Academic literature on the topic 'Iron Pillar (Delhi, India)'

Abstract The hymns that constitute the Rig Veda required flowers to be used in religious ceremonies and through these ancient Hindu texts we discover that gardens have enjoyed a long tradition in India. Garland-makers grew flowers for festivals and most households tried to cultivate a few blooms to offer in prayer and ritual. Trees with sacred associat10ns such as Kadam (Neolamarckia cadamba) and Champaka (Michelia champaca) are still familiar sentinels in temple gardens. Public parks were laid out for recreation, usually on the outskirts of towns and frequently near rivers. Asoka, the greatest emperor of the Mauryan empire and a Buddhist convert, encouraged the planting of trees along highways as well as in parks and gardens. His pillar in Delhi, one of a number erected throughout the empire proclaiming royal edicts, announced ‘that everywhere wholesome vegetables, roots and fruit trees shall be cultivated, and that on the roads wells shall be dug and trees planted to give enjoyment for both men and animals’.

Abstract Hindustan Times—the very name itself exudes a subtle hue of intoxicating patriotism, and so has been its journey (quite peculiar, to say the least) on the path of truth telling, all through the 20th-century British Raj up until the political scenario of today. As the author analyses the genesis of this behemoth which began as a Delhi-centric paper by the Akalis in 1924, and recognized the presence of Sikh patriotism, following its trail which leads into 2019, she realizes that the organization has undergone a sea of changes, which are nothing short of revolutionary. The idea behind the start of the paper was to rouse the nationalistic sentiments among the masses through its writing. The Akalis also wanted to propagate the ideals of Sikhism through the paper to draw strength and inspiration from the ideals of Sikhism, so that they stayed motivated to fight for the cause of freedom. To reflect upon this and its subsequent effects, she looks into how the media house worked as a vehicle for change that sought to loosen the iron grip of the colonizers, and how it successfully soldiered on with its rousing words until India gained independence. No one could have predicted at the time that Hindustan Times was to become one of India’s most popular English dailies. The Hindustan Times changed ownership multiple times to finally stabilize under the patronage of the Birlas, who have since been the owners of the HT Group of companies. Post-independence, the chapter chronologically follows the changing patterns the organization undertook, as audience interests became important in a market that was fast moving from a social to a monetary field. Also mentioned at length are the motivations and inspiring stories of the people at HT, who derived from the past, and managed the group’s businesses in information, education, and entertainment in print (both newspapers and magazines), radio, and digital mediums, leading them to exponential growth and multifaceted diversification. The group has grown to establish a longstanding empire that has seen innumerable changes in various segments, and the author decodes this entire process by evaluating these changes in view of including design, layout, content, ownership, distribution, circulation, technology, geo-political launches, pricing strategies, visionary leadership, and changes in ownership. Additionally, the chapter talks about the impact of digitization on Hindustan Times and how they have adapted to it by modifying their growth and business models, making references to their annual reports and financial reviews. The author, in this book, seeks to analyse this roller coaster of a journey that has been undertaken by the HT Group after talking to Shobhana Bhartia, listing down her observations regarding the same. In presenting a holistic development map of Hindustan Times to her readers, the author gives them a glimpse of how India itself has progressed over the years.

<p>The Statue of Unity is an iconic symbol of the ‘Iron Man of India’, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, who played a leading role in India's struggle for independence, guiding its integration into a united, independent nation. This statue is a colossal structure facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada, in the state of Gujarat, India, and is presently the tallest statue in the world. This statue with a height of 182 m, erected on a river island, is exposed to heavy winds that necessitated wind load analysis. Considering the height of the statue, its specific geometry and specific locati

<p>Post liberalization, India has witnessed massive infrastructure growth. One of the reasons for this magnificent growth was easy availability of foreign technology, which is required for building massive infrastructure. Being the second fastest growing economy, at an average GDP of 7-8 % for past ten years, the loss due to corrosion is to the tune of USD 40 billion every year, which is about 4 percent of the GDP. Steel corrosion is the most common problem faced by most of the countries. There is a need to find ways and means to plug leakages on maintenance costs due to corrosion and of

<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">In India, , as per mandate of hon'ble Supreme Court of India for reduction of emission due to vehicles, compressed natural gas (CNG) powered city buses and passengers cars are in use since 2000. Their usage is limited to metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore etc. due to limitation of CNG storage and dispensing infrastructure along with low energy density storage. High energy density liquid form of natural gas storage (LNG) can overcome these difficulties and promising in near future. Simultaneously, there is