The Mumbai-Pune industrial belt is the most important industrial region of the country. The region owes its origin to the British rule in India. The British got the Mumbai Island as a marriage gift of Catherine of Braganza’s dowry in 1661. The seizure of Cassette in 1774‚ the collapse of Maratha power in 1818‚ the opening of the Bhorghat to Pune in 1830‚ the opening of steamer service through Suez Canal in 1843 and the opening of the first railway track of 32 km in 1853 between Mumbai and Thane
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increasing at a rapid rate. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. The combination of rapid urbanization‚ scarce resources‚ and high population growth are taking a toll on individuals living in slums in poor areas such as Mumbai. Since Mumbai is a pretty expensive place to live in‚ it is home to some of the world’s richest and poorest people. “Today‚ over half of Mumbai’s population of over 15 million lives in settlements‚ occupying only 8% of the city’s area” (Anand and Rademacher)
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INTRODUCTION A dabbawala; also spelled as dabbawalla or dabbawallah; is a person in India‚ most commonly in Mumbai‚ who collects freshly cooked food in lunch boxes from the residences of mostly-suburban office workers‚ delivering it to their respective workplaces and returning the empty boxes back to the customer’s residence by using various modes of transport. "Tiffin" is an Anglo-Indian word‚ derived from obsolete English slang "tiffing" (to sip)‚ for a light lunch or afternoon snack‚ and sometimes
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How much fresh water is used by Americans daily? trillion gallons Identify three causes of water pollution. sewage‚ chemical waste‚ pesticide runoff Smog is composed of which chemicals? carbon dioxide‚ nitrogen‚ and sulfur dioxide Smog‚ combined with precipitation‚ results in what harmful effect? acid rain How is burying and burning waste harmful to the environment? Burying waste causes toxic chemicals to leech into the ground water. Burning waste causes toxic ash‚ which pollutes
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Improvised Water Filter: A Way of Preventing Water Pollution and Promoting Water Conservation Problem: Presence of Inorganic Materials in Water ( Water Pollution) Proposed Solution: Filtration of Water by natural means Introduction: Water is one of the magnificent gifts nature gave to mankind. Water is almost everywhere. And we need it in just about any activity we do. Water satisfies our thirst. Even our bodies are composed of about 75% of water. We need water in agriculture. And waterforms
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Life in Mumbai may just be like the life in some other city‚ or your city from outside. It’s just the same different people living well almost together‚ struggling to find their way‚ striving to make life better. They do have the differences‚ negatives and ways. But living in this city makes you realise how not so similar it is to every place in this world. How so many people from different cultures‚ states and countries can call this one city their home? On the world map Mumbai is nothing more
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the area of present day Mumbai was under Portuguese control. The Portuguese established a basic law enforcement structure in this area‚ with the establishment of a Police out-post in 1661. In 1669 East India Company was given Bombay Island from king Charles II. who had acquired it when marrying a Portuguese princess a few years before. The origins of the present day Mumbai police can be traced back to a militia organised by Gerald Aungier‚ the then Governor of Mumbai in 1669. This Bhandari Militia
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Mumbai police on lookout for second alleged rapist The day after the second survivor of a gang-rape at Shakti Mill lodged a complaint‚ the Mumbai Police said one of the accused who has fled Maharashtra and three Police teams are looking for him. The survivor had alleged that she was raped by five men at Shakti Mill on July 31‚ three of them later arrested for the gang-rape of the photojournalist at the same spot. Of the other two accused‚ the police then managed to arrest a juvenile on Tuesday
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Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) is a joint venture company formed by Reliance Infrastructure‚ Veolia Transport and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) based in Mumbai‚ India. It is the operator of Mumbai Metro‚ a rapid transit system under construction in the Indian city of Mumbai.[1] The joint venture bagged the contract for the 2‚356 crore (US$400 million) for building a 12-km metro line between Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar.[2] In October 2008‚ MMOPL had signed the loan agreements
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Mumbai Dabbawalas The Mumbai dabbawals story started during the British raj‚ when Mumbai (then Bombay) became a business hub and people started migrating to earn their livelihood. In those days there was no canteen facility available so people used to carry their own Tiffin‚ but usually when they would start from home the Tiffin would not be ready. At first it cost the customer Rs.2. from that humble start this business has turned into a Rs.50 crore(approx.) industry. The dabbawalas started in 1890
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