Ved Prakash
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Terrorism is the most dangerous and sinister threat to the international community today, and has been so for the last some years. In the manner of speaking , it is veritably an existential threat to the mankind. The most extensive, persistent and aggresive genre from Jihadist terrorism., which is already spread the world over, from Indonesia in the east to the united states in the west and Scandinavia in the north to Australia in the south.The book deals with ...
Nuclear, biological and chemical weapons are the most destructive in the category of weapons of mass destruction. The United Nations has succeeded in eliminating the last two from this destructive trio through international agreements. Consequently, nuclear disarmament is one of the two most important issues presently engaging the world body, the other being the jihadist terrorism. Once the UN finds solution to these two seemingly intractable problems, the world ...
A civil nuclear energy renaissance is underway at present. Governments worldwide are reconsidering the role of nuclear power for generation of electricity due to growing energy demand, pressures and obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and rising oil prices, among other things. Public and political opposition to nuclear power is also decreasing because of the growing awareness about its benefits. In 2005, India’s Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, ...
The Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal was envisaged during Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to the U.S. in July 2005 which led to a Joint Statement announcing a slew of bilateral measures on areas like energy, space, agriculture, commerce and science and technology. The most important development perhaps was to initiate the measure to strengthen energy security and promote the development of energy markets in India with the objective of ensuring sufficient ...
The present account of Indian Valerianaceae is the outcome of critical taxonomic studies carried out by me for last several years at C.D.R.I. in addition to my assigned work for the Institute. The family is well known for its medicinal and other ethnobotanical significance. For example, two famous Indian drugs, namely 'Jatamansi' (Indian Spikenard), derived from Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) DC. and Indian Valerian, derived from Valeriana jatamansi Jones, ...
The present treatise covers the scholarly discussions on primary education and its qualitative improvement, education of the socially disadvantaged groups, girls’ education, work education, population education, value oriented education and education in science and technology. The most important feature of this book is that it brings together at one place the experiences of well known professionals working in the field of school education. General orientation ...
Human Resources Management as a Paper is being taught at the B.Com. M.Com. and other Management Courses syllabus in all Indian Universities and other Institutions. The various courses conducted by management institutions at the Central and state level too have been considered in respect of their syllabus, course contents and requirements. The major topics dealt in this book are-Human Relations Management; Personnel Management-A General Study; Personnel Policies; ...
The present compendium provides a very comprehensive and well illustrated account on this fascinating topic. It aims to familiarize readers with the enormous amount of base line data on edible roots, tubers and underground stems of ethnic India, and will be the definitive guide for our food security and alleviation of poverty and malnutrition.
The Indo-U.S. Civil Nuclear Deal--July 2005 is an epochal event setting the stage for India's tacit admission into the elite nuclear club of "Five". While opening the doors for India to the global nuclear energy market, the deal will have far-reaching impact on regional as well as international relations. Some as China and Pakistan could see it detrimental to their security interests. Others as France and Germany, acknowledging India's rising ...
India is a vast and diverse county. Many of its 28 states are bigger in size and population than some of the countries of the world. From Kashmir in the north to Kanniyakumari in the south, it stretches across over 3.5 thousand kilometers. Its people have hundreds of dialects and there are about 18 official languages which change every few miles as you travel through its expanse. Hindi is the national language and is spoken all over the country. English is also ...
The book attempts to reflect on the basic premises, relevance and impact of recommendations of the Kothari Commission on policy formulation broadly in seven thematic areas: perspectives, goals and values; equality and social justice; curriculum, pedagogy and knowledge; planning and governance; resources and national economy; research and development; and contemporary education development concerns. This publication should be of considerable interest to all those ...
This comprehensive study of terrorism in India's north-east is the result of the author's personal experience of combating terrorism in the Naga Hills and the Mizo Hills during his extended tenures in the area, followed by long years of secondary research after his retirement. It is to be noted that the terrorism in the north - east is of older vintage as compared to its counterpart in Jammu and Kashmir. Not only the present situation/terrorism and counter - ...
This two-volume book is a comprehensive study of insurrections in Jammu and Kashmir (1979 till date) and the Punjab (late 1970s to the early 1990s). Belonging to the Punjab, the author has been a life-long student of militancy in the state. Consequent to the long tenures in the valley and in Ladakh, he had an opportunity to study all aspects of the insurgency fuelled by the Islamist terrorism in this border state. The field study was complemented by long years of ...