children and the position of women in Indian society. At the heart of this problem is the practice of female foeticide‚ the unnaturally low ratio of girls to boys‚ and the 54% literacy level for women in India as a whole. In April 2008 PM Manmohan Singh launched the country’s biggest ever campaign against the practice of female foeticide at the National Meeting on “Save the Girl Child”‚ and his commendable speech is printed below. It underlines the fundamental importance of educating girls in
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Amity School of Communication AMITY UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN Effects and implications of coalition governments on the political scenario in India Abstract: Parliamentary democracies ruled by multiparty cabinets make foreign policy decisions in a fairly unique institutional context‚ complicated by the politics of coalition government. Recent research suggests that this context is associated with foreign policy behaviors that are quite distinct in character from foreign policy made by single party cabinets
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Involvement Of India in Afghanistan Due to its geo-strategic location between the Central Asian‚ South Asian‚ and Middle Eastern security complexes‚ Afghanistan is often defined as an insulator state‚ and sometimes also as a connector. This in-between position has led to constant instability: ever since the creation of the Durrani Empire‚ the country has suffered from internal power struggles as well as outside interference. External attempts to control Afghanistan have nonetheless proven extremely
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INDIAN UNION BUDGET FOR THE YEARS 2007-2012 CONTENTS 1. Acknowledgement 2. Introduction about Budget 3. Budget Processing 4. Presentation and Analysis of Data 5. Conclusion ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank The Almighty God for showering his blessings upon me. It is only due to his mercy that I was in good heath and was able to complete this project. Secondly I would like to thank my Business Economics teachers‚ Ms. Kavya and Ms. Anjana
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Poverty Amidst Plenty “India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people”- Manmohan Singh‚ Prime Minister For the past few decades‚ India has been categorized as a developing country. In spite of significant landmarks and rapid advancements in various sectors‚ India has failed to become a developed country. While the nation has been making headlines for economic boom‚ multitudes of billionaires‚ construction of skyscrapers‚ million dollar investments and achievements in technology;
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Kalpana Chawla Status Deceased Born July 1‚ 1961 Karnal‚ Haryana‚ India Died February 1‚ 2003 (aged 42) Over Texas Previous occupation Research Scientist Time in space 31d 14h 54m Selection 1994 NASA Group Mission insignia Sts-87-patch.png STS-107 Flight Insignia.svg Kalpana Chawla ‚ was an Indian-American scientist and a NASA astronaut. She was one of seven crewmembers killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Early life Kalpana Chawla was born in a Punjabi Hindu
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SENSEX The Sensex is an extremely popular term not only in financial circles‚ but also beyond that. The Sensex basically means sensitive index and it is a commonly used term for the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index. The sensex tracks the movements of the 30 largest stocks and it is the oldest index in India.Now‚ these 30 stocks are selected based on various parameters and representation and are generally high capitalization stocks. Today‚ the sensex is regarded as the barometer of the markets
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TITLE: MEDIA AND RADIA Last year’s biggest controversy in the Manmohan Singh Government was that of Nira Radia’s controversial tapes. The 2G scam highlighted the involvement of big corporate like the Ambani and the Tata group. The tapping of Nira Radia’s phones by Income Tax department tappe Radia’s phone lines for 300 days in 2008-09‚ as part of its investigations into alleged large scale money laundering‚ tax evasion and financial malpractices by Nira Radia may be taken as invasion of privacy
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In recognition of the need for transparency in public affairs‚ the Indian Parliament enacted the Right to Information Act in 2005. It is a path breaking legislation empowering people and promoting transparency. While right to information is implicitly guaranteed by the Constitution‚ the Act sets out the practical regime for citizens to secure access to information on all matters of governance. In the words of the Prime Minister52 “We live in an age of information‚ in which the free flow of information
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inde pe nde nce day2013.co m http://independenceday2013.co m/independence-day-2013-speech-english-scho o l-students/ Independence Day 2013 Speech In English For School Students Ho me > Independence Day - 1 May 2013 Indiacelebrates Independence Day on August 15 each year. India became an independent nation on August 15‚ 1947‚ so a gazetted holiday is held annually to remember this date. Students are asked to deliver a speech on a Independence day at your school‚ college‚ institution or University
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