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Final Report on the Functioning of Anganwadi Centres in Assam and Meghalya
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2011
order to elicit views from stakeholders who are mainly mothers, pregnant women and lactating mothers and children and the …
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A Study of Children Dependent on Prostitutes in Selected Areas of Uttar Pradesh
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2010
of children dependent on prostitutes in Uttar Pradesh. Thus, it is imperative to conduct a field survey in the state of … Uttar Pradesh to examine the social problem of trafficking and prostitution in children and women and status of children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008751877
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Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2009 (Provisional)
Pratham, Pratham - eSocialSciences - 2010
The purpose of the ASER 2009’s rapid assessment survey in rural areas is twofold: (i) to get reliable estimates of the status of children’s schooling and basic learning (reading and arithmetic level) at the district level; and (ii) to measure the change in these basic learning and...
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Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2010 (Provisional)
Pratham, Pratham - eSocialSciences - 2011
tuition, parents’ education, household and village characteristics are retained. In addition, this year ASER tests mothers … on their numeracy skills. For the first time, ASER 2010 introduces questions on critical thinking for children in Std. 5 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008828476
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Brand India: No Equity for Children
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2011
commitment to its children? URL:[http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/files/Brand%20India%20No%20Equity%20for%20Children.pdf]. …, privatisation and globalisation. Our children today live, in what some describe as “Brand India†which has the tenth highest GDP …
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Fighting Junk Food Marketing to Kids
BMSG, Berkeley Media Studies Group - eSocialSciences - 2010
markets. This paper analysis the effect of marketing strategies of such companies on young children. It also suggests some …
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Food Consumption and Nutritional Status in India: Emerging Trends and Perspectives
R, Radhakrishna - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper reviews the trends over three decades in the consumption of cereals, calories and micronutrients and nutritional status based on anthropometric measures using the data sets of NSS, NNMB and NFHS. It provides an explanation for the slow growth of nutrient intake and slow reduction in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077863
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Why Do Mothers Breastfeed Girls Less Than Boys? Evidence and Implications for Child Health in India
Jayachandran, Seema; Kuziemko, Ilyana - eSocialSciences - 2009
Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. The implications for breastfeeding decisions are modelled and test has been done to predict model's predictions us- ing survey data from India.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017996
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Book Review: Being Mothers
Yesudian, P. Princy - eSocialSciences - 2007
Review of Janani: Mothers, Daughters, Motherhood edited by Rinki Bhattacharya; Sage India, New Delhi, 2006; Pp 200, Rs …
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Children not included in "Inclusive‟ Budget: Where is the "Aam Bachcha†in the Budget, Mr FM?
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2010
Finance Minister’s Pranab Mukherjee’s “inclusive†Budget 2010-11 does not include children, who are over 42 per … cent of the population. Out of every rupee spent in the budget, he has allotted only 4.63 paise to children. …
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