India has always been a very agrarian focused culture‚ with approximately 450 million people are currently in need of funds. Microfinance encompasses many different types of services such as credit‚ savings‚ insurance‚ remittance and pensions. Microfinance initiatives primarily focus on microcredit services because rural towns are heavily reliant on credit for a wide range of needs for example engage in economic activity‚ consumption needs‚ mitigate income shocks‚ increase savings and improve self-empowerment
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Introduction Travel Travel is the movement of people or objects (such as airplanes‚ boats‚ trains and other conveyances) between relatively distant geographical locations. ’Travel’ can also include relatively short stays between successive movements. Etymology The term "travel" originates from the Middle English word travail. The term also covers all the activities performed during a travel (movement). A person who travels is spelled "traveler" in the United States‚ and "traveller"
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POVERTY ALLEVIATION It is only in the twentieth century that poverty and the poor have come to be matters of our concern and obligation. After a long neglect of the poor during the British Rule‚ the measures adopted after Independence signify the recognition of poverty and the social responsibility for alleviating and reducing it. How did this happen? What have we done? How far have we succeeded? Before attempting to answer these question‚ let us first take up the question of the concept of
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Women of India - ’Speak up’ ; Women equality from all walks of life (Women safety from childhood to adults; 70% mistreatment within families - issues which do not come out; women rights suppressed in subtle ways in different walks of life personal to corporate settings) “A woman is human. She is not better‚ wiser‚ stronger‚ more intelligent‚ more creative‚ or more responsible than a man. Likewise‚ she is never less. Equality is a given. A woman is human.” Vera Nazarian‚ The Perpetual
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Introduction Trade agreements on the basis of reciprocity are instruments used by governments to achieve trade liberalization. The reciprocal exchange of market access rights which occurs through such agreements amounts to an international exchange of domestic political support between governments that helps policymakers to overcome the protectionist bias of uncoordinated trade policies. In order to protect the negotiated balance of rights and obligations from eroding -e.g.‚ by trade restrictions
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western India spent the night outside Friday‚ too fearful to go back into their damaged homes after India’s most powerful earthquake in half a century. The 7.9 magnitude earthquake killed as many as 2‚000‚ injured at least 2‚000‚ and left 4‚000 missing. Most of the missing are thought to be buried under rubble‚ and rescue workers dug frantically with bulldozers‚ shovels‚ sticks -- even bare hands -- trying to find them. India’s Earthquake -- Residents in the Gujarat State of western India spent the
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1. Safety Culture Definition in Aviation Safety culture is a term that nearly everyone uses but few can agree upon its precise meaning or how it can be measured. The social science literature offers an abundance of definitions‚ which is not particularly helpful‚ but taken together they suggest that the elements of a safety culture can be sub-divided into two parts. The first comprises the beliefs‚ attitudes and values – often unspoken- of an organization’s membership regarding the pursuit of safety
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Research Paper No. 2006/98 The Public Distribution Systems of Foodgrains and Implications for Food Security A Comparison of the Experiences of India and China Zhang-Yue Zhou1 and Guanghua Wan2 September 2006 Abstract A comparative study of the public distribution systems of foodgrains in India and China is expected to reveal lessons and experiences that are valuable to policymakers. This is particularly important for developing countries in their endeavour to ensure food security. This paper
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India has always worn its secularism with pride but the cracks in religious tolerance have been showing quite prominently of late. The recent bomb blasts that have rocked the nation in the last few days are a testimony to this. People from varied religions have been living together in our country for the past many centuries. I wonder what satisfaction these religious fanatics derive by killing so many innocent persons in such a ruthless manner. Unfortunately‚ this otherwise peaceful existence
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JCB in India Question1 What was the strategic rationale underlying JCB’s entry into India in 1979 and China 2005? Given that the capital to fund expansion is limited‚ does it make more sense for JCB to expand its presence in these markets‚ as opposed to more developed markets ‚ such as those of Western Europe? Answer 1 From reading the case study it can be stated that the choice for JCB entrance into the Indian market was due to its construction market. JCB believed that the Indian markets were deemed
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