SPECIAL ISSUE 2012 NEWSLETTER 2 Editorial Board: Dr. Dipankar Ghose Mita Nangia Goswami Moulika Arabhi Dr. Parikshit Gautam Editor: Published By: WWF-India IND WWF-India‚ 172-B‚ Lodhi Estate‚ New Delhi 110003 COVER IMAGE: © ASHOK CHAUDHRY Fionna Braganza Protecting Bustards in India Special Issue FROM THE SG & CEO’S DESK Dear friends‚ The articles in this publication aim to bring attention to the alarming status of four species of bustards found in India -
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A Ground Water Depletion Hp Ground Water Depletion in India A study on the ground water depletion across the World ‚specifically in India. The causes of depletion‚current scenario and the way forward Krishnapriya J 12HS60006 MHRM‚ IIT Kharagpur 11/11/2012 1 Table of Contents 1. ABSTRACT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE TERM PAPER-----------------------------------------------------4 3. REVIEW OF LITERATURE--
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Hinduism Origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryan peoples. (settled in 1500 B.C.) Religion was passed down orally Eventually written down Early Hindus believed in the single force in the universe‚ a form of ultimate reality or god Duty of individual to seek it’s own ultimate reality By doing this you would merge with Brahman after death Reincarnation was believed (soul is born in a different way after death) Bhagvad Gita ”Worn-out garments are shed by the body/Worn-out bodies are shed
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Diwali Lantern – “Aakash Kandeel’’ Anup Takalkar IntroductionIndia‚ along with its varied cultures and traditions‚ is known as land of festivity. Celebration for these festivals centres on the rituals of prayer‚ seeking blessings‚ exchanging goodwill‚ decorating houses‚ adorning new cloths‚ music and dance. Diwali (dip‚ meaning lights + aawali‚ meaning row) is the festival of “row of lights”‚ celebration of which finds its root in Hindu religion. It is believed that‚ Lord Rama was welcomed back
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not for this diversity. If India means Kanchivaram sadi then India also means Pashmina shawl. If India means extreme hot climate of the south India‚ then India also means the snow covered mountains of the north India. If India means the desert of Rajasthan then India also means the highest rainfall grounds of Assam! Such diversity is also found in the school of minds‚ where one stands for the motion‚ another stands against it. This means an added advantage‚ because while one is looking at the positive
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the States Reorganisation Act and renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950. Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. On 9 November 2000‚ a new state‚ Uttarakhand‚ was carved from the mountainous Himalayan region of Uttar Pradesh. The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west‚ Haryana and Delhi to the northwest‚ Uttarakhand and the country of Nepal to the north‚ Bihar to the east‚ Jharkhand to the southeast‚ and Madhya Pradesh to the southwest. It covers 243‚290 square kilometer ‚ equal to 6.88% of the total
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Delhi Sultanate Delhi Sultanate under various dynasties. Capital Delhi (1206–1327) Daulatabad (1327–1334) Delhi (1334–1506) Agra (1506–1526) Languages Persian (official)‚[1] Hindavi (since 1451) [2] Religion Sunni Islam Government Sultanate Sultan - 1206–1210 Qutb-ud-din Aibak (first) - 1517–1526 Ibrahim Lodi (last) Historical era Middle Ages - Independence 12 June[3] 1206 - Battle of Amroha 20 December 1305 - eagle - Battle of Panipat 21 April 1526
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and 10th largest importer in the world. India has the world’s 3rd largest road network‚ covering more than 4.3 million kilometers.Indian railway is the fourth largest rail network in world‚ with a track length of 114‚500 kilometers. Gujarat and Rajasthan are currently the nation’s leaders in solar power generation. Tata Nano‚ is the world’s cheapest passenger car. India‚ however‚ fell on evil days‚ and became a slave country‚ first under the Mughals and then under the Britishers. It was in 1947
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The Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan (literally "to stick" in Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi ‚ also known as Manak Hindi‚ High Hindi‚ Nagari Hindi or Literary Hindi‚ is a standardised register of Hindustani as spoken by Hindus. It is the official language of India‚ and is used‚ along with English‚ for administration of the central government.Standard Hindi is a sanskritised... ) is a socio-ecological Social ecology Social ecology is a philosophy developed by Murray Bookchin in the 1960s.It holds
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