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Environmental pollution is one of the major problems faced by the world community, especially in the cities of developing countries which have experienced unbridled growth of population, urbanization, and industrialization. In India, the unplanned location of industries in and around urban areas and the volume of traffic have caused serious pollution problems, leading to deteriorating environmental conditions adversely impacting the health of the people. ...
Although women constitute half of world's population yet they are the largest group which is excluded from the benefits of social and economic development. Women constitute a strong labour force which needs to be mobilised and encouraged to make an effective contribution to the development process. In India, the work participation rate of women is less than half that of men. Despite efforts made towards economic empowerment of women, majority of the active ...
The extent of empowerment of women in a nation is largely determined by three factors, viz. economic, social and political identity. The Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) called for a three pronged strategy of social empowerment, economic empowerment and providing gender justice to create an enabling environment of positive, economic and social policies for women and eliminating all forms of discrimination against them and thus advance gender equality goals. The ...
The Constitution of India confers equal rights and opportunities on men and women in the political, economic and social spheres. The policy framework within which efforts are being made to ensure gender equality has been spelt out by the National Policy for the Empowerment of Women (2001(. India’s commitment to gender equality is further evidenced by the fact that it is a signatory to Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination ...
Environmental economics is a branch of economics which deals with the inter-relationship between environment and development. Environmental economics examines the interface between economic agents and environment. Economic activities of human being have a profound impact on natural environment. Hence use/abuse of natural resources has raised many moral, legal and practical questions for present and future generations. Environmental pollution is one of the major ...