Auxin is a plant hormone that promotes growth. It plays a central role in the growth of roots, stems, and branches, as well as in the development of fruits. Auxins are also involved in phototropism (growth of plants towards light) and gravitropism (growth of plant roots towards gravity). Abscisic acid is a plant hormone that…
Access to affordable and low-cost credit plays a pivotal role in a nation’s economic development. The credit landscape can be divided into two sectors: formal and informal. The formal sector comprises institutional lenders such as banks and cooperatives, while the informal sector includes moneylenders, traders, employers, and even friends and family. Formal sector loans typically…
Several distinct sources of credit exist in rural areas, and they can be categorized into formal and informal sources: 1. Cooperative Societies: These are formal sources of credit, where members pool resources to aid each other. Examples include Farmers’ Cooperatives and Weavers’ Cooperatives. They offer affordable loans to their members, and the repaid loans are…
This excerpt is from the short story “Black Aeroplane”. Frederick Forsyth was the pilot who describes his strange flight experience he had in this story. The story is about a pilot who got lost in a dark cloud during his flight from Paris to London and was guided by a strange airplane that had appeared…
Valli was an eight-year-old girl who had a strong desire to take a bus ride. She heard the people around talking about bus rides and silently gathered all the information required before she took her first ride. She saved every single penny possible so that she could take a return journey in the bus. Eventually,…
Bishamber was a middle-aged man. He was nearly as old as Bholi’s father. He limped while walking. He also had children from his first wife. He had a big house and a shop and also a lot of money in the bank. He agreed to marry Bholi without demanding dowry. But when he came to…
As Griffin was invisible, his footprints appeared out of nowhere on the snow. The boys saw the footprints without any feet and were amazed. That’s why they started following the footprints which were of Griffin.
The major flaw in Tricki was his greed. He could tackle a meal at any hour of the day due to which, he had gained an excessive weight that turned him to a lazy and unhealthy animal.
Kisa Gotami understood that death is common to all and that she was being selfish in her grief. She understood this only the second time because it was then that she found that there was not a single house where somebody’s beloved had not died. At the first time, she was only thinking about her…