in South Asia. India is bounded by the Indian ocean on the south‚ Arabian sea in the south-west and bay of Bengal in the south-east. It shares borders with Pakistan in the west‚ china‚ Nepal and Bhutan in the north-east and with Burma and Bangladesh in the east. India’s Andaman Nicobar islands share a maritime borders with Thailand and Indonesia. Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires‚ the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is widely known as the father of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949‚ and came into effect on 26 January 1950.[2] The date 26 January was chosen to commemorate the Purna Swaraj declaration of independence of 1930. With its adoption‚ the Union of India officially became the modern and contemporary Republic of India and it replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s fundamental governing document. To
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Madhdvie Bhagwandeen Professor Mangru History 277 Exam III After the Emancipation in the Caribbean in 1824‚ the British brought Indians to the Caribbean through indenture ship. They were given a five year contract as an indentured laborer‚ with the condition of returning home (India) with a free passage. Many were not given this opportunity for various reasons. Indian immigration in British Guiana came to a halt but reopened in 1845. While working on the plantations‚ indentured laborers were subject
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INDIAN RAILWAYS AND ITS CONTINUING MONOPOLY Indian Railways abbreviated as IR‚ is the state-owned railway company of India‚ which owns and operates most of the country’s rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world‚ transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. It is the world’s largest commercial or utility employer‚ with more than
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Indian Culture "India is the cradle of human race‚ the birthplace of human speech‚ the mother of history‚ the grandmother of legend‚ and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most astrictive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only! - Mark Twain” This quote is an exemplary example of Indian history that only scratches the surface of the actual history of India. India’s culture is an amalgamation of its own states and “subcultures.” Hierarchy‚ family status
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* * Home * About Site * Content Quality Guidelines * * * * * * Suggest Us * Report Errors * Contact Us 1036 Words Essay on Indian Economy: Adopting New Approach By Dipti After independence‚ India chartered a path of economic development based on mixed economy‚ building a new industrial structure around the public sector and a closely monitored‚ regulated and controlled system where government played the role of licenser in the process of building
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Purna Swaraj Following the rejection of the recommendations of the Simon Commission by Indians‚ an all-party conference was held at Bombay in May 1928. This was meant to instill a sense of resistance among people. The conference appointed a drafting committee under Motilal Nehru to draw up a constitution for India. The Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress asked the British government to accord dominion status to India by December 1929‚ or a countrywide civil disobedience movement would
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Innovation of Agriculture Logistics Managing Food Inflation © 2011 KPMG‚ an Indian Partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”)‚ a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. About the study This is a briefing paper written by KPMG that assesses the underlying reasons for the high levels of inflation in the food economy of the country and its subsequent impact on innovations in business models
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day Pakistan) | Result | Afghan Pashtun tactical victory‚ British Indian strategic victory | | Belligerents | British India | Pashtuns (Afghans) | Commanders and leaders | Havildar Ishar Singh † | Gul Badshah | Units involved | 36th Sikhs of British Indian Army | Afridis and Orakzais | Strength | 21[1] | 10‚000[2][3] | Casualties and losses | 21 killed (100%)[1] | 180 killed (Afghan claim)[4] ~800 killed[5] (British Indian estimates)* Many wounded[6] (number unknown) | * 600 Afghan
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Today’s world pollution is a big concern and it poses serious threat to the human health and environment. With unprecedented expansion in population‚ the pollution in India has sky rocketed. The pollution in India shoots up abruptly due to various factors and the pollution due to festivals is also one among them. The practice of immersion of Ganesh idols after the Ganesh festival in various cities is causing severe water pollution which leads to the death of tonnes of fish and many aquatic creatures
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