INDEX of All the Subjects
Ethics
Contents
Western Moral Thinkers
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Epicureanism
Stoicism
Utilitarianism
Kantianism
Moral Thinkers of Twentieth Century
Introduction
G.E. Moore
Sir David Ross
A.J. Ayer
C.L. Stevenson
R.M. Hare
John Rawls
SUMMARY
Ethical Ideas in Indian Philosophical Tradition
Hinduism
Jainism
Pride
Buddhist Ethics
Gandhian Ethics
Lessons from the Lives of Great Leaders, Reformers and Administrators
Introduction and Approach
Vivekananda
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Sri Aurobindo
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Dayananda Saraswati
Narayana Guru
Sir Rabindranath Tagore
Kautilya
Guru Ravidas
Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, Determinants and Consequences of Ethics in Human Actions
Introduction
Definitions of Ethics
Ethical Standards
Ethics that Shape Society
Analytical Ethics (Metaethics)
Criticisms of the Doctrine of Double Effect
Sources of Ethical Guidance: Laws, Rules, Regulations and Conscience
Introduction
Ordinary Meaning of Law
Meaning of Law in Ethics
Types of Law According to Aquinas
Constitutional Values
Conscience
Ethical Reasoning and Moral Dilemmas
Introduction
Ethical Situations
Process of Moral Decision Making
Ethical Dilemmas
Frame Work for Analyzing Ethical Dilemmas
Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct
Introduction
Distinction between Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct
Codes and Laws
Internal Regulation
Codes of Conduct for Civil Servants: General Principles and Approach
Reporting Details of Properties and Transactions
Financial Propriety
Political Neutrality
Other Norms
Individual Ethics of Civil Servants
Introduction
Character and Personality
Virtue Ethics
Types of Virtues
Recent Views on Ethics for Civil Servants
Civil service ethics in different schools of thought
Ethical and Sensitive Conduct
Code of Conduct for Ministers
Introduction
Framework for Ethical Behaviour
Ethical Standards Prescribed by Nolan Committee
SARC's Views on Code of Ethics for Ministers
Mechanisms for Fighting Corruption
Introduction
Defining Corruption
Widening the Definition of Corruption
Roots of Corruption
Causes of Corruption
Systemic Reforms for Curbing Corruption
Administrative structure and procedures for curbing corruption
Types of Vigilance
Fight against Corruption: Current Issues
Introduction
Delays in Departmental Proceedings
Disciplinary Proceedings
Sanction for Prosecution
Speeding up Trials under the Prevention of Corruption Act
Protection to Whistleblowers
Constitutional Protection to Civil Servants – Article 311
Multi-pronged Approach to Reducing Corruption
Citizens' Initiatives and Civil Society
Social Audit
Systemic Reforms
Recent Measures
Improvement in Accuracy of Electoral Rolls
Coalition and Ethics
Lokpal
Historical Background
Recent Developments
Main Provision of the Bill
Lokpal's Jurisdiction
Procedure for Complaint Handling
Controversial Issues
Conclusion
The Right to Information Act
Key Concepts
RTI's Main Strategy: Disclosure
Central Information Commission (CIC)
Complaints under RTI Act
The Official Secrets Act
Overview of the Impact
Citizen’s Charter
Introduction
The Indian Scenario
Rationale of a Citizen's Charter
Citizen's Charters - Model Guidelines
Features of a Good Charter
Main Provisions of the Bill
Complaint Mechanism
Penalties
Main Issues
Corporate Governance
Structure and Processes of Companies
Corporate Governance
Evolution of Corporate Governance in India
Provisions Contained in the Companies Act
Attitudes
Attitude: Definition and Elaboration
Attitude: Structure
Attitude: Functions
Learning Theory of Attitude Change Classical Conditioning
Theory of Persuasion
Cognitive Routes
Attitudes and Behaviour
Explaining Inconsistency
The Principle of Compatibility
The MODE Model
Stereotyping and Prejudice
Emotional Intelligence
Introduction
Intellectual Abilities
Moral Qualities
Emotional Intelligence
Art of Criticism
Influencing People
Communicating
Conclusion
Utilization of Public Funds
Fund Vlitization in Social Sector
Constraints on Fund Utilization
Centrally Sponsible Schemes (CSS)
Transfer of Funds
Audit of Expenditure
Certification of Finance and Appropriation Accounts
