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rogram/Scheme
Year of
Launch
Aim/Objective
Agriculture & Rural Debt Relief Scheme (ARDRS)
1990
to exempt Bank loans up to Rs. 10,000 for ruralartisans and weavers
Scheme of Urban wage Employment (SUWE)
1990
for urban poor
National Housing Bank Voluntary Deposit Scheme
1991
to use black money by constructing low costhousing for the poor
National Renewal Fund
1992
for the employees of the public sector
Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS)
1993
to provide employment of at least 100 days in a
year in villages
Members of parliament Local Area DevelopmentScheme (MPLADS)
1993
for development works
Scheme for Infrastructural Development in Mega
Cities (SIDMC)
1994
for water supply, sewage, drainage, urban
transportation, land development and
improvement slums projects in metro cities
District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)
1993
for financial assistance to rural people by district
level authority
Mahila Samridhi Yojna
1993
to encourage rural women to deposit in Post office
schemes
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Child labour Eradication Scheme
1994
to shift child labor from hazardous industries toschools
Prime Minister Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication
Program (PMIUPEP)
1995
to eradicate urban poverty
Mid day Meal Scheme
1995
for providing nutrition to students in primary
schools to improve enrolment, retention and
attendance
Group Life Insurance Scheme
1996
for rural areas to provide insurance cover in rural
area at low premium
Swaran Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojna
1997
for urban employment
Bhagya Shree Bal Kalyan Policy
1998
for upliftment of female children
Annapurna Yojna
1999
for 10 kg food grains to elderly people
Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna
1999
for self employment in rural areas
Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojna
1999
for village infrastructure
Jan Shree Bima Yojna 2000 to provide insurance cover to BPL people
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Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna
2000
to fulfill the basic needs of rural people
Antyodaya Anna Yojna
2000
to provide food security to poor
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna
2000
to connect all villages with nearest pukka road
Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna
2001
for employment and food security of rural people
Universal Health Insurance Scheme
2003
to provide health insurance to rural people
National Food for Work Program
2004
for giving supplementary wage as foodgrains for
work
Janani Suraksha Yojna
2005
to provide care to pregnant women
Bharat Nirman
2005
for development of India through irrigation, watersupply, housing, road, telephone and electricity
National Rural Health Mission
2005
for providing accessible, affordable, accountable,
quality health services to the poorest of the poor in
remotest areas of the country
Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna
2005
for extending electrification of all villages and
habitations and ensuring electricity to every
household
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Jawahar Lal Nehru national Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM)
2005
to development the infrastructure in urban areas
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (late
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme)
2006
to provide100 days wage employment for
development works in rural areas
Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yojna
2007
to provide health insurance to all workers in
unorganized area living below poverty line
Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna
2007
to provide insurance cover to the head of the
family of rural landless households in the country
Rajiv Awas Yojna
2009
to make India slum free in 5 years
Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of
Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) or SABLA Scheme
2010
for empowering adolescent girls in the age group11- 18 years by bringing improvement in their
nutritional and health status
Major Indian Rivers
S.No.
Name of the River
Origin
Length (km)
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1.
Indus
Mansarovar (Tibet)
2880
2.
Ganga
Gangotri (UttaraKhand)
2525
3.
Yamuna
Yamunotri (UttaraKhand)
1375
4.
Brahmaputra
Chemayungdung Glacier (Tibet)
2900
5. Sabarmati
Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)
416
6.
Luni
Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)
450
7. Mahi
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)
560
8.
Narmada
Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh)
1057
9. Tapi
Betul (Madhya Pradesh)
724
10.
Brahmani
Ranchi (Jharkhand)
705
11. Mahanadi
Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
858
12.
Godavari
Nasik (Maharashtra)
1465
13.
Krishna
Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)
1327
14.
Pennar
Kolar (Karnataka)
597
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here to its confluence with the River Ganga at Allahabad. The main tributaries joining the
river include the Hindon, Chambal, Sind, Betwa and Ken. The annual flow of the river is
about 10,000 cumecs. The annual usage is 4400 cumecs, irrigation accounting for 96% ofthis.
