Wide regional variation has been a major characteristic of development experience in India. In the present study, the … multidimensional facet of development is sought to be reflected through composite indices of development. It deals with the development … disparity in development levels. Considerable variation in the levels of development - both across states and also within each …

Hydropower, while being projected as a clean and renewable energy source, has time and again been resisted vociferously … sensitive terrain. To cope and live with the potential negative ramifications of hydropower projects, a comprehensive hydropower … policy with emphasis on long-term environmental and social security and sustainability is imperative. …

these policy tensions through the principles of sustainability and inclusiveness the development process of the Asia …In 2008, three global crises converged to threaten development in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing to the fore …

Sustainability requires that the productive base measured in terms of comprehensive wealth of a society should be …