Canons of Financial Propriety
Conclusion
Geography
Contents
THE HYDROSPHERE
THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
Evaporation & Evapo-transpiration
Precipitation
Surface Run-off
COMPOSITION OF HYDROSPHERE
Fresh Water Resources
Ground Water
Surface Waters
THE OCEANS
Features of the Ocean Basin
Continental Margin
Deep Ocean Basin
Oceanic Depth Zones
Bottom Topography of Indian Ocean
Properties of Ocean Water
Movement of Water in the Ocean
Waves
Currents
Cause of Ocean Currents
Currents of the Atlantic Ocean
Currents in the Pacific Ocean
Currents of the Indian Ocean
Sinking
Upwelling
Tides
Types of Tides
Some important facts about tides:
GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA
PHYSIOGRAPHY
GEOLOGY OF INDIA
MAJOR ROCKGROUPS IN INDIA
PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS
Northern Mountain System
Plains
Plateau Region
THE COASTAL PUIINS
DRAINAGE
Drainage Patterns
The Himalayan Rivers
The Indus River System
The Ganga River System
The Brahmaputra River System
The Peninsular Rivers
The Narmada Basin
The Tapi Basin
The Godavari Basin
The Mahanadi Basin
The Krishna Basin
The Kaveri Basin
CLIMATE
Monsoon
FACTORS AFFECTING INDIA'S CLIMATE
India’s Climatic Regions
Tropical Wet
Tropical Dry
Subtropical Humid
Montane Climate
Tropical Rainy Climatic Group
Dry climate group
Humid Sub-tropical Climate Group
Mountain climate
SEASONS
WINTER
SUMMER
MONSOON
Effect of Geographical Relief Features
"Bursting" of Monsoon Rains
NORMAL MONSOON RAINS
THEORIES FOR MONSOON VARIABILITY
EI Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Effect
MONSOON PREDICTION MODETS IN INDIA
EFFECTS OF MONSOON ON INDIA
NATURAL DISASTERS IN INDIA
CYCLONES IN INDIA
DROUGHTS
GLOBAL WARMING AND ITS IMPACT ON CLIMATE
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
NATURAL VEGETATION OF INIDIA
FORESTS OF INDIA
GRASSLANDS OF INDIA
WETLANDS
SOILS
Alluvial Soils
Black Soils:
Red and Yellow Soils:
Laterite Soils
Arid Soils
Saline Soils
Peaty and Organic Soils
Forest Soils
Governance issues
Contents
CHAPTER -1 AGRICULTURE & ALLIED SECTOR
INTRODUCTION
MAJOR GOVERNMENT SCHEMES/PROGRAMMES
4. Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI):
5. Rainfed Area Development Programme (RADP):
5.Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM):
6.National Horticulture Mission (NHM):
7.National Agriculture Insurance Scheme(NAIS)/Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana (RKBY):
CHAPTER – 2 INDIAN AGRICULTURE: MAJOR CONCERNS & CAUSES OF PRESENT SITUATION
INTRODUCTION
Major Concerns
Causes Underlying the Present State of Indian Agriculture
CHAPTER – 3 INDUSTRY
INTRODUCTION
PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR OVER THE YEARS
EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN INDUSTRIAL GROWTH: NEED FOR PARADIGM SHIFT
COMPONENTS OF MANUFACTURING STRATEGY IN XIITH FYP (2012-17)
NATIONAL MANUFACTURING POLICY 2011
DELHI-MUMBAI INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR PROJECT
FDI POLICY INITIATIVES
E-BIZ PROJECT
MICRO SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSME) SECTOR
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOODS MISSION (NRLM-AJEEVIKA)
XII Five Year Plan has set following targets for NRDWP:
TOTAL SANITATION CAMPAIGN (TSC)
FACTORS WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME ARE:
XII FIVE YEAR PLAN HAS ENVISAGED FOLLOWING GOALS FOR TSC:
INDIRA AWAS YOJANA (lAY)
PROVISION OF URBAN AMENITIES IN RURAL AREAS (PURA)
CHAPTER – 4 URBAN DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL URBAN RENEWAL MISSION (JNNURM)
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL URBAN RENEWAL MISSION (JNNURM) H
NATIONAL URBAN LIVELIHOOD MISSION (NULM)
DEVELOPMENT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR
CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT
CHANGING PROFILE OF "DEVELOPMENT PROCESS"
CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY
DEFINITION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS (VOS)
CHARACTERISTICS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
ROLE OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN DEVELOPMENT
SELF HELP GROUPS (SHGS)
EVOLUTION OF SHG MOVEMENT IN INDIA
SOME SUCCESS STORIES OF SELF HELP GROUP MOVEMENT
IMPACT OF SHG MOVEMENT: A NABARD STUDY
