Poverty in India is widespread with the nation estimated to have a third of the world’s poor. According to a 2005 World Bank estimate‚ 42% of India falls below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 a day (PPP‚ in nominal terms 21.6 a day in urban areas and 14.3 in rural areas); having reduced from 60% in 1981.[1] According to the criterion used by the Planning Commission of India 27.5% of the population was living below the poverty line in 2004–2005‚ down from 51.3% in 1977–1978‚ and 36% in
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western India spent the night outside Friday‚ too fearful to go back into their damaged homes after India’s most powerful earthquake in half a century. The 7.9 magnitude earthquake killed as many as 2‚000‚ injured at least 2‚000‚ and left 4‚000 missing. Most of the missing are thought to be buried under rubble‚ and rescue workers dug frantically with bulldozers‚ shovels‚ sticks -- even bare hands -- trying to find them. India’s Earthquake -- Residents in the Gujarat State of western India spent the
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CHILDREN IN INDIA In India‚ children’s vulnerabilities and exposure to violations of their protection rights remain spread and multiple in nature. The manifestations of these violations are various‚ ranging from child labour‚ child trafficking‚ to commercial sexual exploitation and many other forms of violence and abuse. With an estimated 12.6 million children engaged in hazardous occupations (2001 Census)‚ for instance‚ India has the largest number of child labourers under the age of 14 in
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. This is an comprehensive free sample essay for Kids‚ School Students‚ College Students as well as for those who are preparing for essay competition. It must be noted down that this essay can be translated to other languages such as Hindi‚ Urdu and etc by using the Google Language translation services. Free Essay on Festivals of India. There are occasions in the life of a community when its members give themselves up to jollity. There is joy and excitement. The dull routine of life is broken
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RESEARCH Analyzing Cigarette Consumption in India 2014 -15 No Content Page no: 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Weather & climate 3 1.2 Religion & language 3 1.3 Indian economy 4 2 Tobacco in India 4 2.1 Introduction of tobacco 4 2.2 Market leader 5 2.3 International
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The Problem of Secularism in India Secularism is one of the most contested ideologies in most parts of the world. As T.N. Madan (1997) states‚ we may not hear of wholly secularised societies‚ even in the West‚ which is responsible for introducing the ideology to the rest of the world. In the Indian context‚ no other ideology may have generated more attention‚ debate and controversy since the country’s independence. Yet‚ despite the vast and varied literature and public discourse‚ the ideal of secularism
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Essay on Problems of Modern India S Nataraj India is a fastest developing country in the world. India‚ with its diversified culture‚ civilization‚ natural resources‚ technology and huge skilled human resources‚ is also a fastest growing economy in the world. But at the same time there are several problems plaquing our Modern India which is affecting the growth and development. These problems can be broadly classified as: Socio-economic Problems Other major Problems
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Reflection #2 The essay‚ "Inside India’s surrogacy industry"‚ talked about how the surrogacy industry made an impact on India. Being a socially conservative country‚ India surprisingly does not reject the idea but rather supportive of it. The confederation of Indian industry reported that by 2012‚ the practice of surrogacy will generate 2.3 billion dollars. Why is this industry advancing so fast in India? First of all‚ commercial surrogacy is legal in India‚ while it is still banned in many
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TERRORISM IN INDIA AND LEGISLATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND COMBATING THE SAME UNDER CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM – A SOCIO LEGAL STUDY Caesar Roy* ____________________________________________________________ _________ INTRODUCTION Terrorism is not new and though it was seen since the beginning of recorded history it is hard to define. The earliest known organisation was the Zealots of Judea. The Assassins were the next group to
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A short essay outlining the origin and meaning of the caste system in India along with a critique on Stalin K.’s film – “India Untouched”. Is it a Façade that we subconsciously put on or is it the lack of knowledge about the prevailing evils that drives inaccurate judgement of our absolute surrounding? What in fact is “Untouchability”? Where does it occur? Who are the major victims of discrimination‚ caste or otherwise‚ in India? Does Stalin K. successfully strike a chord in the eyes of not
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