WHY WAS THE GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN THE SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE? In 1989 an earthquake hit San Francisco‚ on the west coast of USA‚ killing around 63 people. Twelve years later an earthquake hit Gujarat‚ in India. This time it killed approximately 20‚000 people. In this report I will be comparing the two earthquakes‚ giving reasons why the Gujarat earthquake was so much more destructive than the one in San Francisco. An earthquake is a movement or tremor in the earth’s crust
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Description Kubera is the Lord of Wealth. Kubera is also principally revered as the God who bestows fortunes and prosperity. He is deputed as the king of Yakshas (semi-divine species like Rakshasas‚ Guhyakas‚ Kinnaras‚ Kinnoris and Gandharvas) who assist Him in safeguarding the treasures lying in the lap of the earth and in the roots of the trees. He is always remembered with the goddess of fortune‚ Lakshmi. As the God of wealth and material‚ his responsibilities are to distribute them while creating
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Vidhyanagar Gujarat Technological University‚ Ahmedabad December-2013 BVM Engineering College ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Vishwakarma Yojana: Progress Report-I CERTIFICATE Date:11/12/2013 This is to certificate that the dissertation entitled “VISHWAKARMA YOJNA ON VILLAGE NAPAD VANTO” has been carried out by UDAY TEJANI (100070109030)‚ under my guidance in fulfillment of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering (7th Semester) of Gujarat Technological
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SUN TEMPLE AT MODHERA…. The Sun Temple‚ Modhera‚ at Modhera in Gujarat‚ is a temple dedicated to the Hindu Sun-God‚ Surya. It was built in 1026 AD by King Bhimdev of the Solanki dynasty. This temple depicts the essence of ancient times. The sculptures and architecture present in this temple are still magnificent after all these years. In the present times‚ prayers are not offered in this temple. This temple is now under the supervision of Archaeological Survey of India. Other Sun Temples in India
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urbanised civilisation known as the Indus Valley Civilisation flourished along the banks of River Indus‚ in the alluvial north - western plains. Similar findings like the coastal cities of Lothal and Dwarka came to light more recently along the coast of Gujarat. However‚ the Indus Valley Civilisation’s two urban centres at Mohenjodaro and Harappa gradually declined in the second millennium BC‚ and almost completely disintegrated around 1500 BC due to ecological reasons like drying up of rivers and drought
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(10:00 AM - 12:15 PM) State of Gujarat and Anr. v. Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.A. Mehta (Retd.) and Ors.[1] Moderator: M. Deepika Priyadarshini Presenter: Manisha Saroha Discussants: Birendra Bikram and Amita Rapporteur: Udyan Kumar Guatam I FACTS IN THE instant case‚ the appointment of Lokayukta in the State of Gujarat was challenged. The Governor of Gujarat had appointed R.A. Mehta J. (Retd
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Modi’s six desperate campaign strategies Urvish Kothari on the Gujarat chief minister’s desperate search for tangible issue that could swing the voters his way. Even as the first phase of polling in Gujarat ended on a high note without any obvious issue‚ Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is yet to find a winning issue -- a single issue he can rest his campaign on. It has been a disappointing search for Modi. It’s impossible to predict the impact of his strategies on the poll outcome. Yet
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INSIGHT Have Gujarat and Bihar Outperformed the Rest of India? A Statistical Note R Nagaraj‚ Shruti Pandey In the popular and media imagination‚ fed by economists and columnists‚ Gujarat and Bihar have both recorded an extraordinary economic performance in the past decade. But a careful analysis shows that Gujarat‚ always one of the richest states‚ has done no better than before. In neither industry nor agriculture has its position radically changed. The only dramatic difference
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Solar Park - Charanka village‚ Patan district‚ Gujarat [16] 221 Commissioned April 2012 Mithapur Solar Power Plant (Tata Power) - Mithapur‚ Gujarat [17] 25 Commissioned 25 January 2012 Waa Solar Power Plant (Madhav Power) - Surendranagar‚ Gujarat [18] 10 Commissioned December 2011 Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park‚ Pokhran‚ Rajasthan [19] 40 Commissioned in April 2012 Bitta Solar Power Plant (Adani Power) - Bitta‚ Kutch District‚ Gujarat [20] 40 Commissioned January 2012 Mahindra
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