...First and Last Indian Governor General of Free India C. Rajagopalachari First British Governor of India Lord William Bentinck First British Viceroy of India Lord Canning First Chairman of Prasar Bharti Nikhil Chakravorty First Chairman of Rajyasabha S.V. Krishnamurthy First Chief Election Commissioner of India Sukumar Sen First Dalit President of India K. R Narayanan First Deputy Prime Minister Vallabh Bhai Patel First Doctor to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine Dr.Hargovind Khurana First Education Minister Abul Kalam Azad First Ethnic Indian Prime Minister of Fiji Mahendra Chaudhury First Field Marshal of India General S.P.F.J. Manekshaw First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan First Governor General of free India Lord Mountbatten First Home Minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel First Indian Air chief Marshal S. Mukherjee First Indian Chess Grandmaster S Vishwnathan First Indian Chief Justice Justice Hiralal J Kania First Indian Commander-in-chief General K. M. Kariappa First Indian Cricketer to score three centuries in three matches successive on debut Mohd. Azaharuddin First Indian Cricketer to score Triple Century in Test Virendra Sehwag First Indian Judge of International Court of Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh First Indian Member of the viceroy's executive council S.P.Sinha First Indian Naval Chief Vice Admiral R. D. Katari First Indian Pilot JRD Tata First Indian to Cross English Channel ...
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...unparalleled career as a defence scientist, culminating in the highest civilian award of India, the Bharat Ratna. As chief of the country's defence research and development programme, Kalam demonstrated the great potential for dynamism and innovation that existed in seemingly moribund research establishments. A lifelong scientist, engineer and world leader, Kalam's prominent role in India's 1998 nuclear weapons tests established him as a national hero. Kalam is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. In 2002, India's ruling National Democratic Alliance helped him win election against the country's former president, Kocheril Raman Narayanan; Kalam became India's 11th president on 25th July 2002 and completed his term in 2007. APJ Abdul Kalam is a man of vision, who is always full of ideas aimed at the development of the country. He firmly believes that India needs to play a more assertive role in international relations. He was the first scientist and bachelor to occupy the seat of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dr. Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists of India with the unique honour of receiving honorary doctorates from 30 universities and institutions. He has been awarded the coveted civilian awards - Padma Bhushan (1981) and Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (1997). He is a recipient of several other awards and fellow of many professional institutions...
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...the deceased. That I have brothers, sisters from whom, no objection is obtained for the said gas connection. 4. That I am making this affidavit for producing before the concerned authorities BPCL. For transferring the said gas connection from my to my name . I am Bharatgas Consumer holding cylinders pressure regulator given to me on loan against S.V. No. / dated by the BPCL Distributor. The above referred S.V. has been lost by me. I hereby undertake to indemnify Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and their distributor M/s who may suffer and any loss or damage by virtue of My not possessing the said subscription voucher. As a bonafide Bharatgas consumer, I hereby undertake t comply with all the conditions appearing on SV. 5. I will be held fully responsible if anybody except myself claim for the said Gas connection S.V. No. dated and T.V. No. dated registered under the Agency of I hereby undertake to indemnify Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., their distributorship M/s should they suffer any loss, damage or risks by virtue of this transfer though my legal proceeding should any other claimant come forward for the connection. Whatever stated hereinabove is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Further, I certify that I do not possess a gas connection in my name from any oil company....
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...served his country as president from 2002 to 2007. IN THESE GROUPS * FAMOUS PEOPLE IN TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING * FAMOUS PEOPLE IN JOURNALISM & NONFICTION * FAMOUS GOVERNMENT * FAMOUS POLITICAL PARTY Show All Groups Synopsis Born in 1931 in Dhanushkodi, India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam joined India's defense department after graduating from the Madras Institute of Technology. He was a central figure in the development of the country's nuclear capabilities, and was hailed as a national hero after a series of successful tests in 1998. Kalam served as India's president for one term, and died of a heart attack on July 27, 2015. Early Years Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born into a Muslim family on October 15, 1931, on the island of Dhanushkodi off the southeastern coast of India. He developed an early fascination with flight by watching birds, which developed into an interest in aeronautics after he saw a newspaper article about a British fighter plane. Despite his modest beginnings – his dad built and rented boats – Kalam was a bright student who showed promise in science and mathematics. He attended St. Joseph's College, and went on to earn a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology. Rise to the Presidency His hopes of becoming a fighter pilot was dashed when he narrowly missed out on a spot with the Indian Air Force. Kalam instead joined the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a senior scientific...
