India: Dumping Ground For Developed Countries? By Chaitanya Gaikwad M.Sc. Environmental Science Paper presented at Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI)‚ Pune‚ India Basel Convention Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous wastes and their Disposal In the late 1980s‚ a tightening of environmental regulations in industrialized countries led to a dramatic rise in the cost of hazardous waste disposal. Searching for cheaper ways to get rid of the wastes‚ “toxic traders”
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ESSAY: "MY FAVOURITE PERSONALITY" Every person in this world has a hero. People have heroes because they really admire that person and they really look up to that person. They want to do what they have done and they have achieved in their life. Like every person‚ I also have a hero. My hero had a great personality and a great heart. His name is Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. I choose him as my hero because I really admire him. I admire his style‚ his personality and what he did for
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India is amongst the top-ranking countries in the field of basic research. Indian Science is one of the most powerful segments for growth and development‚ especially in the emerging scenario and competitive economy. Scientific knowledge and expertise‚ innovation‚ high technology‚ industrial infrastructure and skilled workforce are the key factors that have driven the progress of the country to a major extent. The Indian science and technology space has been instrumental to bring social and economic
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My favourite sportsman Kimi Raikönnen is my favourite sportsman. He is a Finnish racing driver. When he joined the Sauber Formula 1 team he was only 21 and had raced in only 23 car races in his life. But he had won more than half of them. He won the Championship with Ferrari in 2007. Then he took a break from Formula 1 for a while and raced in rallies‚ but last year he returned back‚ driving for the Lotus team. Räikkönen is very calm‚ cool‚ and calculating in his race strategy and he is known
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AN ESSAY ON MY FAVOURITE FESTIVAL India is a multicultural land where various languages are spoken‚ may religious and customs observed‚ and may festivals are celebrated. Each festival has a religious or mythological significance behind it. All festivals are celebrated with enthusiasm and traditional gaiety. Children especially enjoy them a great deal. The family usually prepares for the festival well in advance. Clothes are bought‚ the house is cleaned and white washed. Everything begins to glitter
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India In a country with 1.18 billion people and counting it is hard to keep track of all the small things going on without a strong and organized government. Throughout India you can see various issues that may be keeping it from becoming an MDC. Major problems such as language differences‚ extreme poverty‚ health problems‚ migration issues; can all lead to one conclusion; Corruption. Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It’s not easy to define corruption. But in
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Low Income: In India GNP (Gross National Product) per capita was $1‚180 in 2009 at current prices‚ roughly one third of the population is below the poverty line. On world scale‚ income inequalities between the developed and underdeveloped countries arc very large. According to the World Hank estimates‚ in 2009 the average GNP per capita of the high income economies was $38‚139 whereas it was $503 in low income underdeveloped countries. 2. Predominance of Agriculture: In India agriculture and
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“In Country” By: Bobbie Ann Mason I had a difficult time with the characters and the setting of the story. This might have been on purpose on Bobbie Ann Mason’s part‚ to connect in a very close and emotional way. This novel would really connect with people who lived through the Vietnam war and the 1980’s. All of her references to time and regional aspects of setting‚ such as K-Marts‚ McDonald’s and the song titles stop Sam and the reader from connecting onto a different level. Sam and Emmett
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least forty different teachers before entering university. We might have different views towards different teachers respectively‚ whether it was hatred because he had caned us‚ or loving because she did take good care of us. If we are to point out our favourite teacher‚ there won’t be any absolute answer since everyone has his own perspective towards the teacher’s characteristics that favor them. Well‚ I pay my tribute to my tuition teacher‚ Mr. Peter Lim. Mr. Peter had been teaching me since I was
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What would have happened if there was no Partition and India and Pakistan did not have to spend such enormous amounts on defence? Look at Europe and you’ll get your answer. It’s a continent where nations fought each other for more than 100 years‚ which heaped two world wars on us. Yet‚ it’s working towards a common trade code‚ a common currency and other things to boost the economy. I firmly believe India and Pakistan will have no option but to work towards a similar situation to keep their economic
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