IST(9/5/2007) Last Updated: 03:48 IST(9/5/2007) India 2020 The Indian economy is on the path of rapid progress. In July 1991 the country’s economy was so shattered that India was on the brink of bankruptcy. The Congress won in the general elections of June 1991 and Narasimha Rao became Prime Minister. He took a wise step and made Manmohan Singh the Finance Minister who‚ in turn‚ opened up the economy to the private sector. The quantum of progress that India has made from 1991 to 2007 has not been achieved
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imprisoned numerous times for civil disobedience. The nationalist movement achieved its goal when India gained its freedom at midnight on August 14‚ 1947. Upon Britain’s withdrawal‚ Nehru became independent India’s first prime minister (1947-1964) and a leader of the Nonaligned Movement during the Cold War. Jawaharlal nehru wrote his major books‚ Toward Freedom (1936)‚ an autobiography; The Discovery of India (1946); and Glimpses of World History (1934)‚ a series of letters to his daughter‚ Indira
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Table of Contents: 1) Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………….2 2) Introduction & Rise of the aviation industry in India…………………………………………...3 3) INtorduction of Air India and its International Presence……………………………………….….4 4) Code share agreements of Air India ……………………………………………………………….……5 5) Air India’s Market Share………………………………………………………………………………………5 6) Financial Analysis with the ratios Profitability Ratio..........................................................................
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India should stop obsessing about how to become one of the world’s great powers and focus on solving its biggest problems to become a great nation‚ Sundeep Wasleka‚ the president of Strategic Foresight Group‚ writes in this month’s Forbes India. At present‚ regardless of the hype‚ India is failing‚ Wasleka suggests. Politicians and business leaders are always thumping their chests over India’s rising importance in the G20 and lobby for a new G10 (the G8 plus India and China). But 200 out of the
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A Passage to India‚ written by E. M. Forster in 1924‚ is a novel exploring the widespread and uncontrolled tension and prejudice that existed in India in the 1920s. This tension was caused by animosity between the native Indians and the British officials who were ruling India at the time - in this novel‚ Dr. Aziz and the City Magistrate. Most of the conflict takes place between Dr. Aziz and the City Magistrate’s family and friends‚ who were visiting India at the time. Forster describes in detail
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Equality in India Introduction Equality in India is a relatively recent concept as enshrined in our Constitution. The Right to Equality is a Fundamental Right‚ and our Constitution gives all Indians the right to practice it‚ irrespective of caste‚ creed‚ economic status‚ race or gender. Ancient Indian civilization was steeped in inequalities‚ mostly of caste. With the advent of Buddhism and Jainism‚ the caste system received a jolt‚ as the common man started questioning its very basis. Later
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Globalization has been an indispensable part of the recent economic progress made by India. Globalization has played an integral role in the growth of outsourcing IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) services. Over the past decade‚ both foreign and local companies‚ have employed India’s highly skilled professionals to service clients in the US and Europe. By capitalizing on India’s lower cost but educated and English-speaking workforce‚ and utilizing global communications technologies‚ international
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country to country. In India‚ The Slum Areas Improvement and Clearance Act of 1956 defines ’slum areas’ as places where buildings: are in any respect unfit for human habitation; and are by reason of dilapidation‚ overcrowding‚ faulty arrangement and design of such buildings‚ narrowness or faulty arrangement of streets‚ lack of ventilation‚ light‚ sanitation facilities or any combination of these factors which are detrimental to safety‚ health and morals. The Census of India defines a slum as "a compact
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status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[2][3] From equal status with men in ancient times[4]through the low points of the medieval period‚[5] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have adorned high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the President of India‚ the Speaker of
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P. 2 Economic Development in India Since Independence Economic Development in India Since Independence Ratings: (2)|Views: 30‚050|Likes: 97 Published by Aseem1 Economic Development in India Since Independence See more Concept of Economic development: Till the 1960’s‚ the term economic development and economic growthwere used synonymously. However‚ the term economic development is nolonger considered as economic growth.Economic development is taken to mean growth plus progressive changesin
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