Friday, August 28, 2020

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India coronavirus: Covid strikes remote Greater Andamanese ...

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Coronavirus has struck a remote tribe in India's Andamans archipelago. ... The Greater Andamanese are believed to have a population of just over 50, and ... the Greater Andamanese numbered more than 5,000 when the British colonised the ... impact of the diseases introduced by the occupation, their numbers dwindled.
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Coronavirus strikes dwindling tribe in India's Andaman ...

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13 hours ago - Coronavirus strikes dwindling tribe in India's Andaman archipelago ... the local administration in Port Blair (the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands). ... over 50, down from over 5,000 in the 1850s when the British colonised the islands. ... Urban farming: four reasons it should flourish post-pandemic.

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'white man's burden': the colonial andamans 1858 to 1947 - jstor

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project' in the Andaman Islands with the advent of the British into this archipelago and its ... Andaman Homes were the door of death for the Andaman race.*.
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Death at the edge of the world - The Washington Post

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Nov 25, 2018 - “The British colonial occupation of the Andaman Islands decimated the tribes living there, wiping out thousands of tribespeople, and only a ...




Wednesday, August 19, 2020

[part-10]BOMBAY -THE HISTORY OF CINEMA 1896 .AND BOMBAY TALKIES 1934



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[PART-3]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/glimpses-of-old-bombay-and-western_02.html


[PART-4]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/4glimpses-of-old-bombay-and-western.html


[PART-5]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/dedicated-to-first-city-mumbai-bombay.html


[PART-6]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/6.html


[PART-7]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/6-glimpses-of-old-bombay-and-western.html


[PART-8]http://oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com/2011/04/7.html




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Friday, August 14, 2020

Publishing draft EIA in Hindi, English not enough: SC to govt ... timesofindia.indiatimes.com › india ›

Publishing draft EIA in Hindi, English not enough: SC to govt ...

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1 day ago - NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Delhi high court to consider the Union government's constitutional caveats against its recent order directing publication of draft Environment Impact Assessment notification in all 22 languages listed under the Eighth Schedule, even though it endorsed the spirit in ...

EIA draft translated into 3 languages instead of 22 - The Hindu

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Aug 1, 2020 - Return to frontpage. EIA draft translated into 3 languages instead of 22. Share On. Sci-Tech ... THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. Next Story ... Environment Ramesh-led House panel to discuss draft Environment Impact Assessment ...

SC on draft EIA: Consider amending law to translate ... - Firstpost

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2 days ago - On 30 June, the Delhi High Court had directed the Centre to ensure that the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification of 2020 is published in all the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution within 10 days.


Draft EIA: SC rejects Centre challenge to Delhi HC translation ...

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2 days ago - ... the Centre to print the draft EIA notification in 22 languages mentioned in ... The apex court directed the government to publish the draft EIA ...

SC stays contempt plea in HC against Centre to publish EIA ...

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2 days ago - ... the ministry to translate EIA notification in at least 22 languages. ... “Your government should consider amendment of the Official Languages Act. These ... it for not publishing the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) ...

Supreme Court asks Centre to translate draft EIA 2020 into ...

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1 day ago - ... (EIA) notification of 2020 is published in all the 22 languages in the ... the Centre consider an amendment to the Official Languages Rules, ...

Contempt plea in Delhi HC against govt for not publishing ...

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4 days ago - Contempt plea in Delhi HC against govt for not publishing draft EIA in 22 Indian languages. The order came on the plea by environmental ...

Monday, August 10, 2020

Bombay was airy, wary, hungry and joyous on verge of Independence.


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Soutik Biswas's India: How Churchill 'starved' India - BBC

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Oct 28, 2010 - Some three million Indians died in the famine of 1943. The majority of the deaths were in Bengal. In a shocking new book, Churchill's Secret War, ...

Churchill's policies contributed to 1943 Bengal famine – study ...

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Mar 29, 2019 - The Bengal famine of 1943 was the only one in modern Indian history not to occur as a result of serious drought, according to a study that ...

Timeline of Major Famines in India during British Rule

1. Great Bengal Famine of 1770
Region: Bihar, Northern and Central Bengal
Consequences: Around 10 million were people died which was about one third of the then population of Bengal.
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: John Cartier
2. Chalisa famine of 1782–84
Region: Delhi, Western Oudh, Eastern Punjab region, Rajputana, and Kashmir
Consequences: Around 11 million people were died
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: Warren Hastings
3. Doji Bara famine or Skull famine of 1788–94
Region: Hyderabad, Southern Maratha country, Deccan, Gujarat, and Marwar
Consequences: Around 11 million people were died
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: Charles Cornwallis and Sir John Shore
Legislation of British Government to stop Revolutionaries Activities in India
4. Agra famine of 1837–38
Region: Central Doab and trans-Jumna districts of the North-Western Provinces
Consequences: Around 0.8 million (or 800,000) people were died
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: George Eden
5. Upper Doab famine of 1860–61
Region: Upper Doab of Agra; Delhi and Hissar divisions of the Punjab
Consequences: Around 2 million people were died
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: Lord Canning
 
6. Orissa famine of 1866
Region: Orissa and Bihar
Consequences: Around 1 million (814,469 in Orissa, 135,676 in Bihar) people were died
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: Lord John Lawrence
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7. Rajasthan famine of 1869
Region: Ajmer, Western Agra, Eastern Punjab
Consequences: Around 1.5 million people were died
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: Lord John Lawrence
8. Bihar famine of 1873–74
Region: Bihar
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: Lord Lytton I
9. Southern India famine of 1876–78
Region: Madras and Bombay
Consequences: Around 6.1 to 10.3 million people were died
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: Lord Lytton I
Famine Commissions during British Rule in India
10. Indian famine of 1896–97
Region: Madras, Bombay Deccan, Bengal, United Provinces, Central Provinces.
Consequences: Around 5 million people were died
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: Lord Elgin II
11. Indian famine of 1899–1900
Region: Madras, Bombay Deccan, Bengal, United Provinces, Central Provinces.
Consequences: Around 5 million people were died
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: Lord Curzon
12. Bengal famine of 1943
Region: Bengal
Consequences: Around 1.5 million from starvation; 2.1 million including deaths from epidemics
Governor-General/ Viceroy [Governors (1758–1774), Governor General of Bengal (1773–1833), Governor General of India (1833–1858)]: Lord Linlithgow
The history of British rule in India was characterized by number of recurring famines and these famines were the essential consequences of character of British rule in India.
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Oct 28, 2010 - Some three million Indians died in the famine of 1943. The majority of the deaths were in Bengal. In a shocking new book, Churchill's Secret War, ...
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