issues. Such networks are generally loose and uninstitutionalized‚ but their methods of action and their degree of integration differ (Rootes and Brulle‚ 2004). The Chipko Movement was a forest protection movement in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand from 1973 to 1981. The word Chipko is derived from Hindi and it literally means to hug and is derived from the fact that the protesters hugged the trees in order to prevent them from being cut and protest against commercial
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INTRODUCTION India has experienced fast-paced growth over the last decade. Though the growth has primarily come from the services sector‚ manufacturing and exports have also risen reasonably. Logistics as a function is being increasingly outsourced by manufacturers. However‚ the Indian logistics sector in many ways still lags behind the global standards of performance. This is evident from the fact that we are ranked as low as 46th among 155 countries in the World Bank International Logistics Performance
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Provinces with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950. Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. On 9 November 2000‚ a new state‚ Uttarakhand‚ was carved from the mountainous Himalayan region of Uttar Pradesh. The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west‚ Haryana and Delhi to the northwest‚ Uttarakhand and the country of Nepal to the north‚ Bihar to the east‚ Jharkhand to the southeast‚ and Madhya Pradesh to the southwest. It covers 243‚290 square kilometer ‚ equal
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a very bright future in Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) and has acquired great significance in the recent times but this potential has not been tapped effectively. Due to tremendous growth and its adverse consequences in the host region‚ the concept of tourism has now changed from mass tourism to ecotourism/responsible tourism/nature oriented tourism. Seeing this‚ the present study has focused on the perceptions of socio-cultural impact of ecotourism in Uttarakhand. Keywords: Ecotourism； Local communities;
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Save water‚ save life Water is necessary for life. Water is needed for domestic‚ agricultural and industrial purposes. Three-fourth of Earth ’s surface is covered by water bodies. 97 per cent of this water is present in oceans as salt water and is unfit for human consumption. Fresh water accounts for only about 2.7 per cent. Nearly 70 per cent of this occurs as ice sheets and glaciers n Antarctica and other inaccessible places. Only one per cent of fresh water is available and fit for human use
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ACE PLANT PANTNAGAR ACE PLANT HEAD (PANTNAGAR) • Mr. P. K. Chobe. • Mechanical Engineering Graduate from IIT Kanpur. • Joined Tata Motors in July 1978 as GET. • Worked in maintenance‚ production & as Engine Factory Head. • Fond of swimming. PLANTS OF TATA MOTORS
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flood-related disaster in Uttarakhand was labelled a Himalayan tsunami‚ recalling the deaths‚ damage‚ and destruction that followed the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of December 2004. Yet‚ this is a misleading metaphor‚ because there is little evidence that real tsunamis are linked to human activities that impact our oceans or sea-floors. In contrast‚ there is compelling evidence that climate change and the occurrence of extreme meteorological events‚ such as the one in Uttarakhand are related to human
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of Power Transformer as per the following detail. 1. Manufacturer : M/s Technical Associates Ltd. Sitarganj Uttarakhand 2.TCIL Inspection Date : 21st Feb 2013 & 22nd Feb 2013 An inspection of Final of Power Transformer at the work premises of M/s Technical Associates Ltd B-7‚ Eldeco Sidcul Industrial Park‚ Sitarganj‚ Dist. Udham Singh‚ Uttarakhand was conducted for the following Designation and Quantity : |Transformer Rating |Unit nos.
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will decrease hence‚ the GDP of a country will also decrease d- Inflation can be controlled from rising as people will have less money to spend on goods and services they want to enjoy. 3. Write a short note on the disaster (flood) in Uttarakhand. Highlight major facts‚ reasons & consequences. The flood in
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Markets Motorcycles: Overall Two-wheeler sales of Indian players is dominated by the domestic market and‚ within it‚ by motorcycles. After growing at a sharp clip from the late 1990s‚ motorcycle sales witnessed a 7.8% drop in volume in 2007-08‚ due to falling domestic demand as a result of rising interest rates and many private sector banks reducing their retail lending exposures. 2008-09 saw a modest increase in motorcycle sales of 4%‚ driven largely by growth in cash sales. Even so‚ sales of
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