Chapter 9 Wildlife and Nature Conservation 9.1 Protected Areas The first national park in India was declared in 1935‚ now famous as the Corbett National Park. Since Independence‚ there has been a steady rise in the number of Protected Areas (PAs) (National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries)‚ especially after the enactment of the Wildlife Protection Act in 1972. In 1988‚ there were 54 national parks and 372 sanctuaries covering a total area of 109‚652 sq km. By the year 2000‚ this number
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Issues in Biological Conservation‚ India Case Study The public image that India has acquired throughout history is rapidly changing. This all began in the 1990s when economic independence was achieved. Industrialism has caused India’s economy to grow at very fast pace. As a result‚ urbanization has sharply increased as well. This and many other changes have impacted both the people and the natural environment of India. The natural environment of India is extremely diverse. Landscapes include
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acute need for O.D. in Indian organizations. Evolution of O.D. in India In India‚ O.D. and planned change started in the early 1960s. A group of Indian professionals trained at the National Training Laboratories (NTL) at Bethel‚ Maine‚ USA‚ brought out a good deal of O.D. technology in India. Grid programs were initiated and widely used in the Small Industries Extension Training (SIET) Institute‚ Hyderabad‚ State Bank of India and in the Indian Institute of Management (UM) programs in the mid
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demarcated on a linguistic basis‚ and there are 28 states in all. Apart from these languages there are innumerable dialects specific to each ethnic group. Different states in India each have different official languages. Central government only recognises Hindi as the official language of India. However‚ when doing business in India‚ English is the language of international commerce. Many Indians bob their heads up and down when affirming something and from side-to-side when conveying a ’No’. Then
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production. Thanks to the impact of green revolution though‚ it was limited to same crops and too in limited states. To ensure easy access to food at household level‚ government monopolizes grain management and subsidized food gains. Paradoxically‚ India attained national food self-sufficiency 35 years ago yet about 35% of its population remains food insecure. Low incomes and high food prices prevent individual food security. Another aspect of Indian food security situation is that after over three
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The constitution of India is the Magna for the women of India. For them‚ the centuries of slavery are over. Indian womanhood is on the march. They are coming into their own. Today women enjoy equal Status with men. In Vedic times women occupied the highest place in society. They were given all opportunities to develop themselves‚ socially‚ intellectually and morally. They could choose their own partners of life according to their own wishes. They were given thorough education‚ including military
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The Quit Indian Movement (Bhart Chaado Andolan) or the August Movement (August Kranti) was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi’s call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table. On July 1942‚ the Indian National Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence from the British government. The draft proposed that if the British did not accede to the demands‚ massive civil
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Women education in India "If you educate a man you educate an individual‚ however‚ if you educate a woman you educate a whole family. Women empowered means mother India empowered”. -PT. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU Introduction Education is a fundamental means to bring any desired change in society‚ which is an accepted fact throughout the world. This can be attained only if schools become real centres of learning. Education not only helps in the development of personality of the child but also determines his
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The novel and film ‘A Passage to India’ written by Forster and directed by Lean is about the Society of British people in India. Mrs. Moore and Adela Quested arrived in Chandrapore‚ India because Mrs. Moore’s son Ronny and Adela are recently engaged. However‚ when they arrived they sensed‚ and were quickly trapped in‚ a prejudiced British community which misuses the natives of India and abuses them throughout the whole novel and film. ‘A Passage to India’. The film is directed by Lean presents
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South Asia Theme 5 The region of South Asia underwent many changes and continuities that resulted in a heavily patriarchal and hierarchal social structure by 600 CE. Perhaps the biggest change in the society was the caste system brought about by Aryans from Europe. The invaders helped to develop the different statuses going from priests‚ to warriors‚ to merchants‚ to commoners‚ and the natives or untouchables at the bottom. Once people were born into their designated caste‚ it was basically impossible
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