LESSONS FROM SELF HELP GROUP MOVEMENT
LIMITATIONS OF THE SELF HELP GROUP MOVEMENT
CHAPTER – 5 WELFARE SCHEMES FOR VULNERABLE SECTIONS OF THE POPULATION
INTRODUCTION
SCHEDULED CASTES (SCS)
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP
PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO CHILDREN OF THOSE ENGAGED IN UNCLEAN
TOP CLASS EDUCATION FOR SC STUDENTS
NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME (NOS)
RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS (RGNF)
UPGRADATION OF MERIT
CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF FREE COACHING
BABU JAGJIVAN RAM CHHATRAVAS YOJANA (BJRCY)
SCHEMES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SCS
SOCIALLY PROTECTIVE LEGISLATIONS
SCHEDULED TRIBES
POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP
HOSTELS FOR ST GIRLS/BOYS
UPGRADATION OF MERIT OF ST STUDENTS
FREE COACHING FOR ST
SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEME OF TOP CLASS EDUCATION
ASHRAM SCHOOL
STRENGTHENING OF EDUCATION AMONG ST GIRLS
RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP
TRIBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
NATIONAL SCHEDULED TRIBES FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
MARKET DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL PRODUCTS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER IN TRIBAL AREAS
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PROTECTION OF SCHEDULED TRIBES
PANCHAYAT EXTENSION TO SCHEDULED AREAS ACT (1996)
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PESA
SCHEDULED TRIBES AND OTHER TRADITIONAL FOREST DWELLERS
INDIVIDUAL TITLES
COMMUNITY RIGHTS
CHECKING DISPLACEMENT OF TRIBALS
SCHEDULED CASTE SUB PLAN (SCSP) AND TRIBAL SUB PLAN (TSP)
SCHEDULED CASTE SUB PLAN (SCSP)
TRIBAL SUB PLAN (TSP)
NARENDRA JADHAV TASK FORCE ON TSP/SCSP
OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (OBCS)
MINORITIES
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF MINORITIES
PRIME MINISTER'S 15 POINT PROGRAMME
MULTI-SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MSDP)
INSTITUTIONS CONSTITUTED FOR THE WELFARE OF VULNERABLE SECTIONS
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTES
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED TRIBES
THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS
THE NATIONAL BACKWARD CLASSES COMMISSION
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES
ISSUES WITH DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS CONSTITUTED FOR PROTECTION OF
CHAPTER – 6 ISSUES RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH
INTRODUCTION
WEAKNESSES OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN INDIA
PERFORMANCE OF KEY INDICATORS OF HEALTH
EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH SECTOR IN INDIA:
CONCEPT OF "UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE" FOR INDIA
Global experience of UHC suggests following facts:
NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION (NHM)
GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF NHM:
STRATEGIES OF NHM:
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NHM:
FLEXIBILITY & DECENTRALISED PLANNING: THE KEY ELEMENTS OF NHM
NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION: PERFORMANCE SO FAR
RASHTRIYA SWASTHYA BIMA YOJANA (RSBY)
CHAPTER – 7 ISSUES RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION
INTRODUCTION
ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY EDUCATION AND LITERACY
ACCESS
EQUITY
QUALITY
GOVERNANCE
THE RIGHT OF CHILDREN TO FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION ACT (RTE),
THE RTE ACT 2009 PROVIDES FOR FOLLOWING:
SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN
MID DAY MEAL SCHEME
MAHILA SAMAKHYA
SECONDARY EDUCATION
RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIK SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (RMSA)
HIGHER EDUCATION
CHAPTER – 8 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL POLICY ON SKILL DEVELOPMENT, 2009
ISSUES RELATING TO POVERTY AND HUNGER
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POVERTY & HUNGER
RELATION BETWEEN POVERTY & HUNGER
CAN VICIOUS CYCLE OF POVERTY BE BROKEN?
THE DYNAMICS & EXTENT OF HUNGER
CAN VICIOUS CYCLE OF HUNGER & POVERTY BE BROKEN?
