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Delhi, Mumbai among world\’s 25 dirtiest cities: Forbes

27. August 2008

http://www.karmayog.org/urbandvlp/urbandvlp_12922.htm MUMBAI AND Delhi are among the 25 dirtiest cities in the world while the four Indian metros and Bangalore are among the 20 densest cities, according to the Forbes magazine. The US business magazine also lists Sukinda in Orissa and Vapi in Gujarat among the 10 most polluted places globally. While Mumbai is the seventh dirtiest [...]

TOI: 24% Chinese view India as an enemy

29. July 2008

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Source WASHINGTON: Chinese people are confident about their nation’s place on the world stage but a poll highlights “significant tensions” between China and other rival powers, including India with 24% viewing New Delhi as an “enemy”. Overwhelmingly, the Chinese think their country is popular abroad with roughly three-in-four (77%) believing people in other countries generally have favourable [...]

USATODAY: 20000 Were Killed by Trains in Mumbai in 5 Years

26. July 2008

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Source MUMBAI, India (AP) — More than 20,000 people have been killed on Mumbai’s notoriously overcrowded train system over the past five years — many of them crushed, run over or electrocuted — according to official data. Mumbai’s trains are the lifeline of India’s financial capital, carrying some 7 million commuters every day, but an average of [...]

Reuters: Nearly 80 pct of India lives on half dollar a day

26. July 2008

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Source Seventy-seven percent of Indians — about 836 million people — live on less than half a dollar a day in one of the world’s hottest economies, a government report said. The state-run National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) said most of those living on below 20 rupees (50 US [...]

Incomplete List of Major Domestic Conflicts in India Since 1993

16. June 2008

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On March 12, 1993, Bombay (Mumbai) bombings resulted in over 250 civilian fatalities and 700 injuries. (Source) On March 22, 1997, 7 Kashmiri Pandits were killed in Sangrampora village in the Budgam district. In January 1998, 24 Kashmiri Pandits are massacred by insurgents in the city of Wandhama in Indian-controlled Kashmir in . [...]

List of Terrorist, Insurgent and Extremist Groups in India

16. June 2008

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Assam (Total of 36) United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) Bodo Liberation Tiger Force (BLTF) Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) Karbi National Volunteers (KNV) Rabha National Security Force (RNSF) Koch-Rajbongshi Liberation Organisation (KRLO) Hmar People’s Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) Karbi People’s Front (KPF) Tiwa National Revolutionary Force (TNRF) Bircha Commando [...]

How Indian Medias Play with Numbers

16. June 2008

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China’s auto exports doubled to 340,000 units in 2006 but were less than half of India’s total vehicle export tally of 970,620 units (including two- and three-wheelers). Sedan exports tripled to 90,000 units in China but fell far short of India’s 191,723-unit passenger vehicle export tally. According to SIAM statistics, India’s passenger [...]

Comparing China With India by Numbers

16. June 2008

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1. The Geo-demographics of China and India Land Area: China 9.6 million sq km; India: 2.97 million sq km Population: China 1.3 billion; India 1.1 billion Labor force: China 791.4 million; India 496.4 million Population growth rate: China 0.59% (death rate 0.697%, birth rate 1.325%); India 1.38% (death rate 0.818%, birth rate 2.201%) 2. Economy [...]

India’s scientific talent pool much smaller than China’s

16. June 2008

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Indians and many of India’s propagandas often say that India is a scientific and techological power. But this claim can hardly be tested by real numbers. Of the 14 countries spends on research and development, India is the only country who spent single digit of US dollars per capita on R&D. India has [...]

Tourism Industry In China and India

16. June 2008

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The city of Shanghai alone boasts of 1,35,000 rooms against a mere 1,05,000 rooms in the entire India. A country smaller than the size of Delhi, Singapore, has nearly half of India’s total room capacity with figures standing at 48,000. China also leads India in infrastructure development with 316 hotel projects in pipeline, [...]

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