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The word disaster denotes a high magnitude low probability tragic event or mishappening caused either naturally or through human induced factors, suddenly or gradually, with or without any pre-warning resulting in colossal loss of life, injury to the people and damage to property. It completely disrupts normal life, all the activities come to a grinding halt and the people are left in a state of complete disarray, chaos and panic. It has far reaching social, ...
This book comprehensively analyses urbanization trends in India using, for the first time, the 2001 Census data. It looks at definitional problems in the identification of urban settlements for comparative analysis. The realistic quantification of migration, its share of urban growth in large cities, the role of small and medium towns, and growth of large urban agglomerations are also considered. Covering 17 major states across India the study takes into account ...
In general, rural women have a strong desire to stay in their community and contribute to its development. They are also seeking a better balance in the division of labor in the domestic household, need encouragement for their personal and professional development and more support in their bid to achieve financial independence, and to participate fully in decision-making. The challenge for rural development programmes is to identify the constraints on women’s ...
Women constitute almost half of the world population and they play a vital role in shaping the society. however, in majority of countries they continue to face discrimination with regards to access to education. This low level of education not only has a negative impact on women’s lives but also on their families’ lives and on their country’s socio-economic development. Education is key because education women are more likely to know what social, community, ...
Aquaculture contributes to over 70% of Inland fish production placing India to second rank in the world aquaculture produce marking the era for Blue Revolution. Seed availability is the primary requirement of any aquaculture programme. Due to spread of fish and shellfish aquaculture in this country, the demand for seed by aquafarmers has been increased tremendously during the last two decades and there is a need to evolve cheap and reliable technique for ...