Magnitude of Rural Poverty in India Introduction Poverty refers to that state or condition which fails to provide minimum necessities of life. Thus‚ poverty leads to extreme lower standard of living‚ denying even the basic requirements of life to a vast majority of population. Poverty can be defined as a social phenomenon in which a section of society is unable to get even the basic necessities of life. When a substantial segment of population is deprived of minimum standard of living‚
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Running head: ADULT EDUCATION FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA Empowering Women in South Africa to Serve as Catalysts Using Adult Education in Reducing Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Patricia D. Bailey Capella University Abstract There is a high rate of illiteracy in South Africa with over 4.5 million adults that has never attended school and approximately 5 million who are functionally illiterate. (Aitchison‚ 2004). Studies
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Tobacco Consumption in Rural India - Study SIBM PUne Nishant Jindal (33158 Mukesh Gudge(33153) Aditya Khanzode(33161) Sahil Rohmetra(33174) Rural Marketing [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] FMCG Industry Category Breakup Introduction * FMCG Industry is $25 billion. Out of which 15%
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conference on women empowerment A study on various occupational challenges faced by working women. Abstract: As we all are aware of that the only “change” is one constitute which is constant. Considering this fact we can see that the belief in women’s power is increasing day by day earlier women all over the world are challenged by a number of obstacles that restrict their ability to play significant roles in their communities and the broader society. Somewhere this situation is still their in India but even
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economies to become better suited in this global market. Some countries have shifted their economies to become more capitalistic. The effects of globalization have been prominent all over the world but you can especially see the effects in modern day India. Many of the people are highly educated and they speak fluent English. Multinationals have clearly taken note of this very profitable opportunity. In addition‚ the Indian political and economic structure is conducive to these corporations (www.cia
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Rural Informatics in India – An Approach Paper 1.0 Introduction “Just as the whole universe is contained in the Self‚ so is India contained in the villages”… This has been said by none other than Mahatma Gandhi‚ the Father of our Nation and the visionary architect of India’s Rural Development Programmes. The villages epitomize the soul of India. With more than 70% of the Indian population living in rural areas‚ rural India reflects the very essence of Indian culture and tradition. No wonder
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RURAL DEVELPOMENT PROGRAMMES IN INDIA India is predominantly an agrarian country. At present 833 million (83.3 crore) of India’s population lives in villages. Hence it becomes important that proportionate amount of attention and funds be spent for betterment of the rural folk. But inspite of their being in majority‚ they have been lagging behind in the fields of education‚ civic amenities‚ medical facilities and economic well being. So the Government of India realize the need of improvement of
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Urban vs Rural India About 80 per cent of the Indian population live in villages. When travelling through the length and breadth of this subcontinent‚ one can really visualise the difference betweenrural and urban India. There is a big difference between urban and rural India. One of the major differences that can be seen between rural India and urban India‚ is their standards of living. People living in urban India have better living conditions than those living in the rural parts of India. There
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tariffs and rising incomes are bringing mobile phones within the reach of millions of new customers‚ according to Emerging Rural Mobile Market in India. Mobile industry players are eyeing rural India as their new area of opportunity. The companies are encouraged by the fact that mobile users are expected to cross 230 million by 2007 end and 500 million by 2010. Rural areas are expected to drive the next wave of telecom growth in the country‚ and they have a potential of adding at least 150 million
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WATER QUALITY IN RURAL INDIA The rural population of India comprises more than 700 million people residing in about 1.42 million habitations spread over 15 diverse ecological regions. It is true that providing drinking water to such a large population is an enormous challenge. Our country is also characterised by non-uniformity in level of awareness‚ socio-economic development‚ education‚ poverty‚ practices and rituals which add to the complexity of providing water. The health burden of poor
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