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Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)

Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) are included in Part IV – Article 36 to 51 of the Indian constitution. The concept of the Directive principle of State Policy (DPSP) is taken from the Irish constitution. Directive Principles of state policy are a set of instructions contained in Articles 36 to 51, which aims to promote the concept of justice,

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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established by signing the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8 December 1985. In 1980, The idea of regional cooperation in South Asia was raised for the first time. After consultations, the foreign secretaries of the seven founding countries, 7 countries were ready to establish regional cooperation. These were — Bangladesh, Bhutan,

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Fundamental Rights: Part III (Article 12 -35) – List of all Fundamental Rights in India

The fundamental rights are included in Part III (Article 12 to 35) of the constitution of India. In this article, the following topics will be discussed; Features of the fundamental rights  Types of the fundamental rights  Some landmark Judiciary judgments related to fundamental rights The concept of fundamental rights is taken (borrowed) from the constitution of the USA where it

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Human Values and Professional Ethics

Human Values are defined as the values which are related with the essence of the human element or human beings as humans i.e. when a human has an interface with other fellow being there should be a reflection of human elements such as feelings, emotions, dignity, respect, etc. Human values are standards of conduct based on the essence of humans

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Types of cooperative societies in India and cooperative Society Act

Cooperatives or cooperative societies are an autonomous association of people who come together for their socio-economic needs and goals. Cooperatives are democratically owned and each member has a single vote. A cooperative society may be: Owned by people who use the services (Consumer Cooperative). Owned by people who work there. Owner from different stakeholder groups. Platform cooperative that owned website

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Wildlife Conservation Efforts in India

Wildlife is a very broad term that generally means different species of plants and animals which live in a natural habitat. Generally, the wildlife animals live in forests and are not domesticated. India has very rich wildlife. Conservation of wildlife is fundamental to ecologically sustainable development. There are various threats to the wildlife in India: 1. Natural Causes: Floods Earthquake

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International Solar Alliance (ISA)

International Solar Alliance (ISA) is a group of 121 countries that mainly lies, completely or partially, between tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn. The main aim behind the International solar alliance is to use solar energy in spite of energy based on fossil fuels. This initiative was mainly propagated by the Indian Prime minister Shri. Narendra Modi with the

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