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India
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.
14,430 Questions
Who was known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
The Indian constituition was written by dr Ambedkar.
What kind of work did the caste people do in India?
they had three main job with other sub jobs. their three main jobs were consist in:
1. to eat
2. to sleep
3. to excrete the eaten. (going bathroom)
What did Mesopotamia Egypt India and China have in common?
They each had a sophisticated form of writing. They each had massive architectural and scientific achievements. They each had a practical use astronomy and mathematics. Each empire relied on a hierarchical social system with a powerful leader at the top followed by his subordinates and then commoners. Each relied on trade and conquest to expand their empires.
First woman ambassador of India?
In 1923, Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai was appointed Soviet Ambassador to Norway, becoming the world's first female ambassador. Later she served as Ambassador to Mexico (1926) and Sweden. She was also a member of the Soviet delegation to the League of Nations.
What long lasting effect did the aryans have in india?
The Aryans were responsible for the Indus Valley civilization. They drove out most of the original inhabitants of North India, called Dasyus, who were probably related to Andamanese and Austro-Asiatic language speaking tribes.
Can a Indian company buy agricultural land in India?
Section 63 of Bombay Tenancy Act put a bar on transfer of any agricultural land to a non agriculturist. However, section 63 -1A provides provision for transfer of agricultural land for the purpose of any Industrial use, if such area is coming under Industrial zone. If the total land exceeds 10 hecter,purchaser is required to obtain permission from Development commission of Industries. If the land is purchase for specific Industrial use, such user cannot be changed, and use of such land should start within five years from purchase. There is a ceiling under Mah. Agriculture land (ceiling on holding) Act. For holding any agricultural land more than ceiling as mentioned in the schedule.
What is the poverty level in India?
Over 3 billion people worldwide live in what is termed absolute poverty, meaning they have little or no money, food or shelter. On average, 25,000 children die DAILY from the affects of poverty. Of the estimated 2.2 billion children worldwide, 1 billion live in poverty.
Therefore it is safe to conclude that poverty is a HUGE problem!
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Steps taken by the government to remove poverty in India?
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) 2005
was passed in September 2005. The Act provides 100 days assured employment
every year to every rural household in 200 districts. Later, the scheme will be
extended to 600 districts. One third of the proposed jobs would be reserved for
women. The central government will also establish National Employment Guarantee
Funds. Similarly state governments will establish State Employment Guarantee
Funds for implementation of the scheme. Under the programme if an applicant is not
provided employment within fifteen days s/he will be entitled to a daily
unemployment allowance.
National Food for Work Programme(NFWP),
was launched in 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country. The programme
is open to all rural poor who are in need of wage employment and desire to do
manual unskilled work. It is implemented as a 100 per cent centrally sponsored
scheme and foodgrains are provided free of cost to the states. Once the NREGA is in
force, the NFWP will be subsumed within this programme.
Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana (PMRY)
was started in 1993. The aim of the programme is to create self employment
opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns. They
are helped in setting up small business and industries.
Rural Employment Generation Programme(REGP)
was launched in 1995. The aim of the programme is to create selfemployment
opportunities in rural areas and small towns. A target for creating 25 lakh new jobs
has been set for the programme under the Tenth Five Year plan.
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
was launched in 1999. The programme aims at bringing the assisted poor families
above the poverty line by organising them into self help groups through a mix of
bank credit and government subsidy.
Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana (PMGY)
launched in 2000, additional central assistance is given to states for basic services
such as primary health, primary education, rural shelter, rural drinking water and
rural electrification.
What is India's first super computer?
India's First Supercomputer was PARAM 8000. PARAM stood for Parallel Machine. The computer was developed by the government run Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in 1991. The PARAM 8000 was introduced in 1991 with a rating of 1 Gigaflop (billion floating point operations per second).
All the chips and other elements that were used in making of PARAM were bought from the open domestic market. The various components developed and used in the PARAM series were Sun UltraSPARC II, later IBM POWER 4 processors, Ethernet, and the AIX Operating System. The major applications of PARAM Supercomputer are in long-range weather forecasting, remote sensing, drug design and molecular modelling
How many fighter planes India and Pakistan have?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_IAF 110 Sukhoi SU-30MKI 39 Mirage-2000 56 MiG-29 130 MiG-27 226 MiG-21 110 SEPECAT Jaguar ---------------------------------------------------- 615 total, it seems.
Why do Indian men have a red dot on forehead?
