In spite of recent surge of interest in health issues, the impact of water on health has not elicited much attention in the academia. Though fluoride and heavy metals have been fairly researched, literature on nitrate and salinity is scanty; lack of sanitation and its resultant impact on health still remains under researched. One of the reasons for this can be attributed to the existence of diverse forms of contaminations and the variety of risks attached to each ...
The process of economic development is spatially not uniform in the world. It varies between regions and also within a region. The existence of regional inequalities in the level of development is one of the basic structural characteristics of a developing country like India. As a natural corollary of “growth with social justiceâ€, balanced regional development has constituted an important aspect of India’s developmental objectives since independence. ...