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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) impact health, nutrition, and livelihood status of millions of Indians every day. Decentralized governance is a key strategy for enhancing efficiency, equity, and justice in this vital sector. Improving governance is not an option; it is in fact essential, given the enormous challenges faced by India. This volume critically examines the decentralization of governance in particular to the water and sanitation sector in rural ...
Climate change is looming large on the globe and has become a major issue of our concern. This situation of the global environment poses threat at several fronts. Agriculture which is closely linked with weather cycle is one of such fronts. All agricultural operations are designed in tune with climate pattern. Even a slight fluctuation in any critical environmental factor such as temperature may cause irreversible damage to agricultural performance. The present ...
Ethnography of a Tribe is the first ever study of the little known Anwal community of Indo-Tibetan border, which has been confined for a long time to hilly, forested and remote areas of Uttarakhand Himalaya. The centuries-old social isolation of the Anwals has made their identity undefinable in the broad spectrum of Indian social system. It is an effort to bring forth the Anwals—their origin, society, culture and economy—to the notice of academicians, ...
The term ‘Backward Communities’ is frequently used but rarely understood properly. Whenever we talk about ‘Backward Communities’ in Indian context we generally mean to the tribal communities, scheduled Castes and other Backward castes. These communities are Backward due to certain historical and socio-cultural reasons. The development of these communities has always been a prime concern of the Government of India. Academicians, Non Government ...
Education, Health, Hygiene and Nutrition are the prime concern of Human Resource Development. These are the attributes which make difference between human beings and the animals. The book is an endeavour to present a vivid picture of education, health, hygiene and nutritional status of the tribal communities of Uttaranchal, particularly in the context of the various development policies and programmes meant for the tribal communities in general and the tribal ...