Narmada River System
The Narmada or Nerbudda is a river in central India. It forms the traditional boundary
between North India and South India, and is a total of 1,289 km (801 mi) long. Of themajor rivers of peninsular India, only the Narmada, the Tapti and the Mahi run from east
to west. It rises on the summit of Amarkantak Hill in Madhya Pradesh state, and for the
first 320 kilometres (200 miles) of its course winds among the Mandla Hills, which formthe head of the Satpura Range; then at Jabalpur, passing through the 'Marble Rocks', it
enters the Narmada Valley between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges, and pursues a direct
westerly course to the Gulf of Cambay. Its total length through the states of MadhyaPradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat amounts to 1312 kilometres (815 miles), and it
empties into the Arabian Sea in the Bharuch district of Gujarat.
Tapti River System
The Tapi is a river of central India. It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India withthe length of around 724 km; it runs from east to west. It rises in the eastern Satpura
Range of southern Madhya Pradesh state, and flows westward, draining Madhya
Pradesh's historic Nimar region, Maharashtra's historic Khandesh and east Vidarbha re-gions in the northwest corner of the Deccan Plateau and South Gujarat before emptying
into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in the State of Gujarat. The Western Ghats
or Sahyadri range starts south of the Tapti River near the border of Gujarat andMaharashtra. The Tapi River Basin lies mostly in northern and eastern districtsMaharashtra state viz, Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Washim, Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar,
Malegaon, Nashik districts but also covers Betul, Burhanpur districts of Madhya Pradesh
and Surat district in Gujarat as well. The principal tributaries of Tapi River are PurnaRiver, Girna River, Panzara River, Waghur River, Bori River and Aner River.
Godavari River System
The river with second longest course within India, Godavari is often referred to as the
Vriddh (Old) Ganga or the Dakshin (South) Ganga. The name may be apt in more ways
than one, as the river follows the course of Ganga's tragedy. The river is about 1,450 km(900 miles) long. It rises at Trimbakeshwar, near Nasik and Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
in Maharashtra around 380 km distance from the Arabian Sea, but flows southeast acrosssouth-central India through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa and Andhra
Pradesh, and empties into the Bay of Bengal. At Rajahmundry, 80 km from the coast, the
river splits into two streams thus forming a very fertile delta. Some of its tributariesinclude Indravati River, Manjira, Bindusara and Sabari. Some important urban centers on
its banks include Nasik, Bhadrachalam, Rajahmundry and Narsapur. The Asia's largest
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rail-cum-road bridge on the river Godavari linking Kovvur and Rajahmundry is
considered to be an engineering feat.
Krishna River System
The Krishna is one of the longest rivers of India (about 1300 km in length). It originatesat Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra, passes through Sangli and meets the sea in the Bay of
Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh. The Krishna River flows through the states
of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The traditional source of the river is aspout from the mouth of a statue of a cow in the ancient temple of Mahadev in
Mahabaleshwar. Its most important tributary is the Tungabhadra River, which itself is
formed by the Tunga and Bhadra rivers that originate in the Western Ghats. Othertributaries include the Koyna, Bhima, Mallaprabha, Ghataprabha, Yerla, Warna, Dindi,
Musi and Dudhganga rivers.
Cauveri River SystemThe Cauveri (also spelled Kavery) is one of the great rivers of India and is consideredsacred by the Hindus. This river is also called Dakshin Ganga. The headwaters are in the
Western Ghats range of Karnataka state, and flows from Karnataka through Tamil Nadu.
It empties into the Bay of Bengal. Its waters have supported irrigated agriculture forcenturies, and the Cauveri has been the lifeblood of the ancient kingdoms and modern
cities of South India. The source of the river is Talakaveri located in the Western Ghats
about 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level. It flows generally south and east for around765 km, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths. Its basin is
estimated to be 27,700 square miles (71,700 km), and it has many tributaries including
Shimsha, Hemavati, Arkavathy, Kapila, Honnuhole, Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini,Lokapavani, Bhavani, Noyyal and Famous Amaravati.
