More than 70% of freight in India moves by road. Traders expressed fear Monday that the strike would soon lead to a shortage of fruits, vegetables and other essential commodities.

由于印度公路货运占全国运输总量的70%以上，印度商人5日表示，他们担心罢工很快会导致果蔬和其它必需品短缺。

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In India its sewers - they run beneath the streets - and they are an essential part of infrastructure.

在印度，下水道系统在街道下穿行，是基础建设的重要组成部分。

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He says the scarcity of doctors in India mades video treatment essential.

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In addition, Sen said India was willing to donate essential medicines to the relief effort, noting that India has the largest number of Food and Drug Administration-recognized pharmaceutical companies outside the United States.

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Still, her professional services were considered an essential element of the medical regimen at India's famous Arya Vaidya Chikitsalayam, the Mayo Clinic of traditional Indian medicine.

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The poor are forced into a long or permanent bachelorhood, a status widely frowned upon in India, where marriage is deemed essential to becoming a full member of society.

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