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The Story of Syria’s Civil War: From Dictatorship to Chaos On a quiet morning in Syria’s Sednaya prison, a 63-year-old writer, Bashar Barhoom, awaited his fate. A supporter of Syria’s dictator, Bashar Al-Assad, Barhoum had been imprisoned seven months earlier after criticizing Iran for exploiting the Syrian people. On that fateful day, Barhoom was minutes away from execution. But when the door opened, it wasn’t the Syrian security forces—it was the rebels. The opposition had overthrown Assad’s regime, and Barhoum, along with others destined for death, walked free. This single act of liberation marked the culmination of decades of oppression, rebellion, and conflict that transformed Syria into a battleground for ideologies, superpowers, and survival. The Roots of the Syrian Crisis Syria’s struggles began long before the civil war. Following independence from French rule in 1946, the country faced instability due to its diverse religious and ethnic composition. Sunni Muslims formed ...

Why the Dollar Became the Global Currency: A Historical and Geopolitical Tale The story of the U.S. dollar’s rise as the global currency is as much about history and economics as it is about power and influence. Let’s journey through time to understand how the dollar came to dominate the world. A World Before Currency Thousands of years ago, there was no such thing as currency. People traded goods through the barter system. If you had tomatoes and needed rice, you’d exchange your tomatoes with someone who had rice. While this worked for small transactions, it became a problem for larger trades. Goods like tomatoes and rice would spoil over time, making long-term trading difficult. To solve this, people began trading in durable goods like gold, silver, and copper. These metals didn’t spoil and could be stored for long periods. Lydia,(an Iron Age kingdom situated in the west of Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey), was the first to mint coins from gold and silver, simplifying trade further....

  भारत सरकार की प्रमुख योजनाएं :  Note-यह योजनाएं 2014 से 2019 के बीच लागू की गई है। 1. मेक इन इंडिया (Make In India) प्रधानमंत्री ने देश में मैन्युफैक्चरिंग को बढ़ावा देने के उद्देश्य से 25 सितंबर, 2014 को मेक इन इंडिया अभियान का प्रारंभ द्वारा किया गया था। इस कार्यक्रम का उद्देश्य देश की अर्थव्यवस्था को प्रभावित करने वाले विनिर्माण के 25 क्षेत्रों में बदलाव लाना है ताकि रोजगार में वृद्धि हो और बेरोजगारी को दूर किया जा सके। 20 हजार करोड़ की इस योजना ने देश-विदेश के निवेशकों के लिए भारत में व्यापार के द्वार खोल दिए हैं।   2. स्वच्छ भारत अभियान ( Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Mission) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 2 अक्टूबर, 2014 को गांधी जयंती के दिन स्वच्छ भारत अभियान का शुभारंभ किया था। अभियान का लक्ष्य खुले में शौच को रोकना, प्रत्येक घर में शौचालय का निर्माण करना तथा कचरे का उचित ढंग से निस्तारण करना हैं। लोगों में स्वच्छता के प्रति जागरूकता उत्पन्न करना भी अभियान का मुख्य लक्ष्य है। देश भर में जोर-शोर से क्रियान्वित किया जा रहा यह एक महाअभियान है. इसके तहत 2019...

After the merger, there will be 12 public sector banks.  Before this merger,there will be 27 public sector banks. In this post we discuss about merger of 10 public sector banks Mergers of Public Sector Banks in India: Punjab National Bank (PNB): Merged Banks: Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) and United Bank of India (UBI). Operate as: Punjab National Bank (PNB). Post-Merger Status: Together, they form the second-largest public sector bank in the country. Canara Bank: Merged Bank: Syndicate Bank. Operate as: Canara Bank. Post-Merger Status: This makes Canara Bank the fourth-largest public sector lender . Indian Bank: Merged Bank: Allahabad Bank. Operate as: Indian Bank. Post-Merger Status: This merger creates the seventh-largest public sector lender . Union Bank of India: Merged Banks: Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank. Operate as: Union Bank of India. Post-Merger Status: This forms the fifth-largest public sector lender . Bank of Baro...