Environmental Health Catastrophe in Eastern India: A Case Study of Arsenic Morbidity in West Bengal

10.5580/1a01 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Eastern India

Agriculture in India: a case-study of Burdwan

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-105
Author(s):  
A Raychaudhuri
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Green Revolution ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
The Past

Burdwan, in West Bengal, a densely-populated and relatively prosperous area of Eastern India, was chosen for the first of a series of detailed analyses of the socio-economic effects of the so-called ‘green revolution’ of the past decade. The new technology has put a premium on land. Expenditure on fertilizers, tractors and tubewells has ‘increased dramatically’. Medium to large farmers’ efficiency and incomes have improved but benefits have been distributed less than equitably.

Deprivation of Women Migrants: A Case Study of Titagarh,Municipality, North 24 Pargana,West Bengal

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Shatarupa Dey Neogi Shatarupa Dey Neogi ◽  
◽  
Rumela Dutta
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Women Migrants

Improvement of environmental health and hygiene practices - case study in the Northern Province

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 109-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Mathegana ◽  
L. K. Chauke ◽  
F. A.O. Otieno
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Northern Province ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Sustainable Improvement ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
The Government ◽  
Better Than

The primary purpose of an improved water supply and sanitation is the achievement of acceptable health and hygiene standards as well as the sustainable improvement of the environment. Many governments recognize this and so they budget for large sums of money to improve these services to the communities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the different gaps in environmental health and hygiene practices with the aim of suggesting a strategy of improving this in the Northern Province of South Africa. To do this, 231 households and 30 schools were surveyed. Workshops and visits to different government departments were also used. This paper reports the results from this study which indicate that the situation in schools was not any better than that in households, with more than 90% of the villages still dependent on the unimproved pit latrines and 56,6% relying on standpipes which were (70% of the time) non-operational. The main problems identified seem to those associated with implementation and maintenance. The study concludes that with proper training of the water committees and their active involvement with the government and NGOs, environmental health and hygiene problems can be minimized or eliminated.

Gender Bias in Education Expenditure among Religious and Social Groups: A Case Study for Below Class 10 Level in West Bengal

2021 ◽  
pp. 097674792110464
Author(s):  
Chayanika Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Gender Bias ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Education Expenditure ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Expenditure Data ◽  
The Social

This article attempts to capture gender bias in education expenditure among the religious (Hindu, Muslim and others) and the social groups (SC, ST and General) in West Bengal. Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition technique is used to obtain gender bias for a specific demographic group. Further, an attempt has been made to identify the religious or social groups with the acute problem of gender bias. In this work, 71st round (January–June 2014) education expenditure data (individual level) provided by NSSO (National Sample Survey Office) is used. JEL: I24, R1, C55

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