INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN RAILWAYS Indian Railways‚ a historical legacy‚ are a vital force in our economy. The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran from Bombay to Thane on 16th April 1853. Fourteen railway carriages carried about 400 guests from Bombay to Thane covering a distance of 21 miles (34 Kilometers). Since then there has been no looking back. Today‚ it covers 6‚909 stations over a total route length of more than 63‚028 kilometres. The track kilometers in broad gauge (1676 mm) are 86‚
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CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 INTRODUCTION: In this chapter the researcher has made an attempt to review the relevant literature pertaining to the study of food processing Industry. Referring to the food processing industry many scholars have considered the field of organizational practice as of having greater significance. The food processing industry in India over the 50 years of planned development has made dynamic progress‚ both in terms of number of units and combination to
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Biography | | | Born: April 14‚ 1891 Died: December 6‚ 1956 Achievements: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was elected as the chairman of the drafting committee that was constituted by the Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution for the independent India; he was the first Law Minister of India; conferred Bharat Ratna in 1990. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is viewed as messiah of dalits and downtrodden in India. He was the chairman of the drafting committee that was constituted by the
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H S I L G E N J EC T O PR Go N O I T N C O I U T D C O U R D T O IIN R T N Goa is India’s smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in West India in the region known as the Konkan‚ it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north‚ and by Karnataka to the east and south‚ while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. Goa is India’s richest state with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country as a whole. It was ranked the best placed state by the
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Indian Railways is one of the largest systems in the world. It is also one of the very few railway systems in the world generating operating surpluses. With a modest beginning in India on April 16‚ 1853‚ when the first wheels rolled on rails from Bombay to Thane‚ the Indian Railways has emerged today as the main vehicle for socio-economic development of the country. Rail transportation has a number of favourable characteristics as compared to road transportation. It is six times more energy-efficient
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Tribal Life in Goa: An Intrinsic Part of Goan Lifestyle A popular holiday destination known for its sandy beaches‚ azure Arabian Sea‚ salubrious climate and laid back ambience‚ Goa is a destination of a life time. The people living in Goa are extremely friendly‚ hospitable and welcoming. The population of Goa also includes the descendants of several ancient tribes. Notwithstanding the fact that the ethnic tribes in Goa form an intrinsic part of Goa‚ their importance is undermined in comparison
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Udupi (is a town in the south-west Indian State of Karnataka. Udupi is notable for the Krishna Temple‚ and lends its name to the popular Udupi cuisine. Udupi means the land of the "lord of the stars‚" the moon. Most Indians know of Udupi as the type of an inexpensive restaurant that generally serves vegetarian food in the South Indian style.Still fewer know of its reputation as the location of a Krishna temple with rich history While the temple is believed to be in existence for over 1500 years
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------------------------------------------------- Transport in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Mumbai-Pune Expressway‚ India ’s first expressway The Bandra Worli Sea link‚ with Worli skyline Transport in the Republic of India is an important part of the nation ’s economy. Since the economic liberalisation of the 1990s‚ development of infrastructure within the country has progressed at a rapid pace‚ and today there is a wide variety of modes of transport by land‚ water and
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“A Teacher touches eternity” …….. Henry Adams. Rebecca Reuben was one of the leading lights of the small community of Jews‚ who call themselves the Bene Israel (sons of Israel) found in the Western region of Maharashtra‚ originally from the Konkan belt. That she was no ordinary person is to be noted as she was the grand daughter of Rebecca and Abraham Samuel Nagavkar and he‚ her maternal grandfather was the first Graduate of the Community who had studied engineering in Poona and got the degree
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TRADE AND PROSPERITY; RARELY HAVE THEY LOOKED TO THE SEA FOR MILITARY OR COMMERCIAL MIGHT • YET IN THE EMERGENT PERIOD OF EUROPEAN COLONIALISM‚ BEGINNING IN THE LATE 17TH AND EARLY 18TH CENTURIES‚ A SINGLE‚ SEMIAUTONOMOUS FIGURE EMERGED ALONG THE KONKAN COAST AS THE FIRST INDIGENOUS DEFENDER OF LOCAL SOVEREIGNTY OVER COASTAL WATERS: A MAN CALLED KANHOJI ANGRE. • IT WAS SHIVAJI MAHARAJ‚ THE FIRST AMONG THE INDIAN RULERS TO FULLY COMPREHEND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NAVAL POWER‚ AND TO INDEED BUILD AN
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