Life in Mumbai may just be like the life in some other city‚ or your city from outside. It’s just the same different people living well almost together‚ struggling to find their way‚ striving to make life better. They do have the differences‚ negatives and ways. But living in this city makes you realise how not so similar it is to every place in this world. How so many people from different cultures‚ states and countries can call this one city their home? On the world map Mumbai is nothing more
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the area of present day Mumbai was under Portuguese control. The Portuguese established a basic law enforcement structure in this area‚ with the establishment of a Police out-post in 1661. In 1669 East India Company was given Bombay Island from king Charles II. who had acquired it when marrying a Portuguese princess a few years before. The origins of the present day Mumbai police can be traced back to a militia organised by Gerald Aungier‚ the then Governor of Mumbai in 1669. This Bhandari Militia
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increasing at a rapid rate. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. The combination of rapid urbanization‚ scarce resources‚ and high population growth are taking a toll on individuals living in slums in poor areas such as Mumbai. Since Mumbai is a pretty expensive place to live in‚ it is home to some of the world’s richest and poorest people. “Today‚ over half of Mumbai’s population of over 15 million lives in settlements‚ occupying only 8% of the city’s area” (Anand and Rademacher)
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The Degradation of Education What has happened in society‚ or is happening‚ that hinders America’s progress on the educational spectrum? In a Dan Rather’s report‚ Marc Tucker‚ the president and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy stated‚ “The United States‚ about twenty years ago‚ had the best educated workforce in the world” (Interview). Since then we’ve been steadily declining behind up and coming countries as well as that of many middle class countries. Although many believe
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Coastal and Marine Degradation Coastal degradation Many beaches around the world are polluted by industrial and household waste. Rubbish of all kinds such as plastic bags‚ drink cans and bottles end up on the beaches. Many factories have been built along the coast so that they can dump their waste straight into the ocean. (http://www.skwirk.com) Causes and Effects of Coastal Degradation (http://wwf.panda.org) 1. Excess amount of sediments -many large rivers along the coast of the ecoregion
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INTRODUCTION A dabbawala; also spelled as dabbawalla or dabbawallah; is a person in India‚ most commonly in Mumbai‚ who collects freshly cooked food in lunch boxes from the residences of mostly-suburban office workers‚ delivering it to their respective workplaces and returning the empty boxes back to the customer’s residence by using various modes of transport. "Tiffin" is an Anglo-Indian word‚ derived from obsolete English slang "tiffing" (to sip)‚ for a light lunch or afternoon snack‚ and sometimes
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Mumbai police on lookout for second alleged rapist The day after the second survivor of a gang-rape at Shakti Mill lodged a complaint‚ the Mumbai Police said one of the accused who has fled Maharashtra and three Police teams are looking for him. The survivor had alleged that she was raped by five men at Shakti Mill on July 31‚ three of them later arrested for the gang-rape of the photojournalist at the same spot. Of the other two accused‚ the police then managed to arrest a juvenile on Tuesday
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Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) is a joint venture company formed by Reliance Infrastructure‚ Veolia Transport and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) based in Mumbai‚ India. It is the operator of Mumbai Metro‚ a rapid transit system under construction in the Indian city of Mumbai.[1] The joint venture bagged the contract for the 2‚356 crore (US$400 million) for building a 12-km metro line between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar.[2] In October 2008‚ MMOPL had signed the loan agreements
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Mumbai Dabbawalas The Mumbai dabbawals story started during the British raj‚ when Mumbai (then Bombay) became a business hub and people started migrating to earn their livelihood. In those days there was no canteen facility available so people used to carry their own Tiffin‚ but usually when they would start from home the Tiffin would not be ready. At first it cost the customer Rs.2. from that humble start this business has turned into a Rs.50 crore(approx.) industry. The dabbawalas started in 1890
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In what ways is mumbai important as a metropolitan city? Mumbai serves as an important economic hub of the country‚ contributing 10% of all factory employment‚ 40% of all income tax collections‚ 60% of all customs duty collections‚ 20% of all central excise tax collections‚ 40% of India’s foreign trade and Rupees 40 billion (US$ 9 billion) in corporate taxes. Mumbai’s per-capita income is Rs.48‚954 which is almost three times the national average. Many of India’s numerous conglomerates (including State
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