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  INDIA
India continues to operate quasi-governmental marketing boards under the Ministry of Commerce for tobacco, tea, coffee, and spices.
India continues its relatively high degree of intervention in agricultural trade, although it maintains a very low level of direct export subsidies.
The government of India recently began to encourage the development of the agricultural sector by reducing excise taxes on many agricultural products and through arrangements that allow Indian processors to import raw materials duty-free for the production of products for export.
www.fas.usda.gov /cmp/com-study/1996/india.html   (1227 words)

  
 India: Deaths in custody in 1994
For example, in October 1994, three policemen were sentenced by an additional and district sessions judge to three months imprisonment for the torture and killing of Sheikh Zakir, a 16-year-old boy in their custody in August 1991.
In November 1994, Amnesty International asked the government for clarification as to why the charge was apparently changed and also for copies of the post-mortem report, CID report and chargesheets against the accused.
It was reported in August 1994 that one of the police officials had applied for bail to the Madras High Court, this was denied and he was sent to prison pending the results of the inquiry.
www.amnestyusa.org /countries/india/document.do?id=CC710AF34FF2489C802569A500715418   (5206 words)

  
 Plague in India -- 1994
Plague is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
The 1994 outbreak provided lessons and examples which India and the other nations at risk for plague would be wise to note.
The huge slums in India's major cities where conditions allowing such a disease of squalor to exist are an embarrassment to a nation encouraging both financial and educational interaction with nations of varying levels of development.
www.ucis.unc.edu /resources/pubs/carolina/Plague.html   (7164 words)

  
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India has billion people living in 25 states, speaking 19 major languages and over a 100 dialects, practicing over about 6 religions and belonging to thousands of castes and sub-castes.
India's population growth rate has been declining from 24.6% in the decade 1971-81 to 21.3% during 1991 to 2001 and predicts population stabilization by 2015 or 2020.
India remains a nation where hundreds of millions of people in the cities and the countryside live in poverty.
www.overpopulation.org /India.html   (9916 words)

  
 25 Years of TRAFFIC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
India is also thought to be major source of raw material for Traditional Chinese Medicine, and there have been cases of illegal trade in products such as Tiger and Leopard bones, musk, rhino horn and bear bile.
India's ivory carving industry was well known, and its fur and reptile skins were sought after.
Hosted by the WWF India office, its broad goal was to monitor wildlife trade and other forms of utilisation of animals and plants and their derivatives in India.
www.traffic.org /25/network5.htm   (624 words)

  
 1994 Country Reports on Economic Practice and Trade Reports: INDIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
India's decision in 1991 to move away from a "mixed" economy, marked by slow growth, a highly protected market and state control of the economy's "commanding heights," has potentially important ramifications for the international economy.
India's direct tax base is excessively narrow, with only eight million taxpayers out of a total population of about 900 million.
(India is currently rated BA2/BB plus by Moody's.) Citing its growing foreign exchange reserves and ample food stocks, India chose not to negotiate an Extended Financing Facility with the IMF when its Standby Arrangement expired in May 1993.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /erc/economics/trade_reports/1994/India.html   (3133 words)

  
 Index of Economic Freedom 2005 - India
India’s fiscal burden of government score is 0.5 point worse this year, but its government intervention score is 0.5 point better.
From 1994 to 2003, India’s weighted average annual rate of inflation was 4 percent.
India is taking gradual steps to attract more foreign investment, but substantial barriers remain.
www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=India   (1039 words)

  
 India
India took an unusual route to salsa stardom: after she married her childhood sweetheart "Little" Louie Vega, he rose to stardom producing hits for Latin hip hop acts.
Next, India came up with a straightforward NY Sound salsa disc, which brought her tremendous sales and made her reputation as the foremost young salsa diva.
India's own compositions "Dejate Amar" and "No Me Conviene" are clever and moving, while a cover of "I Just Want To Hang Around You" isn't much more than an excuse for her to sing in English.
www.warr.org /india.html   (1273 words)

  
 Profile of Strong College Student India Ochs, December 1994
A second semester junior, India is currently serving as Delegation Chairperson of the North Carolina Student Legislature (NCSL) and Current Concerns Chair of Student Government, as well as Public Relations Chair of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Society.
As India told me all of her accomplishments, I sat amazed at what all she had done.
India has never seemed to think that her disability would hinder her so far that she could not do what she wanted to.
collegiateway.org /csc/albums/1994-1995/ochs.html   (355 words)

