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The traditional and cultural preference for sons over daughters particularly in the Asian countries is causing massive gender ratio imbalances. It is an issue of concern as various social, economic and demographic indicators provide evidence of gender bias as well as deep-rooted prejudice and discrimination against women and girl children. Gender imbalance occurs as a consequence of war, female infanticide, sex selective abortions and governmental policy of one ...
The opening article of the book "Groundwater Management: Need for Sustainable Approach" by Sudha Menon attempts to provide an overview of the concept and importance of Groundwater management. Sustainable Groundwater management plays a key role in combating water scarcity, livelihood security in view of the falling Groundwater tables and desertification. The article concludes giving policy recommendation for sustainable Groundwater management in India. ...
Payment for Environmental Services (PES) is the latest policy innovation that is attracting a lot of attention in both developed and developing countries. Collectively, the value of global environmental services has been estimated at US$ 33 trillion, higher than the entire world’s gross national product. The services which currently stand out are Carbon Sequestration and storage; Bio-diversity protection; Watershed protection and Landscape beauty. PES is ...
In simple terms, 'social security' can be defined as the mechanism to ensure that individuals in a society are able to maintain their standard of living through adversities and contingencies of life. In the context of poverty alleviation and development, social security also includes measures to address the basic needs of people. One of the major achievements of the twentieth century was the recognition of social security as a 'basic human right', and in the ...
Joint Forest Management is one of the most important initiatives for protection and regeneration of forests in India. It involves a partnership with the local forest-dependent communities based on mutual sharing of benefits accruing from the forests. It focuses on the decentralized approach of participatory forest management based on the principle of 'Care and Share'. It supports the socio-economic development of tribals and other forest-dependent communities. ...