Essays about: "Indian village"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Indian village.
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1. Groundwater Crisis in Southern Rural India : Understanding Farmers’ Perspectives and Local Participatory Mitigation Strategies
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : India is the largest user of groundwater in the world with an estimated utilization of 230 cubic kilometers per year which is over a quarter of the global total. More than 60% of irrigated agriculture is dependent on groundwater and when there is no adequate recharge of groundwater due to over exploitation and lesser rainfall, water scarcity and thus drought occurs. READ MORE
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2. Implementation of Swedish Risk Assessment Guidelines in Kodaikanal, India : A Study of Mercury Contamination in an Area Near a Former Thermometer Factory
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The aim of the project was to make a detailed risk assessment using Swedish guidelines for a factory site in Kodaikanal, South India, and a nearby village called Vellagavi. The study areas were chosen due to previous records of mercury contamination on the factory site and a possible spread to Vellagavi. READ MORE
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3. "We are not bad and we are not doing anything wrong" : exploring girls' menstrual inclusion in India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : In recent years, there has been a surge in research on menstrual poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa, and scholars are debating which interventions are the most appropriate. One of the leading theories is Civil Society Based Intervention which prescribes a mix of sanitary product-provision and menstrual education. READ MORE
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4. Time of use pricing strategy for Indian microgrids subordinate to grids with unreliable coverage
University essay from KTH/EnergiteknikAbstract : In the last decade microgrids has become a usual way of providing electricity resilience in rural India. With the electrification of rural villages happening rapidly the national grid fails to provide reliable electricity distribution, and microgrids has proven a good way of improving upon the lacking electricity quality. READ MORE
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5. Women's participation in the planning process : A case study of rural villages in the Uttarkashi district
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Arkitektur och vattenAbstract : Cities and villages are built by and for its inhabitants, and are designed to support different kind of lifestyles, needs and habits. In turn, urban and village planning and consequently its structures greatly influence the daily lives of the inhabitants of said structures. READ MORE