2023 disasters in numbers
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
Information and communication technology (ict) determines growth. This includes cell phone, Internet and broadband service that aids rapid communication and trade ict boosts productivity
When was the last time you drank water straight from the tap at your house to slake thirst on a hot summer day, without hesitation. Chances are you would have at least boiled or filtered the water. The public water supply in India is so unreliable that th
Hypsometric analysis of four agricultural watersheds namely, Parga, Paharpur-1, Bhaluksunda and RK-35 falling in laterite zone of West Bengal was carried out for assessing their erosion status.
Wastelands occupy 20% or more of India. Since these wastelands are neither in agricultural or urban use, they would fall in the undeveloped category. In other
Various schedules of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (henceforth WPA), dictate the level of legal protection given to species of Indian animals.
This article describes the Reverse Osmosis technology and its cost economics to convert the brackish ground water and tap water of poor quality to potable water.
This study attempts to analyse the effects of some selected demographic and socio-economic predictor variables on the likelihood of immunisation of a child for six vaccine-preventable diseases covered under the Universal Immunisation Programme. It focuses on immunisation coverage (a) at the all India level, (b) in rural and urban areas, (c) in Bihar, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, and (d) for three groups of states, the empowered action group, north-eastern and other states. The study applies a logistic regression model to National Family Health Survey-2 (1998-99) data.
Through an analytical study of the process of federalisation of India, the author provides a picture of story of state formation in the country.
This article presents results on the participation of rural workers in the National Rural Employment Guarantee programme based on a pilot survey of three villages in Udaipur district in Rajasthan.
The incidence of presence of pesticides and heavy metals in the leafy vegetables has gained significance. The present study was carried out to study the effect of indicriminate use of common insecticides on the essential catabolic activity of some vegetables.