During World War II, MIS graduates took on active service in every combat theater and engaged in every major battle launched against Japanese military forces. According to Major General Charles Willoughby, G2 Intelligence Chief for General Douglas MacArthur, these Nisei shortened the Pacific war by two years.
Alcohol is probably mankind's oldest drug. Surely, it is the oldest legal drug of abuse. Al-kohl is Arabic for finely ground antimony used as eye liner, and it came to mean any exotic essence. Over the years, physicians have prescribed it as a tranquilizer, sedative or hypnotic. This is because this drug is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The legal drinking age in India and the laws which regulate the sale and consumption of alcohol vary significantly from state to state. In India, consumption of alcohol is prohibited in the states of Gujarat, Manipur, and Nagaland as well as the union territory of Lakshadweep. Kerala government has planned to implement almost full prohibition of hard liquor in a phased manner, which will take 10 years starting from third quarter of 2014. All other Indian states permit alcohol consumption but fix a legal drinking age. In some states, the legal drinking age can be different for different types of alcoholic beverage. In spite of legal restrictions, alcohol consumption in India has risen over 55% over a period of 20 years (according to OECD figures).