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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Aviation In India Future of Aviation Industry in India More than half a century has gone‚ when JRD Tata first took off in his own airplane. He added a new chapter in the Indian history. This was the beginning of aviation industry in India. But very soon the government took over his aviation company‚ and thus that nationalized company was named‚ Indian Airlines. Almost the next fifty years no competition was to follow for the Indian Airlines‚ as it remained the only airline company in India. But
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British officials were paid out of the India treasury. Imperialism drained India’s wealth. It destroyed India economically and politically. India became dependent due to imperialism. It destroyed India’s handicraft and small scale industries. The imperialistic powers treated India as a place to extend their power. Imperialism gradually destroyed India. While destroying India economically and politically‚ imperialism also had some good effects on India. With the spread of imperialism and colonialism
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established and implemented by the UN itself‚ with troops serving under UN operational control. In these cases‚ peacekeepers – popularly called the Blue Berets or Blue Helmets remain members of their respective armed forces‚ and do not constitute an independent ‘UN army’ as the UN does not have such a force. History and Background of Peacekeeping United Nations Peacekeeping began in 1948 when the Security Council authorized the deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East. The mission ’s role
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Planning in India RICHARD S. ECKAUS MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY introduction Indian planning is an open process. Much of the controversy and the debates that accompany the preparation of the plans are public. The initial aggregate calculations and assumptions are either explicitly stated or readily deducible‚ and the makers of the plans are not only sensitive but responsive to criticism and suggestions from a wide variety of na- tional and international sources. From original
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Two Federalism is a basic feature of the Constitution as held by the Supreme Court in S.R. Bommai vs. Union of India (1994) case. It tested for the first time the presidential notification under Article 356 on the touchstone of the basic structure doctrine. Earlier‚ only constitutional amendments were put to such a test. The Supreme Court has accepted among such decisions that India is a quasi-federal state because the Union has been given many overriding powers over the states. The most extreme
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India: Globalization In 1991‚ the pace of globalization in India had begun to accelerate; from then on things in India were not gong to be the same. Globalization in India has had both its positive and negative effects. Globalization can involve a number of things like the business aspect and agricultural. According to daldrup.org globalization has drastically affected the Business aspect in India. India is expected to have 715 shopping malls by 2016; it has a consumer base of 1.14 million‚ and
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launch pad for the dawn of Political Regionalism in India – that would in course of time alter the whole landscape of India. But the brand of regionalism that evolved after Potti Sriramulu’s death was legitimate‚ genuine and logical. It reflected the aspirations of people at that time. It stood for fulfilling the longstanding desire of people to have their own linguistic state. Thus‚ Andhra Pradesh became the first linguistic state of India. Today‚ Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh is renamed
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IST(9/5/2007) Last Updated: 03:48 IST(9/5/2007) India 2020 The Indian economy is on the path of rapid progress. In July 1991 the country’s economy was so shattered that India was on the brink of bankruptcy. The Congress won in the general elections of June 1991 and Narasimha Rao became Prime Minister. He took a wise step and made Manmohan Singh the Finance Minister who‚ in turn‚ opened up the economy to the private sector. The quantum of progress that India has made from 1991 to 2007 has not been achieved
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Federalism in India Abstract India is a big country characterized by cultural‚ regional‚ linguistic and geographical diversities. Such a diverse and vast country cannot be administered and ruled from a single centre. Historically‚ though India was not a federal state‚ its various regions enjoyed adequate autonomy from central rule. Keeping in view these factors in mind‚ the Constitution makers of India opted for the federal form of government. Though‚ the Government of India Act 1935 envisaged
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