The University of Mumbai was founded in 1857. .In 1995, at the instigation of the Shiv Sena, a Marathi regionalist party which had come to the head of the municipality, the local authorities decided to rename Bombay in Mumbai in order to distinguish the city from its colonial past.Mumbai is one of the ten most important global financial platforms by the importance of capital flows; it houses the Indian Reserve Bank, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India and the headquarters of many Indian and multinational companies.During colonization by the British, this name was anglicized in "Bombay" although "Mumbai" or "Mambai" remained in use in Marathi and Gujarati, and "Bambai" in Hindi and in urdu.Mumbai's public trans...
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According to a network of NGOs specializing in the fight for women's rights: “The cane cutters live in miserable conditions, without drinking water or sanitation in their makeshift shelters.Also in Bombay is Bollywood, the center of the Hindi film and television industry.After the success of information technology in neighboring states, Maharashtra has set up software parks in Pune, Bombay, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur and Nasik, making Maharashtra the second largest software exporter (20% of India's exports) with over 1,200 software companies.The University of Mumbai, is one of the largest in the world in number of graduates.Maharashtra has two main ports, the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT), the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).
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Initially Bombay was only a trading post, but in 1854 with the establishment of the first cotton mill -“Bombay Spinning And Weaving company” at Tardeo in central Bombay – Bombay had stared the transition from trading to manufacturing.[12] The windows were kept closed to keep out the stench of the gutters and to keep dirty water from flowing into the house during the monsoon season.However, the mills were permanently closed after the Great Bombay Textile Strike of 1982, which went on for 18 months at many mills and triggered the end of the struggling industry, with most of the mills being shut down after the strike.While fighting for greater pay and better conditions for workers, Samant and his allies also sought to capitalize and establi...
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To counter this, a group of stock brokers until recently referred to as “Friends of Reliance” started to buy the short sold shares of Reliance Industries on the Bombay Stock Exchange.Authorities from the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) intervened in the matter and brought down the “Unbadla” rate to 2 with a stipulation that the Bear Cartel had to deliver the shares within the next few days.Ambani started with rupee 1 in his hand and earned money by working with a firm in Yemen in the 1950s and moved to Mumbai in 1958 to start his own business in spices.[citation needed] To find a solution to this situation, the Bombay Stock Exchange was closed for three business days.The Bear Cartel was acting on the belief that the Bulls would be short of c...
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The three key areas of environmental impact are energy, water, and waste.Generation of waste packaging & water .Energy and water consumption .Energy, water and raw materials consumption .Equipment for producing hot water and heating .
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Mumbai accounts for one-tenth of factory employment and value-added manufacturing, while the port handles more than one-third of the total value of foreign trade (Deshpande, 1996), making the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation one of the richest, with a budget of more than USD 1.2 billion (Mohan, 2003), exceeding the budget of nine States and Union Territories of India.The above is just a model example of how the increase in FSI would solve the Real Estate problems in Mumbai.Tier I cities, Mumbai (Commercial hub), Delhi (Political hub) and Bangalore (Technological hub): .. (Real Estate Sector – The India Story Submitted by Miss Sonia Sahni Asst Manager Corporate and Investment Banking, ABN AMRO Bank, Nariman Point, Mumbai) .. Backgrou...
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When focusing on Mumbai it’s impossible to ignore its entertainment industry.Thanks to its immense business opportunities and the relatively high standard of living Mumbai has attracted people from all over India and around the world which makes it a hodgepodge of diverse communities and cultures.But its not all lights, camera, action in Mumbai, the city also houses important financial institutions, such as the Reserve Bank of India, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India as well as the corporate headquarters of many Indian companies.Mumbai isn’t immune to the commuting nightmares that face the citizens of most modern-day metropolitans.Also, with little available space to live, Mumbai inhabitants often reside in ...
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Desalination of sea water will obliterate the need to set up newer projects that require transporting water from 100km at a high capital cost; it will also make that resource available to other needy water scarce areas.As population increases and development seeks for increased proportions of surface water and ground water for the agriculture industrial sectors and domestic sectors the pressure on water resources intensifies, which leads in excessive pressure on the environment , conflicts among users and tensions.If Mumbai British Administrators has not seriously about the agitation over drinking water problem in 1845 perhaps, would have been as stressed for water as Chennai’s people are now Like Chennai, Mumbai would also depended on w...
