In India, the monsoon (rainy) season generally lasts from June to September. The year 2008 saw a series of floods in various states of India during the 2008 monsoon season. In total seven states were affected which included Assam, Andhra Pradesh,Bihar,Maharashtra,Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Orissa Assam (North East India) and Bihar (North India) were the worst affected states in 2008. According to the statistics Bihar witnessed one of worst floods in 50 years. The main reason of floods ...
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P4A 2008: Sustainable development in India
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2008 floods in India
In India, the monsoon (rainy) season generally lasts from June to September. The year 2008 saw a series of floods in various states of India during the 2008 monsoon season. In total seven states were affected which included Assam, Andhra Pradesh,Bihar,Maharashtra,Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Orissa Assam (North East India) and Bihar (North India) were the worst affected states in 2008. According to the statistics Bihar witnessed one of worst floods in 50 years. The main reason of floods ...
Sare Jahan se achha Hindustan Hamare. Jai hind
national holidays in India, the other two being the nation's Independence Day on August 15 (since 1947) and the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 2. And so, after the disposal of the Empire of India, King George VI was the last and only "King" of modern India. To mark this occasion, a grand parade is held in New Delhi, the Capital of India, beginning from Raisina Hill near the Rashtrapati Bhavan (Presidential Palace), along the Rajpath, past India Gate and on to the historic Red ...
Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh: Two of Northeast India's Seven Sister States
During the Sekrenyi Festival in Touphema, a small town in Northeast India's Nagaland, my photographer friend Terri Gold and I observed traditional dancing and singing, game playing, and competitions in spinning and basket weaving. This annual festival keeps ancient traditions alive while providing an opportunity for local people to get together and have some fun. Nagaland used to be well known for the practice of head hunting. Today, many old men wear bead necklaces featuring rows of small ...
SELCO India, Affordable solar home systems
www.ashdenawards.org SELCO won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2005. To find out more visit the link above and check out the Ashden Awards Blog ashdenawards.blogspot.com SELCO-India is a private business which has designed and sold over 48000 solar home systems, powering electric lighting and small appliances for 220000 people in Karnataka and other states in South India. Around 46% of households in India do not have mains electricity, and for many others the supply is unreliable ...