  
 Border Security Forces - India
Most reportedly were killed by Border Security Forces while trying to cross into India from Pakistan, were unidentified victims of accidents or suicide, or died in clashes between militant factions.
However, 424 were apparently militants killed in the interior of the district, 291 of whom were subsequently identified.
Under the auspices of the UN and with USG encouragement, counternarcotic officials of India and Pakistan have continued the cooperation begun in 1994.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/bsf.htm   (1264 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Archive Article - 1994: India
MSN Encarta - Archive Article - 1994: India
The future of the Congress government, economic reform, and civil strife in Kashmir continued to dominate India's domestic politics in 1994.
The successful development of Agni, Akash, and Trishul rockets raised fears that India might develop the largest Asian nuclear capability outside of China....
encarta.msn.com /sidebar_1741574285/1994_India.html   (162 words)

  
 Update: Human Plague -- India, 1994
During August 26-October 5, 1994, a total of 5150 suspected pneumonic or bubonic plague cases and 53 deaths were reported from eight states of India, primarily in the south-central and southwestern regions.
Reliable data about the plague outbreaks in India are unavailable, and case criteria have not been described.
Under international health regulations (2), air passengers who have an illness suspected to be plague (i.e., based on clinical presentation and travel history) during a flight or at disembarkation are subject to isolation and transfer to an appropriate diagnostic and treatment facility.
wonder.cdc.gov /wonder/PrevGuid/m0033022/m0033022.asp   (739 words)

  
 National Telecom Policy, 1994: Government of India
The present telephone density in India is about 0.8 per hundred persons as against the world average of 10 per hundred persons.
With a view to supplement the effort of the Department of Telecommunications in providing telecommunication services to the people, companies registered in India will be allowed to participate in the expansion of the telecommunication network in the area of basic telephone services also.
It is,therefore, necessary that the administration of the policy in the telecom sector is such that the inflow of technology is made easy and India does not lag behind in getting the full advantage of the emerging new technologies.
www.indianembassy.org /special/ntp.htm   (1130 words)

  
 At a Glance - India and the IMF
India joined the IMF on December 27, 1945, as one of the IMF's original members.
India accepted the obligations of Article VIII Article VIII of the IMF Articles of Agreement on current account convertibility on August 20, 1994.
In 1991-93, India borrowed a total of SDR 2.2 billion under two stand by arrangements, and in 1991 it borrowed SDR 1.4 billion under the Compensatory Financing Facility.
www.imf.org /external/country/ind/rr/glance.htm   (291 words)

  
 1994 in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: 1993 in India, other events of 1994, 1995 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
January 26 - India rolls out the short-range Prithvi missile at Republic Day Parade in New Delhi.
This page was last modified 22:23, 9 February 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1994_in_India   (69 words)

  
 Gale - Free Resources - Hispanic Heritage - Biographies - La India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Caballero's fine-featured beauty earned her the nickname "India" as a child, and a modeling career by the time she was 15 years old.
La India was creatively inspired by trading in the synthesizers of dance music for the horns and percussion of salsa.
La India's songs take strong positions in typically female situations; when singing about taking control of her life and relationships, loving who she is, not depending on men, and demanding to be treated with respect, she gives voice to a particularly Hispanic American feminist awareness.
www.galegroup.com /free_resources/chh/bio/laindia.htm   (1463 words)

  
 International Notes Human Plague -- India, 1994
Since August 26, 1994, outbreaks of bubonic and pneumonic plague have been reported in south-central, southwestern, and northern India.
In India, large plague outbreaks occurred during the first half of the 20th century; however, the last laboratory-confirmed human cases were reported in 1966 (4,5).
Although imported cases are expected to be rare, physicians should be alert for evidence of plague in persons who have traveled to plague-endemic areas and who developed a febrile illness within 7 days after leaving the area.
www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00033015.htm   (1002 words)

  
 ICL - India Index
India is a federal democratic republic of 25 states and seven Union Territories.
The Council of States will consist of 250 members out of which the President of India will nominate 12 persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of literature, art, science and social service.
D.D. Basu, Shorter Constitution of India, 11th ed., New Delhi: Prantice-Hall of India Pvt.
www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/in__indx.html   (510 words)

  
 Seasons India :: Manpreet Brar - Miss India 1994
The former Miss India, now model, has bagged a prestigious two-year contract to be "brand ambassadress" for the watch company, Omega.
This year she took a break of 8 months from modelling but she is back now.
When Manpreet stood for Miss India, she was not a classic beauty, didn't even seem to be the Miss India type, look wise.
www.seasonsindia.com /modelwatch/manpreet_sea.htm   (285 words)