POVERTY AND HUNGER IN INDIA
STRATEGIES FOR ELIMINATING HUNGER: ECONOMIC GROWTH VIS A VIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH VIS A VIS PUBLIC SUPPORT LED STRATEGY: EXPERIENCE
GROWTH MEDIATED STRATEGY: THE CASE OF SOUTH KOREA
OPULENCE AND PUBLIC PROVISIONING: THE CASE OF KUWAIT
SRI LANKA: SUPPORT LED STRATEGY DESPITE POVERTY
CHINA: PRE-REFORM VIS-A-VIS POST REFORM PHASE
KERALA: CASE OF REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE WITHIN INDIA
NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT, 2013
CHAPTER – 9 GOVERNANCE: MEANING & IMPORTANT ASPECTS
MEANING OF GOVERNANCE
GOOD GOVERNANCE & CITIZEN CENTRIC ADMINISTRATION
CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE
CHAPTER -10 CITIZENS' CHARTERS
INTRODUCTION
CITIZENS' CHARTERS: EVOLUTION
THE CHARTER MARK SCHEME
THE BERNARD HERDAN REPORT TO REVIEW THE CHARTER MARK SCHEME
DELIVERY OF PROMISED OUTCOMES AND HANDLING PROBLEMS EFFECTIVELY;
GENERAL DEFICIENCIES OF VARIOUS CITIZENS' CHARTERS
SUGGESTIONS FOR MAKING CITIZENS' CHARTERS EFFECTIVE
CHAPTER -11 RIGHT TO INFORMATION
INTRODUCTION
CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT IN INDIA
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER – 12 SOCIAL AUDIT
INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION OF SOCIAL AUDIT
PERFORMANCE OF SOCIAL AUDIT IN INDIA
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER —13 E-Governance
INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION OF E-GOVERNANCE
VARIOUS STAGES IN E-GOVERNANCE
TYPES OF INTERACTIONS FACILITATED BY E-GOVERNANCE
Advantages of e-Governance
E-Government Readiness Index
"GOVERNANCE" AND NOT "E" AS THE AIM OF E-GOVERNANCE
REASONS OF FAILURE OF E-GOVERNANCE PROJECTS
E-GOVERNANCE: THE INDIAN CASE
CHAPTER-14 ROLE OF BUREAUCRACY IN DEMOCRACY
INTRODUCTION
BUREAUCRACY: ROLE AND WORKING
BUREAUCRACY AND DEMOCRACY
BUREAUCRACY AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION:
Security issues
Contents
CHAPTER – 1 LINKAGE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF EXTREMISM
INTRODUCTION:
LINKAGES BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND LEFT WING EXTREMISM
CURRENT SITUATION (January 2015):
EXTREMISM IN NORTH EAST:
RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM AND ETHNIC CONFLICTS:
CHAPTER – 2 INDIA'S INTERNAL SECURITY CHALLENGES
INTRODUCTION:
INDIA's INTERNAL SECURITY PROBLEMS:
STRUCTURAL RESPONSE:
CHAPTER – 3 ROLE OF STATE AND NON-STATE ACTORS IN CREATING CHALLENGES TO INTERNAL SECURITY
STATE AND NON-STATE ACTORS
CHALLENGES TO INDIA'S INTERNAL SECURITY:
SEA ROUTES
AIR ROUTES
CHAPTER – 4 CHALLENGES TO INTERNAL SECURITY THROUGH COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
INTRODUCTION:
KEY REASONS OF CONCERN:
USE OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS:
CYBER ATTACKS
CHAPTER – 5
ROLE OF MEDIA AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES IN INTERNAL SECURITY CHALLENGES
INTRODUCTION
ROLE OF MEDIA:
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL MEDIA:
CHAPTER -.6 BASICS OF CYBER SECURITY
INTRODUCTION:
CYBER CRIME:
CYBER ATTACK:
CYBER WAR:
CYBER TERRORISM
INDIAN EXPERIENCE ON CYBER SECURITY:
STUXNET: CYBER WARFARE AGAINST IRANIAN NUCLEAR PLANTS
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER - 7 MONEY LAUNDERING AND ITS PREVENTION
INDIAN'S VULNERABILITY TO MONEY LAUNDERING — REASONS
MONEY LAUNDERING PROCESS
PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND CONVENTIONS:
CHAPTER - 8
SECURITY CHALLENGES AND THEIR MANAGAMENT IN BORDER AREAS
SECURITY CHALLENGES IN BORDER AREAS
BORDER MANAGEMENT:
COASTAL SECURITY
CHAPTER - 9 LINKAGES OF ORGANIZED CRIME WITH TERRORISM
ORGANISED CRIME
EMERGING TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIMES
ORGANIZED CRIME AND TERRORISM
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TERRORISM AND ORGANISED CRIMES
ORGANISED CRIME – TERROR CONTINUUM:
INDIA — LINKAGE BETWEEN ORGANIZED CRIME AND TERRORISM:
CHAPTER - 10
VARIOUS SECURITY FORCES AND AGENCIES AND THEIR MANDATE
INDIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES:
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATION AGENCIES:
CENTRAL FORENSIC INSTITUTIONS:
OTHER INSTITUTIONS:
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON
SECURITY ISSUES
