Abdul Kalam (born October 15‚ 1931‚ Rameswaram‚ India)‚ Indian scientist and politician who played a leading role in the development of India’s missile and nuclear weapons programs. He was president of India from 2002 to 2007. * Images * * Kalam earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology and in 1958 joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). He soon moved to the Indian Space Research Organisation‚ where he was project director
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Cultural Emergency? In the latter half of the 1990s‚ censorship became an obsessive topic in the Indian media. For about five years‚ it seemed that one could not turn around without coming across yet another story about a magazine editor being harassed or even beaten by right wing goons‚ about cinemas showing the films of Deepa Mehta or Mira Nair being trashed‚ about Bollywood starlets or saucy models being summoned to court for obscenity or indecency‚ about offending books‚ paintings and articles
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INDIAN BANKING SYSTEM: THE CURRENT STATE & ROAD AHEAD ANNUAL SURVEY September 2006 [pic] Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry Federation House‚ Tansen Marg‚ New Delhi – 110 001 Executive Summary India’s banking sector is growing at a fast pace. It has become one of the most preferred banking destinations in the world. Indian markets provide growth opportunities‚ which are unlikely to be matched by the mature banking markets around the world. FICCI conducted a survey
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Subjectwise Analysis of Previous GATE Papers CIVIL ENGINEERNING YEAR SOM Structural Analysis Geo Technical FM & Hydraulic machine Irrigation & hydrology RCC & Pre stressed concrete Design of Steel Structures Highway & Surveying Environment Engg Engg Maths Reasoning & Aptitude 2010 2011 2012 2013 Avg 09 07 09 06 7.75 03 02 00 09 3.50 17 15 15 14 15.25 07 07 04 09 6.75 05 07 11 08 7.75 05 08 08 05 6.50 04 05 03 05 4.25 11 12 12 13 12 09 09 10 08 09 15 13 13 08 12
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Date: - 03-01-13 RAILWAYS: A SLOW STATE OF AFFAIR! Accidents and chaos are everywhere and Mumbai with its population of over 20.5 million is no exception to this. The once efficient suburban rail network is the lifeline of Mumbai‚ however over the past two decades; it is creaking under the weight of passenger influx and lack of investment in upgrading infrastructure. The extraordinary crowding of trains and poor commuter facilities at stations makes the Mumbai train system so prone to accidents
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PANTO ENTANGLEMENT Electric locomotive gets power from overhead contact wire through pantograph. For smooth operation of locomotive‚ the movement of pantograph should be unobstructed on the contact wire. When any broken part of pantograph comes in between overhead wires or vice versa‚ panto entanglement takes place. The OHE is meant for supply of power where as the pantograph is for collecting power for the locomotive. The parameters of
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shishya system was extant‚ in which students were taught orally and the data would be passed from one generation to the next. Now everything has changed. New method of education has taken the Indians to the next level. Thus it improved the knowledge and innovative ideas has come up in the minds of the Indians. II. Types of Education There are different types of education in India. Every individual has the right to choose a method (As mentioned below) for his education. Universities plays a
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1947. They were inter-connected with all aspects of Indian society. In terms of the economy‚ railways played a major role in integrating markets and increasing trade. Domestic and international economic trends shaped the pace of railway construction and the demand for the important traffic flows to the ports. In terms of politics‚ railways shaped the finances of the colonial government and the Princely States. At the same time‚ Indian political institutions influenced railway ownership
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Annual Report 2012 Samsung Economic Research Institute CEO’s Message In 2012‚ the world economy faced a new phase in the global financial crisis. Five years after the crisis erupted‚ the global economy has not fully regained momentum‚ dragging down the Korean economy. In 2012‚ Korea had 2% economic growth with dimming prospects for 2013. Domestic demand is sluggish‚ burdened by high household debt. The
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educated‚ young and english speaking population‚ high-end telecom‚ a good infrastructure‚ strong quality orientation within the industry and India‘s location on the map which allows it to leverage on time zone differences. Beside these factors‚ the Indian information technology software (IT)‚ service organizations and a friendly and attractive tax structure also conduced to the growth of India as a big BPO industry. Another key factor for the growth of BPO firms in India were the cheaper bandwidth
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