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Indian Railways initiative to install bio-toilets: no more filth on rails

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Most common sight in the Indian railway stations is the railway tracks littered with the excreta and all kind of dirt. It is because of the flush toilets, currently used in most of the train, which dumps the human waste directly on the track without any treatment, which create unhygienic conditions in the stations, which can lead to various kind of diseases, and corrode the tracks.
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What is this NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) and why India wants its membership

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There has been lot going on about India's efforts for being the member of NSG. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited various nation and meet leader of NSG countries for their agreement on India's induction in NSG. So what's this NSG and why India is so keen on becoming its member, let us look at the whole scenario from the start.

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India is home to World's first airport to operate on solar power

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As the time is progressing mankind islooking to switch from conventional and limited source of energy to the sustainable energy source and we all know that solar energy is the future. When everyone is looking towards Solar power, Cochin International airport took a futuristic step and become the first airport in the world that completely operates on solar power.
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India is building the highest bridge in world

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Why Chabahar port deal is important for India

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This is why article 370 was created

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Article 370 is one of the most controversial provision provided to Jammu and Kashmir, drafted under part XXI of the Indian Constitution. This Article provide special immunity to J & K and grant special autonomous status to the state. The  Article 370 was created as an instrument to accede state of Jammu and Kashmir to the Indian Union.
From where this problem of article 370 arises? Lets dive deep into the history. It was the time when  transfer of power was happening i.e when we were about to be accorded the freedom. On 20th February, 1947, His Majesty’s Government announced that independence would be given to British India, the plan was to create two independent dominions of India and Pakistan based on the Hindu and Muslim majority areas of the various provinces of  British India. Policy framed by Britishers announced that with the withdrawal of paramountcy, the princely States would become ‘independent’. However neither the Cabinet Mission nor British government t…
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Harmful impacts of slums on society and people living in it

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The rapid urbanization in conjugation with  industrialization has resulted in the growth of slums. As we have discussed in previous post that how the shortage of land for housing, the high prices of land beyond the reach of urban poor and a large influx of rural migrants to the cities fuelling the development of slums. These slums give rise to many problems in the urban areas. The major problems of slums in India are as follows:- Shortage of space: About 77.6% of the urban dwellers in Mumbai reside in one room and lakhs of them sleeps on the footpath. About 62% of the households of the metropolis reside in these slums. This give rise to the problem of shortage of space.
Prone to natural and man-made hazards: As in slums, houses are crammed in a little space, they are often prone to dangerous hazards like floods, water logging, fire etc. Extent of hazard is increased because of high population density. The slum areas of Delhi specially Yamuna-Pushta are affected by flood-water of Yamuna…
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The Middle and the Great Himalayas

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In the previous post we discussed the physical features of Shiwalik Himalayas and found out that how Shiwaliks created the beautiful Dun valleys. This post will discuss about the geography of other two ranges of The Himalayas- The Middle or Lesser Himalaya and The Great Himalaya which are the other two division of The Himalayan Ranges.
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6 Factors responsible for the growth of slums in India

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A slum, commonly called Jhuggi-Jhopris in India, is residential area where the dwellings by reason of over-crowding, lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities, unhygienic conditions and other set of factors are detrimental to safety, health and morals. According to the estimates of Town and Country Planning Organization, about 21.2% of urban population lives in slums. This proportion is even higher in metropolitan cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, etc. First question which arises here is that how slums developed, what are the requirements for their development. There are varieties of factors which helps in the formation of slums.
 Growth rate of population (Urbanization) First of all the growth rate of Indian population is very high and this growth rate is much higher in the urban areas because of the migration of large number of people from rural to urban. Due to the poverty, unemployment, lack of other amenities and more importantly to elevate their status, people migrate to ur…
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