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Discussion on the effect of climate change in the global economy and in social life is underway in academics and in policy circles. Limited research work is available on the effect of climate change on agriculture in mountainous areas. This book is socio-scientific study about the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity in Uttarakhand Himalaya Region (UHR) which accommodates a diverse and complex agriculture zone in Indian Himalaya Region (IHR). ...
Growing urbanization is posing serious environmental concerns in India in terms of changing land use pattern, increasing carbon emissions, solid waste generation and disposal, air and water pollution and poor sanitation amenities. A large segment of urban population in India resides in slums, squatters and informal settlement. These settlements are often located in low laying areas prone to direct and indirect risks due to environmental degradation including ...
Globalisation is aimed at economic growth with the support of global capital and knowledge, and is intended to overcome the limitations of the backwardness and inefficiency. Globalisation had its impact on various sector of the Indian economy. Among the sector, agriculture is not only the backbone of the nation's economy and food security, but also a way of life and anchor of the overall livelihood of Indian people. Livelihood changes will have influence on ...
Medical Anthropology is a branch of anthropology it is a bio-cultural discipline concerned with both the biological and socio cultural aspects of human behaviour related to health and disease. With the emergence of Medical Anthropology, the distinction between the usage of the terms disease and illness was made possible. Ethnomedicine is a sub-discipline of medical anthropology; it deals with beliefs and practices concerning illness. Precisely, deals with those ...
India has witnessed remarkable progress in human and economic development since Independence. The human activities are adversely affecting the environment and ecology while the global issues like ozone layer depletion, greenhouse gases affect, global warming, climatic change, etc. cause concern. The environmental pollution is posing a serious challenge for the sustainability of the economic growth while the road to sustainable development is a tardy one. There is ...
Rural Development Programmes in India: Effectiveness and Evaluation is an edited book consisting of the selected papers presented in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar held in Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya in the month of November, 2016. This book will throw light on the achievements and failures of rural development programmes introduced by the Government of India in different five year plans and also will focus on the alternative measures that have been taken and ...
This book presents a fairly comprehensive understanding of the concept of Women's Studies and methodology by the discipline in the course of its evolution. Adoption of appropriate methodology is an essential characteristic of quality research.
The present book provides the basic tenets of methodological research so that researchers may become familiar with the art of using research methods and techniques. This book will be of immense use for students of graduate, ...
The present volume deals with issues that the Indian Diaspora in South Africa faces today. After more than 150 years, the South African Indian community is resilient and strongly entrenched in its Indian roots. Today the Indian community in South Africa consists not only of those who arrived in the colonial period, but also those who arrived during the last two decades looking for career opportunities. Although some of them came from Pakistan and Bangladesh, they ...