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Poverty in India is reducing but it is still a major issue. Rural Indians depend on unpredictable agriculture incomes, while urban Indians rely on jobs that are, at best, scarce. Since its independence, the issue of poverty within India has remained a prevalent concern. According to the common definition of poverty, when a person finds it difficult to meet the minimum requirement of acceptable living standards, he or she is considered poor. Millions of people in India are unable to meet these basic standards, and according to government estimates, in 2007 there were nearly 220.1 million people living below the poverty line. Nearly 21.1% of the entire rural population and 15% of the urban population of India exists in this difficult physical and financial predicament. The division of resources, as well as wealth, is very uneven in India - this disparity creates different poverty ratios for different states For instance, more...

Lord of the Indian Jungles, is the National Animal of India. The tiger is the symbol of India's wealth of wildlife. The magnificent tiger, Pantheratigris (Linnaeus), is a striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride of place as the national animal of India.  Out of eight races of the species known, the Indian race, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is found throughout the country except in the north-western region and also in the neighbouring countries, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Tigers are now getting extinct. The Government of India, under its Project Tiger programme, started a massive effort to preserve the tiger population in 1973. Today, the tiger advances as a symbol of India's conservation of itself its wildlife heritage.

I live in Delhi. It has a big railway station. I went to the station to receive my friend. He was coming from Punjab. I bought a platform ticket and went in. My friend's train was late by forty minutes. So, I decided to take a look around. There was a huge crowd on the platform. At the windows of the booking office there were long queues of people. They were buying tickets for their journey. At enquiry window also there was big crowd. The hawkers were shouting at the top of their voice. They were selling food, tea, newspaper etc. Soon, I saw the train coming. My friend came out and he was very happy to see me. We came home in an autorickshaw.

Babar, the first conqueror and emperor of the Mughal  dynasty in India, was so charmed by the beauty of India  that he proclaimed that if there was any heaven on earth,  it was here, it was here (in India). That was the charm, the grandeur and beauty of the country. It was this beauty and grandeur that had ever attracted people from across the Himalayas to come down to India.   Right from the advent of Aryans, down to the tourists of today, India had her attraction which drew them over the ages to this land of diversities even in its natural shapes and its varied topography and climates.  From the snow covered peaks of the Himalayas to the sun-soaked beaches of the south or the Western Ghats; from the charming and pleasant hill resorts like Simla,  Kulu, Manali, Nainital, Mussorrie, Daijeeling, Ooty to the majestic Rajasthan — the Pink city more...

History is my favourite subject. I enjoy other school subjects also. But I enjoy learning History the most. Mathematics is the subject I least enjoy  History is a record of the past. It tells us of the great people and what they did. It tells about, the people responsible for the various discoveries adventures, wars, and our progress. History helps me in understanding the present in the light of the past. It helps me develop my power of thinking. A person without knowledge of History cannot have a good judgment. He cannot judge events and incidents. No doubt History has many names and dates But they are all so interesting. History is the record of man's progress through the ages. I have good collection of history books. Some day, I might even write such a book myself. History has widened my outlook.

I have a pet dog. Its name is Goldey. It is four years old. It is brown in colour. It has four legs, two eyes, I wo ears and a nose. It has sharp teeth and a long tongue. It has a small tail also. It is of normal height. It is very active, smart and alert. My dog eats meat and bread and licks milk. It eats only when I give him food. It is of a German breed called Spitz. It is a faithful dog. It guards our house. It barks at the strangers. Sometimes it licks my hands and sits in my lap. My dog can run fast. It also knows how to swim. My pet dog is named Rocki. It is very intelligent. It loves me very much. It follows me when I go out for a walk. It has a great smelling power. It does more...

My favourite animal is the horse. It is a very useful and beautiful animal. The children in particular love to see it. It has a smooth, shining body. It has a long tail and hard hoofs which can enable it to walk speedily on roads. A horse is a very useful animal. It is generally used for riding purposes arid sometimes as a beast of burden. Since earliest times, horses have been used for various purposes and to draw the chariots of kings and other royal personage and carts for other people. A horse is a smart, swift-moving animal. In the battle between Alexander and Porus, one important factor for Alexander's victory was that he used horses and infantry whereas the army of Porus was on the backs of elephants which were too heavy and slow in movements as compared to horses. Even in the two important battles of Panipat, more...

Lal Bahadur Shastri was born in 1905 in Prayag. Hisfather Sharada Prasad, a schoolteacher at the local school, passed away when Lal Bahadur was barely a year and ahalf. Growing up without a father forced Lal Bahadur to accept responsibility at an early age. He was sent by hisancle to Varanasi to pursue his studies. After a short stay with a family that treated him unkindly, Lal Bahadur stayed with a teacher, Mishraji. Mishraji oftensat and told stories about how India lost her freedom to the British to young Lal Bahadur. These conversations laternspired Lal Bahadur to join the struggle for Indianreedom At about this time Gandhiji came to Varanasi and spoke of his non-cooperation movement. Lal Bahadur took a keeninterest in the growing movement and when the time came to boycott the schools, he did so by not appearing or his examinations. With just one year left for his more...

Our country is very rich in fruits. They are of many kinds, shapes and sizes. They also have different smells, tastes and colours. The Mango is the national fruit. It has been cultivated in India since time immemorial. There are over 100 varieties of mangos in India, in a range of colors, sizes, and shapes. Common in the tropical part of the world, mangos are savored for their sweet juice and bright colors. People in India eat mangos ripe, or prepare them green as pickles or chutneys. They are rich in vitamin A, C, and D. The poet Kalidasa sang its praises. Alexander the great savoured its taste, as did the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang. Akbar planted 100,000 mango trees in Darbhanga, known as Lakhibagh. I like fruits. But mango and cherries are my favourites. I relish them the most. I also like mango-juice, pickle and jam. There are many more...

List Sunday, Rani came to my house. We decided to visit to zoo. At about nine we reached the Zoo. We bought the tickets and entered the gate. A zoo is indeed a world in itself. It is a world of wild animals and birds, made artificially by man. Sparrows and parrots of different kinds and colours were the first to welcome us. There were also pigeons and cuckoos of different breeds. The deer and the monkeys were wandering freely. They were kept in a small wood bounded by a stream. My friend was frightened to see a crocodile. The tigers looked awful basking in the sun. There is no denying the fact that a visit to the zoo is indeed a thrilling experience. It will always remain fresh in my memory.