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Agriculture is the main occupation in India and about 75% of its population depends directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihood. It is the dominant sector that contributes 18% of the gross domestic product. Thus, agriculture is the foundation of the Indian economy. The maximum share of Indian exports is also from the agriculture sector. As the population of the country is increasing trem- dously, approximately at the rate of 19 million every year over the existing popu- tion of more than 1 billion (approximately 1. 18 billion), the food grain production must necessarily be increased. This can be done by increasing crop production to match the population growth rate of 2. 2% pe...
This book is a discourse on social impact assessment (SIA), an important tool for identifying and managing impacts of a development project. It provides an outlook on judicial, methodological and ethical complexities in SIA. The book also offers anthropological critique of SIA and collates experiences of practitioners and researchers from India, with the objective of sharpening SIA with redefined practices. Social Impact Assessment in India discusses direct and indirect impacts on project-affected people (displaced and relocated) and the role (ethical and financial) of funding agencies, including legalities and associated vulnerabilities. The strength of this book lies in its field-based approach revealing ground realities and the authors' reflections and insights on situations on the field, across different regions of India.
The book about Indian Grey Hornbills Ocyceros birostris gives an account of the research carried out by the author for his doctoral Thesis about hornbills, sans the complex data. Sometimes it takes the form of storytelling and how the secrets about hornbill's life were unraveled and sometimes it is just fact sharing. The book covers many aspects of the Indian Grey Hornbill’s life, including how the hornbills manage to keep the sealed cavity clean? Latest findings about the species are also added along with photographs. Overall, it gives you glimpses of the life of these enchanting birds – hornbills !
Towards a sustainable agriculture: An intervention tool for eco-friendly approach in modern era contains many sustainable issues which have been discussed thoroughly. It explores the vital role of many national and international issues pertaining to soil tillage, watershed, organic farming, integrated nutrient management (INM) system, biofertilizer, vermicomposting, earthworms-role in sustainable agriculture, checking crop pests naturally-noble way to sustain agriculture, role of rural women, farm worm, agroforestry, management of waste lands. The book provides new alternatives to sustain productivity of Jhum Cultivation - myths and reality. Importance of micronutrients and application of extension system approach for sustaining food grain production have also been dealt in separate chapters. Secondly this book will prove a boon for the scientists, extension personnels, teachers and students, who are involved in conducting applied and basic research in various aspects of agricultural production on sustainable basis.
The Present Work Is An Attempts To Bring Together The Clinical And Biogenetic Aspects, On One Hand, And The Traditional Cultural Heritage In The Form Of Traditions Medical Systems, On The Other.
"The present volume is an outcome of a national seminar organized by the Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, Lucknow in October 1999"--Pref.
Contributed articles presented at a national seminar held at Aligarh on 1-2 May, 1991.
In This Volume Seventeen Distinguished Sociologists, Educationists, Economists, Jurists, Social Workers And Civil Servants Discussed The Many Complexities Of Citizenship In The Indian Context, Where The Material Basis Of Its Realization Has Not Been Created But Its Rights And Duties Have Been Enshrined In The Constitution Of India.
A collection of fifteen short stories, Anjie, Pat and India's Poor, covers a multiple range of characters one comes across in day-to-day life. Varied emotions colour the pages with spectacular beauty; a twist at the end of the tales being the icing on the cake. The distinguishing traits of the stories? They are entertaining and captivating - from the first page to the last.