Essays about: "Tamil Nadu."

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1. 1. Changing Tides and Navigating Uncertainty : An ethnographic study of NGO resilience in coastal South India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Emma Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : NGO; India; Localisation; Resilience; India; Blue Economy; Community centered practice;

   Abstract : What makes an non-governmental organisation (NGO) agile and resilient towards changes, pressures or uncertainties at community, state or macro-political level? By adopting a single case study based on semi-structured interviews and fieldwork, this thesis will dive into the life-world of a community-based NGO based in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Social Needs Education and Human Awareness (SNEHA) has since founding in the 1980s had a strong rights-based identity and evolved through various phases of community organising, disaster relief work, evidence-based advocacy and upholding of fisher communities traditional and customary rights. READ MORE

3. 2. Trans-Boundary water conflict: a case study of South Indian River

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Prajwal Rajkumar; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Water has long-standing history in terms of delivering adequate security to human well-being and the environment, however, a significant attention towards numerous waters related threats have been growing since the recent past years due to the increasing water crisis. Hence, a growing interest towards water security has become an essential concern to humankind as it critically supports health, economic transformation, political stability as well as environmental sustainability. READ MORE

4. 3. Profitability of Utility-Scale Solar Power in India - Analysis of six states, possible future scenarios and implications for the 2030 solar power target

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Senjuty Bhowmik; [2020]
   Keywords : Utility-scale solar; Solar power in India; Internal Rate of Return; Discounted Payback Period; Profitability Index; Levelised cost of Electricity; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The success of energy transitions in India depends on the feasibility of rapid expansion of solar power. How fast solar power can be expanded depends on its profitability, which has not been systematically analysed in prior literature. READ MORE

5. 4. "They're risking their lives to use the toilet”

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Anna Tillerman; Julia Jimson; [2017-05-30]
   Keywords : Inadequate sanitation; strategies; women; India; gender; class; capabilities approach;

   Abstract : This study is concerned with examining how women cope with inadequate sanitation. Through the lens of capability approach, gender and class, the aim of the study is to examine what strategies women have and use in order to cope with poor sanitation. The study is based on twelve semi-structured interviews with women in Tamil Nadu, India. READ MORE

6. 5. Christianity in Banaras : A mapping of Christian congregations and case study on two Catholic churches

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap

   Author : Niclas Kinell; [2017]
   Keywords : Mapping; Banaras; Varanasi; Religious mapping; Religious studies; Christianity; India; Spatial analysis; Kartläggning; Banaras; Varanasi; Religionskartläggning; Religionsvetenskap; Kristendom; Indien; Rumslig analys;

   Abstract : Christians are a small minority group in India. There are previous studies on the group, but mainly focused on regions where Christianity is well represented, like for example Tamil Nadu in South India. This study will focus on an uncharted Christian area. READ MORE