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Aviation is a large field so it will not be possible to cover all career options in one post. To easily understand each career prospects of aviation, I will split the guidance materials into different posts. Student can choose their options depend on their particular interest. This is the first post on Careers in Aviation; it outlines overview of aviation industry and job profiles. Overview : Aviation is a general term which includes the science and technology of flight through the air. Aviation also applies to the mode of travel provided by the aircraft as carriers of passengers and cargo, and as such is part of the total transportation system. Aviation also describes the employment of aircraft in such fields as military aviation. The world of the airplane, including the people who manufacture, market, and repair aircraft or who work in allied industries, is frequently spoken as aviation. Aviation is broadly grouped into three classes : General aviation, Air transport aviation (comme...

General Information : Raigad district is located in south western side of Maharashtra state. The district head quarter is Alibag. Alibag is situated on the western coast of India and on shore of Arabian Sea. Raigad district consist of 15 talukas : Alibag, Pen, Murud, Mangaon, Tala, Roha, Sudhagad (Pali), Mahad, Mhasla, Poladpur, Shrivardhan, Panvel, Khalapur, Karjat and Uran. The main rivers in Raigad district are Kalu, Patalganga, Amsa, Kundalika, Ghod, Ulhas, Bhogawati, Savitri and Gandhar. The district includes towns/cities of Panvel, Pen, Khopoli, Khalapur, Uran, Patalganga, Rasayani, Nagothana, Poladpur, Alibag, Karjat and Mahad. The biggest city both in area and population is Panvel. The district also includes the isle of Gharapuri or Elephanta, located in Uran tehasil which has ancient Hindu and Buddhist caves. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University is a unitary, autonomous university located at Lonere in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India. Tourist Spot : Prime attract...

General Information : Sindhudurg district is the Southern part of the ‘Konkan’ which is historically famous for its long coast line and safe harbors. The district is named after the fort of Sindhudurg (which means “fort in the sea”), which lies on a rocky island just off the coast of Malvan. Sindhudurg is bordered on the North by Ratnagiri District, on the South by the state of Goa, on the west by the Arabian Sea, and to the east across the crest of the Western Ghats or Sayadhris is Kolhapur District. Sindhudurg district comprises of eight talukas : Sawantwadi, Kudal, Vengurla, Malvan, Devgad, Kankavli, Vaibhavwadi and Dodamarg. Smaller towns include Talere, Vaibhavwadi, Shirgaon, Kharepatan, Achara, Banda and the hill resort of Amboli. The modern township of Sindhudurgnagari is the headquarters of Sindhudurg district. The main rivers in the district are Devgad, Gad, Shuk, Achra, Terekhol, Sahyadri, Kurla, Kalna and Tilari. Sindhudurg being a coastal district, the climate i...

Careers in Commerce -- Source of Information : Yahoo ! India Education portal, Educationtimes.com portal and indiaeducation.net portal -- Bachelors in Commerce or BCom, is as the name itself suggests, gives an overview of the commerce field. Commerce education is known as a foundation for business development. Commerce offers foundation for many professional careers like finance, planning, accountancy, tax practitioners, banking and broking … etc, besides academics, research, and many more. Persons having interest for accounting, finance, commodities, marketing and trading … etc may generally choose Commerce as first career choice. Well Known Personality : Do you know what do steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, PepsiCo Chairperson Indira Nooyi and Kinetic Motors’s Joint MD Sullaja Firoda Motwani have in common? Besides being established names, all of them are Commerce graduates. Not that their illustrious careers were scripted while studying. But their Commerce background definitely aided in ...

The cashew (Marathi name Kaju) is a fruit which looks like an inverted heart. Cashew is grown for its fruit cashew apple and for a nut. Cashew nut is grown at the end of cashew apple. Cashew apple is used for making cashew syrup. The famous Goan feni is produced from cashew apple juice. Nuts are separated from cashew apple immediately after the harvest. Dried nuts are roasted either in open pan or rotary cylinders. Shelling is done by hands. Soon after roasting kernels are dried in sun or hot air chambers in cashew factory. They are kept in sweating chamber for some time. The nuts are then ready for grading and packing. The premium quality cashews of Sindhudurg are exported worldwide. Cashew trees grow in rocky land having red soil. Kokan climate is very favorable for cashews plantation and are mainly grown in large scale in Sindhudurg district. Fruits are ripen from December to May. The nutritional health facts of cashews The cashew tree’s leaves and bark as well as the popular cashew...

We all know that Kokan is land of natural beauty and culture. Like its unique beauty, the language of Kokan known as Kokani is also unique. The word unique has been used for Kokani language because even through it is widely spoken in Kokan, each region has a different dialect, pronunciation style, vocabulary, tone and sometimes, significant differences in grammar. Roots of Kokani Language : The origins of Konkani language from the historic viewpoint are very interesting. The Aryans who migrated to India familiarized themselves in North India and established several languages based on the local influence. Depending on their geographical dispersion you can categorize two distinct groups. Punjabi, Rajasthani, Gujarati, and Hindi evolved from Prakrit of Magadha, and Sindhi Maithili, Assamese, Bengali originated from Shouraseni Prakrit. Konkani belongs to the second group, and hence some scholars regard Bengali or Assamese as the mother of Konkani language. However, in reality the three a...

--- Source: www.timeswellness.com and Educationtimes.com --- For Parents There are challenges that a father faces while trying to communicate with his child. Deepti Khanna tells how you can overcome those and strengthen the father-child bond. Most kids often complain that their fathers never have the time for them and most fathers are sad that kids don’t respect the decisions they take for them. 6-12 years In this age group, kids are aware yet very curious and inquisitive. They have complete faith and trust in what their parents say and do not challenge what is spoken. For fathers it is important to understand that the Indian concept of instilling fear of the father is not healthy. Dr Harish Shetty, pyschiatrist practising at Dr LH Hirannadani Hospital says, “Often in India, mothers threaten kids that if they don’t do their homework, their father would be told. This is not the right way of communicating. The child at this age should be made to feel secure and accepted.” Dr Yusuf Mathch...

In Kokan electricity about 25 Megawatt to be generated through privatized plants, check the below article from Sakal newspaper. http://www.esakal.com/esakal/20110201/4863826971558660918.htm

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