Research Paper No. 2006/98 The Public Distribution Systems of Foodgrains and Implications for Food Security A Comparison of the Experiences of India and China Zhang-Yue Zhou1 and Guanghua Wan2 September 2006 Abstract A comparative study of the public distribution systems of foodgrains in India and China is expected to reveal lessons and experiences that are valuable to policymakers. This is particularly important for developing countries in their endeavour to ensure food security. This paper
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Taxation in India The Indian Tax Structure is quite elaborate‚ with clear distinction in authority between Central‚ State and local governments. The taxes levied by the Central government are on income (other than tax on agriculture income which would be levied by the state government)‚ customs duties‚ central excise and service tax. The State government levies Value Added Tax (VAT)‚ sales tax in states where VAT is not applied‚ stamp duty‚ state excise‚ land revenue and tax on professions. Local
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A CORRUPTION IN INDIA -causes‚concequences and cures RAHUL AR Mcom Govt. Arts College Thiruvanthapuram Email-iamrahular@gmail.com Objectives of this paper: To Identify causes‚concequences and cures of Coorupition in India To analyze the 1. Causes of corruption 2. Consequences of corruption 3. Cures for corruption Socpe and relevancy of this paper: The allegations of corruption and the peoples movement against corruption is one of the most debated topic in the last
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The new AfricA EmErging opportunitiEs for businEss and africa report sponsor: The new AfricA EmErging opportunitiEs for businEss and africa FOREWORD EmErging opportunitiEs for businEss and africa The new AfricA The world is waking up to a new africa. The predominant theme in the emerging narrative is no longer war‚ famine and disease but rather strong economic performance. The resources industry has played an important role in this shift but economic diversification is coming
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ORB PQ Chapter 3 : Attitudes and Job Satisfaction 1. Which of the following answer choices is the best definition of attitude? a. Attitudes indicate how one will react to a given event. b. Attitudes are the yardstick by which one measures one’s actions. c. Attitudes are the emotional part of an evaluation of some person‚ object or event. d. Attitudes are evaluative statements concerning objects‚ people or events e. Attitudes are a measure of how the
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Language for IBPS PO Exam 2012:Set- 2 Directions-(Q. 1-15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words / phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. India is rushing headlong towards economic success and modernisation‚ counting on high tech industries such as information technology and biotechnology to propel the nation to prosperity. India’s recent announcement that it would no longer produce unlicensed
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Russia 1 1. Brief profile - RUSSIA Background: Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the 300-year old Romanov Dynasty. The Communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Josef STALIN (1928-53) strengthened Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated
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India In a country with 1.18 billion people and counting it is hard to keep track of all the small things going on without a strong and organized government. Throughout India you can see various issues that may be keeping it from becoming an MDC. Major problems such as language differences‚ extreme poverty‚ health problems‚ migration issues; can all lead to one conclusion; Corruption. Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It’s not easy to define corruption. But in
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Running head: POVERTY IN INDIA 1 Poverty in India Charlotte Verser Ottawa University POVERTY IN INDIA 2 I wanted to focus my research on the problem with poverty in India. I became interested in the subject when one of my classmates told the story of how she visited the country and everyone around her was living in poverty. I wanted to focus on the education‚ employment‚ and housing/shelter. Education is not
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Racism in A Passage To India A Passage to India by E.M. Forster is a novel published in 1924‚ a time when India had not yet won its independence from the British. Forster had visited India during this time‚ so a lot of the setting comes from firsthand experience‚ although he does make up the setting of the caves as well as the town names. During the time that this book was published‚ racism was a major problem in India and it is a major problem in the novel. India at this time was occupied
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