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Important Historical location of India

  Important Historical location of India Learning Centres 1. Taxila-  The ancient learning center(Present day in Pakistan) near the bank of Indus river known for teaching high class religious(Brahmanical and Buddhist) and secular study.  Important scholars Panini, Chaanakya and Vasubandhu(Teachers)  Jivaka, Charaka, Chandragupta Maurya(Students)  The center was destroyed by Toramana(Hunas ruler) in 5th century AD.  2. Nalanda-  Renowned centre of learning established by Gupta ruler Kumargupt in 5th century AD at Nalanda district of Bihar region. It was great learning center of Buddhism, Veda and science with residential facility operated till 13th century.  In 13th century the center was destroyed by Bhaktiyar Khilji.  3. Valabhi-  Valabhi was the capital of the Maitraka empire during 5th-8th century AD.  It emerged as an important learning center of Buddhism from 600-1200 AD specialised in Hinayan Buddhism teaching and for some time considered as rival of Nalanda university. Pali lang

Trending on Internet

  Trending on Internet Mpemba effect Hot water can freeze faster than cold water in similar conditions. Dark Patterns Deceptive design patterns deployed in user interface that restrict consumer autonomy and violate consumer rights. Types of Drak Pattern- False urgency, Basket sneaking(adding extra items without user consent during checkout), Confirm shaming(using shame to nudge user actions), Forced action(compelling action), and Subscription traps(making cancellation difficult) Deep Web Parts of the World Wide Web whose contents are not indexed by standard web search engine programs. This is in contrast to the surface web, which is accessible to anyone using the Internet.  Non indexing techniques- Dynamic, non-HTML, scripted and unlinked content Private web, contextual web and software restricted.  Dark Web The dark web is a subset of the deep web that is intentionally hidden and required a specific software, configurations and authorization to access it.  It facilitate illegal digita

Ethical Terms

  Ethical Terms Conflict of Interest- Arises when official duty, public interest and personal intrest  get into conflict.  It hampers the integrity and impartiality of an individual.  Emotional Intelligence-  Ability to  recognize, understand and manage  our own emotions as well as other's emotions.  Five elements of EI(Daniel Goleman)  Self awareness Self regulation Motivation Empathy Social skills Belief-  A belief is an idea that a person holds as being true. A person can base a belief upon principles and matters of faith. Sources of belief- Person’s own experiences or experiments Cultural and societal norms Guidance by others Evaluation and  sound reasoning is a way to challenge beliefs. Value-  Stable long-lasting beliefs about what is important to a person. Values define standard of life and one's choices. With strong commitment towards a belief, that belief get transformed into a value.  Belief vs Faith- Believe is strongly held confidence or opinion. While faith is st

Cold War Doctrines

  Foreign Policy of America Monroe Doctrine(1823)- Latin American as an American Sphere of influence and rejected European colonisation of the region.  No interfere of the old world in new world.  Roosevelt Corollary(1904)-  Addition to Monroe Doctrine. USA could intervene in internal affairs of Latin  American Countries. Also known as good neighbouring policy.  Marshall Plan(1948-1951)-  Also Known as European recovery program introduced to improve the economy in Europe region and contain the influence of communism.   Cold War Doctrines Truman Doctrine(1947)- Support against communism that helped in formation of NATO in 1949.  Korean War 1950-53, Vietnam war 1955-1975 Eisenhower Doctrine(1957)-  After Suez Crisis of 1956 it was introduced to contain the influence of USSR in Middle East region.  Support to Middle East on their request Kennedy Doctrine(1961)-  Reversal of communism progress in Western Hemisphere Cuba Missile Crisis 1962 Johnson Doctrine(1965)-  Domestic revolution is