Dams of India have been built across many perennial rivers since the independence of India. These dams in India are a part of several multi-purpose projects to serve a variety of needs. In a multi-purpose project‚ a river forms a unit and a river valley is developed‚ by exploiting all the resources of the river. Basically‚ dams are built to harness the river water so that it can be utilised according to the needs. A multipurpose project is launched often for storing water for irrigation purposes
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India also has enormous problems with overpopulation. The current population is over a billion‚ but India does not have the large land mass that China has. India is experiencing major problems with declining water tables due to over-extraction beyond sustainable yield. India is building desalination plants to solve this problem. Because India has the same population density as Japan‚ some have claimed that India’s poverty is caused by underdevelopment‚ not overpopulation. Increased depletion of
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Overview GST (Goods & Services Tax) is the biggest taxation reform in India. The present indirect tax regime in India will be replaced by a dual GST with Central and State GST to be levied concurrently by the centre and the respective states. GST is expected to integrate State economies and boost overall economy. In GST model through a tax credit mechanism‚ the tax is collected on value-added goods and services at each stage of sale or purchase in the supply chain. Implementation of GST will have
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INDIA’S DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PRIOR TO 1991-AN EVALUATION Prior to 1991‚ India followed mixed economy and the control of critical industries such as coal mining; steel‚ power and roads were under the control of the govt. The private sectors were allowed to establish certain industries again under the rules and regulations of the govt. In case of the public sector‚ the Govt invested a large amount and the purpose behind this strategy was to remove poverty‚ reduce inequalities in the distribution of
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revenue.” “Just as fish moving under water cannot possibly be found out either as drinking or not drinking water‚ so government servants employed in the government work cannot be found out (while) taking money( for themselves)” Major Scams in India Year 1976 1981 1987 1987 1991 1991 1992 1992 1994 1995 1996 1996 1996 2000 2001 2002 2006 2009 2009 2010 2012 Scam KUO OIL DEAL SCAM ANTHULAY TRUST (PAY OFF) HDW COMMISSION BOFORS SCAM TELGI SCAM JMM BRIBE SECURITY SCAM(HARSHAD MEHTA) INDIAN
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CHILDREN IN INDIA In India‚ children’s vulnerabilities and exposure to violations of their protection rights remain spread and multiple in nature. The manifestations of these violations are various‚ ranging from child labour‚ child trafficking‚ to commercial sexual exploitation and many other forms of violence and abuse. With an estimated 12.6 million children engaged in hazardous occupations (2001 Census)‚ for instance‚ India has the largest number of child labourers under the age of 14 in
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Begging in India is a fashion‚ a compulsion‚ a profession‚ a privilege and a recreation. The number of beggars in India is much larger than in other countries. Our heads hang down in shame when we read description of this institution given by foreigners in a hateful manner. To the Westerners‚ India is a land of the mendicants and snake-charmers. Beggars are found in villages and towns‚ on roads‚ crossings and footpaths. But their favorite haunts are bathing Ghats‚ temples‚ religious or festival fairs
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the ‘highway’ to solar system in the next century. We are well underway with unmanned explorations of the solar system.” India’s entry into space-age is rather late‚ but it is said that better late than never. The beginning was made in 1975‚ when India launched its first scientific satellite Aryabhatta I into space‚ in collaboration with the U. S. S. R. As we did not have our own rocket-launcher‚ we were helped by the Russians. However‚ it gave the country space status. The second satellite‚ Bhaskara
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INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRY The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. According to Audit Bureau of Circulations‚ it has the largest circulation among all English-language newspapers in the world‚ across all formats (broadsheet‚ tabloid‚ compact‚ Berliner and online). In 2008‚ the newspaper reported that (with a circulation of over 3.14 million) it was certified by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (India) as the world’s largest selling English-language daily‚ ranking
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as well as non-economic on routine domestic concerns. He said that therefore‚ the policy makers have to be far more alert and prompt with their response. The Finance Minister Shri Mukherjee was delivering his keynote address at a Conference on US-India Economic and Financial Partnership in Washington DC yesterday. He was sharing the dais with Mr Timothy Geithner‚ Secretary‚ US Department of Treasury. The daylong conference was being organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration
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