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Nuclear energy and its impact

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Across the globe, Nuclear energy is considered as the cheapest and most efficient way to produce energy. Though, it uses non-renewable sources like fossils, nuclear plants can produce as much as energy to power the globe if used appropriately. Nuclear power plants have their own pros and cons. Even though it has a handful of advantages, the world has faced huge challenges in maintaining nuclear power plants. Various disastrous incidents has forced various countries to shut down these plants even though they are cost-efficient. Although few countries have these plants in large numbers to fulfill the demand, many developed countries like the United States and Japan have decided to stop generating nuclear energy by 22nd century. Unfortunately,India hasn’t realised this yet and is investing huge amounts to construct nuclear plants. One such example is of the recent Japan Fukushima accident on 11 March 2011. This explosion was a result of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake followe...

Importance of teachers in our daily life

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Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well. ~ Aristotle Education is very important for everyone. A good teacher helps us become a good human being in the society. Not only does it enlighten a child's future, but also brightens the country's future. Doctor Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan once said that teachers form the backbone of the educational society and thus the divine art of shaping the future is in their hands. Teaching is not a mere job, instead it is a huge responsibility educators take up. Teachers are a very essential source of transferring knowledge to students and making the world a better place to live. At first, everyone is just a quint of clay. It is the teacher who mould us into who we will be in our future. Facing the challenges of life without education is very difficult. There is a very familiar saying in Sanskrit that quotes, “Matha(mother),Pitha(f...