capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India‚ and the fifth most populous city in the world‚ with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million. Along with the neighbouring urban areas‚ including the cities of Navi Mumbai and Thane‚ it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world. GEOGRAPHIC POSITION: Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2009‚ Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It is
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------------------------------------------------- Garden city movement From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Ebenezer Howard ’s 3 magnets diagram which addressed the question ’Where will the people go? ’‚ the choices being ’Town ’‚ ’Country ’ or ’Town-Country ’ The garden city movement is a method of urban planning that was initiated in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom. Garden cities were intended to be planned‚ self-contained communities surrounded by "greenbelts"‚ containing
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country to country. In India‚ The Slum Areas Improvement and Clearance Act of 1956 defines ’slum areas’ as places where buildings: are in any respect unfit for human habitation; and are by reason of dilapidation‚ overcrowding‚ faulty arrangement and design of such buildings‚ narrowness or faulty arrangement of streets‚ lack of ventilation‚ light‚ sanitation facilities or any combination of these factors which are detrimental to safety‚ health and morals. The Census of India defines a slum as "a compact
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"Children of the City" is a short story written by the Filipino contemporary author‚ Amadis Ma. Guerrero. The story is about the life of Victor‚ an eight year old boy whose father was involved in a company menace because of unjust salaries and compensations. His father joined the employee’s strike and there he met his death when he was shot by the police officers managing the chaos in the strike. Victor was shocked to know the sudden death of his father on a newspaper. He and his mother were
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doors more and more during the last five years. Wherever you go‚ if you are traveling in your car in Caracas City‚ you can see McDonalds‚ Bennigan’s‚ Chili’s‚ Pizza Hut and Burger King. McDonald’s is one of the world’s biggest food service retailers which every day serves 50 million customers in 119 countries across the world through 30‚000 restaurant outlets. McDonald’s opened its door in India in October 1996 in Vasant Vihar a colony of New Delhi. From 1996 till today McDonald’s has successfully
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LOST IN THE CITY Edward P. Jones’s namesake story “Lost in the City‚” in his collection of short stories‚ Lost in the City‚ is set in USA’s capital‚ Washington‚ D. C. and it is based on the story of a woman who has received word that her mother has died. Lydia Walsh is a successful attorney. She is also lonely and desperate. When the hospital calls in the middle of the night stating her mother has died “…twenty minutes ago…” Lydia instructs them to not to “…put that sheet over her face until
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David Anderson Criminal Behavior Essay Paper 4/22/2005 City of God The City of God is based on actual events that occurred in Rio de Janeiro during the 1960’s and 1970’s. The movie is about the rise and fall of a fearsome sociopath gang leader Li’l Ze‚ who reigned as king of the drug lords during the 70’s. The first part of the movie illustrates some of the forces that mold Li’l Ze into the man he becomes‚ while the second half shows his ruthless leap to power‚ followed by the
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The City of Torqres Prologue Two families‚ full of hate and different beliefs living in the same city of Torqres. Both used to care for one another‚ but the way both families thought the city should be ran was too different‚ and hatred built up. The hatred and disparity was too large to be broken causing both to split the city into two parts; Torq and Res. Story Young Mic and Pen were out fetching water for their poor and unhealthy family. They know if not enough water is brought back
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McDonalds in India Note: This is intended as an example of an ‘essay style’ for a case analysis. It is not supposed to be perfect but can be used to guide you in how to approach your assignment. Dr Dallas Hanson wrote it and supports the ideas presented but suggests it as ‘plausible’ rather than the ‘right answer’.It is around an 85% answer –better are certainly possible. Introduction. McDonalds in India operate in the Indian branded fast food market. That is‚ fast food that has a western
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Tourism in India Tourism is the largest service industry in India‚ with a contribution of 6.23% to the national GDP and 8.78% of the total employment in India. India witnesses more than 5 million annual foreign tourist arrivals and 562 million domestic tourism visits.[2][3] The tourism industry in India generated about US$100 billion in 2008 and that is expected to increase to US$275.5 billion by 2018 at a 9.4% annual growth rate.[4] In the year 2009‚ 5.11 million foreign tourists visited India. Majority
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