Banking in India in the modern sense originated in the last decades of the 18th century. The first banks were Bank of Hindustan (1770-1829) and The General Bank of India‚ established 1786 and since defunct. The largest bank‚ and the oldest still in existence‚ is the State Bank of India‚ which originated in the Bank of Calcutta in June 1806‚ which almost immediately became the Bank of Bengal. This was one of the three presidency banks‚ the other two being the Bank of Bombayand the Bank of Madras
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Rediff.com » Business » How poverty in India can be eliminated How poverty in India can be eliminated June 29‚ 2007 13:06 IST Share this Ask Users Write a Comment What is the cost of eliminating poverty and hunger in India [ Images ]? That of course depends on the extent of poverty‚ which has been mired in academic debate about the measurement of poverty. <IMG SRC="http://imads.rediff.com/0/OasDefault/Coke_WC_Spons_180x150/coke_bck.gif" WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=250 BORDER=0>
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Indian advertising industry The Indian advertising industry is talking business today. It has evolved from being a small-scale business to a full-fledged industry. It has emerged as one of the major industries and tertiary sectors and has broadened its horizons be it the creative aspect‚ the capital employed or the number of personnel involved. Indian advertising industry in very little time has carved a niche for itself and placed itself on the global map. Indian advertising industry with an estimated
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reform activities united people and the attack on institutions like caste which hampered social unity created a sense of oneness in the people. But most of these reform movements had certain limitations. The questions to which they gave primacy concerned only small sections of Indian society. Some of them failed to emphasize or even recognize that colonial rule was inimical to the interests of the Indian people. Most of them worked within the framework of their respective communities in a way tended
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Nayar of India Latonya Myles ANT 101 Instructor Wendell Johnson April 25‚ 2011 Nayar of India Nayar is a Hindu caste of the India state of Kerala. The region contained small‚ feudal kingdoms‚ in each of which royal and noble lineages‚ the militia‚ and most land managers were drawn from the Nayars and related castes. Unlike most Hindus‚ Nayar traditionally were matrilineal. Their family unit‚ the members of which owned property jointly‚ included brothers and sisters‚ the latter is children
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Ireland has always been a mysterious land‚ and it was no different for the Vikings who attempted to conquer this puzzling land of Ireland. The politically fractured island appeared to be an easy target‚ but its apparent weakness turned out to be its greatest strength. The Viking era in Ireland is commonly divided into two periods. The first period beginning in 795 Ad and ending by the mid ninth century‚ the second period ranged from around 914 Ad and ending in the middle of the tenth century.
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for the Committee on Vision 2020 for India‚ Planning Commission‚ Government of India Revised Version: 22 May 2001 Research and Information System for the Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries‚ Zone 4B‚ India Habitat Centre‚ Lodi Road‚ New Delhi-110003. Tel.: 468 2175‚ Fax: 468 2174; Email: nagesh@ndf.vsnl.net.in An earlier version of the paper was presented at the Fifth Meeting of the Committee on Vision 2020 for India‚ Planning Commission‚ on 8 February 2001
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Caves: A Look at E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India In E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India‚ the Marabar Caves occupy an important part of the plot. The purpose of this deserves exploration considering Forster entitles the entire second part of his novel to them. Are these caves symbolic of an exploration into one’s own subconscious? Could they be a physical representation of freedom from societal constraint? Perhaps they are meant to embody the enigma that India and the East present to the West? An exploration
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to crystallize to gloom. The early trends seemed to be daunting and slowly yet steadily the buildup towards the ultimate result was emerging. Beyond doubt the flow was in favor of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)‚ the major opposition party. By the end of the day... The Congress was truly humbled with an abysmally low tally... 44 seats‚ the lowest ever in the electoral history since independence. For the first time in two decades BJP emerged on its own as the largest single party. Backdrop & Introspection
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India’s Tejas‚ light combat helicopter dazzle participants at Aero India From ANI Bangalore‚ Feb 9: India’s own first supersonic multi-role combat aircraft Tejas and light combat helicopter (LCH) dazzled participants at the Aero India 2011 on Wednesday with their breathtaking aerobatic manouveres at Air Force Station Yelhanka. It was for the first time that India’s indigenously developed fighter‚ including a trainer variant and a naval variant‚ were on display in a combat-related role on
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