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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Papers declassified

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There has been a long discussion about the alleged death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose from the time he was announced dead in a broadcast by Japanese news agency from Tokyo on 23rd august, 1945.  After much of the public outcry and repeated demands of declassification of documents by Netaji's family member,  Government of India decided to declassify the files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and make them accessible to public. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 23 January 2016 released 200 digital copies of declassified documents on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at the National Archives of India in public domain. The national archive of India subsequently released digital copies of these declassified files on 23 January, 29 march, 27 April and 27 May.
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Why there is sudden rise in pollution in Delhi ?

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Everybody is aware about the 'Kadwi Hawa' of Delhi but only few know the reason behind the pathetic condition of its atmosphere. It is being said that stubble burning, vehicle exhaust and too much of construction activities in Delhi are biggest contributor of pollution. 
However that is not the complete story, because vehicle exhaust and construction are daily business in the city and stubble burning is carried out in other times of the year. It is the combination of different types of factors which has led Delhi towards this annual crisis. Not only Delhi but some parts of Pakistan are facing pollution worst than Delhi. Major concern is huge concentration of  particulate matter in the air.
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How much severe Delhi's Pollution actually is ?

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If you are living in Delhi, you can experience sudden increase in pollution level. All of the Delhi is covered in dense smog, resulting in breathing problems and itching in eyes, as immediate consequences, and many other harmful health condition.
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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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10 challenges faced by agriculture in India

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Indian agriculture is developing day by day, despite of its decline in country's GDP share, the advancement and development in agriculture sector could not be ignored. But with this improvement, Indian agriculture is also facing varieties of problems, some of which are natural while others are man made. Some of these problems are discussed below:-

Small and fragmented land holdings
The abundance of net sown area in India is divided into economically non-viable small and scattered land holdings. Our traditional inheritance laws are wholly responsible for the division of agricultural area into small fragment. The land belongs to father is equally distributed among his sons, and this process goes on like this. The distribution of land is not a consolidate one, but its nature is fragmented. Different holdings will have different features like its fertility, composition, texture and many other factors which determine the production of crop in that particular area. If there are four tr…
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