Health ; India ; Pollution ; Regional disparities ; Water ; Water quality
In many parts of India, neither the quantity nor the quality of drinking water supplied to the public comply with required standards. In addition there are vast disparities between different regions and communities. The article deals with a chronic
poisoning of arsenic in groundwater and other contamination in India. - (IfL)
Social Movements in India. The case of the Narmada Valley
Conflict ; Dam ; Decision making process ; Development ; India ; Madhya Pradesh ; Maharashtra ; Narmada ; Policy ; River ; Valley
Backdrop- political development in post-colonial India, Watershed for social movements in the 1970s, Narmada Valley dam projects, Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal, Displacement for development, Implications for people in the project region, Protests
Tectonic implications of geomorphometric characterization of watersheds using spatial correlation : Mohand Ridge, NW Himalaya, India
Digital elevation model ; Geographical information system ; Geomorphometry ; Himalaya ; India ; Spatial analysis ; Statistical analysis ; Tectonics ; Watershed
Agricultural land use ; Central Asia ; Communication network ; Conflict ; Decision making process ; Economy ; Frontier region ; High mountain ; Historical account ; India ; Jammu and Kashmir ; Ladakh ; Peripheral region ; Political geography
During colonial rule the high mountain region of Ladakh was at the core one important trade and transit route from the subcontinent to Central Asia. After the partition of British India in 1947 and the Sino-Indian war in 1962, trans-Himalayan trade
The aim of this study is to characterize spatio-temporal characteristics of fire events in Orissa state, eastern India. In this study, ATSR satellite remote sensing data have been used to quantify fire events from 1997 to 2006. The spatial scan
India is a country with a very fast growing economy, benefiting from comprehensive economical reforms and an increasingly integration into the world markets. What are the effects on India? A phenomenal modernization of a large number of economic
Pore water pressure as a trigger of shallow landslides in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India : some preliminary observations from an experimental catchment
Experimental catchment ; India ; Kerala ; Landslide ; Porosity ; Precipitation ; Soil properties ; Watershed
The relationship between Main Central Thrust (MCT) and the spatial distribution of mass movement in the Satluj valley, northwestern Higher Himalaya, India
Fault ; Himalaya ; India ; Landslide ; Mass movement ; Slope ; Slope dynamics ; Spatial distribution ; Statistical analysis ; Valley
Human-wildlife conflict and gender in protected area borderlands : a case study of costs, perceptions, and vulnerabilities from Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal), India
Agriculture ; Conflict ; Gender difference ; India ; Nature conservation ; Nature park ; Perception ; Village ; Vulnerability ; Wildlife
Agricultural sector ; Agriculture ; Developing countries ; Famine ; Genetically modified organism ; India ; Poverty ; Rural geography
An often discussed question is whether modern technologies can help developing countries to overcome hunger and poverty. In the past, the technology-driven Green Revolution already helped prevent famines in India. Yet, the country still faces
Chemnai ; Decision making process ; India ; Living conditions ; Shanty town ; Social geography ; Tamil Nadu ; Urban geography ; Urban settlement
Slum dwellers in India`s mega-cities are exposed to a multitude of risks which threaten their livelihoods every day. In addition hazards such as natural disasters, water shortages or looming expulsion by authorities put their lives at risk
Asia ; Central Asia ; Climatic change ; Deforestation ; Environmental degradation ; Geographical information system ; Himalaya ; Human impact ; India ; Inundation ; Mountain ; Natural hazards ; Nepal ; Pakistan ; Slope dynamics
This paper focuses on the Nanga Parbat massif in the Himalaya Range of Pakistan, Garhwal Himalaya of northwest India, and Manaslu-Ganesh Himals of central Nepal. The A. has highlighted 3 special insights that geographers offer to increase
Global shifts caused by the rise of anchor countries; environmental problems and environmental governance in the context of dynamic economic growth - the case of China; India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA)- a new geography of trade and technology