essential role in the process of economic development of less developed countries like India. Besides providing food to nation‚ agriculture Releases labour‚ provides saving‚ contributes to market of industrial goods and earns foreign exchange. Indian economy was a backward and agricultural based economy at the time of Independence. After 61 year of Independence‚ the share of agriculture in total national income declined from 50 percent in 1950 to 18 percent in 2007- 08. But even today more than
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"INR" redirects here. For other uses‚ see INR (disambiguation). For the Malayalam film‚ see Indian Rupee (film). Indian rupee ₹ | रुपया (Hindi) | | ISO 4217 code | INR | Central bank | Reserve Bank of India | Website | www.rbi.org.in | Official user(s) | India | Unofficial user(s) | Bhutan (alongside theBhutanese ngultrum) Nepal (alongside theNepalese rupee) | Inflation | 5.96%‚ March 2013 | Source | Economic Adviser | Method | WPI | Pegged by | Bhutanese ngultrum (at
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Earl Warren once said‚ “It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.” [1] In India‚ like all other countries‚ the legal system keeps this very spirit of justice alive for a balanced‚ harmonious existence for all its citizens. A lawyer is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney‚ counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law." [2] In India‚ the term "lawyer" is often colloquially used‚ but the official term is "advocate" as prescribed under the Advocates Act
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Membranous | | | This instrument is Indian equivalent of the African instrument Djembe. It has membrane on only one side and has a typical torch shaped body. It is used for accompanying certain folk dances. | | | | | Dumroo is probably the oldest form of percussion instrument in India. It is the only remaining form of hour-glass drums which are so commonly seen in ancient Indian statues. Its musical role is minimal and it is most commonly known for its association with Lord
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Indian Agriculture * Mainstay of Indian Economy * Since independence‚ undergone a change from being the sector contributing the highest share to the GDP to one contributing the lowest share. * Agriculture is a state subject. * GDP contribution (Agriculture and allied sector) * 56.5 pc in 1950-51 * 15.7 pc in 2008-09 and 14.6 pc in 2009-10. It was 19 pc in 2004-05. (2004-05 prices) * Agricultural GDP grew by 0.4 pc in 2009-10 and -0.1 pc in 2008-09. * Employment
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day Pakistan) | Result | Afghan Pashtun tactical victory‚ British Indian strategic victory | | Belligerents | British India | Pashtuns (Afghans) | Commanders and leaders | Havildar Ishar Singh † | Gul Badshah | Units involved | 36th Sikhs of British Indian Army | Afridis and Orakzais | Strength | 21[1] | 10‚000[2][3] | Casualties and losses | 21 killed (100%)[1] | 180 killed (Afghan claim)[4] ~800 killed[5] (British Indian estimates)* Many wounded[6] (number unknown) | * 600 Afghan
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of ministers‚ Covil Service & Cabinet Secretary Legislative Branch – functions & organization Legislative structure- upper & lower house Judiciary Branch – functions & organization Requirement of Administrative reforms Some unknown facts about Indian Government A government is a body that has the authority to make and enforce laws within a civil‚ corporate‚ religious‚ academic‚ or other organization or group. In its broadest sense‚ "to govern" means to administer or supervise‚ whether over a
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Indian History - Important events History of India . An overview : The people of India have had a continuous civilization since 2500 B.C.‚ when the inhabitants of the Indus River valley developed an urban culture based on commerce and sustained by agricultural trade. This civilization declined around 1500 B.C.‚ probably due to ecological changes. During the second millennium B.C.‚ pastoral‚ Aryan-speaking tribes migrated from the northwest into the subcontinent. As they settled in the middle Ganges
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Olympics and world meets. Even the hockey crown has slipped out of India’s hands in recent years. India cast its spell of hockey supremacy over a period beyond three decades. The sports-minded European and other nations subsequently caught up with the Indian techniques. With partition Pakistan emerged as a formidable rival in the sub-continent itself. Earlier‚ between the Amsterdam Olympiad in 1928 and the Rome Games in 1960 India had a monopolistic hold on the World’s hockey crown. Hockey The name
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Cleveland Indians‚ Chicago Blackhawks‚ and the North Dakota Fighting Sioux just to name a few. A controversy has existed for decades about sports mascots with Native American images and names. Some argue that the images and names projected by Indian mascots demean the traditions of their people‚ and improperly represent history. Those who support Indian sports mascots argue that these mascots honor Native American traditions‚ culture‚ and history. Mascot names such as “Indians”‚ “Chiefs”
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