Age Structure, Sex Ratio And Rural Urban Composition Of India

–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”>   Age structure, sex ratio and Rural-Urban composition of India   Rural-Urban Composition:   For the first time since Independence, the absolute increase in Population is more in urban areas that in rural areas Rural Population in India: 68.84% Urban Population in India: 31.16% Level of … Read more

Age: Sex, ratio, rural-urban composition

  Rural-Urban Composition: For the first time since Independence, the absolute increase in Population is more in urban areas that in rural areas Rural Population in India: 68.84% Urban Population in India: 31.16% Level of Urbanization increased from 27.81% in 2001 Census to 31.16% in 2011 Census The proportion of rural population declined from 72.19% … Read more

Age structure, sex ratio and Rural-Urban composition of India

Rural-Urban Composition: For the first time since Independence, the absolute increase in Population is more in urban areas that in rural areas Rural Population in India: 68.84% Urban Population in India:31.16% Level of Urbanization increased from 27.81% in 2001 Census to 31.16% in 2011 Census The proportion of rural population declined from 72.19% to 68.84% … Read more

Multiculturalism

 Multiculturalism Multiculturalism, the view that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups, deserve special acknowledgement of their differences within a dominant political culture.  That acknowledgement can take the forms of recognition of contributions to the cultural life of the political community as a whole, a demand for special protection under the … Read more

Digital Divide & Its Prevention (1)

 Digital divide & its prevention Digital technologies have spread rapidly in much of the world. Digital dividends—the broader development benefits from using these technologies have lagged behind. In many instances digital technologies have boosted Growth, expanded opportunities, and improved service delivery. Yet their aggregate impact has fallen short and is unevenly distributed. For … Read more

Health Indicators

Health indicators are quantifiable characteristics of a Population which researchers use as supporting evidence for describing the health of a population. Central  Government is limited to family welfare and disease control programs, the state governments are responsible for primary and secondary medical care with a limited role in specialty care. Vital Health Indicators for India are:- Life … Read more

Malnutrition

WHO Defines Malnutrition as “Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups of conditions: undernutrition, which includes wasting (low weight-for-height), stunting (low height-for-age) and underweight (low weight-for-age); micronutrient-related malnutrition, which includes micronutrient deficiencies (a lack of important VITAMINS and Minerals) or … Read more

Demographic Dividend And Transition

 Demographic dividend and transition Demographic dividend The term “demographic dividend” (DD) refers to the accelerated economic Growth that a country can achieve when it has a low dependency ratio or, in other words, when the proportion of its Population that is of working age is greater than the proportion of its population that … Read more

Social Legislation as an instrument of Social Change

Concept Of Social Legislation Legislation is an instrument to control, guide and restrain the behaviour of individuals and groups living in Society. Individuals and groups left in absolute freedom may clash with each other in the pursuit of their self interest at the cost of others.They cause grave harm to society leading to chaos. Legislation … Read more