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Climate Change and India-Some Major Issues and Policy Implications
Prasad, H A C; Kochher, J.S. - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper examines the genesis of Climate Change which has been referred to as the defining human development issue of our generation. Also studied is the impact of this problem in the global as well as Indian context. India is not immune from the impact of global warming and climate change....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512427
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Who Drives Change? Comparing the Evolution of Domestic Climate Governance in India and South Africa
Never, Babette - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper compares and contrasts the nature and scope of change in the domestic climate governance of India and South …-loop learning. Differences exist for more specific parts of climate governance. Three resulting hypotheses give conditions for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318508
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Managing Capital Flows: The Case of India
Shah, Ajay; Patnaik, Ila - eSocialSciences - 2008
improvements in the size, liquidity and corporate governance of Indian frms. While the system of capital controls appears … of the current account. These changes to capital account openness were not accompanied by commensurate monetary policy … reform. The monetary policy regime has consisted essentially of a pegged exchange rate to the US dollar throughout. [WP No …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528104
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A test of Governance: Education, Health and Family Planning in Areas Annexxed toKarnataka, Maharashtra and AP from Hyderabad State
Bhat, P. N. Mari - eSocialSciences - 2006
ready testing ground for measuring the efficiency of governance in the three states. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487529
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Good Urban Governance as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Global Health
Krass, Frauke - eSocialSciences - 2007
Risk and chances of urban sustainability are presented. The new concepts of urban governance and its implications are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699057
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One Planet to Share: Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate
eSocialSciences; United Nations Development Programme UNDP - 2012
grow now, clean up later no longer exists for developing countries. The Report reveals how the world's most dynamic region …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945212
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Rural Migration, Weather and Agriculture: Evidence from Indian Census Data
Viswanathan, Brinda; Kumar, K S Kavi - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study explores the three way linkage between weather variability, agricultural performance and internal migration in India at state and district level using Indian Census data.[MSE].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945216
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Climate Change, Agriculture, Poverty and Livelihoods: A Status Report
Ninan, K N; Bedamatta, Satyasiba - eSocialSciences - 2013
This paper assesses the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture covering a cross section of crops, seasons and regions based on existing literature. The study notes that the impact of climate change will vary across crops, regions and climate change scenarios. [ISEC Working Paper 277]....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945247
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Deforestation in the Himalayas: Myths and Reality
Baland, Jean Marie; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2014
Deforestation in developing and middle income countries is an urgent global problem, affecting climate change, soil erosion, major river basins, and livelihoods of poor households living near the forests. Public discussions of the problem are frequently dominated by widely held beliefs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945341
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Address by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee to Parliament
Mukherjee, Pranab - eSocialSciences - 2013
Reviving economic growth is the priority of the government. [http://presidentofindia.nic.in/sp210213.html].
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