prospects. Using state-level data from India, we show that the pace of demographic transition varies across states, and that …-age population in total population. The BIMARU states are expected to contribute 58% of the increase in India’s working … social and physical infrastructure. Whether India can turn demographic dividend into a boon or whether the dividend will …

Urban water demand is rapidly growing in India due to high growth in urban population and rapid industrialization …. Meeting this growing demand is a big challenge for the urban planners in India. Incidentally, urban areas in arid and semi … arid regions of India are experiencing rapid growth. As a result, the supplies from local water resources including …

consequence of pollution through field studies and quantitative analysis. It is now accepted that the benefit from … industrialisation in a region needs to be examined against the perceived costs of increasing pollution and has to be carefully studied … methods, it is inferred from the study that the residents are quite aware of the problems caused by pollution from the present …

types, and they cause adverse health impacts due to indoor air pollution. Within the households that use biomass fuels …