Traditionally, the red bindi (or sindhur) was worn only by the married Hindu women, but now it has become a part of women's fashion. Traditionally, the red dot is made up of bovine blood and dirt (earth), however, even this has changed in that many women wear a jewel (authentic gemstone or otherwise).
What did King learn over in India?
Being a deep believer in non-violence and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came over to India to study the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. He met the then Prime Minister of India, Pdt. Jawaharlal Nehru and visited the Gandhi Museum in Mumbai.
The decision of Dr. King to visit India came after attacks were made on his life for the work he did to end discrimination against the African Americans in USA.
Rajiv Gandhi's last public meeting was at Sriperumbudur on 21 May 1991, in a village approximately 30 miles from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where he was assassinated while campaigning for the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha Congress candidate. The assassination was carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
At 10:10 pm,a woman (later identified as Thenmuli Rajaratnam) approached Rajiv Gandhi in a public meeting and greeted him. She then bent down to touch his feet (an expression of respect among Indians) and detonated a belt laden with 700 grams of RDX explosives tucked under her dress. The explosion killed Rajiv Gandhi and at least 14 other people. The assassination was caught on film through the lens of a local photographer, whose camera and film were found at the site. The cameraman himself died in the blast but the camera remained intact.
The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial was built at the site recently and is one of the major tourist attractions of the small industrial town.
The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial at Delhi.
The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial at Sriperumbudur.
The Supreme Court judgement, by Judge Thomas, confirmed that the killing was carried out due to personal animosity of the LTTE chief Prabhakaran towards Mr Rajiv Gandhi arising out of his sending the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to Sri Lanka and the alleged IPKF atrocities against Srilankan Tamils. However, it should be noted that the Rajiv Gandhi administration had already antagonised other Tamil militant organisations like PLOTE for reversing the military coup in Maldives back in 1988.
The judgment further cites the death of Thileepan in a hunger strike and the suicide by 12 LTTE cadres in a vessel in Oct 1987.
In the Jain Commission report, various people and agencies are named as suspected of having been involved in the murder of Rajiv Gandhi. Among them, the cleric Chandraswamiwas suspected of involvement, including financing the assassination. The interim report of the Jain Commission created a storm when it accused Karunanidhi of a role in the assassination, leading to Congress withdrawing its support for the I. K. Gujralgovernment and fresh elections in 1998. LTTE spokesman Anton Balasingham told the Indian television channel NDTV that the killing was a "great tragedy, a monumental historical tragedy which we deeply regret." A memorial christened Veer Bhumi was constructed at his cremation spot in Delhi. In 1992, the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award was instituted by All India Congress Committee (AICC) of the Indian National Congress Party (INC).
The International Airport constructed at Hyderabad has been named Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and was inaugurated by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
What are the salient features of Indian culture?
Special Features of Indian Culture:
The Doctrine of Ahimsa or No Harm; as a result of this, many Hindus, Jains and Buddhists are vegetarian.
Belief in Reincarnation; shared by Buddhists, Jains and Hindus.
Caste System; this divided the population into five groups, but only benefitted those at the top.
List of richest Indian states?
Richest indian States are:-
maharashtra
west bengal
kerala
Assam
gujarat
jammu&kashmir
most of the people think that up or haryana and bihar are richest states but no if we take UP,haryana,mp or bihar india will not be a developed country we should take these states that i have given these would only make india a better place
How do you check the status of your postal life insurance of India?
Check with your local post office, they will be able to direct you to the people you should talk to or maybe direct you to a website that could help you track its status.
How do you say your welcome in apache Indian language?
What is the Apache Indian translation for greetings?
Indira Point is the southern tip of the Indian Ocean island of Great Nicobar, in the Nicobar Islands south of Burma. It represents the southernmost point of Indian national territory, some 1100 miles ESE of India's mainland and only about 100 miles NE of Sumatra in Indonesia.
It was formerly known as Pygmalion Point and was renamed in honor of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).
Do people in India celebrate Christmas by wearing special outfits?
Christians in India will buy new clothes for Christmas. Some folks will dress up as Santa and travel with the choir.
How many Articles-Parts and Schedules are there in Indian Constitution?
At present, there are 448 Articles, 25 Parts, 12 Schedules and 97 in the Indian Constitution. Initially, there were 395 Articles, 22 Parts and 8 Schedules when it came into force on January 26, 1950.
98 Amendments , I guess.
