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India Situation
70 June 2, 2021 HIGHLIGHTS WHO Situation Update • Indian Immunologicals Limited to initiate production of drug substance for Covaxin (Link) India • National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur has 2,81,75,044 Confirmed Cases developed a Gargle RT-PCR Method for testing COVID-19 samples (Link) 3,31,895 Total Deaths • Centre issues advisory to States/UTs to encourage work-from-home for nursing mothers (Link) South East Asia Region • Family pension to be given to dependents of those who lost their lives due to 31,922,904 Confirmed Cases COVID under Employees State Insurance Corporation (Link) 408,423 Total Deaths • Union Minister of State, Development of North Eastern Region, requests all government employees 18 years of age to get vaccinated at the earliest (Link) World • National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) asks States/UTS 170,426,245 Confirmed Cases to upload data of children who have lost their parents to COVID-19, on online 3,548,628 Deaths tracking portal “Bal Swaraj” (Link) INDIA SITUATION • There is a decline of 69% in daily cases during last 25 days after reporting the highest number of cases (4,14,188) on 7th May 2021. COVID-19: STATUS ACROSS STATES • In the past week, as compared to previous week, 30 states/UTs have shown a decrease in cases. Higher decline has been reported from Haryana (-63%), Delhi (-61%), Uttar Pradesh (-60%) and Rajasthan (-60%). 70 June 2, 2021 • In Punjab, District authorities have been directed to allow issue of oxygen cylinders to patients who require oxygen -
Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 2012 333333333333333333333333
Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 2012 333333333333333333333333 LAKSHADWEEP ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE (LAPCC) UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP i SUPPORTED BY UNDP Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 LAKSHADWEEP ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE (LAPCC) Department of Environment and Forestry Union Territory of Lakshadweep Supported by UNDP ii Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 Foreword 2012 Climate Change (LAPCC) iii Lakshadweep Action Plan on Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 Acknowledgements 2012 Climate Change (LAPCC) iv Lakshadweep Action Plan on Lakshadweep Action Plan on Climate Change 2012 CONTENTS FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................................... III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................... IV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. XIII PART A: CLIMATE PROFILE .............................................................................................................. 1 1 LAKSHADWEEP - AN OVERVIEW ............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Development Issues and Priorities .............................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Baseline Scenario of Lakshadweep ............................................................................................................................ -
Area and Population
1. AREA AND POPULATION This section includes abstract of available data on area and population of the Indian Union based on the decadal Census of population. Table 1.1 This table contains data on area, total population and its classification according to sex and urban and rural population. In the Census, urban area is defined as follows: (a) All statutory towns i.e. all places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee etc. (b) All other places which satisfy the following criteria: (i) a minimum population of 5,000. (ii) at least 75 per cent of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits; and (iii) a density of population of at least 400 persons per sq.km. (1000 per sq. mile) Besides, Census of India has included in consultation with State Governments/ Union Territory Adminis- trations, some places having