INSIGHT Have Gujarat and Bihar Outperformed the Rest of India? A Statistical Note R Nagaraj‚ Shruti Pandey In the popular and media imagination‚ fed by economists and columnists‚ Gujarat and Bihar have both recorded an extraordinary economic performance in the past decade. But a careful analysis shows that Gujarat‚ always one of the richest states‚ has done no better than before. In neither industry nor agriculture has its position radically changed. The only dramatic difference
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There is a symbolic legend to explain why holi is celebrated. The word "Holi" originates from "Holika"‚ the evil sister of demon king Hiranyakashipu. King Hiranyakashipu had earned a boon that made him virtually indestructible. The special powers blinded him‚ he grew arrogant‚ felt he was God‚ and demanded that everyone worship only him.[1] Hiranyakashipu’s own son‚ Prahlada‚ however‚ disagreed. He was and remained devoted to Vishnu.[9] This infuriated Hiranyakashipu. He subjected Prahlada to
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A vacation tour from childhood Childhood is most memorable age of life. There are many moments which people always remember. Most memorable time was tours and trips of school. Tours have their own importance as these are sources of learning new things and experiences about new environments. Thinking about tours one image is always come into my mind and that is of a school tour of 11th standard. So experiences of that tour will analyzed before ending. To began with it was noon of 11th November 2012
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End Term Examinations Locations for June 2014 Please contact the following persons. NOIDA : Mr. R a k e s h M i s h r a /Prasun Verma‚ ADDOE‚ Amity University ‚ F -2 Block‚ Sector 125 ‚ Noida - 201301 Mobile: 09899799477 / 09868382808 Toll Free: 1800-102-3434. Email: asodlnoida@amity.edu; rmishra@amity.edu ‚ pverma1@amity.edu SAKET : Mr. Mukesh Prasad‚ ADDOE‚ Amity International School‚ MBlock Market‚ Saket‚ NewDelhi. Tel.: 011 -29561680‚ 9891025104‚ Email: mprasad1@amity.edu ; asodlsaket@amity
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English Project Design a poster on- Save Mother Earth Keep the following points in mind: Include some factual information- not just illustration Should deal with any one aspect of Earth- its depletion and solution Slogan is a must To be done in activity copy Geography Project Select any two Indian species of animals and birds that are endangered and write about the following aspects: 1. Threats faced or the reasons for being in the endangered list. 2. Present habitat and distribution
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The last few days‚ oh months there has been a great debate on the formation of a seperate state ‚of Telengana from Andhra Pradesh. The people are revolting‚ doing dharnas‚ fasting‚ violence‚students have joined the movement for the formation of the state. The politics on the issue have also been active on the same issue. Sadly many people have also done suicide for the demand of formation of the state. The central government finally have agreed and formed a committee to review and start the process
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India’s largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants Name of Plant DC Peak Power (MW) GW•h /year[15] Capacity factor Notes Charanka Solar Park - Charanka village‚ Patan district‚ Gujarat [16] 221 Commissioned April 2012 Mithapur Solar Power Plant (Tata Power) - Mithapur‚ Gujarat [17] 25 Commissioned 25 January 2012 Waa Solar Power Plant (Madhav Power) - Surendranagar‚ Gujarat [18] 10 Commissioned December 2011 Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park‚ Pokhran‚ Rajasthan [19] 40 Commissioned
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GK Power Capsule – March’ 2014 (The Hindu Review) This GK Capsule has been prepared by Career Power Institute Delhi (Formerly Known as Bank Power). This has been prepared on the basis of news and events appeared in The Hindu Newspaper in the month of Feb 2014. It will be very useful for upcoming exams like SBI PO 2014 & SSC CGL 2014. 1. Abdullah‚ the king of Saudi Arabia appointed his half-brother Moqren as the next heir to the throne. 2. Sunil Gavaskar was appointed as the interim president
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The Munda are tribal (Adivasi) people of the Chota Nagpur Plateau region. They are found across much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Odisha ‚ West Bengal‚ Chhattisgahr ‚ Bihar and into parts of Bangladesh. Their language is Mundari‚ which belongs to the Munda subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family * Mostly Munda people follow the Sarna religion‚ believing in a god called Singbonga. * However one-fourth of them have adopted Christianity.[citation needed] * The surname
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Report writing Surajkund Mela The Surajkund Crafts Mela is organized each year by the Tourism Department in Haryana in February. This is a very colorful and exotic handicrafts and handloom fair that is planned each year to popularize the traditional handicrafts in India made by the rural folks in Surajkund. This was first organized in the year 1981 and it continues to be a major platform for Indian artisans to showcase the skills in the art work and crafts. This is a weeklong fair‚ which is
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