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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Population Explosion in India The Factors and Effects of Population Explosion in India‚ and Steps to Control Population There are many factors contributing in the population explosion in India‚ and the increased population has led to many others consequences. Anyhow‚ steps are taken by the government of India to control this predicament. First and foremost‚ the high birth rate in India is the main root of the overpopulation. The high fertility rate is due to the impecunious of the country.
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Poverty in India is widespread‚ with the nation estimated to have a third of the world’s poor. In 2011‚ World Bank stated‚ 32.7% of the total Indian people fall below the international of US$ 1.25 per day (PPP) while 68.7% live on less than US$ 2 per day. According to 2010 data from the United Nations Development Program‚ an estimated 37.2% of Indians live below the country’s national poverty line. A 2010 report by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) states that 8 Indian states
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Securitization Market in India Securitization issuance in emerging markets Country Issuance in $bn Asia Taiwan South Korea India Singapore Malaysia Indonesia Japan 1.9 26 6.67 1.2 0.4 0.6 81 Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Peru Columbia Others Country Issuance in $bn Country Issuance in $bn EEMEA Latin America 4.8 4.3 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.3 Turkey 4.5 2.2 1.7 0 0.2 South Africa Egypt Russia Others Asia 117.77 Latin America 14 EEMEA 8.6 Emerging markets total
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Tagore and His India by Amartya Sen* Voice of Bengal Rabindranath Tagore‚ who died in 1941 at the age of eighty‚ is a towering figure in the millennium-old literature of Bengal. Anyone who becomes familiar with this large and flourishing tradition will be impressed by the power of Tagore’s presence in Bangladesh and in India. His poetry as well as his novels‚ short stories‚ and essays are very widely read‚ and the songs he composed reverberate around the eastern part of India and throughout
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CONSTITUTION OF INDIA The Constitution of India‚ according to Ivor Jennings‚ is “The longest and the most detailed in the world.” Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles‚ establishing the structure‚ procedures‚ powers and duties of the government. It spells out fundamental rights‚ directive principles and duties of citizens. The constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly. The drafting
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776 Words Essay on India of My Dreams by Anjana Mazumdar Today‚ India is characterised by communal violence‚ religious strife‚ terrorist movements‚ regional alienation‚ political chaos‚ constant economic hick-ups‚ general corruption‚ Mafia raj‚ bomb-culture‚ etc. The great India of Lord Buddha‚ Mahavir‚ Shankaracharya‚ Swam Vivekananda‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ and Jawaharlal Nehru is on the verge of break-up‚ unless of course‚ we put an end to these malaises that are eating into its very fabric. The
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Education and skill development “We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.” Introduction-Education in the general sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind‚ character‚ or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense‚ education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge‚ skills‚ and values from one generation to another. Teachers in educational
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Executive Summary Union Carbide India Limited was a pesticide factory that located at Bhopal‚ India. After the plant built at Bhopal‚ India in 1969‚ the production of pesticide helped to increase the production of grain and cut the grain losses from 25 percent to 15 percent. In 3rd December 1984‚ an incident happens and it becomes the worst industrial accident in history. Poison gas leaks from Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal. It spreads throughout the city‚ killing approximately 200‚000
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INFLOWS IN INDIA IN POST REFORM ERA India’s economic reforms way back in 1991 has generated strong interest in foreign investors and turning India into one of the favourite destinations for global FDI flows. UNCTAD’s76 World Investment Report‚ 2005 considers India the 2nd most attractive destination among the TNCS. The positive perceptions among investors as a result of strong economic fundamentals driven by 18 years of reforms have helped FDI inflows grow significantly in India. The FDI inflows
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