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2001 Gujarat earthquake, India

An earthquake of 7.7 magnitude hit Gujarat on January 26, 2001 and lasted for over 2 minutes. The Bhuj earthquake, as it came to be known, left utter destruction in its wake, killing over 30,000 people and destroying 400,000 homes.

The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January, India's 52nd Republic Day, at 08:46 am IST. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India. Wikipedia
Date: 26 January 2001
Magnitude: 7.7 Mw; 8.0 Ms; 6.9 mb
Location: Gujarat
Areas affected: India, Pakistan
Casualties: 13,805–20,023 dead; ~ 166,800 injured
Depth: 16 kilometres (10 mi)
ISC event: 1763683.

How many people died in the small village of Kutch?
The death toll in the Kutch region was 12,300. Bhuj, which was situated only 20 km away from the epicentre, was devastated. Considerable damage also occurred in Bhachau and Anjar with hundreds of villages flattened in Taluka of Anjar, Bhuj and Bhachau.


What was the cause of the Bhuj earthquake?
According to geologists, the earthquake occurred at the convergent boundary between the two tectonic plates making Gujarat the epicentre of the earthquake. Even today the continuous continental collision of the plate boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian plate governs the plate tectonics of the region.

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More to follow.

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.... B. R. Ambedkar
Former Minister of Law and Justice of India.

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served ...

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Ambedkar was a great and dynamic personality having inspirational life from childhood till the last movement. He has various qualities like efficiency, honesty, revolutionist, long visionary attitude, leadership, non violent attitude and ambitious thoughts. These qualities made him as ideal for young generation.

What did Ambedkar do for India?
In 1951, Ambedkar established the Finance Commission of India. He opposed income tax for low-income groups. He contributed in Land Revenue Tax and excise duty policies to stabilise the economy. He played an important role in land reform and the state economic development.


Who is known as father of Constitution?
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Shrinkflation describes manufacturers making small changes to products, usually in quantity or size so the selling price remains the same.
An example would be a “Party Size” bag of corn chips used to be 18 ounces and now it's 15.5 ounces.

I noticed this with the bar soap I've been using for years. It was out of stock in a few stores for months and now the bars are smaller but the box is the same size.

Expect more of shrinkflation to come!

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The Keibul Lamjao National Park is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India.
The national park is characterized by floating decomposed plant material locally called phumdi. It was created in 1966 as a wildlife sanctuary to preserve the natural habitat of the endangered Eld's deer (Cervus eldi eldi). In 1977, it was gazetted as national park.