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    Cauvery River Issue

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    ------------------------------------------------- Kaveri River water dispute Kaveri river flows in South Karnataka and then to Tamil Nadu. The sharing of waters of the river Kaveri has been the source of a serious conflict between the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The genesis of this conflict‚ rests in two controversial agreements—one signed in 1892 and another in 1924—between the erstwhile Madras Presidency and Princely State of Mysore. The 802 km Kaveri river [1] has 32‚000 sq km basin area in Karnataka

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    Nestle’s evidence does not establish the distinctiveness of shape on the date of application. Nestle argued that the shape was not functional and relied on the decision of Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand in Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. v Horizon Biscuit Company Limited and Cadbury Confectionary Limited where it was IPNOZ conceded that while the shape had some functional aspects it was not entirely functional or so functional that the shape was descriptive of chocolate bars. However

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    Explore the ways barker present the theme of self exploration through the interaction between the character‚ Prior and Rivers. Regeneration‚ inspired by the war adapts the personal and psychological effects of war trauma to create characters that show how the war changed people and what it did it mentally. Through the characters of prior and rivers. Barker creates the theme of self exploration between their relationship and interactions. To take us into an insight into the writers perspective

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    “On the Rainy River” The short story “On the Rainy River” is an integral chapter in the memoir The Things They Carried written by William Timothy O’Brien. The short story is written through the perspective of O’Brien in present day and as a young man faced with a draft notice for the Vietnam War. In “On the Rainy River‚” O’Brien portrays the importance of bravery of individuals in the society through the use of symbolism‚ powerful tone‚ reflective point of view‚ narrative devices‚ and through the

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    Merck - River Blindness

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    Merck and Co. and river blindness MANUEL VELASQUEZ‚ Business Ethics. Concepts and cases 4th edt.‚ Prentice Hall‚ Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey‚ 1998 River blindness is an agonizing disease that affects some 18 million impoverished people living in remote villages along the banks of rivers in tropical regions of Africa and Latin America. The disease is caused by a tiny parasitic worm that is passed from person to person by the bite of the black fly which breeds in river waters. The tiny worms

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    Salmon Without Rivers

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    Salmon Without Rivers: A Summary The story of the Pacific salmon is a tragic one. Humans have consistently created conditions that threaten the livelihood of the salmon. Yet the salmon continue to fight despite the assault that has taken place on their habitat for over 150 years. In Salmon Without Rivers‚ Jim Lichatowich (1999) explores this assault as well as discusses man’s attempt to restore salmon to the Pacific Northwest. His detailed analysis of the history of the Pacific salmon sheds

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    Sindhu River Originating from Kailash mountain‚ it covers 550 kms in Jammu and Kashmir. From there it enters Leh‚ and gets mingled with Zanzkar river. In Punjab it is met with five major rivers of Punjab – Jhelum‚ Chenab‚ Ravi‚ Beas and Satluj. The word Sindhu originates from the word sidh meaning to keep off . The river Sindhu has been mentioned 176 times in Rigveda‚ 95 times in plural‚ used in the generic meaning. In Rigveda – the Ancient Indian Scripture( 1500 B.C.)‚ is the earliest chronicle

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    River Restoration - Soft Engineering The River Cole‚ Oxford The River Cole forms part of the border between the counties‚ Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. It is a tributary of the River Thames and joins it near Lechlade. Many mills have altered the river by straightening and polluting it. Much of its upper course has been built over due to urbanisation and so the exact location of the source is unknown. It also flows through National Trust land. The River Cole had become very polluted and

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    Describe and explain the changes that take place in the land use of the River Tees drainage basin The River Tees is located in North East England. Its source can be found in the moorland area of Cumbria‚ in the Pennine Hills which receives an average annual rainfall of 1200mm. The source is about 750m high up into the Pennines. The river’s mouth can be found in Teesbay‚ where it enters the North Sea. The source soon turns into a gentle stream‚ where the land is mainly used for sheep farming. The

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    Shoals Tennessee River

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    portion of the Tennessee River‚ was part of the Tennessee River. The river was unique because it had a 130 foot drop in elevation for 30 miles. The drop in elevation made it seemingly impossible to travel upstream‚ or against the current. The drop in the elevation created rapids‚ called “shoals”. This part of the Tennessee River is where the Tennessee Valley Authority originated. The Tennessee River Valley was a very fertile place. Cotton and corn thrived growing in the river valley. However‚ this didn’t

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