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    Social cost-benefit analysis of Delhi Metro

    2006
    The growing demand for public transport in mega cities like Delhi has serious effects on urban ecosystems, especially due to the increased atmospheric pollution and changes in land use patterns.
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    Commercialization of shrimp trade, environment and rural poverty: a socio-ecological exploration in coastal Orissa

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2006
    The potential of aquaculture to improve the nutrition and incomes of the poor has been ignored by the current emphasis on the cultivation of high-value, carnivorous species destined for markets in industrial nations. The primary motives are profit for producers and input suppliers, and export earnings for national treasuries.
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    Economics of environmental management system in Oil India Limited: an environmental economics perspective case study of oil, Duliajan

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2006
    The Environmental implications of the exploration and production of mineral oil and natural gas are well known. Global problems like “enhanced greenhouse effect” to locally increased incidence of respiratory disorders are attributed to such operations. So are other forms of pollution, which adversely affect the flora, fauna, humans, domesticated animals and all other forms of life.
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    Internalising the Cost of Biodiversity loss using Translog Cost Function - wp276.pdf

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2006
    Aquaculture has rapidly developed as a thriving business in many developing countries in response to dramatic increase in the demand for shrimp from United States, Japan and Europe. Shrimp farming and aquacultural activities are mostly carried out in coastal regions as they provide vast tracts of saline lands coupled with an abundant quantity of wild seeds.
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    Environmental implications of agriculture and policy initiatives in India and the EU: review of evidence and issues

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2006
    The growing concern over sustainable development is one of the most important phenomena of the last century. During this period not only did the world community start to explore new paths for future growth, but there has been a fair amount of consensus also over issues of environmental sustainability, which contrasts with the disparate view on the nature and composition of economic growth.
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    Zinc status in South Asian populations—an update

    Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2013
    Zinc plays a critical role in normal functioning of body and is integrated with several enzyme systems. Gene expression, cell division, immunity, and reproduction are important biological functions of zinc. Adequate dietary intake of zinc has been shown to exert ameliorating effect on the skin, and this attenuates the likelihood of restricted linear growth in young children.
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    Nutritional disparities among women in urban India

    Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2013
    India is home to 1.21 billion people. Out of them, 377.1 million people (31.2%) live in urban areas. India is urbanising rapidly. Its urban population has increased from 27.8% in 2001 to 31.2% in 2011 and is expected to increase further to 535 million (38%) by 2026.
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    Dietary pattern of schoolgoing adolescents in urban Baroda, India

    Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2013
    Diet plays a very important role in growth and development of adolescents, during which the development of healthy eating habits is of supreme importance. There is a dual burden of undernutrition and overnutrition in this age-group. The study assesses the food habits, food preferences, and dietary pattern of schoolgoing urban adolescents in Baroda, India.
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    Nutritional outcomes related to household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia

    Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2013
    During the past two decades, the rates of food insecurity and obesity have risen. Although a relationship between these two seemingly-paradoxical states has not been repeatedly seen in men, research suggests that a correlation between them exists in women. This study examines nutritional outcomes of household food insecurity among mothers in rural Malaysia.
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    Identifying predictors of childhood anaemia in North-East India

    Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2013
    Childhood anaemia is a major public-health concern, with an increasing risk of mortality. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, reports that it is one of the most common diseases due to nutritional deficiency in the world today, and more than half of the population in India is anaemic.

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