epicenter of a major earthquake in 1997. Jabalpur is known for its picturesque marble rock formations (Bhedaghat) on the banks of the river Narmada. Because it is the army headquarters of five states (Madhya Pradesh‚ Chhattisgarh‚ Odisha‚ Bihar and Jharkhand)‚ one sixth of the city is occupied by the Indian Army. Jabalpur is also the birthplace of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Several important federal and state institutions are located in Jabalpur‚ including the Government NSCB Medical College Hospital‚ the
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forests‚ 2. water in dams. Q.2: Can you name some resource-rich but economically backward regions and some resources poor but economically developed regions. Give reasons for such a situations. Ans: Regions rich in resource but backward 1) Jharkhand is rich in mineral resources but still it is economically backward due to the following reasons: a. illiteracy b. scarcity of agricultural land c. lack of small scale industries d. disparity in income among the people 2) Assam
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Agro based industries Cotton Location -The first cotton textile mill on modern lines was started in Bombay in 1854. Later the mills were started at Ahmedabad in 1858‚ then in Kanpur‚ Nagpur‚ Sholapur‚ Surat and other places. As I said before‚ today India holds the third place among the cotton textile producing countries of the world. It provides emplyment to a large number of people and also helps to ear foreign exchange. Gujarat and Maharashtra states‚ lead the country in cotton textile production
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Jagannath (or Jagannatha) meaning "Lord of the Universe"‚ is a deity worshipped primarily by Hindu people‚ mainly in the Indian states of Orissa‚ West Bengal‚ Jharkhand‚ Bihar‚ Tripura and by Hindus in Bangladesh. Jagannath is considered a form of Vishnu[1] or his avatar Krishna by the Hindus. Jagannath is worshipped as part of a triad on the "Ratnavedi" (jewelled platform) along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra by his devotees. The icon of Jagannath is a carved and decorated wooden
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MACRO AND MICRO FACTORS AFFECTING THE STEEL INDUSTRY (TATA STEEL) The world GDP‚ as reported by International Monetary Fund‚ was on an upturn‚ growing by 5% in 2010 as compared to a negative growth of 0.5% in 2009. While the growth in the advanced economies was 3.0% in 2010‚in contrast to -3.4% in 2009‚ the emerging and developing economies grew by 7.3% in 2010 when compared to the growth of 2.7% in 2009. The growth in the developing and emerging economies slowed down during the end of 2010
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When we talk about India’s independence‚ our mind and heart swell with pride. Numerous freedom fighters like Gandhi ji‚ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose‚ Bhagat Singh‚ Chandrashekhar Azad‚ Rani of Jhanshi and many others fought against the British Empire and contributed in the freedom struggle with their undying spirit and bravery. The valorous freedom fighters of India‚ right from the youth to old‚ sacrificed their lives to achieve independence. In spite of severe torture and several hardships‚ these
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table below for State C odes. S T AT E /U T N AM E ANDAMAN AND NICOB AR ANDHRA PRADE SH ARUNACHAL PRADE SH ASSAM BIHA R CHANDIG ARH CHHATISGARH DADRA AND NAGA R HA V ELI DAMAN & DIU DELHI GOA G UJARAT HARYANA HIMACHAL PRADE SH JAMMU & K A SHMIR JHARKHAND K ARNATA K A K ERALA S T ATE /U T C O D E LK MP MH MN MG MZ NG OR PN PB RJ SK TN TR UP UT WB S T AT E /U T N AM E LA K SHADE E P MADHYA PRADE S H MAHARA SHTRA MANIPUR MEG HALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND O RIS SA PO NDICHER RY PUNJAB RA JA STHAN SIKK IM TAMIL
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front agenda of many governments and non government authorities during the last decade and even after formulation the National Plan of Action against Trafficking of Human Being in the year of 1998‚ the source states su ch like Assam‚ Bihar and Jharkhand and the destination States like Haryana & Punjab were not in the Trafficking Map of the India till the year 2003. A team Shakti vahini had visited the state of Assam along with a team of Haryana Police in 2003‚ to search a minor missing girl namely
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Prime Minister Mahoman Singh has called them "the single biggest security challenge ever faced by our country". Fourteen Indian states are struggling to battle the insurgency waged by their 20‚000 fighters. Over the last three years some 2‚600 people have died by their hands. These are the Naxalites‚ the source of India’s scariest security challenge. Naxalism. It is a topic few in the West are aware of. The international media lends little attention to India’s Maoist insurgents‚ choosing
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