ROLE OF WOMEN AND WOMEN’S ORGANISATION Since ages, women have been playing a pivotal role in all spheres of activities but their contribution in farm sector has been largely ignored and inadequately accounted for. Women generally participate in various economic and social activities and also play an important role in decision making […]

    URBANIZATION, THEIR PROBLEMS AND THEIR REMEDIES Human populations have tended to increase over time. As more people were born, small groups of individuals found reasons to come together to form groups and, with the advent of agriculture, small sedentary communities. A small number of these settlements grew into what we now call cities. […]

    SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT WHAT IS EMPOWERMENT? Strengthening the capacities of individuals, eliciting their participation in the development process Mobilising people’s initiatives in the development process According to World Bank’s empowerment stands for ‘the expansion of assets and capabilities of poor people to participate in, negotiate with, influence control, and hold accountable institutions that affect […]

    POVERTY AND POPULATION Population trends and dynamics can have an enormous effect on prospects for poverty reduction and sustainable development. Poverty is influenced by – and influences – population dynamics, including population growth, age structure, and rural-urban distribution. All of this has a critical impact on a country’s development prospects and prospects for raising […]