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The ozone layer is a belt of naturally occurring ozone gas that sits 9.3 to 18.6 miles (15 to 30 kilometers) above Earth and serves as a shield from the harmful ultraviolet B radiation emitted by the sun. Ozone is a highly reactive molecule that contains three oxygen atoms. It is constantly...

Approximately 90 per cent of all ozone is produced naturally in the stratosphere. While ozone can be found through the entire atmosphere, the greatest concentration occurs at an altitude of about 25 km. This band of ozone-rich air is known as the "ozone layer". Ozone depletion is the term...

The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) allows a local host to obtain files from a remote host but does not provide reliability or security. It uses the fundamental packet delivery services offered by UDP.The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is the standard mechanism provided by TCP / IP for...

Layer 3 (L3) - Following L3 signaling messages will be supported in MINS BSC Subsystem, which will be sent or received on logical channels f-csch & r-csch. Same way the user traffic messages will be carried on logical channels f-dsch & r-dsch. When message is passed to the L3 from the...

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a law which provides for 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Castes (OBCs) in educational institutions supported by the Central government. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan ruled that the Central Educational...

Compared to the Kyoto Protocol's mandate of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit the harm that could be caused by climate change. The Montreal Protocol's mandate (mission?) of eliminating existing chemicals then in use in the industry and in domestic situations that are harmful to the...

RESERVATION ROW: Thousands of students protested OBC quota in institutes of higher learning. New Delhi: The Centre has rejected the recommendations of a Parliamentary Standing Committee to exclude the Creamy Layer from the purview of the 27 per cent OBC quota in Government-aided institutions of...

Caught in a piquant situation over the Supreme Court order on the issue of creamy layer in reservation for SCs and STs, the Government may opt for a Constitution amendment in the coming Winter Session of the Parliament to remedy the situation. The matter has become urgent as Assemly elections...

The Union Cabinet on Monday cleared the Bill proposing to reserve 27% seats in all educational institutions, barring the specialised ones, run and aided by the central government after quota hawks stubbed out the suggestion to keep the rich and affluent among the “backwards” out of the...