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...Bharat Ratna awardee Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was our first minister of law & justice proclaimed by Gandhiji. Babasaheb Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, a politician, philosopher, and an economist, who was banned to study in a high profile school just because he was born in lower caste. That sarcasm provoked him for true justice and transformations and that common man became the principal architect of our 'Constitution of India'. On 26th of January our constitution came into force and India became ‘The Bharat Ghanrajya’. Ambedkar resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens: “JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and of the Nation.” He tried to uplift the untouchables in order to educate them and for socio-economic improvements, he also protested against the divided Hindu community of Brahmins and Dalits. As moral principles never depend on majority of people, wrong is wrong even if everybody is wrong and right is right even if nobody is right. And here he was the one who fearlessly persisted all odds and fought for what was right. He left Hinduism and became a Buddhist and stood for humanity. He fought against the discriminant society until untouchability was not avowed as a punishable crime. After the independence he also became the Chairman of...
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...ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: IS PRE- REQUISITE FOR SUCCESS… Amartya Sen, the recipient of the Nobel Prize, the Bharat Ratna Puruskar and so many other prestigious awards, is definitely one of the most treasured Indians. He has brought in, innumerable changes, revolutionized and challenged existing thought patterns and beliefs in economics and related fields. Surely there could be no better illustration of the glory of academic qualification Namskar to this intellectual gathering, the distinguished members of the jury, I, code no- vehemently support the motion – Academic qualification: Is pre-requisite for success. My counter parts may b convincing enough in their efforts of establishing that academic qualification are not the only prerequisite to success……but to their utter dismay I would acknowledge their efforts as totally misguiding. Qualifications are about conforming to standards – standards of knowledge and proficiency, standards of expertise and training, standards that allow one person to be compared t o another. My worthy oponents may argue that academic qualifications can hinder business acumen but friends, this business would not have been possible without the founders’ qualifications. In India, today all the heads of the leading bussiness houses are well proficient in their academic qualification. Ratan Tata, Kumar mangalam Birla, rahul bajaj, mukhesh ambani and many other bussiness tycoons of our country persued their post graduatation from the pretigious global...
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...Learning from the video “Keepers of the flame “. Khyati Chheda PG-B 066 “If you cannot make it greater, at least preserve it. Do not let things slide. Go on doing my work and increasing it, but if you cannot, do not lose what we have done already.” -Jamsetji Tata to his son Dorab on his deathbed. Jamsetji Nasserwenji Tata was a visionary. More than a century ago he laid the foundation of the business that now stretches across 7 business sector, 80 countries, and 6 continents and touches a millions of lives inspired by his desire to see India as one of the world most advanced nations. Jamsetji Tata had three great ideas of his life: setting up an iron and steel company, generating hydroelectric power and creating an institution that would tutor Indians in the sciences. He conceived of policies and institutions far more advance than that of his times. He was born into a Parsi family of priests. He followed his father’s footsteps into business as his father was the first one in his family to start a business. He graduated with the green scholar from Elphiston College in Bombay and worked for 9 years with his father. There he learned about commodities, markets...