Mahanadi River System
The Mahanadi River system is the third largest in the peninsula of India and the largest
river of Orissa state. The basin (80308650 E and 19202335 N) extends over an
area approximately 141,600 km2, has a total length of 851 km and an annual runoff of50X109 m3 with a peak discharge of 44740 m3 s-1. The basin is characterized by a tropical
climate with average annual rainfall of 142 cm (NWDA, 1981) with 90% occurring
during the SW-monsoon. The river begins in the Baster hills of Madhya Pradesh flows
over different geological formations of Eastern Ghats and adjacent areas and joins theBay of Bengal after divided into different branches in the deltaic area. The main branches
of River Mahanadi meet Bay of Bengal at Paradip and Nuagarh (Devi estuary). The tidalestuarine part of the river covers a length of 40 km and has a basin area of 9 km2. Based
on physical characteristics, the estuary has been characterized as a partially mixed coastal
plain estuary.
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Andhra Pradesh
Nagarjunasagar Dam
Sriamasagar Dam
Srisailam H.E.Project
Somasila Kandleru[U/C]
Pulichintala Project[U/C]
Assam
Subansiri Lower HE Project(NHPC[U/C]
Chhattisgarh
Manimata (Hasdeo) Bango
Gujarat
Ukai
Kadana
Karjan
Sardar Sarovar[U/C]
Himachal Pradesh
Bhakra Dam
Pong Dam
Chamera
Kol (NTPC)[U/C]
Jammu & Kashmir
Salal
Baglihar
Jharkhand
Maithon Dam
Panchet Hill
Tenughat
Icha at Kuju[U/C]
http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Nagarjuna_Sagar_Project_D00690http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Sriram_Sagar_Dam(Srsp)/_Pochampad_D00921http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Srisailam_Project_(N.S.R.S.P)_D00557http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Somasila_Dam_D00750http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Ukai_Dam_D01004http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kadana_D00901http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Karjan_D01195http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Sardar_Sarover_D03023http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Bhakra_D00993http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Pong_D00579http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Salal_(Rockfill_And_Concrete_Dam)_D03068http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Baglihar_Dam_D03079http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Maithon_D00811http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Panchat_Hill_D00812http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Tenughat_Reservoir_Scheme_D01415http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Icha_D01403http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Nagarjuna_Sagar_Project_D00690http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Sriram_Sagar_Dam(Srsp)/_Pochampad_D00921http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Srisailam_Project_(N.S.R.S.P)_D00557http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Somasila_Dam_D00750http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Ukai_Dam_D01004http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kadana_D00901http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Karjan_D01195http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Sardar_Sarover_D03023http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Bhakra_D00993http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Pong_D00579http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Salal_(Rockfill_And_Concrete_Dam)_D03068http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Baglihar_Dam_D03079http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Maithon_D00811http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Panchat_Hill_D00812http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Tenughat_Reservoir_Scheme_D01415http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Icha_D01403 -
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Chandil
North Koel[U/C]
Karnataka
Krishnarajasagar Tungabhadra
Bhadra Dam
Linganamakki Dam
Malaprabha
Hidkal
Hemavathy Project
Supa
Lakhya
Almatti
Kerala
Kakki Dam (KSEB)
Idukki Dam (KSEB)
Cheruthoni (KSEB)
Kulamavu Dam (KSEB)
Idamalayar (KSEB)
Madhya Pradesh
Gandhisagar
Tawa
Bargi (R.A.B.S.Project)
Indira Sagar
Maharashtra
Koyna
Paithan (Jayakwadi)
Ujjani
Isapur Totladoh (Pench Hydel)
Bham[U/C]
Odisha
Hirakud
http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Chandil_D01401http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=North_Koel/_Kutku_Dam_D01164http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Krishnarajasagar_D05445http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Tungabhadra_Dam_D05483http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Bhadra_Dam_D04426http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Linganamakki_Dam_D05448http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Malaprabha_Dam_D05454http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Hidkal_Dam_D05156http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Hemavathy_Dam_D05153http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Supa_Dam_D04595http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Lakhya_Dam_D05812http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Almatti_Dam_D04310http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kakki_(Eb)_D03369http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Idukki_(Eb)/Idukki_Arch_D03331http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Cheruthoni_(Eb)_D03326http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kulamavu_(Eb)_D03334http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Idamalayar_(Eb)_D03183http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Gandhi_Sagar_D01978http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Tawa_D02842http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Rani_Avanti_Bai_Sagar_Bargi_D02694http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Indira_Sagar_D02080http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Koyna_D05104http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Jayakwadi-I_D02995http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Ujjani_D02963http