Government Official country name: India Government System: Constitutional Federal (federation) Republic Head of State: Pranab Mukherjee Official Languages: Hindi‚ English Region: Asia Allies/blocs: Russia‚ Singapore‚ South Korea People Population: 1‚220‚800‚358 Growth Rate: 1.51% Major religions/cultures: Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism Standard of living: Overall life expectancy rate: 65 infant mortality rate: 72 per 1‚00 live births literacy rate:
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Poverty in India 963 million people around the world are living in hunger‚ 923 million people are malnourished‚ about 5.6 million children die each year from malnutrition and one-third of the world’s poverty is just in India. India has one of the fastest growing economies in the world‚ that’s why so many wonder why their poverty rate isn’t decreasing faster. The majority of Indians are living off of an average of 2 dollars per day‚ most living in villages and farm lands live off of less. I will
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REPUBLIC OF INDIA INTRODUCTION India‚ officially the Republic of India‚ is a country in South Asia‚ and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations‚ the World Trade Organization‚ the South Asian Regional Co-operation Organization and the United Nations. The name India is derived from the River Indus‚ the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu. It is impossible not to be astonished by India. Nowhere on Earth does humanity
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architecture‚ food and customs differ from place to place within the country‚ but nevertheless possess a commonality. India is the only country in the world to have so many religions and beliefs. The culture of India is an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures spread all over the Indian subcontinent and traditions that are several millennia old Religions and spirituality India is the birth place of Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism‚ collectively known as Indian religions.[5] Indian religions
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India Matt Tribble The University of South Dakota Abstract India is a low-to middle-income country that suffers from nutritional deficits and malnourishment throughout their country. The key issues that burden women’s health includes Anemia‚ which is low levels of hemoglobin in the blood‚ violence due to a male dominated society‚ and the maternal mortality rate. Tuberculosis is a continuous concern relevant to all genders and ages in India. India has taken excessive measures in producing the
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Plan…………………………………………………………………11 Executive Summary India is located in South Asia and is Asia’s second most populous with over 1.2 billion people. It is a federation with a parliamentary system governed under the Constitution of India and boasts the most populous democracy in the world. The most dominant religion in India today is Hinduism. About 80% of Indians are Hindus. Around 500 BC two other religions developed in India‚ namely‚ Buddhism and Jainism. Today only about 0.5% of Indians
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The leaders of our freedom movement‚ under the stewardship of Mahatma Gandhi‚ had dreamt of an independent and prosperous India. On this day in 1947‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru took the first step towards the realization of that dream by hoisting the Tricolour at the Red Fort. The journey we began on 15 August‚ 1947 is now 65 years old. We have achieved much in these 65 years. Today is certainly a day to celebrate the success of our democracy. However‚ on this occasion we should also introspect about
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It was in the year 1947 that both India and Pakistan were granted independence on the midnight of August 14-15 but Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14 and India on August 15. Ironic but interestingly‚ Pakistan first independence day was celebrated as August 15 and later on it became August 14. Another reason was that British Viceroy Mountbatten‚ who chose August 15 symbolizing the surrender of Japan to Allies two years ago as the date‚ preferred to transfer power to Pakistan on August
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STUDY ON GREEN INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE GROWTH IN SUGAR INDUSTRY IN INDIA Dr. Kunal S. Badade‚ Head Department of Commerce‚ PG Centre‚ Dayanand College of Commerce‚ Latur and Dean‚ Commerce Faculty‚ S.R.T.M. University‚ Nanded. Prof. Shrikant N. Dhage‚ In-charge Principal‚ MIT College of Commerce and Management Studies‚ Latur-413531‚ India. ABSTRACT This paper discusses about the current scenario in the Indian sugar industry‚ drivers that move forward this sugar industry to
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salvation but also for gaining the ordinary things they need in life. Religion of the vast majority of Indian people. Buddhism Origin Began is northeastern India 2‚500 years old About suffering and the need to get rid of it Founder of Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama Was called Buddha Lived in the 4th or 5th century B.C. in India Path of enlightenment Also known as “the awakened one” Siddhartha Gautama Born around 520 B.C. Born into a royal family Lived with in palace walls away
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