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The study of animal life is, of course, ancient: but as 'zoology' it is relatively modern, for what we call biology was known as 'natural history' at the start of the nineteenth century. During the lifetime of Charles Darwin natural history turned from a gentlemanly pursuit to a modern scientific activity.
Despite widespread poverty and illiteracy, and religious and linguistic heterogeneity, India continues to sustain a viable and fairly orderly democratic government. The resilience of Indian democracy in the face of these problems coupled with the challenges posed by modernisation and accelerated social change, is explained in this book with reference to the cultural, institutional and social context of India's competitive and free and fair electoral process. The ...
This set of two volumes, containing 86 papers presented at a national seminar on Horticulture for Sustainable Development and Environment Protection, Jointly organised by the Department of Horticulture, Nagaland university and Department of Horticulture, Government of Nagaland, analyse different dimensions of horticultural development in India, in general, and NEH region, in particular. Focusing on advances in horticultural practices, fruits and ornaments, volume ...