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Isapur_D02978http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Totladoh_D05107http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Bham_D02991http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Hirakud_D00145http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Chandil_D01401http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=North_Koel/_Kutku_Dam_D01164http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Krishnarajasagar_D05445http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Tungabhadra_Dam_D05483http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Bhadra_Dam_D04426http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Linganamakki_Dam_D05448http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Malaprabha_Dam_D05454http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Hidkal_Dam_D05156http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Hemavathy_Dam_D05153http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Supa_Dam_D04595http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Lakhya_Dam_D05812http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Almatti_Dam_D04310http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kakki_(Eb)_D03369http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Idukki_(Eb)/Idukki_Arch_D03331http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Cheruthoni_(Eb)_D03326http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kulamavu_(Eb)_D03334http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Idamalayar_(Eb)_D03183http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Gandhi_Sagar_D01978http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Tawa_D02842http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Rani_Avanti_Bai_Sagar_Bargi_D02694http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Indira_Sagar_D02080http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Koyna_D05104http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Jayakwadi-I_D02995http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Ujjani_D02963http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Isapur_D02978http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Totladoh_D05107http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Bham_D02991http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Hirakud_D00145 -
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Rengali
Upper Kolab
Indravati (Upper Indavati project)
Kapur (Upper Indravati project)
Muran (Upper Indravati project)
Podgada(Upper Indravati project)
Punjab
Thein (Ranjit Sagar)
Rajasthan
Ranapratapsagar
Mahi Bajaj Sagar
Bisalpur
Tamil Nadu
Mettur Dam
Sholayar Dam
Tripura
Gumtihydro Dam
Uttaranchal / Uttarakhand
Ramganga
Tehri (THDC)
Uttar Pradesh
Rihand Dam
Matatila Dam
Rajghat Dam
West Bengal
Kangsabati
Economic development
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Different from Economic Growth.
Though, closely related to economic growth as development and growth often go
together.
Related to human development
The increase in the standard of living of the people of a country along with
sustained growth. Improvement in economic, political, and social well-being of people.
Development from a simple, low-income economy to a modern, high-income
economy.
Process and Policies of government are main factors.
Typically involves improvements in a variety of indicators such as literacy rates,
life expectancy, and poverty rates.
Economic growth
Differs from Economic Development as it does not take into account other aspectssuch as living standard, environmental quality, freedom, or social justice.
Long term growth or increase of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or
other measures of aggregate income.
Primarily driven by improvements in productivity.
Productivity involves producing more goods and services with the same inputs of
labor, capital, energy and materials.
An increase in GDP of a country greater than population growth is generally
taken as an indicator of sustained growth and improvement in the standard ofliving of the population.
Economic indicators
Statistics about the economy.
Allow analysis of economic performance.
Sources of predictions of future performance.
Include various indices, earnings reports, and economic summaries.
Most important are:
Human Development Index (HDI) Used by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in its annual Human
Development Report (HDR).
The best known indicator of well-being of the population of a country.
A composite statistic used to rank countries by level of human development.
Collected at the national level.
Separates developed (high development), developing (middle development), and
underdeveloped (low development) countries.
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HDI for states, cities and villages also calculated by different
organizations/institutions/bodies.
Composed from data on life expectancy, education and per-capita GNI.
Combines three dimensions or indices: Life Expec-
tancy Index (LEI), Education Index (EI) and Income
Index (II).
Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI)
Developed by Morris David Morris in the mid-1970s for the Overseas
Development Council.
An attempt to measure the quality of life or well-being of a country.
The value is the average of three statistics: basic literacy rate, infant mortality,
and life expectancy at age one. All equally weighted on a 0 to 100 scale.
Gender-related Development
Index (GDI)
Indication of the standard of living in a country
Developed by the United Nations Organization (UNO).
One of the five indicators used by the United Nations Development Program
(UNDP) in its annual Human Development Report.
Presents the inequalities between men and women in long and healthy life,
knowledge and a decent standard of living.
Measure of Economic Welfare (MEW) Also known as Net Economic Welfare (NEW).
Adjusted measure of total national output.
Includes only the consumption and investment items that contribute directly to
economic well-being.
Calculated as additions to Gross National Product (GNP).
Life expectancy
Expected number of years of life remaining at a given age.
Index of population health and longevity. Denoted by x.
