those states is 4–5 times higher than in the other Indian states. HIV prevalence is highest in the Mumbai-Karnataka corridor‚ the Nagpur area of Maharashtra‚ the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu‚ coastal Andhra Pradesh‚ and parts of Manipur and Nagaland. The first HIV/AIDS case in India was identified in Chennai‚ Tamil Nadu‚ in 1986. Twenty years later‚ in 2006‚ 2.5 million Indians were HIV positive‚ according to an estimate by United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS). According to United Nations General
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HUMAN DIASPORA HISTORY EUROPEAN DIASPORA European history contains numerous diaspora-like events. In ancient times‚ the trading and colonising activities of the Greek tribes from the Balkans and Asia Minor spread people of Greek culture‚ religion and language around the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins‚ establishing Greek city states in Magna Graecia (Sicily‚ southern Italy)‚ northern Libya‚ eastern Spain‚ the south of France‚ and the Black Sea coasts. Greeks founded more than 400 colonies. Alexander
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Religious Harmony Bureau Chairman‚ Datuk Ti Lian Ker. The thesis statement of this article is that questioning the constitutionality of vernacular schools is not seditious. The author argued that the act of questioning constitutionality of Chinese and Tamil schools is not seditious as their right is not protected under Article 152 of the Federal Constitution. The author begins the article by explaining Article 152 of the Federal Constitution. The article written by the author is intended for law
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Chandran - Inspirational & Motivational Stories Sudha Chandran - Success amidst Tragedy Born into a Tamil family in 1964‚ Sudha was exposed to a rich cultural heritage at a very young age. Her father‚ K.D. Chandran was an employee of the American Centre in Mumbai. She started dancing at the age of 3 and it was then that her family decided to provide her formal education in dance. Surprisingly‚ Sudha was refused admission to the prestigious dance school ’Kala Sadan’ as the teachers believed
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY S eparatist movements in India can broadly be divided in to various categories on the basis of various factors like geographical locations of area‚ historical backgrounds‚ ethnicity‚ language & religion‚ etc. The first important movement discussed in the paper is struggle of Kashmiris for their right of self- determination. Infact‚ at the time of independence in 1947‚ the princely states were given the option to either join India or Pakistan on the basis of two guiding
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The occasional Board’s ancient duties embrace the promotion‚ sale and consumption of occasional in Republic of India and abroad; conducting occasional research; monetary help to determine tiny occasional growers; safeguarding operating conditions for labourers‚ and managing the excess pool of unsold occasional. Tata occasional Ltd (TCL)‚ a 57.48% subsidiary of Tata world Beverages Ltd. (TGBL) [earlier referred to as Tata Tea Ltd]‚ is Asia’s largest integrated producer of occasional. TCL is that the
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TRENDS AND PATTERN OF CONSUMPTION OF VALUE ADDED FOODS IN INDIA Michel Morisset and Pramod Kumar The economic growth‚ changes in tastes and preferences and urbanization has resulted in changing consumption pattern away from traditional food commodities to processed and high value commodities (Murty‚ 2000; Meenakshi‚ 1996; Rao‚ 2000). The consumption of food is falling because of shift in consumption away from cereals to high calorie commodities such as meat‚ milk‚ fish etc‚ in other words
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the world’s fifth largest[citation needed] wrist watch manufacturer and India’s leading producer of watches under the Titan‚ Fastrack‚ Sonata‚ Nebula‚ RAGA‚ Regalia‚ Octane & Xylys brand names. It is a joint venture between the Tata Group‚ and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO).[2] Its product portfolio includes watches‚ accessories and jewellery‚ in both contemporary and traditional designs. It exports watches to about 32 countries around the world with manufacturing facilities
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The chronology accepted by all Jains places Mahavir’s birth in 599 BCE. Pongal Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in South India at the end of the harvest season.[1] It is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Tamils in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu‚ the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry and Sri Lanka. Makar sakranti Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for
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Content validity Demographic variables and modified Conner’s rating scale for parents and teachers were translated to local language (Tamil). The English tools were sent for content validity to the various experts in the field of Paediatrician‚ Psychiatrist‚ psychologist‚ Paediatric nursing‚ Mental health nursing‚ Obstetrics and Gynaecology nursing‚ Medical surgical nursing‚ and Statistician. The minor corrections and suggestions were incorporated as provided by the experts after validating the
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