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India, said to be God's own country, is a huge subcontinent with a rich and vast cultural heritage. Feel free to ask questions about this mystical land.

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When did Islam start in India?

The first people who brought Islam to India were Arab traders in the 7th century. The trade relations between Arabia and India were very strong, and the person believed to be the first Indian Muslim, Rama Varma Kulashekhara, became a Muslim during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (S).

During the Umayyad Caliphate, an Arab army captured the province of Sindh, led by Muhammad bin Qasim. This was the first official conquering of India bringing it to Islam, and making Sindh the easternmost part of the Umayyad Caliphate.actually it is yr 633 in south eastern India kayalpatnam Google this Arab Muslims in kayalpatnam 633 u will get the correct answer Arabs traded with southern India since before 600bc Islam came to south peacefully

Why is Moenjo Daro important to India?

Mohenjo-daro is an ancient city of the Harrappan civilization situated in Pakistan. It is known well today because of the distinguishing lifestyle, writing system, cleanliness and careful planning of towns.

What was the number system orginating in India?

Many historians believe that the number system using Arabic numerals, now used throughout most of the world, was developed during the Gupta dynasty along with the base 10 decimal system and the concept of zero.

What are the Achievements of 11th five year plan of India?

The highlights of the achievements of this Ministry. The allocation of funds for various schemes/programmes for tribal development has been increased from Rs. 630 crore in 1999-2000 to Rs. 810 crore in 2000-2001 and Rs. 1040 crore in 2001-2002, representing an increased of 65% over the year 1999-2000.

A National Scheduled Tribes Financial and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) has been set up with an authorised share capital of Rs. 500 crore. NSTFDC is an apex institution for financing economically viable projects for Scheduled Tribes and extends financial assistance at concessional rate for income-generating schemes costing upto Rs. 10 lakh per unit, provides grants for skill development programmes for STs and fill the unit, provides grants for skill development programmes for STs and fill the critical gaps by providing backward and forward linkages for activities undertaken by STs whose family income does not exceed double the poverty line income limit. Level of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan of States/Uts increased from Rs. 400 crore in 2000-2001 to Rs. 500 crore in 2001-2002. Close monitoring is being done to ensure full and proper utilization of the funds provided to the States/U.Ts.

Level of grant-in-aid to States under art. 275(1) of the Constitution increased from Rs. 200 crore in 2000-01 to Rs. 300 crore in 2001-2002. Major shift in the procedure for release of grants has been made. Grants are now released for specific infrastructure and other projects after discussion with the State Governments to achieve better targeting of the expenditure. 100 Residential Schools proposed to be set up during the 9th Plan period by utilising part of the allocation for grant-in-aid under art. 275(1) of the Constitution, to improve the quality of education being imparted to tribal students. 75 Residential Schools have already been sanctioned, out of which 12 schools are already under operation. Funds provided to State Governments/Uts for construction/improvement of about 1400 kms of roads in tribal areas, 250 staff quarters for schools, 200 school and hostel buildings 1600 class rooms, 50 community centres, and also for drinking water facility, rural electrification, culverts/cause-ways and rural irrigation projects.

During Tenth Five Year Plan, about 510 projects of NGos were provided financial assistance to the tune of Rs.146.16 Crore under the scheme of "Grant-in-aid to Voluntary Organizations" which benefited about 4.63 lakh scheduled tribe people. Encouragement is being given to performing NGOs by entrusting need based projects in service deficient tribal areas

For the development of Primitive Tribal Groups, Rs. 105.03 Crore were released during Tenth Five Year Plan for various activities viz. housing, land distribution, land development, education, agriculture/horticulture development, health, etc. taken up through State Governments and NGOs. Besides this, lives of heads of 409500 number of PTG families were insured under "Janshree Beema Yojanna" of Life Insurance Corporation of India.

Post-Matric Scholarship for pursuing post-matriculation courses, including professional, technical and non-professional/non-technical courses extended to Rs. 3.66 lakh ST students during 2000-2001. Construction of 92 boys and 40 girls hostels sanctioned.

