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
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Structural attributes of lantana-invaded forest plots in AchanakmarAmarkantak Biosphere Reserve, Central India
Vegetation of lantana-invaded forest plots in the Achanakmar
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The 2005 global report on purchasing power parity estimates: A preliminary review
The fifth (2005) round of the World Bank's International Comparison Program, which produces estimates of the gross domestic product at purchasing power parity prices, has been the most extensive and
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Improving on haves and have-nots
All-or-nothing targets for global access to basic amenities such as drinking water and sanitation are outdated. The time has come for a more fluid approach. March 20, 2008
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A strategy on controlling motor vehicle emissions for urban air quality management
Air quality crisis in cities is attributable mainly to vehicular emissions. Transportation systems are expanding everywhere. This paper examines the pollutant emissions from automobiles and identifies that the capacity of routine monitoring networks and impact assessment in India is usually limited to criteria pollutants.
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Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
The main objective of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is to act as the nodal agency for planning integrated development of the statistical system in the country and also to do coordination of statistical work with a view to identifying gaps in data availability or duplication of statistical work in respect of Departments of the Government of India and the State Statis
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Agricultural income and its distribution in Bihar
Bihar is a predominantly agricultural State with 86 per cent of her population depending upon agriculture. In my study of the National Income of Bihar published in the Indian Journal of Economics, July