BASE ISOLATED BUILDINGS What is base isolation? When a building is built away (isolated) from the ground‚ resting on flexible bearings or pads known as base isolators. It is of the most popular means of protecting a structure against earthquake forces. HISTORY The first evidence of architects using the principle of base isolation for earthquake protection was discovered in Pasargadae. One of the world’s first base-isolated structures – the William Clayton building Base Isolation
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CASE SUMMARY: It’s a classic case of a company who has proved itself since inception that it was built to last and how long term planning of a company can help it sustain against all odds. Music World is a part of the Rs. 65 billion Rama Prasad Goenka [RPG] group of companies. In a very short span of time after its launch in the 1990s‚ Music World had reportedly become a major factor that changed the way music was sold in India. In setting up of Music World a lot of planning and strategic
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CERTAINTY OF CONTRACT There are two aspects to the issue of uncertainty. (1) The language used may be too vogue in which case‚ the court is likely to hold that there is no concluded agreement ‚ the contract is void for uncertainty. (2) Failure to reach agreement on a vital or fundamental term of an agreement. SECTION 30 1. Agreements‚ the meaning of which is not uncertain‚ or capable of being made certain‚ are void. * If A agrees to sell to B ‘a hundred tons of oil’ ‚ there
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was founded by Dr Prathap C. Reddy in 1983. Apollo is a private healthcare provider in Asia with hospitals in India‚ Sri Lanka‚ Bangladesh‚ Ghana‚ Nigeria‚ Republic of Mauritius‚ Qatar‚ Oman and Kuwait. The Hyderabad hospital‚ headed by Dr. K. Hari Prasad‚ (CEO – Central‚ Apollo Hospitals Group). The group has developed services in telemedicine‚ after starting a pilot project in 2000 in Dr Prathap C. Reddy’s own home village. It is now the largest telemedicine provider in India with 71 centers. The
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Health in Uttar Pradesh: Challenges and Opportunities Presented in Workshop on Maternal‚ Neonatal and Child Health Scenario in the Slums of Meerut‚ Uttar Pradesh: Implications for Programme and Policy 14th April’09‚ New Delhi April 09‚ By Dr. Gajraj Prasad Add. Director‚ MCH Directorate of Family Welfare Government of Uttar Pradesh Outline Growing Urbanization and Urban Poverty in Uttar Pradesh Health related Problems among Urban Poor Barriers limiting access to MCH care Upcoming opportunities
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of the famous tea plantations‚ growing some of the best varieties of famous Darjeeling tea. Peace‚ serenity and healthy climate of Kurseong had attracted many a great person to this place. Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore and the great composer Atul Prasad Sen got inspiration for some of their famous works while staying at Kurseong. Sister Nivedita‚ the great disciple of Swami Vivekananda made Kurseong her home. Even Mark Twain is believed to have spent some time in Kurseong in 1885. Fazul Haque‚ the
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For almost six decades the movement had been changing colour and strategy to gain a foothold. Gradually‚ the Jharkhand Party grew politically stronger but the commissions examining the demands for a separate Jharkhand State rejected it one after another. In August 1947 the Thakkar Commission rejected it saying that it would not be beneficial for the Adivasis. In 1948 Dar Commission also examined the demand for a separate Jharkhand state but rejected it on linguistic grounds. Despite these reports
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WOULD YOU SELL A PREMIUM BRANDED FOUNTAIN PEN TO AN ILLITERATE BUYER?” Saptarshi Prasad Sinha‚ BBA -5thSemester‚ Amity Global Business School‚Kolkata. “Throughout recent years‚ a vast amount of money and time and brains has been employed in overcoming sales resistance‚ i.e. in inducing unoffending persons to waste their
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God of War versus Bodhisattva of Compassion Art 3 Asian Art History Survey Two cultures‚ Hindu and Buddhist‚ which have many differences and produce so many different forms of art‚ are a little difficult to compare. Let alone comparing the cultures‚ but to compare two artworks can be a little bit of a challenge. These two cultures’ artworks are highly centered on their religious beliefs and their traditions.4 The artwork I have chosen from Hinduism is titled: Kattikeya
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MINOR’S CONTRACT? A CRITICAL ANALYSIS of the Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 [pic] SUBMITTED BY Zoldrex2 2011 INDEX |S. No. |Particulars |Pg No. | |1 |Abstract |ii | |2 |Index of Authorities
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