WHITE PAPER ON BLACK MONEY
Money Laundering - Some Measures To Prevent It
NAXALISM: THE BIGGEST THREAT TO INDIA
ORGANIZED CRIME IN INDIA
Central Bureau of Investigation
RAW: India's External Intelligence Agency
Social issues
Contents
CHAPTER -1 SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN SOCIETY & DIVERSITY OF INDIA
SOCIO ECONOMIC FEATURE OF INDIAN VILLAGE:
CONCEPT OF VILLAGE REPUBLIC
JOINT FAMILY IN INDIA
CHANGING PATTERN OF FAMILY IN INDIA
KINSHIP IN INDIA
FORMS OF DIVERSITY IN INDIA
BONDS OF UNITY IN INDIA
CHAPTER – 2
ROLE OF WOMEN AND WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION, POPULATION AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES, POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES, URBANIZATION, THEIR PROBLEMS AND THEIR REMEDIES
GENDER ROLE STEREOTYPING AND WOMEN'S ISSUES
PATRIARCHY, ENTITLEMENTS AND SEXUAL DIVISION OF LABOUR
CONTEMPORARY WOMEN'S ISSUES: HEALTH AND LEGAL ASPECTS
MARRIAGE, DOWRY AND DIVORCE
CRIME AGAINST WOMEN
PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LAW
WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS:
POPULATION AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES
ISSUES REGARDING BIRTH, DEATH AND MIGRATION:
AGE STRUCTURE OF THE INDIAN POPULATION
POPULATION POLICY AND FAMILY PLANNING
PROBLEMS OF AGED IN INDIA:
GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN THE REHABILITATION OF AGED:
SEX RATIO IN INDIA
POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUE
URBANIZATION, THEIR PROBLEMS AND REMEDIES
CHAPTER - 3 EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION IN INDIAN SOCIETY
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON INDIA:
PRIVATISATION IN INDIA
EFFECT OF GLOBALIZATION ON GOVERNMENT POLICY TOWARDS FOREIGN CAPITAL:
POLITICAL IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION:
CHAPTER - 4 SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT, REGIONALISM & SECULARISM
EDUCATION:
REGIONALISM
SECULARISM
CHAPTER-1 SAMPLE QUESTION-ANSWERS
World history
Contents
Renaissance
Introduction of Renaissance
Factors Aiding the Flowering of Renaissance
Prominent Thinkers
Impact of Renaissance on Other Countries
The American Revolution
Introduction of the American Revolution
Causes of American Revolution
Important Events in American Revolution
Impacts of American Revolution
Significance of American Revolution
French Revolution
Causes of French Revolution
The Explosive Summer of 1789
The First Phase of Revolution
The French Revolution-Influence of Philosophy
Influence of the American Revolution on the French Revolution
Significance of the French Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Introduction of Industrial Revolution
Causes of the Scientific and Technological Revolution
Causes of English Industrial Revolution
Impacts of English Industrial Revolution on Society
Unification of Italy and Germany
Unification of Italy
Unification of Germany
Comparison Between Italian and German Unification
Imperialism and Colonialism
Meaning and Nature of Imperialism and Colonialism
Colonisation and Decolonisation
The British Empire : The Largest Empire in History
Decolonisation
Russian Revolution
Background of the Russian Revolution
World War I
Lenin and the Bolsheviks
End to the War
Russian Revolution
World War I
Causes of World War I
Crisis Preceding the World War I
Role of Germany In World War I
Political Implications of the World War I
The Fourteen Points of Wilson
World War II
Introduction of the World War II
Causes of the World War II
Hitler's/Germany's Responsibility for World War II
Impact of the World War II
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
Political Philosophies in Modern World
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
Nazism and Fascism
Liberation from Colonial Rule
The End of European Empires
Problems in Latin America and Africa
Post War Foundations: NATO and European Community
NATO
European Community
European Union
Fall of the Soviet Union and USA's Domination
Disintegration of the Soviet Union
Factors Responsible for the Disintegration of the Soviet Union
Cold War
End of Stalin Era
Disarmament Pacts Between USA and USSR
Socio-Economic Impact of the Cold War
Current History- from the Afghan Civil War to Arab Uprising
Brainy IAS