V.K. Sharma
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Animal world is very colourful and have a varied form of nature and behavioural characteristics that live on dry land some take in air and emit it. These phenomenas are termed inhalation and 'exhalation'; for instance, man and all such land animals are furnished with lungs, others, again, do not inhale air, yet live and find their sustenance on dry land; as, for instance, the wasp, the bee, and all other insects. Some animals at first live in water, and ...
As one of the world’s major religions, founded on the spiritual principles of ahimsa (non-violence), truth, and righteous conduct, Jainism has today 2,600 years of a splendid living tradition – withu a well-defined world view, metaphysics and code of ethics. A leading scholar, V.K. Sharma here presents an altogether fresh, pan-Indian historical survey of this great religion, spelling out its beginnings, antiquity, doctrines, tirthamkaras, country-wide spread ...
Trees being perennial, are the main source of providing green cover to the soil they bind the soil and provide more biomass to the soil than other sources. Green parts of the trees, particularly the foliage converts the solar energy into real energy--carbohydrates, sugar, fats, proteins, vitamins, hormones, wood, charcoal, petrol, gems, diamonds etc. Benefits and utilities of the trees have been discussed in the respective chapters of the book. Since trees are ...
We have been neglecting the practical side of Horticulture inspite of the fact that area under such crops has increased. This has led to less production in comparison to other countries. Moreover, the quality of our produce is also below the normal standards. A need was felt to prepare a book to create an awareness among the growers, producers, planners, teachers, students and consumers, about the recent techniques developed by the universities and other ...
Trees have been attracting the attention of all types of people, ranging from growers to consumers of their products apart from saints, writers and Gods. They have been in the use since the dawn of civilisation and every-body had tried to use and harm them as they could. Since they have been very useful for all of us, we have used them indiscriminately to the extent of their being pushed to the interiors of the mountains. There is a need to increase their number ...
The six week continuous war on terrorism in Afghanistan by U.S. has shown that terrorism is an organised crime and Afghanistan represented this crime.This is true that all the Islamic countries should not be blamed for encouraging terrorism and Islam should not be identified with terrorism. Nevertheless, the fact remains that most of the terrorist outfits have emerged in the Muslim world. This book mainly deals with the U.S. action on terrorism.
Trees have been serving the mankind since ages. They provide us the basic necessities like food, shelter and fodder apart from providing us many other advantages that are providing us many other advantages that are either direct or indirect. They provide us fruits of different shapes, colours and sizes that are nutritive and do not need any recommendation for their use by the mankind. Apart from man, they are food providers for the birds and animals. Houses and ...
Horticulture has a special significance for the economic development, especially of the hilly regions. Most of the people, though hard working and face the calamities of nature and live in harsh conditions, yet produce lot of fruits, vegetables and other flowering and ornamental plants including the medicinal and aromatic plants. In order to increase the productivity of horticultural crops growers must take the advantage of the expertise of scientists. Keeping ...
Plant propagation is an art and science which can be learnt with some experience and knowledge about the physiological and other activities of the plants. In order to become a successful nursery grower for perennial plants like fruit trees, avenue trees, landscaping trees and other plants of economic importance, one has to raise plants of paramount quality. Plants must have some desirable characteristics like freedom from diseases, insects and viruses, ready to ...
Agricultural mechanization is a sine qua non to remove drudgery, improve working comfort, enhance timeliness, reduce losses and increase production and productivity. Accordingly, use of better power viz., tractors and different types of agricultural machines in Indian agriculture has risen sharply on Indian farms to boost food and fibre production. But to safe guard the user’s interest, to ensure better quality and reliability of machines and ...
The caste system even after independence is so troublesome organisation in India that it has created untouchability, discrimination, feelings of low and high and gaps between man and man that are becoming wider day by day. Such a caste system is not only detrimental to society but is also harmful to national integrity. It is sincerely hoped that this book will be of immense help to all the researchers, students, teachers and general readers having been interest ...
This book in the series on the origins and development of the various sciences concentrates its focus onto earth science. The book takes such on approach to describing the history of earth science, such that it incorporates the beginning of the various disciplines within its purview. The roots of Earth science ostensibly began with the development of geography, and all the fields that have been incorporated since then within this science have been done so only ...
This book in the series on the origins and development of the various sciences focuses its attention on geology, as it is a subject serving as a crucial key to unlock the secrets of the earth we inhabit. It chronicles the origins and evolution of geology as a crucial scientific discipline in a highly detailed and interesting format. The events that prompted it study, its development throughout the ages, the debates and issues surrounding it, and the processes and ...
This work, a magnum opus in the field of palmistry, is the result of the learned author’s extensive research of over thirty years. After reading thousands of hands, he had been predicting future of so many personalities of international fame, which included the death of Smt Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, gulf war, US attack on Iraq, and a number of such other remarkable events of the world many years in advance. Panditji will ...