The word tsunami comes from the Japanese words "tsu" for harbour and "nami" for wave. Based on the High-Powered Committee on Disaster Management's report (2001), the term "tsunami" refers to an ocean wave that is caused by an ocean event, such as an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic … [Read more...] about Tsunami: Everything You Need to Know
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Natural Hazards and Disasters
Sustainable growth is severely hampered by the human and material losses brought on by Natural Hazards and Disasters. Lives and property can be protected by releasing precise forecasts and warnings in a simple-to-understand manner and by educating people on how to prepare for such hazards before … [Read more...] about Natural Hazards and Disasters
Types of Unemployment
Unemployment means when someone actively searches for work but is unsuccessful. Different types of unemployment are explained in this article. Unemployment is a major economic criterion for defining a nation's economic health because it shows the capability (or incapability) of healthy, educated, … [Read more...] about Types of Unemployment
Aptitude
What is aptitude? What are the nature and characteristics of aptitude? Why is it important for civil servants and what are the different varieties of aptitude for a civil servant? What are the changes required due to the changing nature of society? And what is there which still needs to be done? … [Read more...] about Aptitude
Online Gaming
What is Online Gaming? What are the different categories of Online Gaming? What are the benefits and issues related to Online Gaming? To answer these questions, read further. India has the second largest number of gamers after South Korea. China has put restrictions on the number of hours for … [Read more...] about Online Gaming
Gandhi and Ambedkar: Ideological Differences and Similarities
What are the ideological similarities and differences between Gandhi and Ambedkar? Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi also known as the ‘Father of the Nation’, was the main architect of the Indian freedom struggle, and B.R. Ambedkar was the main architect of the Constitution of independent India. Both … [Read more...] about Gandhi and Ambedkar: Ideological Differences and Similarities
