People

People

States population now 3,11,69,272

GUWAHATI, March 31

Publication Date:

01/04/2011

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

People, Population, Assam, Kokrajhar (D), Goalpara (D)

People

Girl child count down even as literacy is up

After taking advantage of the various accomplishments of the state to rake up praise for themselves, ministers should now hide their faces in shame. Provisional population figures of Census 2011 reveal Maharashtra

Publication Date:

01/04/2011

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Children, People, Family Planning, Maharashtra, Education, Population

Economy

World development indicators 2011

This report presents an integrated view of development through indicators, including data on environmental hazards, natural or human-made disasters and climate change, with the goal of putting these data in the hands of policymakers, development specialists, students, and the public in a way that makes the data easy to use.

Publication Date:

01/04/2011

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Economy, Environment, India, Global, Globalisation, People, Climate Change, Health, Poverty, Women, Development, Unemployment, Economic Development

People

39 things Repsol doesnt want you to know...

Repsol YPF, a Spanish-Argentine company, has a contract to explore for oil in a
remote part of the Peruvian Amazon known as Lot 39. This region, in northern Peru, is home to at least two of the world’s last uncontacted tribes.
Repsol currently claims there is not enough evidence to prove the existence of

Publication Date:

01/04/2011

Source: Survival International

Tags:

Oil Exploration, Peru, Amazon, Tribals, Human Rights, Land Ownership, People

People

Inda Census 2011 online

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Publication Date:

31/03/2011

Source: Ministry of Home Affairs

Tags:

Population, Population Trends, India, Education, Women, Children, Census 2011, People

People

Fatehabad village gets cash award

The gram panchayat of Dulat village in this district has been awarded a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh for showing the best results in correcting the skewed gender ratio (34 girls against 16 boys) in 2009.

Deputy Commissioner Vijay Singh Dahiya handed over the cheque to village sarpanch Nirmal Singh today.

The award has been given under the National Rural Health Mission.

Publication Date:

31/03/2011

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Fatehabad (D), Haryana, Awards, People, Family Planning, Karnal (D), Rohtak (D)

Forests

Canadian forest deal at risk

Pact to preserve vast swathe of wilderness faces reluctance from industry and resistance from native groups.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110330/full/471560a.html

Publication Date:

31/03/2011

Author(s): Christopher Pala

Source: Nature

Vol:

471

Issue:

7340

pp:

560

Tags:

Forests, Canada, Forest Conservation, People, Forest-Based Industry

People

Maharashtra's population projected at 11.52 crore

Maharashtra's population as per the 2011 Census is estimated at about 11.52 crore making it one of the most populous states in the country.

According to the Economic Survey released last week, as per the latest census, the population of the state is projected at 11.52 crore as against 9.69 crore as per the 2001 Census.

The census has also projected that there are 2.30 crore households in the

Publication Date:

28/03/2011

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

People, Population, Maharashtra, Economy

Forests