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The addition of constituents to water, air or land, which adversely alter the natural quality of our environment is known as POLLUTION. POLLUTION may also be defined as an undesirable variation in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of our water, air and land that may or will harmfully affect human life or that of… Read More
Different Types of Pollution Pollution can be classified mainly on the basis of (i) Environment (water, soil and air etc.); and (ii) Pollutants (lead, carbon-dioxide, solid wastes etc.). On the basis of these two ways pollution may be classified as: (i) AIR POLLUTION Due to some natural processes or human activities the amount of solid wastes or… Read More
There are three basic movements of he Earth has three basic movements : (i) Galactic movement, (ii) Rotation, and (iii) Revolution. Galactic Movement This is the movement of the Earth with the sun and the rest of the solar system in an orbit around the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy. This movement has little… Read More
The present Constitution was framed by the Constituent Assembly of India setup under Cabinet Mission Plan of May 16, 1946. The Constituent Assembly consisted of 385 members, of which 292 were elected by the elected members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies while 93 members were nominated by the Princely States. To these were to be… Read More
The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-11. Percentage of growth in 2001-11 is 17.64; males 17.19 and female 18.12 2001-2011 is the first decade (with the exception of 1911-21) which has actually added lesser population compared to the previous decade. Uttar Pradesh (199.5 million) is the most… Read More
Historically, fine cottons produced in India were exported to Europe. With industrialization, British cotton manufacture began to expand, and industrialists pressurized the government to restrict cotton imports and protect local industries. Tariffs were imposed on cloth imports into Britain. Consequently, the inflow of fine Indian cotton began to decline. From the early nineteenth century, British… Read More
The first cotton mill in Bombay came up in 1854 and it went into production two years later. By 1862 four mills were at work with 94,000 spindles and 2,150 looms. Around the same time jute mills came up in Bengal, the first being set up in 1855 and another one seven years later in… Read More
In previous article Indian Textile Industry – Eighteenth Century we have already discussed about the rise in influence of East India Company over textile industry, their strategies, monopoly, decay of Surat and Hoogly ports while growth of Bombay of Calcutta ports, and life of weavers. By the turn of the nineteenth century, cotton weavers faced… Read More
The Age of Indian Textile Before the age of machine industries, silk and cotton goods from India dominated the international market in textile. Coarser cottons were produced in many countries, but the finer varieties often come from India. Armenian and Persian merchants took the goods from Punjab to Afghanistan, eastern Persia and Central Asia. Bales… Read More
Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 The laws pertaining to Arbitration and Conciliation can be found in Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Act applies throughout the country, except for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Arbitration Definition of Arbitration: Arbitration is the mode of settlement of dispute between the parties, by means of a nominated… Read More
