As humans step off their home planet into the surrounding solar system and beyond‚ they do not go alone. Machines have preceded them. And as people go into space‚ machines will go along. Of all the machines we have used and imagined‚ none have captured our interest and feelings so strongly as the class of machines called robots. The International Space Station’s new Canadarm2 robotic arm grasps a Spacelab pallet while Canadian mission specialist Chris A. Hadfield helps maneuver it into loading position
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Basic economic ideas Scarcity‚ choice and resource allocation – Meaning of scarcity and the inevitability of choices at all levels (individual‚ firms‚ governments) – Opportunity cost – Basic questions of what will be produced‚ how and for whom Unlimited Wants Human beings‚ in order to survive need a lot of things. Some of these things are very important for our existence. For example‚ food‚ clothing‚ water‚ shelter and air. These things can be classified as Needs. Apart from this there are
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Economic ideas of Kautilya (Arthashastra) Introduction: Kautilya’s Arthashastra is the chief source of information. Kautilya’s name was Vishnu Gupta. He was a learned Brahmin. He is known by the name of Kautilya because he was an expert in diplomacy and political strategy. He was the chief minister of Chandra Gupta Maurya. He was responsible for getting Chandra Gupta the kingdom of Nand‚ after destroying its king. Kautilya has given vivid description of the administrative procedures‚ of the duties
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British imperialism in China and India brought very different responses‚ in part because of the nature of imperialism in each place. While both regions were greatly influenced by the British‚ in India the country was placed under the direct rule of the Queen. In China on the other hand‚ the "spheres of influence" were economic‚ and did not entail direct British rule. During the British imperial age the culture of China continued on much the same as it had before‚ while in India the British tried to
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Economic changes in India Development is not a finite time length television episode but an everlasting phenomenon. It started with the birth of humans and will end with the end of humanity. If the economic history of India is studied it will be noted that India has undergone drastic Economic changes since ancient times. From the barter system to the leading nation in the world the Economy of India has changed a lot indeed. This happened due to a variety of reasons few of them being industrial
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ENERGY SECTOR STRUCTURES‚ POLICIES AND REGULATIONS END-TERM PAPER POWER TRADING IN INDIA Submitted by: Swetabh (P101039) Submitted to: Prof. Anupam Sircar Date: 14-Jan-2010 Background Power trading inherently means a transaction where the price of power is negotiable and options exist about whom to trade with and for what quantum. In India‚ power trading is in an evolving stage and the volumes of exchange are not huge. All ultimate consumers of electricity are largely
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Economic development is the increase in the standard of living in a nation’s population with sustained growth from a simple‚ low-income economy to a modern‚ high-income economy.[1][2] Also‚ if the local quality of life could be improved‚ economic development would be enhanced.[3] Its scope includes the process and policies by which a nation improves the economic‚ political‚ and social well-being of its people. Economic growth is the increase of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) or other measure
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The India-versus-China debate: Asian giants’ common interests outweigh differences Feb 17‚ 2012‚ 03.21AM IST (The India-versus-China…) By Mukul Sanwal‚ Former Civil Servant Preparing for the visit of Chinese Premier Hu Jintao is an appropriate time to consider an Asian perspective of the world in 2030. India and China are competitors; but are they potential opponents? The difficulties between the two emerging powers reflect lingering attitudes rather than conflicting strategic goals. The
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Environment‚ Development and Sustainability (2005) 7: 501–518 DOI 10.1007/s10668-004-5539-0 Ó Springer 2005 DEBATES ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: TOWARDS A HOLISTIC VIEW OF REALITY LEONARDO ALBERTO RIOS OSORIO1‚*‚ MANUEL ORTIZ LOBATO2 and ´ XAVIER ALVAREZ DEL CASTILLO3 1 Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya‚ Edifici Campus‚ TR10‚ Calle Colom‚ 2‚ P.O. 08222 Terrassa‚ Barcelona‚ Spain; 2UNED (Distance Education University of Spain)‚ Terrassa‚ Barcelona; 3Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya‚ Terrassa
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organization exists which is not affected without customers. 2. Both china and india are rising economic powers. How might your approach to doing business with communist china be different from your approach to doing business with India‚ the world’s most populous democracy? In which country would you expect to encounter the most rules? The most bureaucracy? Ans.:- Well as we know that India and china both are rising in economic powers very fastly. Both countries among the most ancient civilizations
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