distinct urban charactristics as urban even if such places did not strictly satisfy all the criteria mentioned under category (b) above. Such marginal cases include major project colonies, areas of intensive industrial development, railway colonies, important tourist centres etc. In the case of Jammu and Kashmir, the population figures exclude information on area under unlawful occupation of Pakistan and China where Census could not be undertaken. Table 1.2 The table shows State-wise area and population by district-wise of Census, 2001. Table 1.3 This table gives state-wise decennial population enumerated in elevan Censuses from 1901 to 2001. Table 1.4 This table gives state-wise population decennial percentage variations enumerated in ten Censuses from 1901 to 1991. -
Agatti Island, UT of Lakshadweep
Socioeconomic Monitoring for Coastal Managers of South Asia: Field Trials and Baseline Surveys Agatti Island, UT of Lakshadweep Project completion Report: NA10NOS4630055 Project Supervisor : Vineeta Hoon Site Coordinators: Idrees Babu and Noushad Mohammed Agatti team: Amina.K, Abida.FM, Bushra M.I, Busthanudheen P.K, Hajarabeebi MC, Hassan K, Kadeeshoma C.P, Koyamon K.G, Namsir Babu.MS, Noorul Ameen T.K, Mohammed Abdul Raheem D A, Shahnas beegam.k, Shahnas.K.P, Sikandar Hussain, Zakeer Husain, C.K, March 2012 This volume contains the results of the Socioeconomic Assessment and monitoring project supported by IUCN/ NOAA Prepared by: 1. The Centre for Action Research on Environment Science and Society, Chennai 600 094 2. Lakshadweep Marine Research and Conservation Centre, Kavaratti island, U.T of Lakshadweep. Citation: Vineeta Hoon and Idrees Babu, 2012, Socioeconomic Monitoring and Assessment for Coral Reef Management at Agatti Island, UT of Lakshadweep, CARESS/ LMRCC, India Cover Photo: A reef fisherman selling his catch Photo credit: Idrees Babu 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary 7 Acknowledgements 8 Glossary of Native Terms 9 List of Acronyms 10 1. Introduction 11 1.1 Settlement History 11 1.2 Dependence on Marine Resources 13 1.3 Project Goals 15 1.4 Report Chapters 15 2. Methodology of Project Execution 17 2.1 SocMon Workshop 17 2.2 Data Collection 18 2.3 Data Validation 20 3. Site Description and Island Infrastructure 21 3.1 Site description 23 3.2. Community Infrastructure 25 4. Community Level Demographics 29 4.1 Socio cultural status 29 4.2 Land Ownership 29 4.3 Demographic characteristics 30 4.4 Household size 30 4.5. -
Census of India 2001
CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-25 GUJARAT DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part XII-A & B SURAT DISTRICT PART II VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY -¢-- VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT ~.,~ &~ PEOPLE ORIENTED Jayant Parimal of the Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operations, Gujarat © Govj!mment of India Copyright Data Product Code 24-034-2001- Census-Book Contents Pages Foreword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv District Highlights -2001 Census xvii Important Statistics in the District xix Ranking of Talukas in the District XXI Statements 1-9 Statement 1: Name of the Headquarters of the DistrictlTaluka, their Rural-Urban status xxiv and distance from District Headquarters, 2001 Statement 2: Name of the Headquarters of the District/TalukalC.D.Block, their Rural- xxiv Urban status and distance from District Headquarters, 2001 Statement 3: Population of the District at each Census from 1901 To 2001 xxv Statement 4: Area, Number of VillagesIT owns and Population in District and Taluka,2001 xxvi Statement 5: Taluka IC.D.Blockwise Number of Villages and Rural Pop)llation, 2001 xxix Statement 6.: Population of Urban Agglomerations I Towns, 2001 xxix Statement 7: Villages with Population of 5,000 and above at Taluka I C.D.Block Level as xxx per 2001 Census and amenities available Statement 8: Statutory Towns with Population less than 5,000 as per 2001 Census and xxxiii amenities available Statement 9: Houseless and Ins~itutional Population of Talukas, Rural and Urban, 2001 XXXlll Analytical Note (i) History and Scope of the DisL ________ s Handbook 3 (ii) Brief History of the District 4 (iii) Administrative Set Up 6 (iv) Physical Features 8 (v) Census Concepts 19 (vi) Non-Census Concepts 25 (vii) 2001 Census Findings - Population, its distribution 30 Brief analysis of PCA data Brief analysis of the Village Directory and Town Directory data Brief analysis of the data on Houses and Household amenities House listing Operations, Census of India 2001 (viii) . -
