Role of Women and Women's Organisation-Part 1

Gender :

The dictionary meaning of gender is “classification of objects roughly corresponding to the two sexes” as well as the properties of these two sexes. While discussing the differences between the sexes we generally focus on biological and reproductive functions, but differences in gender relate to various other attributes, which may be socially and culturally determined. In other words Status of Women sex is biological whereas gender is sociological, namely, the social meaning we attribute to it.

Role and Status:

Very simply, role tells us about what is expected from an individual in a particular situation, while status deals with her or his expectations arising out of that situation. To put it another way, a role deals with duties and obligations while status deals with rights (but not necessarily legal rights).

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Earths Interior

The interior of the earth is composed of three layers.

1. Crust which is divided into upper and lower by the Conard Discontinuity.
2. Mantle which is divided into upper and lower by the Reptite Discontinuity.
3. Core which is divided into  upper and lower by the Transition or Lehman Discontinuity.
4. Crust and mantle is separated by the Moho discontinuit.
5. Mantle and core is separated by the Gutenberg discontinuity.

Sci & Tech : Mobile Technology Generations

Telecommunications have grown leaps and bounds from telephones to portable radio phones to cellular phones( first generation to fifth Generation). The below document gives an overview about all the generations.

Generations of mobile wireless technology pdf download

SCi & Tech : Electromagnetic Spectrum

The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all types of EM radiation. Radiation is energy that travels and spreads out as it goes – the visible light that comes from a lamp in your house and the radio waves that come from a radio station are two types of electromagnetic radiation. The other types of EM radiation that make up the electromagnetic spectrum are microwaves, infrared light, ultraviolet light, X-rays and gamma-rays.

Medieval India - An Overview

Modern India Lectures

Modern India - Part 1

Modern India - Part 2

Modern India - Part 3

Modern India - Part 4

 

Fodder for GS

Sustainable Food security in an era of climate change

Ramachandra Guha views of India

Indian History by Romila Thapar

FDI In India

FDI in Retail


The Hindu : Columns / Chandrasekhar : The role of the small retailer

Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana

The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) aims at correcting the imbalances in the availability of affordable healthcare facilities in the different parts of the country in general, and augmenting facilities for quality medical education in the under-served States in particular. The scheme was approved in March 2006.

RTI-Dr. Manmohan Singh

The Right to Information : Issues and Concerns – Dr. Manmohan Singh

“The Right to Information act has been in force in our country for seven years now. By all accounts it has contributed in very large measure to our efforts for ensuring greater probity, greater transparency and greater accountability in the work of public authorities.