Introduction Natural disasters are extreme‚ sudden events caused by environmental factors. They can happen at any time‚ often with little or no warning and they can cause serious injury to people and property. Earthquakes‚ tornadoes‚ wind storms‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ wild fires‚ hurricanes‚ and heat waves often strike with little or no warning. People who are prepared for such an event have a better chance of survival. Preparation ensures that if disaster occurs people are ready to get through
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Godrej Consumer Products Limited: Dividend History and Market Performance Godrej group of companies is one of the oldest corporate houses in India. The Godrej group was established in 1897. It had a total turnover of `.118 billion (US$ 2.62 billion) for the financial year 2010. With five listed companies with an aggregate market capitalisation of `. 165 billion as of March 31 2010‚ 58 manufacturing locations in India and overseas‚ and operations in 18 countries‚ it has a significant presence
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12 Criticism of Anna Hazare 3.13 Views on Narendra Modi 4 Awards 5 Works 5.1 Books 6 See also 7 References 7.1 Books and articles on Roy 7.2 Other 8 Notes 9 External links Early life and background Arundhati Roy was born in Shillong‚ Meghalaya‚ India‚[2] to Ranjit Roy‚ a Bengali Hindu tea planter and Mary Roy‚ a Malayali Syrian Christian women ’s rights activist. She spent her childhood in Aymanam in Kerala‚ and went to school at Corpus Christi‚ Kottayam‚ followed by the Lawrence School
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what is the right age to start drinking? adopt children at 21 All other Indian states permit alcohol consumption but fix a legal drinking age. In some states‚ the legal drinking age can be different for different types of alcoholic beverages. The legal drinking age is different in different states in India. It varies widely. India has different laws for different states. Alcohol is a subject in the State List under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Therefore‚ the laws governing
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Vidyasagar University Journal of Commerce Vol. 12‚ March 2007 REVITALISING COMMERCE EDUCATION D. Obul Reddy* ABSTRACT The paper is an objective introspection about the Commerce Education – its objectives‚ its problems‚ its job potential‚ its quality and its relevance to the present day needs of our country. Purpose of Education The broad objectives of the University education are‚ liberal education with the aim of fostering in the students an attitude of objective enquiry and some understanding
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Checking out the weather report is a daily activity for many of us. At the very least‚ we want to know how hot or cold it will get‚ or whether there will be rain or snow. Some of us live in places where severe weather can produce dangerous conditions -- flooding‚ tornados‚ blizzards or fogs‚ so we pay attention to weather related warnings. And these days‚ weather reports are getting more sophisticated‚ with pollen counts and particulates for allergy sufferers‚ and UV indices to tell you whether you
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Constitution of India The original text of the Preamble‚ before the 42nd Amendment) of the Constitution The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles‚ establishes the structure‚ procedures‚ powers‚ and duties of government institutions‚ and sets out fundamental rights‚ directive principles‚ and the duties of citizens. It is the longest[1] written constitution of any sovereign country in the world‚ containing 448[Note
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Sample Question Paper SOCIAL SCIENCE Class-IX Summative Assessment-1 October 2011 Design of Question paper TIME : 3 Hrs 1. WEIGHTAGE TO FORM OF QUESTIONS Form of Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. M.C.Q. Short Answer (S.A.) Long Answer (L.A.) Map Question Total 2. Marks of Each Question 1 3 5 4 Number of Questions 10 12 8 1 31 Total Marks 10 36 40 04 90 MM : 90 UNIT-WISE DIVISION OF QUESTIONS Unit No. (Subject) Unitwise Marks 23 No. of No. of No. of Map 1 mark 3 marks 5 marks Question Questions Questions
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Basic Statistics on Indian Petroleum & Natural Gas 2011-12 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI (Economic Division) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Economic Division Preface The “Basic Statistics on Indian Petroleum & Natural Gas‚ 2011-12” is the Seventeenth in a series that was first released in 1996. It is a skeletal forerunner of the detailed annual Statistics Bulletin published regularly after the end of the financial year. Basic Statistics
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ASHOKA Born in 265 B.C‚ the great king Ashoka was the grandson of the famous ruler Chandragupta Maurya. As a young lad‚ Ashoka excelled in whatever he was taught. Be it the art of warfare or reading the Holy Scriptures‚ Asoka excelled in whatever he did. Ashoka had many half brothers and he was loved by one and all. Thus‚ after his father died‚ he was crowned as the king of Magadha around 268 B.C. After being crowned as the king‚ he proved himself by smoothly administrating his territory and performing
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