Chapter 1-India -Size and Location
CHAPTER 1-INDIA -SIZE AND LOCATION GEOGRAPHY-Class IX BOOK- CONTEMPORARY INDIA -1 Table of Contents 1. Chapter 2. Important Keywords 3. Chapter explanation/summary 4. Q&A 5. Mind Map 6. Assignment Important Key words 1. Peninsula- the triangular landmass surrounded by water on three sides 2. Tropic of cancer- An imaginary line parallel to the latitude and is drawn parallel to equator, 23 degree 30’ N. It divides the country into two equal parts 3. Sub-continent- A part of continent, separated from the rest of the continent by natural features such as mountains and rivers. It has its own specific climatic features and distinct cultural identity 4. Indian mainland- It is continuous stretch of landmass from Jammu and Kashmir, Kanyakumari and Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh 5. Standard Time- It is the local time of 82° 30’ E taken as the standard time for the whole country Chapter explanation: https://youtu.be/VuDbizd_W6k Q&A Q1. Answer the following questions briefly a) Name the countries which are larger than India. Rank Name of the Area million sq. Countries km 1 Russia 17.09 2 Canada 9.98 3 USA 9.83 4 China 9.60 5 Brazil 8.51 6 Australia 7.69 7 India 3.28 b) Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea Lakshadweep Islands. c) Which island group of India lies to its South East? Andaman and Nicobar Islands lies to the South East of India in the Bay of Bengal. d) Which island countries are our Southern Neighbour? Maldives and Sri Lanka are our Southern Neighbours. -
Marine Fisheries Information Service
CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by CMFRI Digital Repository V. MARINE FISHERIES INFORMATION SERVICE SPECIAL rSSlJE ON LAKSHADWEEP 71° 72 .» CHETLAT BITRA 0 'J» KIUTAN ^KADMAT rhinakara, ^ *>•> j'/ Bangarairy,S> ,'' / K<3lP'* '.2 , ^KAVARATTI Suheli valiakara. Suheli cheriakard LAKSHADWEEP GROUP OF ISLANDS Names of inhabited islands Q\% written inronnan letters and uninhabited in ifalics 71' No, 68 1986 ECOLOGICAL STRESS IN MINICOY LAGOON AND IT'S IMPACT ON TUNA LIVE-BAITS C. S. Gopinadha Pillai and Madan Mohan Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin Introduction observed during the present observation. Pillai et al., 1984 explained this as due to relative absence of hving Pioneering works on the faunal composition and habitats by way of dens and crevices at the protected exploitation of tuna live-baits of Lakshadweep, espe side. cially of Minicoy Island are those of Jones (1958, 1960a, The lagoon possesses two ecologically distinct habi 1960b, 1964a) Jones and Kumaran (1980) and Thomas tats, viz, coral shoals and sand flats (Pillai, 1971). The (1964b). subsequently Pillai (1971a, 1971b, 1983 and former provides habitat for many important live-baits 1985) and Nair and Pillai (1972) have described the belonging to the families Pomacentridae and Apogoni- microhabitats, distribution of corals, ecological stress dae and form the traditional site of live-bait fishery. and primary production in the Minicoy lagoon, a major The southern half of the lagoon has a vast sand flat habitat for live-baits. Though, Jones (1964) listed 45 with smaller shoals and live coral isolate. The arbores species of reef associated fishes divided among 18 fami cent corals of the genus Acropora once dominated in lies from Lakshadweep which are used as live-baits, this area. -
Customary Laws of Lakshadweep Islands
