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Fertility transition in India: 1985-2003
2007Fertility in India continues to remain well above the replacement level although it is decreasing.DocumentInteraction between trade and environmental policies with special interest politics
Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2007The basic tenets of economics view that an effective rule-based system of multilateral trade and investment is welfare improving because it achieves economic integration by utilizing the principles of competitiveness and comparative advantage.DocumentImbalance in child sex ratio: trends, causes and emerging issues
Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2007Various social, economic and demographic indicators provide evidence of a gender bias as well as deep-rooted prejudice and discrimination against women and girl children. A century old Indian demographic history records that in the matter of sheer numbers, the female ratio in total population had always remained unfavourable.DocumentInclusive growth in hilly regions: priorities for the Uttarakhand economy
Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2007There has been a significant shift in the focus of economic policy in India in the last few years, with issues of equitable growth getting more importance.DocumentOn environmental accounting for sustainable development
Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2007Measurement of Net National Product (NNP) taking into account the externalities of using natural resources requires the generalization of conventional national income accounts to be done for the economy. Conceptually these generalizations could be done using the UN methodology of integrated environmental and economic accounting and other recent attempts that use input-output models.DocumentImmunization coverage in India
2007Immunization forms the major focus of child survival programmes throughout the world. Roughly 3 million children die each year of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) with a disproportionate number of these children residing in developing countries.DocumentEducation for all: a case of rural Himalayan
Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2007The 1990s described as the Education for All or EFA decade in India witnessed unprecedented dynamism and policy determination in the spread of school education across rural India with attention to quality.DocumentLooking inside marriage: lived experiences, notions of love and kinship support amongst working women in New Delhi- wp285.pdf
Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2007In the anthropology and sociology of India much emphasis has been placed on interpreting kinship rules, norms, structures, alliances, marriage prestations and rituals. While the institution of marriage is recognised as crucial to women’s lives, little is known about their experiences of marital relationships, love, commitment and intimacy.DocumentComparative analysis of population transition in India and China
Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2007India and China are the only two billion plus countries in the world today. According to the 2004 revision of the world population prospects prepared by the United Nations, the two countries accounted for more than 37 per cent of the world population as of 2005 which suggests that population growth trends in the two countries have strong bearings on the world population growth.DocumentMilk and protein intake by pregnant women affects growth of foetus
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2013A developing foetus needs protein to build the cells of its body. The maternal diet supplies all the proteins that a baby needs; so, if the diet of a pregnant woman is deficient, her baby can suffer. The baby grows more rapidly during the second and third trimester; hence, the protein levels during the latter half of the pregnancy is more important than earlier in the development of foetus.Pages