Mumbai (play /mʊmˈbaɪ/; Marathi: मुंबई‚ Mumbaī‚ IPA: [mumbə.i] ( listen))‚ formerly known as Bombay (/bɒmˈbeɪ/) in English due to British colonial/imperialist renaming policies‚ is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India‚ and the sixth most populous city in the world‚ with a 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
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Mumbai – the city of dreams‚ the city of broken dreams. Millions go unnoticed like sand castles washed away at the beach‚ millions are attracted by the skyscrapers of Elphinstone‚ and millions are immortalized like the Elephanta-s. From Haji Ali to Siddhivinayak‚ from local trains to the Vada Pav‚ from the boulders of Bandstand to the sands of Juhu‚ from Mangeshkar to Tendulkar‚ from the Khans to the Bachchans‚ it is ‘Aamchi Mumbai’ all the way. From the trawlers’ struggle for fresh catch to the
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Tewksbury floods in 2007 The area around Tewkesbury is frequently affected by flooding. In general such flooding causes little damage to property as the town is surrounded by large areas of floodplain which restrict urban development and the ability for the town to spread. However‚ extreme flooding events have caused damage to property and affected transport links‚ the most significant events occurring in 1947‚ 1960 and 2007. Causes Heavy rain on 20 July caused extensive flooding across
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Causes of floods Flood is overflow of the huge amount of water onto the normally dry land. Flood occurs when the overflowing water submerges land and causes deluge. It is a cruel and violent expression of water. Catastrophic floods are the floods that are caused by some significant and unexpected events‚ for instance dam breakages. Heavy rainfalls are one of the major causes of floods. The level of water in rivers or lakes rises due to heavy rainfalls. When the level of water rises above the
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Bombay Dabbawalas go high-tech For over a century they delivered hot lunch in packages to thousands of Bombay’s working people with almost faultless efficiency without the help of information technology. But now Bombay’s ubiquitous Dabbawalas lunch deliverymen have realized that they need to go high-tech after all -- not only to expand their business but also for their social security. The Bombay Tiffin Box Suppliers Association‚ an association of 5‚000 lunch deliverymen who are called Dabbawalas
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http://www.studymode.com/essays/Essay-On-India-Of-My-Dream-1445580.html http://www.studymode.com/essays/India-Of-My-Dreams-1315397.html Home About Site Content Quality Guidelines Suggest Us Report Errors Contact Us Our country India has completed 63 years of her independence. In every walk of life‚ we find Indians on the top. For example‚ earlier in sports we found Indians winning only in cricket‚ but now we have been captivating other sports like Chess‚ Boxing‚ and Badminton
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Mumbai‚ earlier called Bombay‚ is the commercial and entertainment capital of our country. It houses a very large population of around 10 million. You can find people from all religions and cultures here. Mumbai has been growing for almost five hundred years now. Originally‚ Mumbai was nothing but seven swampy islands in the Arabian Sea. But when the Portuguese came to India in 1534‚ they saw potential in these islands and captured them. Soon‚ this place became was established as trading centre
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What will this Pandemic bring? How will the Human society prepare‚ or eventually do to prevent the Pandemic. The Gardeners from Margaret Atwood’s novel “The Year of the Flood” are a group of eco-subversives that prepare for a Pandemic. The Gardeners use different religions to make up their beliefs. In both “ The Year of The Flood” and the article by David Shenk “ How to Survive the Avian Flu‚ Smallpox‚ or Plague” tell the reader to grow food‚ stock pile food‚ and live an isolated life. In the article
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This horrific flood has caused a major problem for those living in Tewkesbury from houses being up to 2m high of water‚ to thousands being evacuated. Sadly thirteen people have lost their lives and hundreds are stranded. On 22nd May water treatment works shut down because of imminent loss The weather forecast from Yesterday. off supplies‚ this meant water usage doubled. Now 140‚000 properties in Gloucestershire are without water and are having to use alternative water supplies like bottles of water
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MUMBAI DABBAWALAS – Success in Numbers 1. Why it started ? It started under the British Rule when many Indians had to work in British Offices and they disliked the food’s taste delivered by the British Cooks. So a service was set up to bring them the food from their homes. Nowadays Indian Businessmen are the customers of these Dabbawalas‚ also called Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association (NMTBSA). 2. Statistics Number of people employed – 5000 Average level of education
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