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Mining in rat holes, and a Meghalayan policy

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The workers are loosing there backs in mining in rat hole coal mines. the world is having the most advanced technology in mechinery but why india is not find any kind of update towards developement.......??? It is said that Meghalaya has a history of no less the 80 years of unregulated and unscientific mining of natural resources, mostly coal and limestone. Due to customary tribal laws and lack of resistance, unregulated mining has turned into a cottage industry of sorts in the hilly state. In fact, though it remains quite unregulated, mining is Meghalaya’s biggest industry. For instance, you will come across ‘rat hole mining’ in almost every nook and corner, where minors risk their lives to dig out coal. It was after activists rung the alarm bells on child rights abuse in these ‘rat holes’ that the Meghalaya government started to take the matter seriously. Moreover, the presence of large-scale limestone reserves in the state has made way for dozens of cement manufacturing plan

India's 101 satellite and still going strong...

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India's heaviest satellite successfully launched. India's advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 was successfully launched today on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. GSAT-10, with a design life of 15 years, is expected to be operational by November and will augment telecommunication, Direct-To-Home and radio navigation services. At 3,400 kg during lift-off, GSAT-10 is the heaviest satellite built by the Bangalore-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was ISRO's 101st space mission.GSAT-10 is fitted with 30 transponders (12 Ku-band, 12 C-band and six Extended C-Band), which will provide vital augmentation to INSAT/GSAT transponder capacity. It also has a navigation payload - GAGAN (GPS aided Geo Augmented Navigation) - that would provide improved accuracy of GPS signals (of better than seven metres) to be used by Airports Authority of India for civil aviation requirements. This is the second satellite in INSAT/G

Modern India

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1765 AD:  Grant of Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the British. 1770 AD:  Famine in Bengal. 1774 AD:  Regulating Act passed by British Parliament. 1774-85 AD:  Warren Hastings—the first Governor- General of India. 1784 AD:  Pitt’s India Bill passed by British Parliament. 1793 AD:  Permanent settlement of land(land revenue system) in Bengal. 1799 AD:  Fourth Mysore War; Death of Tipu Sultan; Partition of Mysore; Ranjit Singh occupied Lahore and made it his capital. 1809 AD:  Treaty of Amritsar between Sikhs and British. 1818 AD:  The Fourth and the last Anglo-Maratha War. 1829 AD:  Prohibition of sati by Lord William Bentinck. 1833 AD:  Death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy—founder of Brahmo Samaj. 1835 AD:  Introduction of English as medium of instruction as recommended by Lord Macaulay. 1849 AD:  Annexation of the Punjab to the British territories (March 29). 1853 AD:  The first Indian railway line opened from Bombay to Thane; the first telegraph communicat

India Rupee

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the  Indian Rupee  has its identity, today let me take you to short journey of the different shapes of the Indian coins from 1957 till date. The shapes and the designs of the coins have undergone a big transformation. India’s first decimal coins were first introduced in 1957. The set of six coin sets were odd in shape and also in name. The shapes of these coins really helped the blind people to identify and distinguish from other. All the coins were dated 1957 except 50 paisa coin dated as 1960. The Ashoka lion capital is the national emblem of our nation. The decimal coins were known as – 1 naiya paisa round in shape 2 naiya paisa scalloped edged 5 naiya paisa squared out 10 naiya paisa again scalloped edge but bigger in dimension 25 naiya paisa round in shape 50 naiya paisa again round in shape but bigger in size.   But before we go ahead, did you know that there was a 4 Ana note ( equals 24Paise ) was there at times when kings used to rule India. Catch a Glimpse