The Division is the focal point for planning, guiding, Coordinating and evaluating the implementation of the Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (GWEP) in the seven endemic States viz., Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu as well as non-endemic states throughout the country.
Division of Helminthology in the National Institute of Communicable diseases, Delhi has been undertaking conventional surveys in the various parts of the country since 1968 to assess the magnitude of problem and to suggest the appropriate control interventions.
Entomological surveillance of vector borne diseases in Alappuzha district.
Southern Command consists of XII Corps (Jodhpur) with 11th and 12th Infantry Divisions deployed at Ahmedabad and Jodhpur and the XXI Strike Corps (Bhopal) with 33rd Armoured, 36th RAPID and 54th Infantry Division.
Except for the 39th Infantry Division and the three Armoured Brigades which are engaged in Counter-Insurgency duties, all the other Divisions are deployed on the Line of Control (LoC).
Western Command consists of three Corps, XI Corps with HQ at Jullunder, deploying 7th Infantry Division (Ferozepur), 9th Infantry Division (Chandimandir) and 15th Infantry Division (Amritsar), 23rd Armoured Brigade and 55th Mechanised Brigade, the two Strike Corps being 2 Corps and X Corps with HQs at Ambala and Bhatinda.
The Objective of the Institute is to carry out scientific research in forestry in order to provide technologies to increase the vegetative cover and to conserve the biodiversity in the hot arid and semi arid region ofRajasthan, Gujarat and Dadara and Nagar Haveli union territory.
rid Forest Research Institute, situated at Jodhpur in Rajasthan (India), is one of the institutes of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) working under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt.
The Institute is headed by the Director with a team consisting of Group Coordinator (Research), Coordinator (Facilities), Controller and Scientists working in eight different divisions within the Institute.
The buildup was not just in Kashmir, but also along the International Bborder [IB] dividing the Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Punjab from the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sind.
The deployment, which included troops in the states ofRajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat, is the largest since the 1971 conflict between the two rivals.
The three Corps in Kashmir were augmented with additional armoured and infantry brigades to enable the Indian troops in the region to move forward from a defensive posture to major offensive.
While the “southern Jainism&; (especially in the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra) is almost wholly Digambar, in northern India, the western states of Gujarat and to a lesser extent, Rajasthan, are predominantly Shvetambar.
The author points out that apart from the sectarian divisions among the followers of the faith, an understanding of the geographic spread of Jains in India is equally important.
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa are mainly the abode of the Digambar Jains.
The district is located in the South-eastern region ofRajasthan bound by Dausa district in the north, Kota and Bundi districts in the south, Bharatpur and Dhaulpur district in the north east and by Tonk & Jaipur in west and north west respectively.
The district is presently composed of four sub-divisions viz., Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur, Hindaun and Karauli and ten Panchayat Samities/Tehsils.
The Delhi-Bombay broad-gauge railway lines pass through Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur and Hindaun towns of the district.
Bikaner (North), Bikaner (South) and Kolayat are the three sub-divisions in the district.
Bikaner is one of the desert districts situated in the north-west of Rajasthan.
It is bound in the north by districts of Sri Ganganagar, on the west by Jaisalmer and Pakistan, Churu in the east and Nagaur and Jodhpur in the south-east.
Mihir Bhoja I of Gurjara-Pratiharas extended his empire from Uttar Pradesh to major portion ofRajasthan and from Saurashtra to Bundelkhand region in the north east.
It has the Vindhya and Satpura range of mountains which were ideal for the construction of impregnable forts like Gwalior, Asirgarh, Kalinjar, Mandu, etc. The fortification walls were provided additional strength by the sedimentary rock beds on the top of which these forts were built.
The decline of Harshavardhana’s dynasty in the 7th century A D in turn led to rise of Rajputs in the northern India, prominent among them were Gurjara-Pratiharas of Kanauj, the Chandellas of Jejakabhukti, the Kalachuris of Dahala-Mandala and the Paramaras of Malwa.
Southern Command consists of XII Corps (Jodhpur) with 11th and 12th Infantry Divisions deployed at Ahmedabad and Jodhpur and the XXI Strike Corps (Bhopal) with 33rd Armoured, 36th RAPID and 54th Infantry Division.
Western Command consists of three Corps, XI Corps with HQ at Jullunder, deploying 7th Infantry Division (Ferozepur), 9th Infantry Division (Chandimandir) and 15th Infantry Division (Amritsar), 23rd Armoured Brigade and 55th Mechanised Brigade, the two Strike Corps being 2 Corps and X Corps with HQs at Ambala and Bhatinda.
Their air deployment suggests that the focus of their Strike Corps could well be in the south (Western and Southern Commands) since no ground offensive is possible in the desert without heavy air cover.
note: in addition there are 275 local kommunes not considered first-order administrative units; see separate entries for the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which are part of the Kingdom of Denmark and are self-governing administrative divisions
25 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands
Vajpayee shocked the world in 1998, during his second term as prime minister, by ordering a series of nuclear tests in the deserts of Rajasthan.
Vajpayee's announcement in Bombay, the financial and entertainment capital of India, created further uncertainty for his party, which has been racked with scandals and divisions in recent weeks.
Vajpayee "abhors extremism in any form, yet he is a member of a right-wing party," he said.
In 2002 the Jaipur and Ajmer divisionsof the Western Railway became part of the newly-created North Western Railway, and in April 2003 the Kota division of the Western Railway became part of the newly-created West Central Railway.
There are primary two railroad lines: Route A from New Delhi to Mumbai via Agra, Ratlam and Dahod and Route B from Nizamuddin Aulia (New Delhi) to Mumbai Central through the west indian states ofRajasthan and Gujarat.
The Western Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railroad networks in India.
The South-Eastern division which is more elevated and fertile than the North-West, has a very diversified character with extensive hill ranges, pockets of woodland, several large rivers, fertile tablelands and stretches of excellent soil.
The Aravalli range, which is the oldest folded range in the world, divides the area into two natural divisions-North-West and South-East.
Guru Sikhar or the Hermit's peak which is the highest point of the range near Mount Abu may be described as the roof of this region.
Divisions have surfaced among Gujjars in Rajasthan over their support to the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, with a faction in the community announcing that it was convinced by the ruling party's promise to include Gujjars in the reserved category of Scheduled Tribes and the others opposing it.
The Gujjar leaders affirm that there are about 30 lakh voters belonging to the community across the State and they wield influence in at least 20 of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies.
The Dev Sena Party and Veer Gujjar Mahasabha leaders, Gyan Singh and Bhairon Singh, led a delegation which met the Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje, here the other day and assured her of their support to BJP during the polls.