Technically means the average number of complete years of life remaining,
excluding fractions of a year.
Has a symbol with a small circle over the e.
Education Index
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Measured by the Adult Literacy Rate (ALR) and the combined primary,
secondary, and tertiary Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER).
ALR has two-thirds weightage and combined GER has one-third.
ALR is an indication of the ability to read and write.
GER is an indication of the level of education from beginning to PG.
Green Accounting
Concerned with a businesss environmental impact.
Popular term used for environmental and natural resource accounting.
First brought into common use by Pro. Peter Wood in the 80s.
A type of accounting that attempts to factor environmental costs into the financial
results of operations.
Incorporates environmental assets and their source and sink functions into
national and corporate accounts.
Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)
One of the five indicators used by the United Nations Development Program in its
annual Human Development Report.
Measure of inequalities between mens and womens opportunities in a country.
Combines inequalities in three areas: political participation and decision making,
economic participation and decision making, and power over economic resources.
Green Index (GI)
Launched by the private sector arm of the World Bank on 10 December, 2009.
Allows investors to track the carbon efficiency of companies doing business inemerging economies.
Meant to encourage carbon-based competition among emerging-market
businesses.
Gives carbon-efficient companies access to long-term investors.
Aims at reducing the carbon footprint of investors portfolios.
Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW)
Created by Herman Daly, John Cobb, and Clifford Cobb in 1989.
Created to replace the flawed GNP. Called for ecological and economic sustainability to coincide.
Takes into account costs that are naturally unsustainable.
Kuznets curve
Graphical representation of Simon Kuznetss hypothesis.
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Kuznets said that economic inequality increases over time while a country is
developing, and then after a certain average income is attained, inequality begins
to decrease. Also apply on environment.
Environmental health indicators, such as water and air pollution, show the
inverted U-shaped curve.
Happy Planet Index
Introduced by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in July 2006.
Index of human well-being and environmental impact.
Designed to challenge well-established indices like GDP and HDI.
Aims to measure the happiness of the people of a country.
Prosperity Index
Also known as the Legatum Prosperity Index.
Developed by the Legatum Institute.
An annual ranking of 110 countries.
Ranking depends upon factors like wealth, economic growth, personal wellbeing
and quality of life.
Norway was first in the list of the 2010 report.
National
HighwayRoute Distance
NH-1 Jalandhar Uri 663
NH-1A New Delhi-Ambala-Jalandhar-Amritsar 456
NH-2Delhi-Mathura-Agra-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi-
Kolkata1465
NH-3 Agra-Gwalior-Nasik-Mumbai 1161
NH-4 Thane and Chennai via Pune and Belgaun 1235
NH-5 Kolkata - Chennai 1533
NH-6 Kolkata Dhule 1949
NH-7 Varanasi Kanyakumari 2369
NH-8 Delhi-Mumbai-(vai Jaipur, Baroda and Ahmedabad) 1428
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NH-9 Mumbai-Vijaywada 841
NH-10 Delhi-Fazilka 403
NH-11 Agra- Bikaner 582
NH-12 Jabalpur-Jaipur 890
NH-13 Sholapur-Mangalore 691
NH-15 Pathankot-Samakhiali 1526
NH-17 Panvel-Edapally 1269
NH-22 Ambala-Shipkitr 459
NH-28 Lucknow-Barauni 570
NH-31 Barhi-Guwahati 1125
NH-37 Panchratna (near Goalpara) Saiknoaghat 680
NH-44 Shillong-Sabroom 630
NH-49 Cochin-Dhanshkodi 440
NH-52 Baihata-Junction NH-47 (near Saikhoaghat) 850
NH-58 Delhi-Mana 538
NH-65 Ambala-Pali 690
NH-75 Gwalior-Ranchi 955
NH-76 Pindwara-Allahabad 1007
NH-78 Katni-Gumla 559
NH-86 Kanpur-Dewas 674
NH-91 Ghaziabad-Kanpur 405
NH-150 Aizawl-Kohima 700
NH-200 Raipur-Chandikhal 740
NH-205 Ananthapur-Chennai 442
NH-209 Dindigul-Bengaluru 456
NH-211 Solapur-Dhule 400
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NH-217 Raipur-Gopalpur 508
NH-220 Kollam (Quilon)-Teui 265