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Migration in India

Migration is a phenomenon that has been taking place in India since ancient times. Migration refers to a situation where a person leaves his/her place of residence and goes elsewhere to improve his/her socioeconomic status by finding more suitable employment opportunities, better education, more earnings and so it. Migration can also take into account movement […]

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What is the work participation rate?

Work participation rate plays an important role to appreciate the employment situation of a region or country. It has been defined as the percentage of employed labor force in relation to the total labor force. Work participation rate is an important area of discussion for economists, government officials, demographers and other professionals who are interested

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Population Composition – India, People And Economy

Rural — Urban Composition 72 percent of the total population lives in villages. With reference to rural-urban migration, national policy on population and economic development as well as on health and family welfare of Government of India, stipulate for balanced regional distribution, more particularly the replacement of net out-migration by net in-migration of population. Linguistic

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Disaster Management – Geography

A disaster is any event that causes damage to humans, property, or the environment. A disaster typically refers to a natural hazard that results in a flood, hurricane, drought, tornado, earthquake, tsunami, or volcano. A disaster can also occur as a result of deliberate human activity such as war, pollution, oil spills etc. The Disaster

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Mitigation – Geography

India’s landscape is rich with vast terrains, ranging from snow-capped mountains to golden sandy beaches. With its land-use statistics varying substantially between regions, India still has significantly high biodiversity and biodiversity conservation. Restriction on the construction and other developmental activities such as roads and dams, limiting agriculture to valleys and areas with moderate slopes, and

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Landslides – Geography

Landslides are caused by mechanical disturbances, in which large mixed mass of rock, earth, and debris move down a slope. Debris flows, also known as mudslides, are a common type of fast-moving landslide that tends to flow in channels. These are typically steeper slopes with less stable soils or bedrock, slow flows with high sediment

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