10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Short Speech on “Disaster” (250 Words)

Management
Disaster is a calamity of sudden occurrence, a catastrophe causing injury and death to a large number of people during a short span of time. image source: newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDisasters have resulted from one or more primary causes or hazards] such as an earthquake, heavy rainfall, hurricane, chemical accident, drought, or armed conflict. ADVERTISEMENTS: Some hazards e.g. earthquake and hurricane kill and injure many people at the time of impact. Often, however, the greatest toll on humankind is due to secondary effects such as flooding, fires, famine and multitude of refugees.In general, the primary cases of disasters are not preventable. Their secondary effects however are amenable to prevention, or at least mitigation.WHO defines a disaster as any occurrence that causes damage, economic disruption, loss of human life and deterioration of health and…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 283 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 283 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation:Causing danger, obstruction or injury in any public way or public line of navigation has been made an offence under this section. The section states that whoever either causes danger, or obstruction or injury to any person in any public way or public line of navigation, by either doing any act, or by making an omission to take order with any property which is in his possession or under his charge, shall be punished with fine extending up to two hundred rupees. Image Source: icsm.gov.au ADVERTISEMENTS: There must be an act done, or an omission to take order with any property which is in possession or under the charge of the accused.…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

What do you understand by Family Wakfs or Wakfs for Alal-Aulad?

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The family wakfs or wakfs for alal-aulad are primarily based on ijma, though a tradition of the Prophet is also cited in their favour. The Prophet is reported to have said, “When a Muslim bestows on his family and kindred, hoping for reward in the next world, it becomes alms, although he has not given to the poor, but to his family and children”. Image Source: 2.bp.blogspot.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Writing after the Privy Council decision in Abdul Fata Md. v. Russomony Dhur Chowdhary (in which family wakfs were held void) with much fervour and zeal, Ameer Ali wrote thus about family wakfs: “From the promulgation of Islam upto the present day there has been an absolute consensus of opinion regarding the validity of wakfs for one’s children, kindred and neighbours. Practical…
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10Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Disclosure of Identity of Victims of Certain Offences (Section 228A of IPC)

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Legal provisions regarding Disclosure of Identity of Victims of Certain Offences under section 228A of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Disclosure of Identity of Victims of Certain Offences: “(1) Whoever prints or publishes the name or any matter which may make known the identity of any person against whom an offence under Section 376, Section 376-A, Section 376-B, Section 376-C, or Section 376-D is alleged or found to have been committed (hereafter in this Section referred to as the victim) shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine. Image Source: yag-u.com ADVERTISEMENTS: (2) Nothing in sub-sec. (1) extends to any printing or publication of the name or any matter which may make known the identity of…
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09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Falsification of Accounts (Section 477A of IPC)

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Legal provisions regarding Falsification of Accounts under section 477A of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Falsification of Accounts: Image Source: img846.imageshack.us“Whoever, being a clerk, officer or servant, or employed or acting in the capacity of a clerk, officer or servant, wilfully and with intent to defraud, destroys, alters, mutilates or falsifies any book, electronic record, paper, writing, valuable security or account which belongs to or is in the possession of his employer, or has been received by him for or on behalf of his employer or willfully and with intent to defraud, makes or abets the making of any false entry in, or omits or alters or abets the omission or alteration of any material particular from or in, any such book, electronic record, paper, writing, valuable security or account, shall be…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Legal provisions regarding Stolen Property (Section 410 of IPC)

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Legal provisions regarding Stolen Property – Definition under section 410 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Section 410 of the code defines stolen property. It gives a narrow definition of the term to include any property received by theft, extortion, robbery, misappropriation and criminal breach of trust. Property, which has been obtained by means other than those mentioned above for example, by forgery, or by cheating, would not fall within the meaning of ‘stolen property’ as defined in Section 410. Image Source: cdn.abclocal.go.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The word ‘property’ has been used in Section 410 to denote only ‘movable property’.The expression ‘the possession whereof has been transferred’ does not mean that the receiver should receive directly from the thief. All it implies is that the receiver should receive property which has been obtained by…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on the Importance of Co-operative Movement to Indian Agriculture

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The co-operative movement was started in India largely with a view to providing agriculturists funds for agricultural operations at low rates of interest and protect them from the clutches of money lenders. Image Source: yourarticlelibrary.comThey meet all types of credit viz., short term, medium term and long term credit requirements. Co-operative Agricultural Credit Structure: ADVERTISEMENTS: Short term and Medium term credit (three tiers):1. State Co-operative Bank (SCB).2. District Central Co-operative Bank (DCCB). ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS). Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACS): Functions: i. To provide short term and medium term credit.ii. To supply agricultural inputs like fertilizers and seeds. ADVERTISEMENTS: iii. To provide marketing facilities for the sale of agricultural produce.iv. To associate itself with economic and social welfare programmes of the village.Sources of Funds: Share capital,…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on Hi-tech Horticulture

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Hi-tech technologies are which can be defined as those, which are modern, less environment dependent, capital intensive and have capacity to improve productivity and quality. Thematic areas: 1. Germplasm and crop improvement. Image Source: c1.staticflickr.com ADVERTISEMENTS: 2. Hi-tech crop production of horticultural crops.3. Protected cultivation.4. Hi-tech plant protection.5. Modern post harvest management. ADVERTISEMENTS: 6. Logistics and polices for Hi-tech horticulture.7. Policy issues.Overview of Hi-tech horticulture:1. Introduction: ADVERTISEMENTS: Horticulture crops occupy 13% of gross cropped area in the year of 2005-06. 37% of gross value of agriculture output and 50% of export earn­ing. Horticulture today is not merely a means of diversification from an integeral part of food and nutritional security.2. Genetic resource conservation of characteristics: 1. In vitro collection and conservation of fruit like mango, jackfruit.2. Tissue culture techniques.3. Cryo…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on High Density Planting System in India (HDP)

Management
Definition: Planting of fruit trees rather at a closer spacing than the recommended one using certain special techniques with the sole objective of obtaining maximum productivity per unit area without sacrificing quality is often referred to as HDP. Image Source: omafra.gov.on.caThe introduction of HDP may well be one of the most important advances in fruit production all over the world. ADVERTISEMENTS: First established in apple orchards in Europe.In India HDP have been successfully demonstrated in banana, pineapple, papaya and more recently mango. Advantages of HDP: 1. Efficient land use2. Reduced labour costs ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. Early cropping and bigger yield for a long time4. Improved fruit quality with efficient harvesting.In India, where large number of fruit crops are grown, there is a need to develop crop-specific strategies for developing HDP with…
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08Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on Tissue Culture & Micro Propagation

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It bypasses sexual process in the development of new crop varieties. Image Source: i.ytimg.comIt overcomes the barriers of crops incompatibility in distant crossed (interspecific and intergeneric crosses). ADVERTISEMENTS: It helps in development of transgenic (genetically engineered) plants with resistance to herbicides, biotic and abiotic stresses and improvement in quality.It is a rapid method of crop improvement, e.g. tetraploid plants can be obtained in one step through protoplast fusion.Plant Tissue Culture: Plant tissue culture refers to growth of living plant tissues in a suitable culture medium (in vitro). In a broad sense, it is referred as cultivation of plant organs, tissues of cells in test tubes on an artificial media; often the techniques of plant cell and tissue culture are also called in vitro techniques. ADVERTISEMENTS: “Culture medium” is a nutrient…
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