and traces its roots to the silver standard currency basket of the colonial rule. Originally produced in India in the 15th and 16th centuries by Mogul rulers‚ the currency shifted to Gold Standards in 1898 with the British dominance of the subcontinent. The currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India that manages the policies through its broader mandate as the acting central bank of India. Historically‚ the currency has been pegged to the British sterling and then to the US Dollar until 1971
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Inflation in India and comparison with Other Countries‚ its calculation‚ reason for rise of inflation and effectiveness of measures taken 1. How inflation is measured in India‚ and compares this to the way in which inflation is measured in other countries‚ e.g. the United Kingdom. Answer: Inflation has been defined as a process of continuously rising prices‚ or equivalently‚ of a continuously falling value of money. In other words‚ inflation causes the buying power of a dollar to decrease
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SLAVERY IN ANCIENT INDIA:- Slavery was a universal social evil and had its origin even from the early period of history. In India‚ its origin is closely associated with the caste system. It is believed that Sudras might have been reduced to slaves. A.L.Basham considers the Aryan conversion of the nativs into slaves as the origin of slavery in India. In ancient India slaves were well treated and their right well protected. Sarat Patil use in his book “Dasa‚ Sudra‚ Slavery” that the Sanskrit term-
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Child marriage is a common practice in many countries around the world‚ however it is especially prevalent in India‚ where more than one third of all child brides live. [1] According to UNICEF‚ 47% of girls are married by 18 years of age‚ and 18% are married by 15 years of age. [2] These marriages are often performed without the consent of the girls involved in the marriage. Indian law has made child marriage illegal‚ but it is still widely practiced across the nation. The highest rates are seen
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Chapter 3 __________________________________________________________ Balance of Payments from a Comparative Perspective: China‚ India‚ and Russia under Globalization Akira Uegaki Introduction The three regional powers of China‚ India‚ and Russia have been actively participating in international trade and international financing recently‚ although they have large populations‚ huge territories‚ and abundant natural resources‚1 which would enable them to be independent and autarkic. The globalization
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Noel Surojeet Bosch India Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of automotive and industrial technology‚ consumer goods and building technology in India. The Bosch Group operates in India through six companies‚ viz‚ Bosch Limited‚ Bosch Chassis Systems India Limited‚ Bosch Rexroth India Limited‚ Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Limited‚ Bosch Automotive Electronics India Pvt Ltd‚ Bosch Electrical Drives India Pvt Ltd. In India‚ Bosch set up its manufacturing
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like India tourism has become one of the major sectors of the economy‚ contributing to a large proportion of the National Income and generating huge employment opportunities. It has become the fastest growing service industry in the country with great potentials for its further expansion and diversification. FEATURES OF TOURISM IN INDIA Today tourism is the largest service industry in India‚ with a contribution of 6.23% to the national GDP and providing 8.78% of the total employment. India witnesses
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Purpose/focus | Film | Headquarters | Mumbai | Region served | India | Chairperson | Leela Samson | Parent organization | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Budget | Rs. 6.9 crore (2011) | Website | cbfcindia.gov.in | The Central Board of Film Certification (often referred to as the Censor Board) is a statutory censorship and classification body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting‚ Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under
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TERRORISM IN INDIA AND LEGISLATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND COMBATING THE SAME UNDER CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM – A SOCIO LEGAL STUDY Caesar Roy* ____________________________________________________________ _________ INTRODUCTION Terrorism is not new and though it was seen since the beginning of recorded history it is hard to define. The earliest known organisation was the Zealots of Judea. The Assassins were the next group to
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India In a country with 1.18 billion people and counting it is hard to keep track of all the small things going on without a strong and organized government. Throughout India you can see various issues that may be keeping it from becoming an MDC. Major problems such as language differences‚ extreme poverty‚ health problems‚ migration issues; can all lead to one conclusion; Corruption. Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It’s not easy to define corruption. But in
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