(516236 CUSTOMARY LAWS OF -,1-F"\ . ..."t. ,4\ LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS Iii Thesis Submitted By V. Vijayakumar FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE FACULTY OF LAW Under the Supervision of Professor P. Leelakrishnan SCHOOL OF LEGAL STUDIES COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COCHIN — 682 022 1999 DECLARATION I do hereby declare that the thesis entitled “CUSTOMARY LAWS OF LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS” is the record of original work carried out by me under the guidance and supervision of Professor P. Leelakrishnan. U.G.C. Emeritus Fellow, School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology. This has not been submitted either in part, or in whole, for any degree, diploma, associateship, fellowship or other similar titles or recognition at any University. m C» / Cochin17”‘ August — 682 022 1999 V. Vi’ ./ umar CERTIFICATE OF THE RESEARCH GUIDE This is to certify that this thesis entitled “CUSTOMARY LAWS OF LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS” submitted by Shri. V. Vijayakumar for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the Faculty of Law is the record of bonafide research carried out under my guidance and supervision in the School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology. This thesis,or any part thereof, has not been submitted elsewhere for any degree. G9;,,,s_:JhAm.,A_ Cochin — 682 022 Professor P. Leelakrishnan 17"‘ August 1999. Preface The customary laws of Union Territory of Lakshadweep islands are a challenge for judicial institution as well as administrative machinery. With the peculiarities of socio-legal institutions, Lakshadweep system stands apart from the mainstream of legal systems in India. -
Class – IX Social Studies Year- 2020-21
Class – IX Social studies Year- 2020-21 Page | 1 Sr. Chapter Name Page No. No. India & the Contemporary World- I 1. The French Revolution 4- 6 2. Socialism in Europe & The Russian 7 – 9 Revolution 3. Nazism & the Rise of Hitler 10-12 4. Forest Society & the Colonialism 13-16 Democratic Politics 1. Democracy in the contemporary world 17-18 2. What is Democracy? Why Democracy? 19-22 3. Constitutional Design 23-26 Contemporary India- I 1India- Size & Location 27-30 1. 2. Physical Features Of India 31-35 3. Drainage 36-40 Economics 1. The story of Village Palampur 41-42 2. People as Resource 43-44 . Page | 2 Chapter-1 INDIA – Size and Location Ques 1: Choose the right Ans from the four alternatives given below. (i) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through (a) Rajasthan (b) Orissa (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Tripura Ans: (c) Orissa (ii) The easternmost longitude of India is (a) 97° 25′ E (b) 68° 7′ E (c) 77° 6′ E Page | 3 (d) 82° 32′ E Ans: (a) 97°25′E (iii) Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with (a) China (b) Bhutan (c) Nepal (d) Myanmar Ans: (c) Nepal (iv) If you intend to visit Kavarati during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to (a) Puducherry (b) Lakshadweep (c) Andaman and Nicobar (d) Diu and Daman Ans: (c) Lakshadweep (v) My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country. -
Impacts of Invasive Alien Species on Island Ecosystems of India with Special Reference to Andaman Group of Islands - National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai
Authors S. Sandilyan, B. Meenakumari, A. Biju Kumar & Karthikeyan Vasudevan Citation Sandilyan, S., Meenakumari, B., Biju Kumar, A. and Karthikeyan Vasude- van. 2018. Impacts of invasive alien species on island ecosystems of India with special reference to Andaman group of islands - National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai. Corresponding Author Sandilyan, S. <[email protected]> Copyright @ National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai. ISBN No.: 978-81-932753-5-1 Published by Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law (CEBPOL) National Biodiversity Authority 5th Floor, TICEL Biopark, CSIR Road, Taramani Chennai 600 113, Tamil Nadu Website: www.nbaindia.org/cebpol Layout and Design: N.Singaram Information Technology Executive, CEBPOL Disclaimer: This publications is prepared as an initiative under CEBPOL programme. All the views expressed in this publication are based on established legal principles. Any error or lapse is purely unintended and inconsequential and shall not make either the NBA or the CEBPOL liable for the same. Some pictures and images included in this publication are sourced from public domain. This publications is purely for non-commercial purposes including awareness creation and capacity building. Contents I. Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 II. Introduction to Islands .......................................................................... 5 a. Biological Importance of Islands .................................................. 8 b. Indian Islands -
State Statistical Handbook 2014
STATISTICAL HANDBOOK WEST BENGAL 2014 Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics Department of Statistics & Programme Implementation Government of West Bengal PREFACE Statistical Handbook, West Bengal provides information on salient features of various socio-economic aspects of the State. The data furnished in its previous issue have been updated to the extent possible so that continuity in the time-series data can be maintained. I would like to thank various State & Central Govt. Departments and organizations for active co-operation received from their end in timely supply of required information. The officers and staff of the Reference Technical Section of the Bureau also deserve my thanks for their sincere effort in bringing out this publication. It is hoped that this issue would be useful to planners, policy makers and researchers. Suggestions for improvements of this publication are most welcome. Tapas Kr. Debnath Joint Administrative Building, Director Salt Lake, Kolkata. Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics 30th December, 2015 Government of West Bengal CONTENTS Table No. Page I. Area and Population 1.0 Administrative Units in West Bengal - 2014 1 1.1 Villages, Towns and Households in West Bengal, Census 2011 2 1.2 Districtwise Population by Sex in West Bengal, Census 2011 3 1.3 Density of Population, Sex Ratio and Percentage Share of Urban Population in West Bengal by District 4 1.4 Population, Literacy rate by Sex and Density, Decennial Growth rate in West Bengal by District (Census 2011) 6 1.5 Number of Workers and Non-workers -
Adolescentsand
4 INDIA GENDER GAIPNDIA IN L ITERACY RATE AMONGenderG AD OGapLE inSC LiteracyENT P RateOPU LATION (AGamongE GR OAdolescentUP 10-19 Population YEARS) - 2011 (Age Group 10-19 years) - 2011 JAMMU & KASHMIR (STATES/UNION TERRITORIES) 7.4 (States/Union Territories) HIMACHAL PRADESH 0.5 PUNJAB 0.7 CHANDIGARH 0.8 UTTARAKHAND 1.6 HARYANA 3.4 NCT OF DELHI ARUNACHAL 0.5 PRADESH 4.7 SIKKIM 0.5 RAJASTHAN UTTAR PRADESH 10.7 4.5 ASSAM 1.3 NAGALAND 0.7 BIHAR MEGHALAYA 6.5 -2.9 MANIPUR 2.3 TRIPURA GUJARAT JHARKHAND 1.9 MIZORAM 2.2 3.7 MADHYA PRADESH 6.0 WEST BENGAL 3.7 0.8 CHHATTISGARH 3.5 DAMAN & DIU -1.1 ODISHA DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 4.8 6.9 MAHARASHTRA 1.2 Profile of ANDHRA PRADESH P 2.8 GOA Gender Gap in Literacy Rate among 0.6 Adolescent Population KARNATAKA 2.2 (Age Group 10-19) and A Adolescents Negative N D A M L Below 3.0 A A PUDUCHERRY N K 0.1 3.0 - 5.9 A S TAMIL NADU N P D ( H I 0.6 ( N 6.0 - 8.9 I N A 0.1 N D KERALA D I I 0.1 in India A D 0.0 I C ) A Youth 9.0 - 11.9 ) O W B E A R E 12.0 & Above I S P L A P - PUDUCHERRY 5 N D S INDIA INDIA GENDER GAP IN LITERACY RATE State of Literacy among Gender Gap in Literacy Rate AMONG YOUTH POPULATION among Youth Population (AGE GROUP 15-24 YEARS) - 2011 (Age Group 15-24 years) - 2011 JAMMU & KASHMIR (STA(States/UnionTES/UNION Territories) TERRITORIES) 13.3 Adolescent and Youth Population HIMACHAL PRADESH PUNJAB 1.3 1.5 CHANDIGARH 2.1 UTTARAKHAND 4.1 HARYANA 6.3 ARUNACHAL NCT OF DELHI PRADESH 2.3 8.4 SIKKIM RAJASTHAN UTTAR PRADESH 1.6 19.7 10.9 ASSAM 5.6 NAGALAND 1.8 BIHAR MEGHALAYA 15.9 -1.5 MANIPUR 4.8