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It is estimated that everyday 100 to 300 new families come to Mumbai.Slums in Mumbai Slums always existed in Mumbai.In spite of all the attempts to cure the problem of slums in Mumbai, slums are still growing.He said: “This talk about Mumbai having predominantly slums is rubbish.edu/courses/GEOG61/espencer/slums.
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[citation needed] In 1920, he began the publication of the weekly Mooknayak (Leader of the Silent) in Mumbai with the help of Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj I (1884–1922), Maharaja of Kolhapur.In 1935, Ambedkar was appointed principal of the Government Law College, Mumbai, a position he held for two years.He began with public movements and marches to open up and share public drinking water resources, also he began a struggle for the right to enter Hindu temples.On his report to the Viceroy about Bombay Presidency election, the Governor of Bombay, Lord Brabourne said that: .Ambedkar had just moved his young family and started work, when he dashed back to Mumbai to see his ailing father, who died on 2 February 1913.
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Before tourism development, Mumbai (formerly Bombay) was originally a group of seven islands on the Konkan coastline, occupied by Koli fishermen.Mumbai is continually finding ways to promote tourism to their city although they have already established themselves as a popular tourist destination for both leisure and business travelers.Though not traditionally part of Indian culture and not found in other parts of India, Mumbai is known for its vibrant nightlife.In 1960 when, Maharashtra state came to existence, Bombay, now Mumbai became the capital.With the major languages of Hindi and English, Bombay Hindi was developed, a pidgin that is widely spoken in Mumbai incorporating Marathi, Hindi and English.
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The Gateway has also been referred to as the Taj Mahal of Mumbai, and is the city’s top tourist attraction.The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit 26 m (85 ft) Height of King Technical details George V 15 metres (49 feet) and Queen Diameter Mary to Design and construction Mumbai, India Client prior to the Delhi Archaeological Survey of Owner Durbar, in India December The wrwitings on the Gateway of India 1911. which reads “Erected to commemorate the George Wittet Architect However, landing in India of their Imperial Majesties Gammon India[1] Architecture firm they only King George V and Queen Mary on the got to see Second of December MCMXI” Renovating team only a George Wittet Architect cardboard model of the structure si...
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So, I decided to study the libraries which are situated in metropolitan city like Mumbai... Out of these four libraries in this research paper I want to focus on Asiatic society Library, Mumbai only.The Asiatic Society of Bombay (in 2002 it renamed itself as the Asiatic society of Mumbai) was established in 26 Nov 1804 by a great Savant, Sir James Mackintosh, the recorder of Bombay, with the Objective of “promoting useful knowledge, particularly connected with India”.4) Annual Report of The Asiatic Society of Mumbai and The Library of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, 2006-07.The atmosphere of Mumbai region is hot and humid.
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This tourism niche is operating in almost all major slums around the world, including in Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Kibera, and Jakarta.MUMBAI: Dharavi, spread over 557 acres and housing nearly three lakh people, is no longer Asia’s largest slum.Significant initiatives were the clearing of slums along Senapati Bapat Marg from Mahim to Elphinstone and P D’Mello road from the General Post Office, Mumbai CST, to Wadala.Poverty, crime, dirtiness, increasing population, increasing black spot on INDIA and especially on Mumbai, increase in illegal business, increase in prostitution, increase in women crimes, increase in drug trafficking, increase in child labor and abuse, increase in diseases, increase in AIDS, increase in SLUMS across Mumbai – Th...
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BDMCL was incorporated in 1879 at Mumbai under the house of Wadias.Jeh was given the reins to Bombay dyeing in 2001 after Ness Wadia who had been at the helm since 2001.The firm has reportedly launched 2.5 million square feet of projects in Central Mumbai making it’s the largest real estate development it has done till date.Jeh Wadia has taken up reins at a time when the going for Bombay Dyeing has been very tough and the public thinking is that the attrition at the top level is very high... Bombay Dyeing has been an innovative company in the sense that it has constantly differentiated itself from others using innovative techniques in printing, raw materials and processes.
