Glass
Glass is a non-crystalline, often transparent amorphous solid, that has widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in, for example, window panes, tableware, and optics. Glass is most often formed by rapid cooling (quenching) of the molten form; some glasses such as volcanic glass are naturally occurring. The most familiar, and historically the oldest, types of manufactured glass are "silicate glasses" based on the chemical compound silica (silicon dioxide, or quartz), the primary constituent of sand. Soda-lime glass, containing around 70% silica, accounts for around 90% of manufactured glass. The term glass, in popular usage, is often used to refer only …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2023 English
This study was published by the Centre for Education and Communication, a resource centre based in New Delhi. It was released in December 2023. The research was funded by Rosa …
However, no workers reported being provided with any safety gears like masks, eye glasses or overalls to protect them from … Complete safety gears like masks, eye glasses, shoes, overalls should be provided for protection from the hazardous materials …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
First History Lessons is a series of books published by the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata (IDSK). Aiming to simplify and explain important ideas of history, the series has been …
chanaa, with teeth so strong and stout And drank a glass of misri sharbat after a wrestling bout. But after …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 September 2023 English
This report, published by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, provides an overview of the Indian government’s policies to combat the problem of single-use plastics (SUPs) and …
sticks used on various products Thermocol (EPS) for the purpose of decoration PLASTIC CROCKERY SUCH AS PLATES, CUPS AND GLASSES … 2023 Plastic sticks (used in earbuds, balloons, candy, ice cream) Packaging/wrapping film Cutlery items (plates, cups, glasses … small-scale shopkeeper (a food and beverage seller) said that he was using paper cups that were Rs 10 costlier than plastic glasses … ice-cream sticks; Expanded polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration purpose only; Plastic cutlery such as plates, cups, glasses … sticks, ice-cream sticks Expanded polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration purpose only Plastic cutlery such as plates, cups, glasses …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 June 2023 English
The Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published this report on June 12, 2023. This is the second report in the series; the first was …
Hartmann, H. 2015. “Breaking the Social Security Glass Ceiling: A Propos- al to Modernize Women’s Benefits … Years Later: Explaining the Persistence of the Glass Ceiling for Women Leaders.” Women in Management …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 January 2023 English
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a nationwide household survey on children’s education and learning outcomes conducted across rural India. Children aged 3-16 years are surveyed based on …
can be seen from different angles as a case of a glass half full or half empty. Most children who ‘entered’ …
Freer Gallery of Art · 2023
(February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962) Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, Pottery, Metalwork, and Glass (April 12, 1955 to November 21, 1955) Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 9 December 2022 English
The ancient legacy of carpet weaving in Uttar Pradesh faces an uncertain future, as this video shows
Urmila, who now wears glasses, plans to start weaving carpets again. …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 September 2022 English
This book was published by the Azim Premji University in September 2022. It is written by Dhruti Somesh, Rohit Rao, Ranjini Murali, Seema Mundoli and Harini Nagendra. The Kannada term …
are minute, greenish and unisexual (magnifying glass required). Male flowers appear first followed … lobes on each side; flowers are minute (magnifying glass required). Flowers are arranged in a panicle of … hairy underneath. Flowers are tiny (magnifying glass required) and are found on the dorsal side of the … flowers are minute and whitish-green (magnifying glass required). The characteristic feature of this plant … prominent yellow anthers. Flowers are tiny (magnifying glass required) and hang down on the dorsal side of the …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 13 July 2022 English
This report was developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). It was released on July 13, 2022, and is the first-ever global and sector-wide …
vertical segregation is sometimes referred to as a “glass ceiling”, which points to the existence of explicit …
