NCHMCT JEE 2014 Question Paper with solutions for online practice
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Global shipbreaking industry is expected to see about 20% reduction in business from its last year performance. The Indian story is no different. According to sources in shipbreaking industry based out of Alang in Gujarat, though India could hold on to its No. 1 position last year, it may find it difficult to do so this year given the ground realities. “The industry is doing badly now due to low local demand as steel production has slowed down. More importantly, depreciation of the rupee against the dollar is also impacting the industry very badly”, pointed out a leading player from Alang. “It is too early to talk about how the industry would perform in 2014. It would all depend on what kind of Government is going to come to power and what their policies are,” he added. Meanwhile an environmental watchdog Robin des Bois (Robin Hood) said that the world market for ship demolition remains strong with India, Bangladesh and Pakistan together accounting for more than two-thirds of business. In 2013, 1,119 ships went to the world’s breaker’s yards, a decline of 16 per cent over 2012 which was an “exceptional year” said the French monitoring group. The figures confirm that the ship demolition sector is in good health. It is the second highest tally since 2006, when the group began compiling annual reports in an effort to boost transparency in a sector with a contested environmental record. In terms of number of ships demolished, the three South Asian countries accounted for 50 per cent of ships torn down in 2013. India, being the world leader, tore 343 ships, or about 26 per cent of total ships demolished. Bangladesh and Pakistan stood third and fifth in the list with 210 and 104 ships or 16 and eight per cent respectively. In terms of tonnage, the three South Asian countries accounted for 71 per cent of the world’s scrapped ships. India came in at the top with 2.8 million tonnes or 31 per cent of the total metal recycled globally.
Global shipbreaking industry is expected to see about 20% reduction in business from its last year performance. The Indian story is no different. According to sources in shipbreaking industry based out of Alang in Gujarat, though India could hold on to its No. 1 position last year, it may find it difficult to do so this year given the ground realities. “The industry is doing badly now due to low local demand as steel production has slowed down. More importantly, depreciation of the rupee against the dollar is also impacting the industry very badly”, pointed out a leading player from Alang. “It is too early to talk about how the industry would perform in 2014. It would all depend on what kind of Government is going to come to power and what their policies are,” he added. Meanwhile an environmental watchdog Robin des Bois (Robin Hood) said that the world market for ship demolition remains strong with India, Bangladesh and Pakistan together accounting for more than two-thirds of business. In 2013, 1,119 ships went to the world’s breaker’s yards, a decline of 16 per cent over 2012 which was an “exceptional year” said the French monitoring group. The figures confirm that the ship demolition sector is in good health. It is the second highest tally since 2006, when the group began compiling annual reports in an effort to boost transparency in a sector with a contested environmental record. In terms of number of ships demolished, the three South Asian countries accounted for 50 per cent of ships torn down in 2013. India, being the world leader, tore 343 ships, or about 26 per cent of total ships demolished. Bangladesh and Pakistan stood third and fifth in the list with 210 and 104 ships or 16 and eight per cent respectively. In terms of tonnage, the three South Asian countries accounted for 71 per cent of the world’s scrapped ships. India came in at the top with 2.8 million tonnes or 31 per cent of the total metal recycled globally.
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