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Mountains of Concrete: Dam Building in the Himalayas
Dharmadhikary, Shripad - eSocialSciences - 2008
comprehensively analyzes the impacts of the dam building spree on the region's people, ecosystems, and economy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487536
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Challenges and Opportunities in a Trillion Dollar Economy
C, Chakrabarty K - eSocialSciences - 2011
The Indian economy reached the trillion US dollar GDP milestone in 2007 and joined other countries of the trillion … dollar club, namely, the US, UK, Japan, Germany, China, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Brazil and Russia. In fact, over the … the Indian economy would cross the US dollar 3.4 trillion mark by 2015-16, that is, well within the span of the ensuing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321469
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Speech of the Finance Minister at the Annual Economic Editors’ Conference
Chidambaram, P - eSocialSciences - 2008
Shows how the macro economic variables of Indian Economy are performing. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699286
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One Planet to Share: Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate
eSocialSciences; United Nations Development Programme UNDP - 2012
In the run-up to Rio+20, this Asia-Pacific Human Development Report takes a bold look at climate change and what can be done about it. Tackling head-on the issue of poverty reduction and human development, the Report argues that the option to grow now, clean up later no longer exists for...
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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The Impact of Climate Change on Rice Prduction in Nepal
Karn, Prakash K. - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper examines the sensitivity of rice yield in Nepal to changes in climate variables and the magnitude of potential impacts on rice productivity in the future. The findings draw attention to the differential impacts on rice yield depending on which stage of rice development is affected
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945503
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WEATHER VARIABILITY AND AGRICULTURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR LONG AND SHORT-TERM MIGRATION IN INDIA
Kumar, K S Kavi; Viswanathan, Brinda - eSocialSciences - 2012
While a wide range of factors influence rural-rural and rural-urban migration in developing countries, there is significant interest in analyzing the role of agricultural distress and growing inter-regional differences in fuelling such movement. Given climate sensitivity of agriculture, there is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945547