How GDP is Misleading Measure of Wealth and Well-being! GDP‚ which stands for Gross Domestic Product‚ is the most common abbreviation in economics. It has become widely used as a reference point for the health of national and global economies. No number is quite so central to public life as the gross domestic product. Political scientists build formulas around it to predict who will win the presidency. The stock market trembles at the approach of new quarterly figures. Other economic statistics
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For most of human history the majority of the population lived at a subsistence level with a minimal environmental footprint. After the advent of industrialization‚ however‚ mankind’s impact on the environment dramatically increased over three centuries. Consequently‚ India and New Zealand gave legal personhood to three rivers‚ intending to protect the rivers from human pollution. This paper will argue that legal personhood for rivers can be harmful to people and is not the most effective way to
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The Taj Mahal is a historical monument. It is situated on the bank of Yamuna river in Agra. It is a beautiful tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal is called the wonder of the world. It was made by Emperor Shahjahan in the loving memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is made of pure white marble of Makrana. Thousands of visitors come to see this wonderful building of Love in Agra every year. Thousands of artists‚ artisans and workers worked for twenty years to complete it. About 20 crores of rupees were
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high-hanging pot of butter and break it. This tradition‚ also known as uriadi‚ is a major event in Tamil Nadu on Gokulashtami. Significance Statue of baby Krishna being carried in a basket‚ protected by seven hooded serpent‚ by Vasudeva across the Yamuna river at midnight The ritual is to fast the previous day (Saptami‚ seventh day)‚ which is followed by a night-long vigil commemorating the birth of Krishna at midnight in the jail where his maternal uncle Kansa was keeping them captive‚ and his immediate
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Topographical classification Rivers can generally be classified as either alluvial‚ bedrock‚ or some mix of the two. Alluvial rivers have channels and floodplains that are self-formed in unconsolidated or weakly consolidated sediments. They erode their banks and deposit material on bars and their floodplains. Bedrock rivers form when the river down cuts through the modern sediments and into the underlying bedrock. This occurs in regions that have experienced some kind of uplift (thereby steepening
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Note: Registration form can be downloaded from www.mnnit.ac.in/conference (1) Bank DD payable in favour of “NCDPPRD” payable at Allahabad. (2) Accommodation will be provided on request and payment basis in the Institute Guest House/hotels at subsidized rate. Important Dates Last date of submission of abstract Jan. 20‚ 2014 Last date of Notification of accepted Abstract for Presentation Jan. 25‚ 2014 Last date of submission of full papers Feb. 15‚ 2014 Date of notification of selected
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Ganga Action Plan-A critical analysis The Ganga River Ganga is not an ordinary river. It is a life-line‚ a symbol of purity and virtue for countless people of India. Ganga is a representative of all other rivers in India. Millions of Ganga devotees and lovers still throng to the river just to have a holy dip‚ Aachman (Mouthful with holy water)‚ and absolve themselves of sins. We Indians are raised to consider Ganga as a goddess‚ as sacred. We tell our children and grandchildren the stories
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VRR Stone Arch Tagline: Time to touch the sky Locality HBR Layout is one of the prime residential colonies in the northern region of Bangalore. Its spread on both the sides of Outer Ring Road. For you conveyance you can use the Hennur Bus stop‚ which is the nearest one Other point of interest are Sadupadesa College‚ Hebbal-Banadawadi Ring Road‚ HBR Layout 4th Block BDA park‚ etc. Its connected to the National Highway with directly leads towards the International Airport. Nearby places are Bansawadi
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opposition of the women in the house and helped her to become an ideal wife and a worthy helpmate in social and educational reform. After marrying Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade‚ Ramabai studied Marathi‚ English and Bengali. Before marriage her name was Yamuna and became ’Rama’ after marriage. Inspired by her husband‚ Rama started ’Hindu Ladies Social Club’ in Mumbai to develop public speaking among women. Ramabai was also the president of Seva Sadan in Pune. Ramabai devoted her life for the improvement
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with stone and masonry work. The last was the strongest. Often materials from demolished forts were reused in the building of new forts.[2] By 4 BCE‚ fortified cities were common in India. The largest ones were between the city of Mathura (on the Yamuna river) and Magadha (on the Ganges). Another series of forts in the south‚ was on the Ujjain(on the Narmada)leading into the Deccan. These are inferred by the remains of fort walls and bastions seen on excavation at Rajagriha and at several sites in
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