Today’s Vasai-Virar area has rapidly changed and starting in the 1980’s‚ the change is brought about by a large influx of people due to availability of more affordable housing than in Mumbai (Bombay). History of Vasai dates back to Puranic ages. The present day name of Vasai originates from Sanskrit‚ Sanskrit word "waas" meaning dwelling or residence. The name was changed to Basai by Muslims who occupied Vasai before the Portuguese. The Portuguese named it Baçaim. The Marathas renamed it Bajipur
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PROJECT (FLOOD CONTROL MEASURES ON THE BANKS OF RIVER MITHI) Introduction (pg. 1) The Mythic River is a river in Falsetto Island‚ the island of the city of Mumbai. It is a confluence of tail water discharges of Powai and Vihar lakes. The river is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. The overflowing lakes also contribute to the river flow which is stopped by a dam in other times. During this season the river is a favourite with the anglers who catch large fish that have escaped from the lakes
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Published On Headline Jun 14‚ 2012 Classification and hotel concepts Abstract Hotels in India can be broadly classified into two segments - star hotels and hotels awaiting classification. In addition‚ there are several important hotel concepts‚ depending on the nature of service provided. This is independent of the broader classification standards. Key Issues - How are hotels in India classified? - What are the various hotel concepts? - 1 of 7 No part of this Report may
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development? Urbanization is the increasing number of people that migrate from rural to urban areas. It predominantly results in the physical growth of urban areas‚ be it horizontal or vertical. An example of urbanisation for an LEDC is Rio de Janeiro and Mumbai which has a population of 18.3 million put together and is still expanding; an example of an MEDC is Manchester and finally an example of an NIC that has been urbanised is Singapore. Rio de Janeiro was developed by the Portuguese in the 17th Century
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A Comprehensive project ON “Tourism Industry Analysis” Submitted to (Global Institute of Management) IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE AWARD FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ASMINISTRATION In Gujarat Technological University UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Varsha Turi Assistance Professor Submitted by [Mohammed Faeem Shaikh (En no-107940592052)‚ Irshad Khan Pathan (En no-107940592105)] [Batch: 2010-12] MBA SEMESTER III/IV (Global Institute of Management)
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Research Methodology 7. Bibliography INTRODUCTION A travel agency is a private retailer or public service that provides tourism related services to the public on behalf of suppliers such as airlines‚ car rentals‚ cruise lines‚ hotels‚ railways‚ and package tours . In addition to dealing with ordinary tourists most travel agencies have a separate department devoted to making travel arrangements for business travelers and some travel agencies specialize in commercial and business travel
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company for the reward. Will she succeed? Explain Briefly (5) Q.4. Fazal consigned four cases of Chinese crackers at Kanpur to be carried to Allahabad on the 30th May‚ 1987. He intended to sell them at the Shabarat festival of 5th June 1987. The railway discovered that the consignment
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Indian Railways (reporting mark IR) It is an Indian state-owned enterprise‚ owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world’s largest railway networks comprising 115‚000 km (71‚000 mi) of track over a route of 65‚000 km (40‚000 mi) and 7‚500 stations. As of December 2012‚ it transported over 25 million passengers daily (over 9 billion on an annual basis). In 2011‚ IR carried over 8‚900 million passengers annually or more than 24 million passengers
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Balasubramanian [ERIA110XX] Vijay Anand Ganesan [ERIA11022] Viswanathan Panchapakesan [ERIA110XX] Table of Contents Tata Group - CSR 3 Company Profile 3 Tata Core Values 4 Purpose 4 Core values 4 The Good 5 26/11 Mumbai Attack Incident 5 Tata Group’s Contribution After 26/11 5 Tata Council for Community Initiatives 6 CSR & Tata’s Organisation Strategy 6 The Bad 7 References 7 Tata
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nerve‚ I knew I had trouble on my hands. My mind flashed back to a time three months back‚ when I had been meticulously planning a proposal to conduct a drive across Mumbai to stop people from crossing railway tracks and to make travel in the city safe. An early childhood memory of a woman’s sari dyed in red as she lay dead across the railway tracks after having been run over by a train had constantly kept me motivated to squeeze every spare moment of my time beyond my work commitments into drafting an
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