Chipko Movement‚ started in 1970’s‚ was a non violent movement aimed at protection and conservation of trees and forests from being destroyed. The name of the Chipko moment originated from the word ’embrace’ as the villagers used to hug the trees and protect them from wood cutters from cutting them. Chipko movement was based on the Gandhian philosophy of peaceful resistance to achieve the goals. It was the strong uprising against the against those people‚ who were destroying the natural resources
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Chief Justice of India: Mr. Altamas Kabir Governer of Reserve Bank of India: Mr. D. Subbarao Deputy Chairman Planning Commission of India: Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia Chairman of IRDA: Mr. T.S. Vijayan Chairman of GIC: Mr. D. Ashok Kumar Roy Speaker of Lok Sabha: Ms. Meira Kumar Chief Election Commissioner: Mr.V.S. Sampath Prime Minister of Pakistan: Mr. Raja Pervez Ashraf Head quarter of IRDA: Hyderabad Head quarter of National Insurance Co. Ltd: Calcutta Biggest private General Insurance
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It was the summer season. We were free from school. We were a party of four friends. We decided to go to Mussourie— a fine health resort in the Himalayas. We went to Dehradun by train. From there we decided to go to Mussourie on foot. A bus could also take us there‚ but we just wanted to have a novel experience of hiking. We reached Rajpur. It is just at the foot of the hills. It was from here that we set out for Mussourie on foot. We hired two coolies at Rajpur to carry outr luggage. Our route
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IMPORTANT NOTICE STATE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION UPSEE-2013 G. B. TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY‚ LUCKNOW (Formerly U.P. Technical University‚ Lucknow) EXTENSION OF DATES FOR AVAILABILITY AND SUBMISSION OF OMR & ONLINE APPLICATION FORM Gautam Buddh Technical University‚ Lucknow is conducting State Entrance Examination (UPSEE-2013) on st 21 April‚ 2013 for admission to degree courses in Engineering (B.Tech.)/ B.Tech. (Ag. Engg.)/ Pharmacy (B.Pharm.)/Architecture (B.Arch.)/Hotel Management (BHMCT)/ Fashion
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The Flood Last winter‚ we drove up to New York to visit my grandparents for Christmas. The plan was to spend the holiday there‚ and take a train into New York City the next morning. My grandparents live in Syracuse‚ so it ended up being about a six hour train ride. When we arrived and stepped out onto the street from Penn Station‚ my jaw literally dropped. The city was amazing. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. It was late at night and the streets were as full as they would be during
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Causes Of Flooding In South-Africa 4 4. The Effect Of Development On Flood Hazards in SA 5 5. The Effect Of The Economic Status Of People - Regarding Flood Hazards 6 6. Conclusion 7 7. Bibliography 8 1. Introduction Floods play a major role in our everyday lives‚ and how we react to the daily changing climate is of course our way of surviving our planetary conditions. Floods determine our building styles and play a very large role in the economy
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Introduction Floods are a natural hazard. There have been many devastating floods in the past decade. Different countries have reacted differently during and after the floods have occurred. Some countries have needed economic help during these times. Some countries were able to give detailed warning and saved many lives in doing so. Developed countries have the money to warn its people of any floods or other natural hazards which may affect a community. Developing countries often do not have the
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from the Environment Agency is the Upstream Flood Storage. I think this would be the best option because it will stop the town from getting flooded but also‚ it would be better downstream. The water will be temporarily stored on fields upstream of the town‚ on farm land. There may be animals on the fields but they can easily be moved out of the way. This could also lead to new wildlife in the area‚ although also disrupt the wildlife already there. The flood storage reservoir upstream of the town can
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hazards in the form of flash flood‚ cloudburst or glacial lake outburst flood. Many Himalayan natural hazards are earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ hurricanes‚ flooding‚ coastal erosion‚ etc. An earthquake is a process that results from a sudden release of stored energy that radiates shock waves. Coastal erosion is a physical process by which seashores in coastal areas around the world shift and change‚ primarily in response to waves and currents that can be influenced by tides. A flood results from an overflow
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Florence nightingale: environmental theory: flood: Health of houses Closely related to the presence of pure air water efficient drainage cleanliness and light For floods like what happened just a few weeks ago‚ you should be aware of the ways to prevent them and how you can prepare for them. You should have efficient or clear drainages to prevent overflowing waters in case of heavy rainfall. Also you should have a source of heat and light for when you need it. You should also have a clean source
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