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                                                    GALLANTRY AWARDS  PARAM VIR CHAKRA:  Its India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or sacrifice in the presence of enemy. It can be and often has been awarded posthumously. It is the second highest award after Bharat Ratna. The medal, designed by Savitri Khanolkar, is a circular bronze disc 1.375 inches in diameter. A purple ribbon , 32 millimeters long, holds the Param Vir  Chakra. Rhe medal symbolizes Rishi Dadhichi, who had donated his bones to the Gods for making Vajra. MAHAVIR CHAKRA:  I t is the second highest military decoration in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. VIR CHAKRA:  The gallantry award is presented for acts of br...

VOCABULARY ETYMOLOGY (ALL PARTS COMBINED) VOCABULARY SERIES In this series some important words will be given with etymology (root words) Knowing roots can help you in memorizing the words more easily. You can remember the words making small groups. If you are able to remember any words from each group, you will be able to remember others with just a simple idea of the root word. Part 1 AC/ACR : Sharp, Bitter E.g.- Acid- something that is sharp, sour or ill natured   Acute - sharp at the end; ending in a point Acrid - sharp or biting to the taste or smell Acrimonious -caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature (ill-tempered)    Exacerbate - to increase bitterness or violence; aggravate Al/ALI/ALTER : other, another E.g.- Alternative - a possible choice Alias - an assumed name; another Alien -born in another country Alter ego - the second self; a substitute or deputy *Altruist - a person unselfishly concern about the welfare of o...

VOCABULARY SERIES (ETYMOLOGY) PART 2                            Learn how to deal with etymology and you will feel comfortable with words you will use. You will be able to figure out thousands of words even if you never heard or read about them. That’s why the best approach to the new words is learning etymology. ANTE: Before Anterior - placed before Antecedent - going before Antedate - precede in time Antebellum -before the war (especially the American civil war) Antediluvian - belonging to the period before the biblical period; very old ANTHRO/ANDR : man, human Anthropology - the science that deals with origins of mankind Android -robot or mechanical man Misanthrope -one who hates humans or mankind Philanderer- one who carries on flirtations Androgynous - being both male and female Androgen -any substances that promotes masculine characters Anthropocentric - regarding...

VOCABULARY SERIES In this series some important words will be given with etymology (root words) Knowing roots can help you in memorizing the words more easily. You can remember the words making small groups. If you are able to remember any words from each group, you will be able to remember others with just a simple idea of the root word. Part 1 AC/ACR : Sharp, Bitter E.g.- Acid- something that is sharp, sour or ill natured   Acute - sharp at the end; ending in a point Acrid - having an strong and bitter taste (biting, peppery, pungent) Acrimonious -caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature (ill-tempered)    Exacerbate - to increase bitterness or violence; aggravate (enhance, promote or increase)        e.g.- the forest fire was exacerbated by the lack of rain. Al/ALI/ALTER : other, another E.g.- Alternative - a possible choice Alias - an assumed name; another (Pseudonym,nickname)(bengali-orof) Alien -born i...

Female foeticide Female foeticide takes place when a foetus is aborted after it is determined to be female. Under thid illegal practice, the sex of the unborn child is determined by using ultrasound and if it happened to be a female foetus, it is aborted through medicine or surgery. It is one of the most rampant social evils in the country rooted in the patriarchal mindset where boys are preferred over girls for various irrational reasons, not only in rural but in urban areas too. To carry forward the generation, families in general prefer the birth of sons over daughters. The male child id also desired by a Hindu family to perform the last rites of the father. In the absence of whom, it is believed the father would not attain salvation after death. In most traditional conservative families, a girl child is more or less considered a liability or a burden due to the frequent demands of huge sum of money in the form of dowry at the time of marriage.   To stop this evil pra...

SCO summit The 18 th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit was held Jun 9-10 in Qingdao, China . India’s participation in the summit has revived the debate over the usefulness of this membership for the country’s foreign policy, economic development, security goals and Sino-Indian relation. The question has been debated since 2009, when India and Pakistan attended the Yekaterinburg summit as observers, and India showed interest in joining the SCO.   It was in June last year at the SCO summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, that India and Pakistan became full members of the china led grouping. Participating in the SCO as full members provides an opportunity for improving relations. The SCO charter is aimed at promoting peace and regional co-operation and all member states must abide by the Charter’s clauses. It is expected to bring about a positive change in the countries’ attitudes towards each other. This year’s summit was the first for India and Pakistan as full memb...