CHAPTER 3.2 POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN RURAL INDIA – STRATEGY AND PROGRAMMES 3.2.1 At the beginning of the new millennium‚ 260 million people in the country did not have incomes to access a consumption basket which defines the poverty line. Of these‚ 75 per cent were in the rural areas. India is home to 22 per cent of the world’s poor. Such a high incidence of poverty is a matter of concern in view of the fact that poverty eradication has been one of the major objectives of the development
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CASE STUDY TWO WAYS TO REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF SMOKING DEMANDED Public policymakers often want to reduce the amount that people smoke. There are two ways that policy can attempt to achieve this goal. One way to reduce smoking is to shift the demand curve for cigarettes and other tobacco products. Public service announcements‚ mandatory health warnings on cigarette packages‚ and the prohibition of cigarette advertising on television are all policies aimed at reducing the quantity of cigarettes demanded
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Technology is the best way to reduce the impact of an earthquake. To what extent do you agree with this view? Technology can be used in a variety of ways. It can be used to manage the hazard as well as the vulnerability and loss. Despite the fact that unlike volcanoes‚ there is no definite or set method on predicting earthquakes‚ technology in terms of seismographs and tilt meters are used to give a slight clue. One method of reducing the impact is by managing the vulnerability. One of the main
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wrongdoing he should report it immediately. Mohit Trehan‚ Shiv Nagar If someone wants to get his work done on a priority basis‚ he should use the good offices of his elected representative and convince him of the genuineness of his case. This is a better way than bribing officials and shortcuiting procedures. The common man should have the moral courage to expose those who demand bribes. Col Onkar Chopra‚ Janakpuri 2. System needs reform: a) Knowledge is power. Only a high
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Building Ethical Business Organization – The Indian Way Presented by : Sudeep Jaiswal A 305‚ Gayatri Apartments Sector 9 Plot 9‚ Dwarka New Delhi – 110077 Mob. : +919999298833 e-Mail : sjaiswal.gvs@gmail.com Ethics and It’s Genesis The ancient philosophers‚ they grappled with three areas of enquiry – Satyam‚ Shivam‚ Sundaram – Truth‚ Goodness and Beauty. From these came out logic‚ ethics and aesthetics. While logic tries to answer the questions regarding something being true/ correct
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us when we let it do so. Is there a difference between the violence we see in the movies and the violence we see in the real world? Any way you look at it‚ violence is violence. Even though I believe violence is never the answer‚ I would be a hypocrite if I say I never used violence in my life. My actions of violence are mostly done by self-defence‚ which in a way is some form of violence. I get into fights and used violence as my answer‚ not my words. I hit my siblings if I have to if I want them
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BIOSAFETY REGULATION IN INDIA: THE WAY AHEAD Part-I Introduction India has placed great importance on the development of a strong scientific sector since its early days as an independent country. As a subset of science and technology‚ India quickly identified the potential biotechnology had for fostering national development. The Sixth Five Year Plan‚ which set out the developmental priorities of India for 1980 - 1985‚ signalled out biotechnology as a useful tool to meet the health and agriculture
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Customer] [Name of Institute] [English Literature] Reduce Cost Ways to reduce Cost In the unpredictable economic times prevalent contemporarily‚ organizations and economies all over the world are devising strategies that can prove effective in providing them sanctuary from the looming threat of increasing expenditures. However‚ there are a number of ways through which these expenses can be controlled in an intelligent and less intimidating way. First and foremost‚ a careful analysis of the sectors
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Optimistic or Numb For years‚ poverty is one of the pressing issues that India faced‚ and being the country that have one third of the world’s poor‚ most Indians are leading a life that people in the modern society can never imaging. They never had ample food to satisfy their hunger‚ nor a place to sleep and of course‚ not having clothes to wear and tear. Dangers were always around them and people would be killed so easily like if one is crushing an ant. And because of this‚ most of them give up
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Believe me; we can reduce the stress in many forms. Stress is a body sensation that alterate the way we feel physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionality. So‚ Stress appears in everyone. It can come from any situation or though that made you feel frustrate‚ nervous‚ or hopeless. Then‚ stress can be reduced‚ depend how we see it. For example‚ there some ways to reduce stress such as‚ sleeping more‚ taking up a hobby‚ or being organized. First‚ we are sleeping more. An easy way to reduce stress is getting
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