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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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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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