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The agricultural sector had made a remarkable progress during the post-Green Revolution years in India. Though initially acreage and yield growth has contributed much in the growth of agricultural output in the later stage cropping pattern has become more important in respect of agricultural development. Crop diversification has also been experienced by West Bengal, one of the prominent agricultural states of India and because of its social, economic and ...
The papers in this volume, presented at a seminar organised by north east India council for social science research, attempt to explore the status of education in north east India and its role in the development of the region. They address a range of issues concerning elementary, secondary and higher education, adult education, distance education and women education. Tracing the reasons for failure to achieve the target of education policies, the contributors try ...
The Government of India has declared the year 2001 as the year of women empowerment. A lot has been done and many initiatives are being taken in this regard at national and international levels. Efforts have been made by the Government as well as Non-Governmental Agencies for the empowerment of women and raising their status in the society. Coinciding with these efforts, this volume is highlighting the different issues and problems concerning the Indian women. ...
Depletion, degradation and thus management of natural resources have become an important issue worldwide for sustaining human civilization and its progress. Several factors like population growth, incidence of poverty, unplanned economic activities, ownership rights and faulty system of management as well as government policies are identified to be the major reasons for this. The both-way linkages between the availability and quality of resources and economic and ...