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    Tata Motors

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    Dao Tran MGMT405 12:30-1:45 Dr Yan Case #3 Tata Motors 1. What inspired Tata Motors to build the Nano? Why was there a need for an inexpensive car in India? The idea of Nano–The People’s Car was inspired by the middle class Indians who bought and transported their entire families on scooters. To most middle class families in India owing a car is a far cry. Rattan Tata‚ Tata Motor’s Chairman said that the tiny car is aimed at keeping the families of India’s growing middle class from having to travel

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    Navratri in India The Navratri celebrations in India also vary from state to state. Each state has something unique of its own to add to the celebrations of the festival. The Navratri celebrations in the state of Gujarat‚ Maharashtra‚ West Bengal‚ Kerala and Kashmir are popular all across India for being reflective of true Indian culture through traditional dances and pujas (prayers) among numerous other activities. If you wish to travel to any place in India to enjoy the fun and frolic

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    and the Terror-famine published in 1986. Conquest has written many books on the Soviet Union and was in fact an open communist in England up until the Second World War started. His thesis is that the famine was purposeful and thus constitutes genocide. He says that Stalin wanted to subdue Ukrainian nationalism‚ and the way Stalin believed to do that was to kill the Ukrainian peasants‚ especially the Kulaks‚ and that the famine was meant to kill them. Conquest in his work on the famine brings multiple

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    through fortification. This effort to fortify settlements and carry on profitable trade also led to intense conflict with local rulers. The company therefore found it difficult to separate trade from politics. East India Company begins trade in Bengal The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli in 1651. This was the base from which the Company’s traders‚ known at that time as “factors”‚ operated. As trade expanded‚ the

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    Sindhu River Originating from Kailash mountain‚ it covers 550 kms in Jammu and Kashmir. From there it enters Leh‚ and gets mingled with Zanzkar river. In Punjab it is met with five major rivers of Punjab – Jhelum‚ Chenab‚ Ravi‚ Beas and Satluj. The word Sindhu originates from the word sidh meaning to keep off . The river Sindhu has been mentioned 176 times in Rigveda‚ 95 times in plural‚ used in the generic meaning. In Rigveda – the Ancient Indian Scripture( 1500 B.C.)‚ is the earliest chronicle

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    EVOLUTION Although there was a flurry of english newspapers in the 18th century‚ newspapers in religious languages made its way much later during the second half of the 19th century. First on the list were two bengali newspaers called Samachar darpan and Bengal gazette while the first hindi newspaper was Samachar Sudha Varshan. The Hindu newspaper which was launched as a competitor of madras Mail became the first national newspaper of the country. Soon it beacme the voice of the nation during the

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    Urbanization is a socio-economic process by which an increasing proportion of the population of an area becomes concentrated into the towns and cities. The term is also defined as the level of population concentration in urban areas. The process of urbanization increases both the number and size of towns and cities. Urbanization is the most significant phenomenon of the 20th century which has almost affected all aspects of the national life in India. Being the second most populous country in the

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    India‚ in 2004-05‚ since then by September 2010‚ 164 had been added to the list. These are listed below. GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN INDIA: No. | Geographical Indication | Type | State | 1 | Darjeeling Tea (word & logo) | Agricultural | West Bengal | 2 | Aranmula Kannadi | Handicraft | Kerala | 3 | Pochampalli Ikat | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh | 4 | Salem Fabric | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu | 5 | Chanderi Fabric | Handicraft | Madhya Pradesh | 6 | Solapur Chaddar | Handicraft | Maharashtra

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    eliminate hunger on a world scale. The organization’s mandate is to: * raise levels of nutrition * improve agricultural productivity * better the lives of rural populations * contribute to the growth of the world economy History of FAO * 1943 Representatives from forty-four governments gathered at the Homestead Hotel‚ Hot Springs‚ Virginia (United States)‚ from May 18 to June 3‚ commit themselves to founding a permanent organization for food and agriculture. * 1945 First session of FAO

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    The Ukrainian Genocide

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    most brutal genocide because of the people’s suffering caused by the horrific orders of violence as well as the famine itself. These actions were carried out by the Joint State Political Directorate. The Ukrainian citizens experienced deportations to Siberia (left without shelter or food) as well as mass arrests and executions at the hands of the OGPU and armed troops ("Holodomor: The Famine-genocide of Ukraine”). Armed brigades conducted food seizures in villages and military blockades were erected

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