Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90%.EVD outbreaks occur primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests. The virus is transmitted to people from wild …
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Modernization of Passport Services in India
The Passport Seva Project is one of the largest Mission Mode projects of the Government of India under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). The project is being successfully executed by the Ministry of External Affairs in Public-Private-Partnership with Tata Consultancy Services as the Service Partner. The existing infrastructure, systems and …
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Sikhism teaches and encourages us to be selfless, responsible and to live in harmony with the environment. The ethics of environmentalism are enshrined in the basic teachings of Sikhism. The holy book of Sikhs states “Air is the Guru, water is the father and Earth is the great mother. Day …
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