northern and western parts of the country was robust during 2009-10 in terms of tractor demand‚ while that of the southern region was moderate. A strong growth in tractor volumes‚ albeit on a low base‚ was witnessed in the eastern States‚ including Bihar‚ Orissa and Jharkhand‚ which had a good paddy crop. Tractor volumes in the northern and western regions also reported strong growth during 2009-10‚ especially in the second half (H2) of the year‚ benefiting from a low base (H2‚ 2008-09) and a satisfactory
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GK Power Capsule – March’ 2014 (The Hindu Review) This GK Capsule has been prepared by Career Power Institute Delhi (Formerly Known as Bank Power). This has been prepared on the basis of news and events appeared in The Hindu Newspaper in the month of Feb 2014. It will be very useful for upcoming exams like SBI PO 2014 & SSC CGL 2014. 1. Abdullah‚ the king of Saudi Arabia appointed his half-brother Moqren as the next heir to the throne. 2. Sunil Gavaskar was appointed as the interim president
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between 2G and 3G is that we can have faster internet services in 3G‚ whereas in 2G the speed is slow. 4) How the telecom operation is administered? The entire country is divided into 22 Telecom Circles and Metros. Each state is one circle‚ like Bihar‚ UP (E)‚ UP (W)‚ Tamil Nadu‚ etc. All the seven sisterly states in the North East except Assam‚ comes under a single circle called North East Circle. There are now three Metros (Delhi‚ Mumbai‚ and Kolkata)‚ the fourth Metro (Chennai) was combined in
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1Ms[2] and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung‚ and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi).[1] It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.[10][11][12] The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest‚ killing at least 19‚[13] making April 25‚ 2015 the deadliest day on the mountain in history.[14] The earthquake triggered another huge avalanche in the Langtang valley
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and its traditions. Though these folk dances are not as complex as the classical dance forms‚ they are very beautiful‚ because of the essence of rawness in them. Be it the Bihu of Assam‚ Dol-Cholom of Manipur‚ Hikal of Himachal Pradesh or Chhau of Bihar‚ each of the Indian folk dance forms comes across as a reflection of the deep sited beliefs and traditions of a particular culture. The folk dances of any community are performed on almost every special occasion and festival‚ to express elation
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Andhra Pradesh and Delhi have a special place in annals of crimes against women in India in recent times. If we are to take a look at the statistics provided by the National Crime Records Bureau‚ Andhra Pradesh has figured consistently in 2008‚ 2009 and 2010 as the state with highest incidences of crime against women; and Delhi‚ similarly has figured as the city with highest incidences of crime against women in the years 2008‚ 2009 and 2010. Let me restate the figures and illustrate just a few
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TOURISM IN NEPAL The biggest natural museum in the world is Nepal. Nepal is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of bio-diversity due to its unique geographical position and latitudinal variation. the elevation of the country ranges from 6m. above sea level to the highest point on earth‚ Mt. Everest at 8‚848m‚ all within a distance of 150 km with climatic conditions ranging from sub-troppical to arctic. Therefore Nepal’s wild variation fosters an incredible variety of eco-system
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The switch in time saves nine One of the proverbs I find most useful in life is the one of Thomas Fuller – a British writer: “A stitch in time saves nine”. It is a well known proverb. It is frequently used in conversation. It passes on from one hand to another like a current coin A stitch in time saves nine” is an idiom‚ which is a phrase whose symbolic or intended meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words themselves. Literally‚ it means that a single stitch (to fix a tear in
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bribe or peddling influence to get a job done in a public office. Taxes and bribes are common between state borders; Transparency International estimates that truckers pay annually $5 billion in bribes. Officials often steal state property. In Bihar‚ more than 80 per cent of the subsidised food aid to poor is stolen.simply washed away when India’s heavy monsoon season arrives. In government hospitals‚ corruption is associated with non- availability of medicines‚ getting admission through back-door
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Seats are allotted in proportion to the population of each state or union territory. The other 12 members are nominated by the President of India.[7] Name of State No. of Seats..... Andhra Pradesh 18 Arunachal Pradesh 1 Assam 7 Bihar 16 Chhattisgarh 5 Goa 1 Gujarat 11 Haryana 5 Himachal Pradesh 3 Jammu & Kashmir 4 Jharkhand 6 Karnataka 12 Kerala 9 Madhya Pradesh 11 Maharashtra 19 Manipur 1 Meghalaya 1 Mizoram 1 Nagaland 1 National
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