same for over 3900 years. This reveals a new dimension in metrology — the science of measurement — in the Indian subcontinent. From the Harappan settlements of 2000 B. C. and the Delhi Iron Pillar of Gupta period (320–600 AD) to the 17th century Taj Mahal‚ the unit ’angulam ’ had remained the standard of measurement in engineering plans‚ says Ramamurthy Balasubramaniam from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kanpur. Angulam and its multiples vitasti (12 angulams) and dhanus (108 angulams)
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Impact of the Tourism Industry to the Environment: A Philippine Situation A Term Paper Presented to Mr. Lawrence Icasiano English Language Area De La Salle Lipa In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for COMSKI2 Second Semester‚ School Year 2013-2014 By Donna L. Abellon Mary Joyce P. Plata Background of the study Introduction The tourism industry can pose a threat to the environment‚ if changes made to it are not sustainable and are irreversible. This paper is
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The Effect of The Construction of The Reservoir to the Environment A very good morning to our lecturer‚ Mr. Koh‚ and all my fellow friend. Nowadays‚ the number of the construction of reservoir is keep increase which the total of the flooding area of the reservoir now is up to 400‚000 〖km〗^2. The reasons for the construction of the reservoir had been related to the needs of the consuming of water by the all the people in the world nowadays. The water is used for many reasons such as for drinking
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between Business and the Environment Date of report: 27/04/07 RE: Tourism Industry 1. Introduction This report will contain a SWOT analysis of the tourism industry as a whole‚ but will focus mainly on activities concerning United Kingdom countries and companies‚ as the tourism industry covers a huge‚ global area. There will be points raised that affect countries globally as well as the UK that will be made aware of during the contents of this report. The tourism industry covers many
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illegally smuggled alcohol. Speakeasies sprung up and were very popular giving people a place to have fun and let loose. They were underground bars that sold alcohol illegally. In addition to this illegal actions‚ gangs played a big part in the 1920’s. The organized groups actually ran the speakeasies‚ establishing placed in all the major cities. Capable of manipulating police and policies‚ they
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Gujarat Main article: Tourism in Gujarat [pic] [pic] The Palitana temple complex consists of more than 863 temples located on theShatrunjaya hills‚ exquisitely carved in marble. Gujarat‚ the seventh largest state in India‚ located in the western part of India with a coastline of 1600 km (longest in India). It is the tenth most popular state in the country for tourists with annual footfall of 18.9 million tourists.[8] Gujarat offers scenic beauty from Great Rann of Kutch to the hills of Saputara
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A SEMINAR PROJECT ON “TOURISM INDUSTRY IN INDIA” SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SESSION (2011-2013) SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: Mrs. PRIYA ARORA JYOTI PRASAD DAS Asst. Prof. MBA
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Mumbai: at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus‚ the Oberoi Trident‚[9] the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower‚[9] Leopold Cafe‚ Cama Hospital (a women and children’s hospital)‚[9] Nariman House‚[10] the Metro Cinema‚[11] and a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier’s College.[9] There was also an explosion at Mazagaon‚ in Mumbai’s port area‚ and in a taxi at Vile Parle.[12] By the early morning of 28 November‚ all sites except for the Taj hotel had been secured by Mumbai Police and security forces. An
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Positive Effects of Tourism in Developing Countries BY Ruby P. Autor School of International Hospitality Management WCC Antipolo‚ Rizal October 15‚ 2012 Introduction Tourism has been increasingly viewed as an alternative approach in economic and environmental development as well as in the aspect of social and cultural in developing countries. Combating poverty is probably the most leading problem that most of the countries in the world especially
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The effects of tourism in Africa Ever since the ability to travel over vast amounts of distances around the world became easier with the use of innovative marvels such as the aeroplane‚ tourism started to grow in certain countries that had enough places of interest. Africa offered much that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world; from the ancient pyramids of Giza to the spectacular wildlife migration in the Serengeti. Tourist from around the world would pay a lot of money to see and be a part
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