Inclusive Growth in India: An Introduction India’s post 1990’s economic growth has made it one of the world’s fastest growing economies in the world. Its GDP growth rates of about 9% in the last few years are historically unparalleled except by the neighbo ring China. With the rapid growth rates‚ however‚ come new challenges and new questions. One such challenging question concerns the spread of the benefits of growth across different segments of society. To ensure that growth has been well
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Indo-German Energy Programme – Renewable Energy Component PN: 08.2144.7-002.00 Date: 02.06.2014 Terms of Reference for engaging the services of a consultant to develop a roadmap for promoting solar water pumps for irrigation in West Bengal The “Indo-German Energy Programme - Renewable Energy Component” (IGEN-RE) is a bilateral technical cooperation measure between the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)‚ Germany and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)‚ Government
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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT –I (2011) Lakdfyr ijh{kk&I SOCIAL SCIENCE / Lkekftd foKku Class – X / &X Time allowed: 3 hours fu/kkZfjr le; % 3 ?k.Vs General Instructions: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) 580015 Maximum Marks: 80 vf/kdre vad % 80 The question paper has 36 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. Marks are indicated against each question. Questions from serial number 1-16 are Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Each question carries one mark. Questions from serial number 17 to 31 are 3
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EARTHQUAKES DHORI: Cracks on a salt marsh can be seen on this aerial view of the epicentre of the recent earthquake near Dhori village some 20 km. (12 miles) from Bhuj in the western Indian state of Gujarat‚ Saturday Feb. 3‚ 2001. (AP Photo/Enric Marti) AHMEDABAD: Residents of Ahmedabad‚ India‚ survey earthquake damage Saturday‚ Jan. 27‚ 2001. Officials predicted as many as 6‚000 may have been killed in the 7.9 magnitude earthquake in western India on Friday.(AP Photo/Saurabh Das) The 2001 Gujarat
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Equality in India Introduction Equality in India is a relatively recent concept as enshrined in our Constitution. The Right to Equality is a Fundamental Right‚ and our Constitution gives all Indians the right to practice it‚ irrespective of caste‚ creed‚ economic status‚ race or gender. Ancient Indian civilization was steeped in inequalities‚ mostly of caste. With the advent of Buddhism and Jainism‚ the caste system received a jolt‚ as the common man started questioning its very basis. Later
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children per woman) in 8 states‚ and is particularly high (3.7-4.0) in Bihar‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ Meghalaya‚ and Nagaland. Marriage The percentage of women who get married before the legal minimum age at marriage of 18 years has been dropping over time‚ but even now 46% of younger women age 18-29 get married before reaching their 18th birthday. More than half of women age 18-29 marry before reaching the legal minimum age at marriage in Bihar (64%)‚ Jharkhand (60%)‚ Rajasthan (58%)‚ Andhra Pradesh (56%)‚ West
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Humanities 1 Art Work Project Nalanda Monastic University One of the most influencing factors of Buddhism expansion and success in spreading the Buddha doctrine was the use of retreats and parks as monasteries‚ from the very time of Buddha Shakyamuni. While the followers of the Buddha started increasing over time with monks and nuns including all non-ordained or lay people‚ they quickly came with the need to find a place for shelter mainly from the heavy rains and other adverse
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Judicial activism is gaining prominence in the present days. In the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL)‚ citizens are getting access to justice. Judiciary has become the centre of controversy‚ in the recent past‚ on account of the sudden (Me in the level of judicial intervention. The area of judicial intervention has been steadily expanding through the device of public interest litigation. The judiciary has shed its pro-status-quo approach and taken upon itself the duty to enforce the basic
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stopped functioning due to various reasons. The operational thermal power plants of Assam are revamped and many upcoming power plants are expected facilitate the power sector of the state List of Thermal Power Plants in India Bihar Barauni TPP Kahalgaon STPS Muzaffarpur TPP Patratu Thermal Power Station in Bihar was established in 1962 under IndoRussian collaboration. List of Thermal Power Plants in India – Chhattisgarh Arasmeta CPP (private) Dr Shyama Prakash Mukharjee TPP Jindal Megha PP (private) Korba STPP
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GANDHIJI’S EARLY CAREER When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi called for a nation- wide Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in March 1919‚ his first attempt at leading an all India struggle‚ he was already in his fiftieth year. To understand the man who was about to take over the reins of the Indian National Movement and guide its destinies through its most climactic years‚ it is necessary to begin his story at least twenty five years earlier‚ in 1893‚ when as a twenty-four old barrier‚ he
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