The leaders of our freedom movement‚ under the stewardship of Mahatma Gandhi‚ had dreamt of an independent and prosperous India. On this day in 1947‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru took the first step towards the realization of that dream by hoisting the Tricolour at the Red Fort. The journey we began on 15 August‚ 1947 is now 65 years old. We have achieved much in these 65 years. Today is certainly a day to celebrate the success of our democracy. However‚ on this occasion we should also introspect about
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Poverty in India 963 million people around the world are living in hunger‚ 923 million people are malnourished‚ about 5.6 million children die each year from malnutrition and one-third of the world’s poverty is just in India. India has one of the fastest growing economies in the world‚ that’s why so many wonder why their poverty rate isn’t decreasing faster. The majority of Indians are living off of an average of 2 dollars per day‚ most living in villages and farm lands live off of less. I will
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India Matt Tribble The University of South Dakota Abstract India is a low-to middle-income country that suffers from nutritional deficits and malnourishment throughout their country. The key issues that burden women’s health includes Anemia‚ which is low levels of hemoglobin in the blood‚ violence due to a male dominated society‚ and the maternal mortality rate. Tuberculosis is a continuous concern relevant to all genders and ages in India. India has taken excessive measures in producing the
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experience with respect to womenís employment in export-oriented manufacturing industry in the era of globalisation. It also considers the role of social policy in providing work and survival security to women‚ by first evaluating the effects of state policy‚ and then considering other attempts to ensure minimum security to women workers. The first section sets out some of the issues with respect to the feminisation of labour in export-oriented employment‚ and situates the discussion in the context
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Government Official country name: India Government System: Constitutional Federal (federation) Republic Head of State: Pranab Mukherjee Official Languages: Hindi‚ English Region: Asia Allies/blocs: Russia‚ Singapore‚ South Korea People Population: 1‚220‚800‚358 Growth Rate: 1.51% Major religions/cultures: Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism Standard of living: Overall life expectancy rate: 65 infant mortality rate: 72 per 1‚00 live births literacy rate:
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INDIA Population totale (2013) 1 277 803 914 hab. As more people connect to the Internet in India‚ time spent social networking is exploding on sites like Facebook and Orkut. It’s one of the primary motivations for going online. In both rural and urban areas‚ social networking is a key driver of use. The most popular site in India is now Facebook‚ which has seen its market share grow by almost 50% from 2010 and 2011. This article looks at five key social networks in India. 1. Facebook 52million
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DOING BUSINESS WITH INDIA REALITIES‚ MYTHS & PERCEPTIONS ANMOL SOOD JALTEK GROUP 18TH MARCH 2010 DOING BUSINESS WITH INDIA INTRODUCTION Talk will focus on doing business in India keeping in mind 4 perspectives: 1. INVESTOR 2. TRADE ACQUIRER 3. TRADE DIVESTMENT 4. TRADING RELATIONSHIP I will show a slightly different perspective to TCS! Controversial – POI perspective! No IST (Indian Standard Time!) – will keep to strict timings (hopefully!) www.jaltek-group.com JALTEK GROUP INTRODUCTION
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She is India “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people”‚ claimed Mahatma Gandhi. This emotional phrase written by one awe inspiring person shifted one of the world’s largest nations. No human being could outlaw India’s exceptionally sturdy soul. India was given a female gender by Mahatma Gandhi‚ the humble man seeking freedom on his own soil. During his life‚ India was under the almighty British crown. For Britain‚ this enormous colony was a treasure providing salt
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The Purchase of the Louisiana territory from France for 15 million dollars by today’s standards was clearly a great investment‚ but at its time it touched off a political firestorm of disagreement between both Thomas Jefferson’s Republican party and Federalists. The Republicans favored a system that provided constitutionally limited central government leaving the remainder to the states to control. In Jefferson’s view‚ anything that was written in the constitution was the responsibility of the
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“A Report from Occupied Territory” by James Baldwin paints a vivid picture of the relationship between blacks and white police officers in the 1960’s. This article exposes the lack of social tolerance for the negro during this time. In the article‚ Baldwin states “… the police are simply the hired enemies of this population. They are present to keep the Negro in his place and to protect white business interests…” This statement reflects the bitterness many black people felt towards policeman during
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