INDIA‚ BY ITS PEOPLE 39 Imagining India : ideas for the new century/ Nandan Nilekani; New Delhi: Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books‚ 2009. (38-61‚ 158-175‚ 256-282‚ 363-383 p.) INDIA‚ BY ITS PEOPLE IN DELHI THIS Monday morning‚ it is chaos. Despite its pristine new metro and expanding highways‚ the city can barely contain the morning hubbub‚ the swarm of people all trying to get somewhere. By the time I reach Kaushik Basu’s home—set a little apart from the highway‚ on a quiet street
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start my paper by pointing out the historical reasons for giving reservation. The reservation policy in India is nothing new‚ as it had existed in our society from the time of the British rule and the princely states. The motive of having reservation then was the eagerness to modernise through the promotion of education and industry and maintaining unity among themselves. Reservation continued in India even after having achieved independence from the British. But there is an interesting fact that needs
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Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation”‚ 2012 6. Michael Zammit Cutajar‚ ‘Reflections on the Kyoto Protocol – Looking Back to See Ahead’‚ International Review for Environmental Strategies (2004) 7. “Kyoto Protocol”‚ 2012 10. Jyoti Parikh and Kirit Parikh‚ ‘The Kyoto Protocol: An Indian Perspective’‚ International Review for Environmental Strategies (2004) Appendix
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The food processing sector in India is of fundamental importance‚ holding as it does the vital link between agriculture and industry. The sector is poised for enormous growth and already contributes about 12.7 percent of the country’s GDP and provides nearly 60 percent of all job opportunities by directly employing around 1.6 million workers. The industry is the 5th largest sector in the country in terms of production‚ consumption‚ export and growth. The worth of the Indian processed foods industry
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maternal and child mortality were observed among women with more decision-making power in India (Das Gupta 1990). ‘Empowerment of women’‚ is therefore‚ an important approach adopted in the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007) for development of women in India. Five year plans are formulated by the Indian government to develop the Indian economy. They are framed‚ executed and monitored by the Planning Commission of India. Women ’s employment plays a major role in enhancing their autonomy. This paper aims
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3. Why did Britain consider India its “jewel in the crown”? a. The industrial revolution had turned Britain into the world’s workshop‚ and India was a major supplier of raw materials for that workshop. Its 300 million people were also a large potential market for British made goods. It is not surprising‚ then‚ that the British considered India the brightest jewel in the crown‚ the most valuable of all of Britain’s colonies. 4. Why didn’t Indians untie against the British in the Sepoy Mutiny?
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world and come out with flying colors. In the film‚ ’Chak De! India’ the hero Shah Rukh Khan‚ SRK (in the movie‚ Kabhir Khan) fails to win the game at the final movement of hockey game and his positive intention i.e. sportsmanship to congratulate his rival and the winner a Pakistani team resulted in getting branded as a sell out and as traitor of the country that hurt and humiliated him. After 7 years‚ he takes his ambition to make India as a number one in hockey in the world. There are many lessons
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ride through the stadium by fellow teammates. It was his last World Cup match! | But‚ how do you think they got the knack to achieve the coveted trophy? It could simply be answered… if you saw the match! The great spine-thrilling battle between India & Sri Lanka was nothing less than an epic. The batsmen shed their power through boundaries & over-the-line sixes; the bowlers used all their spinning & pacing pitches to knock off the stumps. Didn’t they? They all played magnificently!
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India is a large country. Harboring more than 2 billion people‚ it’ll soon break records of overpopulation held by China. The men here are said to be brave‚ kind and chivalrous. The women considered‚ traditional‚ learned and hospitable. The cities here are abundant in whatever they sow and breed stupendous cavalry to charge. The rich bring in fine money to buy fine luxuries for the eyes of fine people. Democracy prevails. The unwanted die. The important live. Each state highlights its accomplishments
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Plan…………………………………………………………………11 Executive Summary India is located in South Asia and is Asia’s second most populous with over 1.2 billion people. It is a federation with a parliamentary system governed under the Constitution of India and boasts the most populous democracy in the world. The most dominant religion in India today is Hinduism. About 80% of Indians are Hindus. Around 500 BC two other religions developed in India‚ namely‚ Buddhism and Jainism. Today only about 0.5% of Indians
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