FLOOD A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering bywater of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense of "flowing water"‚ the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Flooding may occur
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26/11 Mumbai Attacks Terrorism can be found all over the world. Terrorists are from various nationalities. Terrorist have committed several attacks and have caused several people to lose their loved ones. Anyone can be a victim of terrorism. In 2008 Mumbai attacks‚ there were eight more attacks in financial capital of India‚ Mumbai‚ including 26th November 2008. It was one of major attack from the eight attacks in Mumbai. The attacks‚ which widespread global condemnation‚ began on Wednesday
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------------------------------------------------- Dabbawala From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Mumbai Dabbahwalas A dabbawala (Marathi: डबेवाला); also spelled as dabbawalla or dabbawallah; literally meaning ("box person")‚ is a person in India‚ most commonly found in the city of Mumbai‚ who is employed in a unique service industry whose primary business is collecting freshly cooked food in lunch boxes from the residences of the office workers (mostly in the suburbs)‚ delivering it to their
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Mumbai Dabbawalas –the lessons they taught me by Sunil Karve‚ Founder Trustee & Vice Chairman – MET League of Colleges The famous Mumbai Dabbawalas were at the MET League of Colleges a few days ago. They made the same presentation they had delivered at Harvard Business School. At an interesting and interactive session they spoke about the organisational structure‚ working style‚ and delivery systems of their organisation – the Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Supplier’s Association – to a packed weekend
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Operation Flood was a rural development programme started by India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in 1970. One of the largest of its kind‚ the programme objective was to create a nationwide milk grid. It resulted in making India the largest producer of milk and milk products‚ and hence is also called the White Revolution of India. It also helped reduce malpractices by milk traders and merchants. This revolution followed the Indian Green Revolution and helped in alleviating poverty and
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2011‚ the state capital of Queensland‚ Brisbane‚ faced the second highest flood since the start of the 20th century. Major flooding occurred throughout the Brisbane River catchment‚ the Lockyer Creek and Bremer River. Which has now fundamentally impacted the residential property market. At the peak of the flood‚ approximately 11‚900 homes were completely flooded while a further 14‚700 homes were partially flooded. Numerous flood height records were broken and many suffered vastly from economic‚ social
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slums in poor areas such as Mumbai. Since Mumbai is a pretty expensive place to live in‚ it is home to some of the world’s richest and poorest people. “Today‚ over half of Mumbai’s population of over 15 million lives in settlements‚ occupying only 8% of the city’s area” (Anand and Rademacher). It is the largest slum in the world. The government thinks it is best to get rid of the slum because the land is very valuable‚ but demolishing this slum would cause disastrous effects to the city as a whole. As
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Bombay – now known as Mumbai – is the home of Bollywood movies and India’s city of gold‚ its financial capital. Like a magnet‚ it draws in people from all over the country. But behind the glitz‚ glamour and the hype lurks a different reality – a city landscape dominated by massive‚ sprawling slums – some of the biggest in the world. According to the city housing authority‚ eight million out of the twelve million people in Mumbai live in the slums. And Mumbai is not alone. Slums are a global problem
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Flash flood From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Driving through a flash-flooded road Nepal Monsoon A flash flood after a thunderstorm in the Gobi‚ Mongolia A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas: washes‚ rivers‚ dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm‚ hurricane‚ tropical storm‚ or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields. Flash floods may occur after the collapse
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Life in Mumbai may just be like the life in some other city‚ or your city from outside. It’s just the same different people living well almost together‚ struggling to find their way‚ striving to make life better. They do have the differences‚ negatives and ways. But living in this city makes you realise how not so similar it is to every place in this world. How so many people from different cultures‚ states and countries can call this one city their home? On the world map Mumbai is nothing more
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