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On July 1, 1822 the first Gujarati newspaper was published from Bombay, called the Bombay Samachar, which is still existent.Mumbai Mirror, India’s largest circulated compact newspaper.In 1789, the first newspaper from Bombay, the `Bombay Herald` was released,followed by the `Bombay Courier` next year.The Times of India comes with several city-specific supplements, such as Calcutta Times, Bombay Times, Delhi Times, Hyderabad Times, Kanpur Times, Lucknow Times, , Nagpur Times, Bangalore Times, Indore Times, Pune Times, Ahmedabad Times and Chennai Times, The Times of South.2007: Mint, the business paper in partnership with the Wall Street Journal is launched in Delhi and Mumbai.
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30 years later, in December 2014, the site was still not cleaned up, these products continued to contaminate groundwater and local populations still did not have access to safe water.The project was also to provide drinking water to 40 million people, and produce electricity with a capacity of 1,450 MW.60% of the water is contaminated with chromium, making it unfit for consumption.In 2018, nearly half of the population faces a water crisis.The Cauvery River has been the subject of a conflict concerning water withdrawals by the various territories, since 1892.
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HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRY The Times Of India was founded on 3 November 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce In Bombay,[7] during an intermediate period between the Mughal and British Raj.When the Sepoy Mutiny erupted, Knight was acting editor of the Bombay Times and Standard.With over 100 acclaimed masters including Deepak Chopra, Jaggi Vasudev and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar the site encourages spiritual conversations among users across multiple forums.Published every Saturday and Wednesday, The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce was launched as a semi-weekly edition by Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar, a Maharashtrian Reformist.The daily editions of the paper were started from 1850 and in 1861, the Bombay Times was renamed as Th...
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ECONOMIC These types of industries are normally evergreen industries , but at recent times there is a fall in capital due to lots of compititors over the market.When the Sepoy Mutiny erupted, Knight was acting editor of the Bombay Times and Standard.Published every Saturday and Wednesday, The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce was launched as a semi-weekly edition by Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar, a Maharashtrian Reformist.The daily editions of the paper were started from 1850 and in 1861, the Bombay Times was renamed as The Times of India after amalgamation of three more newspapers.This company, along with its other group companies, known as The Times Group, also publishes The Economic Times, Mumbai Mirror, Pune Mirror, Bangalore...
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Bombay, the most populated city in India, is located in the western coast of the country, in the Western Ghats.India Physical Map.Physical factors include relief, climate, vegetation, soil, natural resources, water supplies and natural roads.INDIA Physical.Even though Bangalore is located near Nilgiri Hills, which would be a negative factor to its dense population, it sits where two rivers meet, the Penner and Palar, and they both flow to the ocean, serving as a natural route, as well as a water source.
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Flights to Bangalore (Bengaluru) are available daily from most of the Indian airports and it makes it very convenient to visit this cyber city.You can enjoy the pleasantness of weather, the gardens of the city and the very interesting night life of the city.With the sharp rise in the special offers on flight tickets and cheap flight ticket airlines, air travel has become more prevalent.Jet Airways, Kingfisher, Indian Airlines, Air India, Spicejet, Air Deccan, Indigo, Paramount and GO Air operate daily flights on the Delhi Bangalore, Mumbai Bangalore, Kolkata Bangalore and Hyderabad Bangalore routes and you can easily book your flight through deals22.com ... Bangalore (Bengaluru) is the 3rd largest Indian city after Delhi and Mumbai (Bom...
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Since 1948, Ambedkar had been suffering from diabetes.Three days after completing his final manuscript The Buddha and His Dhamma, Ambedkar died in his sleep on 6 December 1956 at his home in Delhi.In 1935, Ambedkar was appointed principal of the Government Law College, Mumbai, a position he held for two years.[4]While practising law in the Bombay High Court, he tried to uplift the untouchables in order to educate them.He began with public movements and marches to open up and share public drinking water resources, also he began a struggle for the right to enter Hindu temples.
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In 1999, she got her first role in Sangharsh, a remake of Silence of the Lambs, alongside Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta where she played the heroine of the younger film.Alia Bhatt was born in Bombay, Maharashtra state, on March 15, 1993.She is the daughter of director Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan ,.Alia Bhatt was educated at Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai.Alia Bhatt, born March 15, 1993 in Bombay (Maharashtra), is a British singer and actress of Indian origin.
