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Issues related to Role of Women in Economic and Social Development in India India has experienced rapid Growth and development in the past years in many spheres. Gender Equity is not one of them. This is deplorable considering the important role played by women in the socio-economic growth of the country. The Indian development model … Read more
Chipko Movement Chipko movement, also called Chipko andolan, nonviolent social and ecological movement by rural villagers, particularly Women, in India in the 1970s, aimed at protecting trees and forests slated for government-backed logging. The movement originated in the Himalayan region of Uttar Pradesh (later Uttarakhand) in 1973 and quickly spread throughout the Indian Himalayas. The … Read more
Public/Private PARTNERSHIP In Health Care Services In India It is widely accepted that the deficiencies in public sector health system can only be overcome by significant reforms. The need for reforms in India’s Health sector has been emphasized by successive plan documents since the Eighth Five-Year Plan in 1992, by the 2002 national health policy … Read more
India’s traditional village economy was characterised by the “blending of agriculture and handicrafts”. But this internal balance of the village economy had been systematically slaughtered by the British Government. In the process, traditional handicraft industries slipped away, from its pre-eminence and its decline started at the turn of the 18th century and proceeded rapidly almost … Read more
The term Sustainable Growth became prominent after the World Conservation Strategy Presented in 1980 by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Brundland Report(1987) define Sustainable Development as the a process which seek to meet the needs and aspirations of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generation … Read more
[su_heading]Women[/su_heading] Dependent widow (pension) maintenance grant : – Under this scheme, such widows whose age is 18 years to 60 years and whose monthly income is below Rs.1000 / – and neither son / grandson is more than 20 years old. There is provision of grant of Rs 800 / – per month for grant of maintenance … Read more
Organised crime: Organized crime is described as any group having a corporate structure whose main aim is to obtain Money through unlawful activities often surviving on fear and Corruption. Today, organized crime is business at large scale that is conducting global commerce for the trafficking of illegal Services and products as well as developing the … Read more
UTTARAKHAND produces an estimated 792077 MT of fruits and 606507 MT of vegetables.presently 39 percent of the cultivation land in the state is under
Uttarakhand‟s area is 58,483 sq km with a Population of about 1,01,16,752 (2011 census), out of which 75 per cent live in 16414 small scattered villages; 80per cent of villages have population less than 500 persons and almost 90per cent of villages have population of less than 1000 people; 62per cent of the villages are … Read more
Economic Profile Uttarakhand is one of the fastest growing states of the India. The State’s economy grew at an annual Growth rate of over 10 percent during the last decade. In terms of economic growth, the state’s performance has been above the national Average from 2002-03 to 2010-11. The high growth led to rapid … Read more