A stout old lady was walking with her basket down the middle of a street in Petrograd to the great confusion of the traffic and no small peril to herself, It was pointed out to her that the pavement was the place for foot-passengers, but she replied, “I’m going to walk where I like, We’ve …
It was already late when we set out for the next town, which according to the map was about fifteen kilometers away on the other side of the hills, There we felt that we would find a bed for the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met no one …
Seven-year-old Jim came home from the park without his new bicycle. “An old man and a little boy borrowed it”, he explained. “They are going to bring it back at four o’clock”. His parents were upset that he had given his expensive new bicycle, but were secretly proud of his kindness and faith. Came four …
The miseries of the world cannot be cured by physical help only. Until man’s nature changes, his physical needs will always arise, and miseries will always be felt, and no amount of physical help will remove them completely. The only solution of the problem is to make mankind pure. Ignorance is the mother of evil …
The law in many parts of the world increasingly restricts the discharge of agricultural slurry into watercourses. The simplest and often the most economically sound practice returns the material to the land as semisolid manure or as sprayed slurry. This dilutes its concentration in the environment to what might have occurred In a more primitive …
Passage Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell, It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with its own individual qualities, Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions, Such hydrocarbons are also found in other forms …
Passage Financial markets in India have acquired greater depth and liquidity over the years, Steady reforms since 1991 have led to growing linkage ad integration of the Indian economy and its financial system with the global economy, and weak global economic financial markets therefore, have had their impact on the emerging market economies. Sovereign risk …
A number of empirical studies find that farmers’ risk-averse, though only moderately in many cases. There is also evidence to show that farmer’s risk aversion results in cropping patterns and input use designed to reduce risk rather than to maximize income. Farmers adopt a number of strategies to manage and cope with agricultural risks. These …
Malnutrition most commonly occurs between the ages of six months and two years, This happens despite the child’s food requirements being less than that of an older child, Malnutrition is often attributed to poverty, but it has been found that even in households where adults eat adequate quantities of food, more than 50 per cent …
Corporate governance is based on principles such as conducting the business with all integrity and fairness, being transparent with regard to all transactions, making all the necessary disclosures and decisions, complying with all the laws of the land, accountability and responsibility towards the stakeholders and commitment to conducting business In an ethical manner, Another point …