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...There is a saying "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder". What one individual considers beautiful may not be beautiful to another. To me, beauty is not only something that pleases the eyes, but also pleases the other senses and the mind. I think true beauty makes you see beyond the lovely sight. It will give you insight or realization of something interesting beyond just the outward appearance. When we talk about beauty in people, we often refer to their physical attractiveness. Of course, a beautiful or handsome face is pleasant to look at. But I find that the most memorable "beautiful people" are those who have captivating personalities behind the pretty faces. In one of my previous classes, there were two beautiful girls, Sue and Lin. Both had almost flawless faces and trim figures. But Lin was used to getting her way. She felt that her looks could help her get anything she wanted, especially among the boys. Sue, on the other hand, treated her beauty in a matter-of-fact way and she was nice to everyone. She was also a member of the debating team, her personality made her a more outstanding beauty than Lin. There is another kind of beauty in people that attracts me greatly. This is what is known as inner beauty. People who have this kind of beauty have attained inner peace. They care about their fellow-man, and try to right the injustices in this world. Two well-known personalities who exemplify this are Nelson Mandela and Mother Theresa. Mandela was willing to sacrifice...
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...Conflict Management | Case: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited | The case attempts to examine a conflict that took place between the Union and Management at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited in 1999. We have tried to understand the conflict and analyze the ‘conflict resolution’ methodology that was adopted in this scenario. | Background of the organization BPCL (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited) was originally formed as Burma Shell Company, which was then nationalized by legislation passed by Indian Parliament in the year 1976. Since then it has grown to be one of the most successful public sector undertakings in the country and has been awarded “Navratna” status. As a result of its status, the management of the organization has certain freedom to implement decisions without involvement of the concerned ministry. Today BPCL operates across India in various locations and produces a variety of petrochemical products such as petrol, diesel, kerosene, lubricants etc. About the union The history of unions in the company is as old as 1954. Currently there are about 15 unions in BPCL. The majority union in the western region is the Petroleum Employees Union. This union is affiliated to INTUC and it was established by Mr. Raja Kulkarni. The present general secretary of the union is Mr. Satishkumar P. M. Nair, who is one of the veterans in the union and has been serving as the union leader for about 24 years, first 2 years as Vice President and next...
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...Radhakrishnan d) Lal Bahadur Shastri The correct answer is a) Rajendra Prasad 2. How many eventual presidents signed the Declaration of Independence? a) 1 b) b) 3 c) 4 d) 2 The correct answer is d) 2 3.When the first non-cooperation movement started in India? a) September 1920 b) August 1935 c) January 1955 d) May 1922 The correct answer is a) September 1920 4. Until when India remained a Dominion of the Crown? a) Until 14 Jan 1988 b) Until 26 Jan 1950 c) Until 22 Feb 1955 d) Until 19 Sep 1940 The correct answer is b) Until 26 Jan 1950 5. How many years Britain ruled India? a) About 200 years b) About 150 years c) About 100 years d) About 50 years The correct answer is a) About 200 years 1. Bharat Ratna Award 2. Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred "in recognition of exceptional...
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...Company Introduction Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is an integrated power plant equipment manufacturer and one of the largest engineering and manufacturing companies in India in terms of turnover.{{cn}] Established in 1964, BHEL ushered in the indigenous Heavy Electrical Equipment industry in India. The company has been earning profits continuously since 1971-72and paying dividends since 1976-77 It was founded on 1953. It has its headquarters in New delhi, India. Its chairman and managing director is B.P.Rao. The company has its main product are uninterruptible power supplies, circuit breakers, switch gear, switchboards and motor controllers. It is engaged in the design, engineering, manufacture, construction, testing, commissioning and servicing of a wide range of products and services for the core sectors of the economy, viz. Power, Transmission, Industry, Transportation, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas and Defence. It has 15 manufacturing divisions, two repair units, four regional offices, eight service centres, eight overseas offices and 15 regional centres and currently operates at more than 150 project sites across India and abroad. Most of its manufacturing units and other entities have been accredited to Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2008), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001:2004) and Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (OHSAS 18001:2007). It is the 12th largest power equipment manufacturer in the world. In the year...