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Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (Hindi: ज़ाकिर अब्दुल करीम नायक, Urdu: ذاکر عبدالکریم نائیک, born October 18, 1965 in Bombay, India) is an Indian surgeon, who later became a propagandist of Islam.He completed his degree at the University of Mumbai with an MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine.He is also the founder and president of Peace TV, a free network channel broadcasting from Mumbai.65% of individuals who converted to Islam are women according to CNN.He is the founder and chairman of the Islamic Research Foundation in Mumbai (IRF), a non-profit organization that includes a school for studying at different levels.
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Anant Joshi replicated the never sleeping city’s imaginations & desires by moving wooden objects in the shape of fire crackers (implying the bomb blasts/odd events which took place in the past).Another interesting spot at the exhibition was where one could sit on a cycle, which had a green chroma background to view their self image on a screen in front, with an exciting background which kept on changing as one pedaled the cycle plus the camera angles changed as well time to time.The Exhibition also showcased 14 fabulous paintings by Atul Dodiya of Station signboards along the Mumbai Central Railway Line with portraits of popular Bollywood villains.The City of Dreams even has special fake Jails, Temples & even Railway Stations wit...
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In 1999, the airline opened its dedicated Terminal 2-C at the newly renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.• Air India’s security department became the first aviation security organisation in the world to acquire ISO 9002 certification (31 January 31 2001).Over 111,000 people were evacuated from Amman to Mumbai – a distance of 4,117 km, by operating 488 flights in association with Indian Airlines, from 13 August to 11 October, 1990 – lasting 59 days.On 8 June 1948, a Lockheed Constellation L-749A named Malabar Princess and registered VT-CQP took off from Bombay bound for London via Cairo and Geneva.In 1970, Air India moved its offices to downtown Bombay.
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Among all these Ferro-alloys, manganese is used widely in this industry.Mumbai is called COTTONPOLIS OR MANCHESTER of India.So Hydro-electricity or Thermal power or Atomic power is required.Cottonseed can be made into a meal and is a popular feed for cattle and livestock as it’s a great source of energy Cottonseed oil can also be used in a range of industrial products such as soap, margarine, emulsifiers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, rubber, paint, water proofing and candles Cottonseed oil is cholesterol free, high in poly-unsaturated fats and contains high levels of anti oxidents (vitamin E) that contribute to its long shelf life Products Made from Cotton Linters .Location -The first cotton textile mill on modern lines was started in B...
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Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi, Vishakahpatnam and Marmagoa are the major ship building centres.4) Industrial development helps to utilise the natural resources, such as mineral resources, water resources, forest resources and other natural resources.The main reasons for this concentration are availability of raw jute, fresh water, cheap water transport, power resources, cheap labour, capital and port facilities.Softwood, bamboo, sabai grass, straw, bagasse, soft water and chemicals are the raw materials required for paper industry.1) India has plenty of natural resources like forests, minerals, power resources, water resources etc.
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2004 Best Hotel in Mumbai – Asiamoney’s Business Travel Poll 2004 .2001 PATA Award 2001 – Best Hotel in Mumbai.Taj Lands End, Mumbai .The company provides in-flight catering at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata and manages Airport Lounges in Mumbai and Chennai.2003 “10th Best Over Water Bungalow” prize during the “Dive & Travel Awards 2003” presentation at the Marine Dive Fair, Tokyo, Japan .
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There are now 23 recognised stock exchanges — Mumbai (BSE, NSE and OTC), Calcutta, Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubhaneswar, Coimbatore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kanpur, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Patna, Pune, Rajkot, Vadodara, Indore and Meerut.In 2005, the status of the exchange changed from an Association of Persons (AoP) to a full fledged corporation under the BSE (Corporatization and Demutualization) Scheme, 2005 (and its name was changed to The Bombay Stock Exchange Limited).The Bombay Stock Exchange followed the familiar outcry system for stock trading up until 1995, when it was replaced by an electronic (eTrading) system named BOLT, or the BSE OnLine Trading system.In 1928, the plot of land on which the BSE buildin...
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