June 2011 Mumbai How Poor is Poor? Poverty Status in India Planning Commission Approach paper to the 12th Five Year Plan for 2012-17 Tendulkar Committee Report N C Saxena Committee Report Chronic Poverty Report World Bank 32 % (2009) 37% (2009) 50% (2009) 37% (2004-05) 41.5% (2005) Housing • Alloca1on Required: Total Rural Housing Shortage (2012) BPL APL BPL: APL (in Million) 47.43
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The way we live today is significantly different from the way our forefathers lived fifty or sixty years ago. Thanks to modern technology‚ today we have got just about every amenity we need to live a comfortable life. Some people believe that modern technology has made our lives more complicated. They are of the opinion that we should learn to do away with it. Is that possible? Let’s examine. Modern technology might have made our lives more complicated‚ but one has got to admit that it has improved
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my experiences on and off the pitch‚ soccer has a meaningful place in my life‚ I have grown up out there‚ I have cried out there‚ I have been angry out there‚ I have built character out there‚ and I have become relaxed there. Soccer is a part of me. The pitch is a place where I enjoy all the people around me because they are enjoying the same thing as me. To me‚ soccer is much more than a ball and two goals; it connects people from all over the world. I have gained many friends that I would not
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Every day‚ and I mean every day‚ the world slowly gets a better chance of surviving an epidemic. But every day‚ the world slightly perishes and begins to crumble. And I don’t mean literally crumble. Maybe just a little. But anyways the world starts becoming a bad place to live in. Whether it’s from pollution or foreign matter. But I will be talking about pollution mostly. People pollute every second of the day. I’m serious. And the bad thing is that there may not be a way to stop these people from
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Spaces and Exchanges I’m wondering if Spaces and Exchanges have made the world smaller. First‚ I’d like to talk about physical mobility. By a survey‚ 77% of British people have already traveled abroad. Three factors influence their destination: the climate‚ their budget to go on holidays and the risks of attack. British people think that they need to go to a quiet place to have a rest. Many of them have already spent time in French seaside resorts. Indeed‚ proximity of both countries makes
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prosperity and progress. Others abhor it‚ attributing to it many evils in world affairs including polarization‚ environmental destruction‚ cultural degradation‚ and so forth. The showdown surrounding the WTO gathering in Seattle last November highlights the intensity of the conflict. In contrast to globalization‚ the concept of national borders gets less and less attention. Technological progress‚ especially the Internet‚ has brought people closer together. International and domestic concerns are becoming
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that with the today’s life‚ we will notice that Science has dramatically changed human life. With the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century‚ the effect of Science on human life rapidly changed. Today‚ science has a profound effect on the way we live‚ largely through technology‚ the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. Some forms of scientific inventions have changed our lives entirely. For example the refrigerator has played a major role in maintaining public health
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India’s Position In World Science India has get No. 9 position in the world’s Science and Technology map this year. With it’s output of S&T systems growing at a significant 12 per cent as against the global average of just four per cent it has reached this spot. "We have overtaken Spain this year to stand at No. 9‚ one rank up from last year‚" Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan has said. India was ranked 15th in S&T systems output in the year 2002. Addressing
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If people would adhere to virtues the world would be a better place. Living a virtues life means following moral qualities. Not living a virtuous life can lead to: untrustworthiness‚ unfairness and alarm. People can avoid negative experiences by following proper protocol. The world would be a better place if people live by the following virtues sincerity‚ justice and tranquility. Sincerity is a moral quality that people should live by. The virtue sincerity teaches humans to be real and true. People
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There are numerous reason that people feel living in Chicago is better than any other place or city of United State. It is not only due to beautiful theater scene‚ lovely bars and restaurants or melodious music festivals that can easily found in every big city of the world. Resident of Chicago considers it as a better place because of the quality of life. About living in Chicago‚ different people have different type of opinion. Like: • Car is not needed. Plenty of train‚ bus and car services available
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