Articles for tag: Ancient India

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The Green Revolution and Its Impact

According to the central crop research institute in Dry land agriculture, after the green revolution, farmers began to use synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides in large doses to increase the productivity. In the decade beginning the profits from cotton began to fall and higher doses of Monochrotophos,Endosulphon, quinolphos, and other pesticides were applied. And next ...

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Amazing Inventions of Ancient India

Most Americans know very little about Ancient Indian inventions. In recent years, many strides have been made in high school and college in teaching more about traditionally neglected parts of the world. Perhaps due to its proximity to its northern neighbor, China, many Americans have only a slight understanding of Indian history and achievements. China ...

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A Glimpse of India – 1st Century BC and 1st Century AD

Among the numerous Indo-Greek rulers who seized power in the fragmented north- west territories of India during the earliest days of first century AD, one figure that stood out in particular was Menander, who went down in Indian tradition by the name Milinda. In the Buddhist text Milinda-panho (second century AD), reference is made to ...