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...4/14/2015 Essay on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Clean India Mission Essay Search Home Festivals Events Social Issues ► Hindi Essay ► Rural India ► It in India Essay Speech Quotes Rhymes ► Tree India Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Essay Essay on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a cleanliness campaign run by the government of India and initiated by the Honourable Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. It is a most important topic which our kids and students must know and be aware of this mission. It is a general topic which students are generally given in their schools to write or say something on Swachh Bharat or Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. We have provided below some simply written essays on this topic in order to make your kids gets participated in the essay writing competition or competitions. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Essay 1 (100 words) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is also called as the Clean India Mission or Clean India drive or Swachh Bharat Campaign. It is a national level campaign run by the Indian Government to cover all the backward statutory towns to make them clean. This campaign involves the construction of latrines, promoting sanitation programmes in the rural areas, cleaning streets, roads and changing the infrastructure of the country to lead the country ahead. This campaign was th officially launched by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 145 birth anniversary of the Mahatma nd Gandhi on 2 of October...
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...Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his nationwide cleanliness campaign, the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' or 'Clean India Campaign' from the Valmiki Basti in New Delhi on Thursday. Addressing the nation at the launch, Modi asked India's 1.25 billion people to join the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' and promote it to everyone. After paying tribute at the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries, Modi himself swept a pavement at Valmiki Basti, a colony of sanitation workers before the formal launch of the 'Clean India' drive at Rajpath. While launching the mission at Mandir Marg, he also made a surprise visit at the local police station to check on its cleanliness. Modi said, "Today is the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhiji and Lal Bahadur Shastriji. We have gained freedom under leadership of Gandhiji, but his dream of clean India is still unfulfilled." He added, "Swachh Bharat Campaign logo is not just a logo, through it Gandhiji is watching us and we all should clean India. I am not claiming that the newly elected government is doing everything. Be it temples, mosques, gurudwaras or any place, we must take efforts to clean our surroundings. Cleanliness is not only the responsibility of the 'safaai kaamgar', it is the responsibility of 125 crore Indians. If Indians can reach Mars at a cheap cost, can we not clean our neighbourhoods?" Giving credit to previous governments, Modi said, "I do not make any claim that only the...
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...Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his nationwide cleanliness campaign, the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' or 'Clean India Campaign' from the Valmiki Basti in New Delhi on Thursday. Addressing the nation at the launch, Modi asked India's 1.25 billion people to join the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' and promote it to everyone. After paying tribute at the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries, Modi himself swept a pavement at Valmiki Basti, a colony of sanitation workers before the formal launch of the 'Clean India' drive at Rajpath. While launching the mission at Mandir Marg, he also made a surprise visit at the local police station to check on its cleanliness. Modi said, "Today is the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhiji and Lal Bahadur Shastriji. We have gained freedom under leadership of Gandhiji, but his dream of clean India is still unfulfilled." He added, "Swachh Bharat Campaign logo is not just a logo, through it Gandhiji is watching us and we all should clean India. I am not claiming that the newly elected government is doing everything. Be it temples, mosques, gurudwaras or any place, we must take efforts to clean our surroundings. Cleanliness is not only the responsibility of the 'safaai kaamgar', it is the responsibility of 125 crore Indians. If Indians can reach Mars at a cheap cost, can we not clean our neighbourhoods?" Giving credit to previous governments, Modi said, "I do not make any claim that...
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...CHILD LABOUR is the practice of having children engage in economic activity, on part or full-time basis. The practice deprives children of their childhood, and is harmful to their physical and mental development. Poverty, lack of good schools and growth of informal economy are considered as the important causes of child labour in India.[2][3] In 2001, an estimated 1% of all child workers, or about 120,000 children in India were in a hazardous job.[10] UNICEFestimates that India with its larger population, has the highest number of labourers in the world under 14 years of age, while sub-saharan African countries have the highest percentage of children who are deployed as child labour.[11][12][13]International Labour Organisation estimates that agriculture at 60 percent is the largest employer of child labour in the world,[14] while United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates 70% of child labour is deployed in agriculture and related activities.[15] Outside of agriculture, child labour is observed in almost all informal sectors of the Indian economy. CHILD LABOUR ACTS AND RULES After its independence from colonial rule, India has passed a number of constitutional protections and laws on child labour. The Constitution of India in the Fundamental Rights and the Directive of State Policy prohibits child labour below the age of 14 years in any factory or mine or castle or engaged in any other hazardous employment (Article 24). The constitution also envisioned that...
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