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SILIGURI CORRIDOR

The Siliguri Corridor or a thin “chicken’s neck” is a territory-connecting the seven Indian North-eastern States to West Bengal and the rest of India also called the “Siliguri Corridor”- lies in the Chumbi Valley of Chinese-held Tibetan Autonomous Region that is contiguous to the Indian States of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. The Chumbi Valley is […]

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RIVER INTERLINKING

The Interlinking of rivers conceived on a gigantic scale may not been a reality, but no one is inimical of linking rivers as and where it offers possibilities in economic and ecological terms. Many such schemes have already been completed in the country in the past. These are: Periyar-Vaigai Scheme Kurnool-Cuddapah Canal Parambikulum-aliyar Project Bhakhara-Rajasthan […]

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ORIGIN OF ATMOSPHERE

The atmosphere was not present when the Earth took its birth some 4.5 b. y. ago. Earth’s original atmosphere probably formed along with the planet. Scientists theorise that the Sun and all the planets formed from a cloud of gas and dust about 4.5 billion years ago. The cloud collapsed into a central body, which […]

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NATURE OF AMERICAN CITY CENTRE

The nature of the city centre is quite similar throughout the world. The city centre is the hub of all commercial activities with an intensive landuse and high rise buildings. In the developed world, this central place is known as the city’s Central Business District (CBD) and the term is now synonymous with the city […]

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SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIA FOR MALDIVES

Maldives like most of the neighbours is important to India, but more important than other neighbours in the light of Chinese emergence and India’s position in Indian Ocean. Strategic Importance Strategically speaking, Maldives archipelago comprises 1,200 coral islands and lies next to key shipping lanes which ensure uninterrupted energy supplies to countries like China, Japan […]

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GLOBALISATION, GLOCALISATION AND INDIA

Globalisation is defined as the growing interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and involves international capital flows, and through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology. In contrast, Glocalisation is a term that was invented in order to emphasize that the globalisation of a product […]

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HOW CAN INDIA BALANCE CHINA

India seem to be be following a policy of countering China, checkmating them on various issues and strategies. However, there are several limitaions with this approach The U.S. is a quickly-receding extra-regional power whose long-term commitment to the region is increasingly indeterminate and unsure; India cannot be sure of US support in the region permanently. […]

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HOW CAN INDIA BEAT CHINA IN DEVELOPMENT

I will answer this question, by moulding this question, “What can India do to be ahead of China in terms of economic development”? Economic growth is not a good paradigm if one wants to progress, and sustain progress, because growth is not sustainable while development is. Growth has a lot of side effects which can […]

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ADVANCED LANDING GROUNDS

Ever thought why the Government thought of landing its fighter aircrafts on Yamuna Expressway. These are Advanced Landing Grounds (ALG). Advance landing Grounds (ALG) are makeshift runways where aircraft of yesteryear could land in emergency or for a temporary period. Under the overall plan to progressively boost both military force-levels and infrastructure to address the […]

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IMPACT OF FLOODS

Floods are normally perceived as a hazard; rather floods are a natural event which present a phase of the hydrological cycle. Floods can exist even when the hydrological cycle is destabilised. Floods are a constructive environmental process, but they can be destructive if either they are perceived so or they if behaviour of hydrological cycle […]

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