Around one billion people in Asian countries could be without water by 2050, says a new study conducted by MIT scientists. The study led by Charles Fant is published in the journal PLOS One. It says that adaption to water shortage will be a necessity to avoid environment and health effects. “It’s not just a…

• Crime and terrorism can potentially have a very close linkage. While there may or may not always be a linkage between the two, however, both international case studies and those in India do point towards it. • If we look at some of the regions in the country affected by terrorism, this linkage becomes…

Maharaja Ranjit Singh brought unity and welded together warring states in the land of five rivers. Before him Punjab was, only a geographical name and it had been divided into numerous, principalities headed by Sikh, Muslim and Hindu Chiefs. The foreigners from the north west had been invading Punjab for a number of centuries. Ranjit…

FIRST SIKH WAR (1845-1846) Introduction. The death of Ranjit Singh led to the disruption of the Sikh State of the Panjab which had been established after many adventures and hardships in his life-time. There prevailed anarchy and disorder within the empire on account of the weak successors and the despotic character of the Government. Kharak…

(A) NATURE OF GOVERNMENT Ans: Ranjit Singh conquered the territory from the Sutlej to the Khyber Pass, and from the borders of Tibet to Sindh. He set up an efficient system of Government. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a benevolent despot. He had great powers but he used these for the welfare of the people. He…