Why did India experience relatively slow economic growth from independence until 1991? India became an independent country in 1947 and from that moment until the first years of the 1990’s‚ the government adopted the Import Substitution Industrialization model (ISI) in order to protect the economy against foreign competition. The model was based on regulations in the private and public sector‚ trade and foreign direct investment that made the economy very closed compared to other economies in the
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Matter of Life or Death India is the seventh largest Country in the world‚ home to one billion people and vast ethnic diversity. It has been making great leaps with education‚ industrialization and technology. Literacy rates are continuously going up along with life expectancy. India has been making continuous progress in many aspects for a country that has been relatively poor and extremely poverty-stricken. India is also one of the world’s largest democracies meaning that citizens have a great
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A CORRUPTION IN INDIA -causes‚concequences and cures RAHUL AR Mcom Govt. Arts College Thiruvanthapuram Email-iamrahular@gmail.com Objectives of this paper: To Identify causes‚concequences and cures of Coorupition in India To analyze the 1. Causes of corruption 2. Consequences of corruption 3. Cures for corruption Socpe and relevancy of this paper: The allegations of corruption and the peoples movement against corruption is one of the most debated topic in the last
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Prostitution in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia In India‚ prostitution (exchanging sex for money) is legal‚ but related activities such as soliciting sex‚ operating brothels and pimping are illegal.[1][2] Prostitution is currently a contentious issue in India. In 2007‚ the Ministry of Women and Child Development reported the presence of 2.8 million sex workers in India‚ with 35.47 percent of them entering the trade before the age of 18 years.[3][4] The number of prostitutes has doubled
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culture usually refers to animals that are untouched by human factors‚[1]most scientists agree that wildlife around is impacted by human activities. 2. The Wildlife in India is a mix of species of different types of organisms.[1] Apart from a handful of the major farm animals such as cows‚ buffaloes‚ goats‚ poultry and sheep‚ India has an amazingly wide variety of animals native to the country. It is home to tigers‚ lions‚Leopards‚pythons‚ wolves‚foxes‚ bears‚ crocodiles‚ rhinoceroses‚ camels‚ wild
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Federalism in India Abstract India is a big country characterized by cultural‚ regional‚ linguistic and geographical diversities. Such a diverse and vast country cannot be administered and ruled from a single centre. Historically‚ though India was not a federal state‚ its various regions enjoyed adequate autonomy from central rule. Keeping in view these factors in mind‚ the Constitution makers of India opted for the federal form of government. Though‚ the Government of India Act 1935 envisaged
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Humanities And Social Science (JHSS) ISSN: 2279-0837‚ ISBN: 2279-0845. Volume 5‚ Issue 5 (Nov. - Dec. 2012)‚ PP 99-109 www.Iosrjournals.Org The Opportunities and Challenges of FDI in Retail in India Rajib Bhattacharyya Assistant Prof. in Economics‚ P. G. Department of Commerce‚ Hooghly Mohsin College‚ India Abstract: The spectacular and unprecedented growth of FDI in the global economic landscape over the last two decades has made it an integral part of the development strategy of both the developed
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status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[2][3] From equal status with men in ancient times[4]through the low points of the medieval period‚[5] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have adorned high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the President of India‚ the Speaker of
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Good morning young India!!! One fine Sunday morning my cell beeped for a message from one of my friends. I couldn’t forget and discard it just like all the other absurd forward messages I get. It went like this‚ GOOD MORNING YOUNG INDIA!! ASK YOURSELF TODAY AM I A TRUE NATION BUILDER????? The message made me think and this article is the product of my thoughts over that single message. WHO AM I ? I am a 22 year old Indian eagerly passionate to see my nation without poverty‚ hunger
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Make in India-“Modi’s M for Manufacturing Make in India campaign was launched by the Prime Minister of India‚ Mr. Narendra Modi on 26th September‚ 2014 during his first Independence Day speech as Prime Minister. The campaign was launched in order to encourage the world to invest and manufacture in India. The launch of the campaign is the first step of his vision to see India as manufacturing hub and bring economic reforms in the country by eliminating the expendable laws and regulations. Since the
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