Black Galaxy

Black Galaxy and Cluster Development in Ongole

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November 21st 2009
Late this week we set out for Ongole (450 km southeast of Hyderabad) to talk to local entrepreneurs in the granite industry about cluster development within an area SEZ dedicated to stone fabrication and building products. Ongole, located on the coast of Andhra Pradesh, is one of the major centers for tobacco trading in the state; however, during the late 1990’s, Ongole started to focus on leve ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more