Notes and Study material for Exams
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 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
Health Status of the country The health of a nation is an essential component of development, vital to the nation‟s economic Growth and internal stability. Assuming the minimum level of health care to the Population is a critical constituent of the development process. First, India has to complete its unfinished … Read more
Census Of India : Economic and Social features Rural and urban Population Altogether, 833.5 million persons live in rural area as per Census 2011, which was more than two-third of the total population, while 377.1 million persons live in urban areas. Urban proportion has gone up from 17.3 per cent in 1951 to 31.2 per … Read more
Total Population Absolute Precentage Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Persons 68548437 51500352 17048085 100.0 75.1 24.9 Males 35550997 26641747 8909250 100.0 74.9 25.1 Females 32997440 24858605 8138835 100.0 75.3 24.7 Decadal Change Absolute Precentage 2001-2011 Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban … Read more