Construction of 36 Ashram Schools sanctioned

Durings Tenth Five Year Plan, total 29113 ST youths were provided vocational training through State Government and NGO run institutions (21583 youths trained through States and 7530 through NGOs) with a financial support of Rs. 30.63 Crore (Rs.24.35 Crore to States and Rs.6.28 Crore to NGOs).

During Tenth Five Year Plan, 84 educational complexes for Scheduled Tribe (ST) girls were supported in identified low literacy districts through NGOs and autonomous societies of the State Governments, with an amount of Rs.33.34 Crore which benefited 9646 ST girls.

In order to secure higher earning and generate employment opportunity to the tribals, the Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India (TRIFED) procured and marketed minor forest produce in the order of Rs. 76 crore and Rs. 78 crore during 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 respectively

Who is the CEO of Syndicate Bank?

Hi,

Pramit Jhaveri is the new Citi Country Officer (CCO) of Citi India. N. Rajashekaran is the Country Business Manager of Citi India's Consumer and Commercial Banking.

N.Rajashekaran can be reached at shekar@citi.com

What does Dalal mean?

Hey

Dalal Actually means Spoiled =)

Like if some1 says they want to spoil u they say Dalal :D

What are the top ten cement companies in India?

1. Ultratech Cement

2. Ambuja Cement

3. ACC Limited

4. India Cements

5. Madras Cement

6. Shree Cement

7. Birla Corporation Limited

8. J K Cement

9. Prism cement

10.JK Lakshmi Cement

All are according to the ranks from 1 to 10.

Thank you.

Who is first miss world of India?

That is Sushmita Sen. She was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, on November 19, 1975. She was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. There was one other Miss Universe from India, and that's Lara Dutta. She was crowned Miss Universe in 2000.

Flower city of India?

palanpur is called the flower city of india.

Why east west extent of India appears smaller than North South extent?

It is because as we move towards the poles, the extent between two longitudes decreases, that means they come closer and closer. This is however not the case with latitudes.Therefore though the numerical difference between latitudes and longitudes of India is same, it covers more land from North to South as compared to from East to West.

Which state of India is largest producer of tea?

The largest tea producing state in India is Assam. Other states that grow tea are West Bengal, Tamil, Nadu, Kerala, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Sikkim, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Bihar, and Orissa.

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What are the Cereals of India?

Some of the names of cereals of India include, Somolina, Anaj, Dahlia, Rawa, and Bhutta to name a few.

What are the main occupations of the northern plains of India?

The main occupation of the people of the Northern Plains is Agriculture. The main crops are wheat, rice, bajra, jowar, sugarcane etc.

How did the south tip of India differ from the rest if India?

South Indian culture is different to rest of India. Most of the tourist want to visit kerala in south india who loved nature.

What is the name of the biggest state in India?

Rajasthan is the largest state in India area wise.

Here is a list of the states of India ranked according to the area-:

Rajasthan 342,236

Madhya Pradesh 308,144

Maharashtra 307,713

Andhra Pradesh 275,068

Uttar Pradesh 238,566

Jammu and Kashmir 222,236

Gujarat 196,024

Karnataka 191,791

Orissa 155,707

Chhattisgarh 135,194

Tamil Nadu 130,058

Bihar 94,164

West Bengal 88,752

Arunachal Pradesh 83,743

Jharkhand 79,700

Assam 78,483

Himachal Pradesh 55,673

Uttarakhand 53,566

Punjab 50,362

Haryana 44,212

Kerala 38,863

Meghalaya 22,429

Manipur 22,327

Mizoram 21,081

Nagaland 16,579

Tripura 10,492

Sikkim 7,096

Goa 3,702

(G) Delhi 1,483

(F) Pondicherry 492

(C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli 491

(B) Chandigarh 144

(D) Daman and Diu 122

(E) Lakshadweep 32

How did Mohandas a gandhi encourage the India people to gain Independence?

When he did......

Look it up on wikipedia. I know he finished august 15. I forgot the year

How do you send a mail to prime minister of India?

While there are some online ways to contact him, via the government of India's website, an old-fashioned letter can often work better. The current prime minister of India is the Honorable Narendra Modi. His mailing address is : South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi-110011, India.