  
 International Notes Update: Human Plague -- India, 1994
From August 26 through October 18, 1994, a total of 693 suspected bubonic or pneumonic plague cases with positive test results for antibodies to Yersinia pestis were reported by India to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Editorial Note: The reliability of reported data about the plague outbreaks in India is unknown, and criteria for clinical and laboratory confirmation of cases have not been described.
Studies have been initiated to accurately assess the extent of the outbreaks, their relation to persistent foci of transmission, and the clinical spectrum and epidemiologic features of the illness, including the incidence of person-to-person transmission.
www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00032992.htm   (544 words)

  
 India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Featherstone, Donald F. Victorian Colonial Warfare, India: From the Conquest of Sind to the Indian Mutiny.
Rizvi, S.A.A. The Wonder That Was India, 2: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent from the Coming of the Muslims to the British Conquest, 1200-1700.
India and Pakistan: A General and Regional Geography with a Chapter on Ceylon.
www.country-data.com /frd/cs/india/in_bibl.html   (9246 words)

  
 1994 in India -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
1994 in India -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
(additional info and facts about other events of 1994) other events of 1994,
January 26 - India rolls out the short-range (additional info and facts about Prithvi missile) Prithvi missile at Republic Day Parade in (The capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi) New Delhi.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1994_in_india.htm   (96 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for India
Awadhi in Banke, Bardiya districts in Nepal may not be intelligible with Awadhi in India.
Extent of dialect variation in India and Nepal not yet determined.
There may be a group in India, concentrated in their ancestral homeland centered around Bhuj, in the Rann of Kachchh, Gujarat.
www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=India   (7527 words)

  
 Activities of BAPS - Relief Work - 1994-Pneumonic Plague of Surat, India
From August 26, 1994, outbreaks of bubonic and pneumonic plague were reported in south-central, south-western, and northern India.
However, a total of 693 suspected bubonic or pneumonic plague cases with positive test results for antibodies to Yersinia pestis were reported by India to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
On September 22, 1994, cases of pneumonic plague were found in the city of Surat, Gujarat.
www.swaminarayan.org /activities/relief/plague94.htm   (232 words)

  
 India
India General Data, Population of States, Major cities
Birth and Death Rates in India since 1891
India Demographic Indicators: 1997 and 2005 1997 2005 Births per 1,000 population....................
www.cs.colostate.edu /~malaiya/india.html   (493 words)

  
 Boswella
Boswellia refers to the resin of various species of Boswellia, which are shrubs and small trees native to the Red Sea region, northeastern Africa, and the mountains of central India.
The gummy resin of the boswellia tree has a long history of internal use in Indian herbal medicine as a treatment for arthritis, bursitis, nervous diseases, urinary disorders, and diarrhea.
The aromatic resin from boswellia, frankincense, was once highly prized from Rome to India, and considered essential for a host of uses ranging from religious to cosmetic to medicinal.
www.medicinehunter.com /boswella.htm   (653 words)

  
 Sri Lanka in India : Jan/Feb 1994 (3 TESTS)
Sri Lanka in India Jan/Feb 1994 - Sri Lankan Squad
Sri Lanka in India Jan/Feb 1994 - Indian Squad
Sri Lanka in India Jan/Feb 1994 - ODI Averages
www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1993-94/SL_IN_IND   (171 words)

  
 Adherents.com
Vaishnava sects and their temples are found in all parts of India.
Some of the major ones are the Shrivaishnavas and Dvaitins of southern India, the followers of Vallabha in western India, and several groups following the teaching of Chaitanya in Bengal.
All are under the spiritual guidance of the Ramakrishna Mission, organized by Swami Vivekananda in India.
www.adherents.com /Na/Na_659.html   (3450 words)

  
 - Arms transfers to India and Pakistan, 1994-2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Below are four files containing data on major conventional weapons transfered to India and Pakistan for the period 1994 to 2004.
The first two files provide the SIPRI Trend Indicator Value (TIV) of major conventional weapons transfered to India and Pakistan for the period 1994 to 2004.
The following two files contain registers that describe the weapons on order or under delivery, or for which the licence was bought and production was under way or completed during the period 1994 to 2004.
www.sipri.org /contents/armstrad/atind_pakdata.html   (309 words)

  
 India: Wills Cup, 1994
India v West Indies at Madras, 23 Oct 1994
India v New Zealand at Baroda, 28 Oct 1994
India v New Zealand at Delhi, 3 Nov 1994
www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1994-95/OD_TOURNEYS/WLSWS   (138 words)

  
 India Currents: BOLLYWOOD ENCOUNTER@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
She is a model who launched her Indian career posing in a swimsuit and managed to create a storm of controversy.
In the interest of rounding our my knowledge of India, Lisa suggested that I watch a Hindi movie.
I agreed, though I sensed this might not be as much fun as she thought it would be.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1P1:28347520&refid=ink_tptd_mag   (210 words)

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