoubtedly the modern technological development has been the main cause of polluting our air, ocean and rivers etc.…

WTO permanent activities include the collection and updating of available information on training needs and special activities include participation in technical cooperation projects for vocational training. Through its international centre for Advanced Tourism Studies (CIEST), it provides a comprehensive range of vocational training and permanent education programmes by correspondence and residential study circles.WTO functions through its various organs. The responsibilities of these organs are well defined within the framework of the organization. The three main organs through which the WTO functions are:(a) General Assembly ADVERTISEMENTS: (b) Executive Council(c) The Secretariat magnificentmaharashtra.files.wordpress.com (a) General Assembly: The General Assembly is the supreme organ of the organization. It is also the sovereign body of the WTO. The General Assembly is composed of delegates representing full members, associate members and representatives of Affiliate Members.…

1. Which one of the following is not a local name of shifting cultivation?(A) Dhya(B) Kumri ADVERTISEMENTS: (C) Podu(D) Rai2. Where was the Imperial Forest Research Institute set up in 1906?(A) Delhi ADVERTISEMENTS: (B) Bangalore(C) DehradunD) Bastar Image Source: slate.com ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. Which one of the following is the local name of shifting cultivation in Central America?(A) Lading(B) Milpa(C) Chena(D) Podu 4. The ‘Scorched earth’ policy in Java was followed by the:(A) Japanese(B) British(C) Dutch(D) French5. When was the Indian Forest Service set up by Brandish?(A) 1863(B) 1864(C) 1865(D) 18666. Who among the following was the first Inspector General of Forests in India?(A) Dietrich Brandis(B) John Dawson(C) Nagurunderi(D) None of the above7. How many percent of world forest area was cleared for industrial uses, cultivation, pastures and fuel wood between…

Huber and West (2002) delineate the following phases of leadership: Phases (1) The first phase is the personality or trait theory of leadership, whereby successful leaders are seen as possessing particular qualities and characteristics typical of good leaders. The personality theory focuses on great men and women leaders in history, for example: Mahatma Gandhi, Mandela, Churchill and Thatcher.Leaders are expected to study the lives of these leaders and then attempt to emulate their behaviours and attitudes. Many of these great leaders vary tremendously and copying their behaviours is an almost impossible task. volleycall.files.wordpress.com ADVERTISEMENTS: (2) The second phase includes examining what good leaders actually do. In this phase, certain traits are believed to relate to successful leadership. However, empirical studies have not established a definite link between particular traits, or…