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On November 28, 2003, roughly 300 grassroots activists, people affected by large dams and representatives from NGOs gathered in a small village in Rasi Salai district in Northeast Thailand. They met for a five-day conference on large dams under the rallying cry of “Rivers for Life.â€As...
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&M) expenditure at the local body level based on three important public services that is, water, education and roads. [DRG Study …
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This study investigates the water demand of Indian manufacturing plants. It adopts an input distance function approach … information concerning substitutability and the shadow price of water. The model is estimated, using linear programming approach …
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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...
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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.
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People living in almost fifty percent of the districts in West Bengal are exposed to arsenic contaminated water. The … family members to unsafe water or to alleviate the health effects of consuming arsenic-contaminated water are taken into …
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provide a comprehensive view on the status and functioning of the Water Users' Associations in the State. …
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into the river. This was expected to bring the quality of the river water to a desired level. …
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water. Nor do the social standards for Chinese workers match those in traditional industrial countries. …
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This collection of 19 new essays written by civil society activists, trade unionists and other water practitioners …, presents examples of ongoing struggles against water privatization and commercialization as well as inspiring examples of … people-centered public water management from across Asia. These essays will contribute to strengthening the discussion about …
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