Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus‚ and is celebrated in almost all parts of India in a myriad of cultural forms‚ with great devotion‚ fervour‚ and gaiety. It is a harvest festival. Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same day every year: 14 January‚ with some exceptions‚ when the festival is celebrated on 13 January or 15 January. Makar Sankranti is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India. Introduction
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(UNSOLVED) UNSOLVED MODEL TEST PAPER 3 (UNSOLVED) Time : 3 hrs. General Instructions : Same as in CBSE Sample Paper (Solved). Max. Marks : 80 SECTION A : READING (20 MARKS) The launching of the ‘Bagh Bachao Andolan’ which is a movement of several organisations‚ has put the save tiger campagin back on rails. Public awareness campaign is the need of the hour. There are of couse laws against poaching but their enforcement leaves much to be desired. There is also need to coordinate efforts
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The relationship between humans and environment has varied from the early periods of human settlement on the earth to the present day. The relationship between environment and human beings has also being varying from place to place at any given period of time. For example‚ early humans considered the environment to be dominant. They were afraid of lightning and thunder‚ dense forests‚ wild animals‚ vast oceans and large rivers‚ to name a few. The environment has considerably affected human beings
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Contents: Page. No Introduction …………………………….. 2 List of works …………………………….. 2 1. Report on housing typologies in Agra ………. 3 2. Report on Bhim Nagri project ………………… 3 3. Renovation of a cottage in Nainital ………… 4 4. Walkthrough for Kalyanpuri project …………… 4 5.
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1. Born 1935 (age 77–78) Govindpura‚ Punjab‚ British India Residence Chandigarh‚ India Nationality Indian Other names The Flying Sikh Occupation Track and field athlete Employer Retired; formerly of the Indian Army and Government of Punjab‚ India Religion Sikh Spouse(s) Nirmal Kaur Children 3 daughters; 1 son; 1 adopted son Achievements: Won the 200 and 400 meters events in the 1956 Tokyo Asian Games Won the 400 meters at the 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games
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Read the articles below and analyze the ethical and legal aspects of the actions taken by the cola giants. What‚ if anything‚ should they do? Indian Coke‚ Pepsi Laced with Pesticides‚ Says NGO By Ranjit Devraj Inter Press Service August 5‚ 2003 NEW DELHI -- One of India’s leading voluntary agencies‚ the Center for Science and Environment (CSE) said Tuesday that soft drinks manufactured in India‚ including those carrying the Pepsi and Coca-Cola brand names‚ contain unacceptably high levels
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Transmission and Distribution. The state electricity board of Delhi was broken into the above segments in 2002. Generation went under several corporations like IPGCL‚ BTPS etc. Transmission came under DTL‚ and Distribution was controlled by BSES (Rajdhani‚ Yamuna‚ NDPL). An Electricity Act was introduced in 2003 for reasons of increased control and reduced theft. This act required each state to modulate its electricity board into the above mentioned components. Generation sector is usually located away from
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Additional Research: Ganges River Omo Tribe Ganges River In Hindu culture‚ there are many famous rivers that we hold dear because of their spiritual significance. Ganga is one of them. Let’s take a closer look at where this great river starts from. It all begins at the Gangotri Glacier‚ a huge area of ice (five by fifteen miles)‚ at the foothills of the Himalayas (13‚000 ft) in northern Uttar Pradesh. This glacier is the source of the river Bhagirathi‚ which joins with the river Alaknanda to
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TRAVELINGTIME FOR brilliance A HISTORIAN’S VIEW OF ART __________ TRAVELING TIME FOR brilliance Copyright © 2013 by All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means without written permission from the author. ISBN (HUM/205) Printed in USA Dedication I would like to dedicate this book to my Instructor. has taught me so much about the art. Because of her I have a new
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Mars Orbiter Mission The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)‚ informally called Mangalyaan ("Mars-craft")‚ is a Mars orbiter that was successfully launched into Earth orbit on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).The mission is a "technology demonstrator" project aiming to develop the technologies required for design‚ planning‚ management and operations of an interplanetary mission. The Mars Orbiter Mission probe lifted-off from the First Launch Pad at Sriharikota near Chennai
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