Approximately 32 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line. ... Disparities in India take on various hues – there are disparities across geographical regions (States, districts, rural-urban), disparities along gender lines with women and sexual minorities facing discrimination and disparities faced by social groups such as Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Minorities, Differently Abled Persons, Internally Displaced Persons and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), to name a few. ... For example, India is home to the largest number of people living in deprivatio...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Along with these three gods there are also many other deities below the three. ... According to the Agamas and Vedas the soul continues to evolve in the inner worlds living joyously and not fearing death once it has resolved all residual karmas. ...

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The UNICEF report on Indian Water said "There will be constant competition over water, between farming families and urban dwellers, environmental conservationists and industrialists, minorities living off natural resources and entrepreneurs seeking to commodify the resources base for commercial gain" (Arlington Institute). ... The water moves through holes in the dam, through a set of turbines that turn an electric motor, and out into the river below. ...

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An average Indian consumes 2300 calories per day, which is 100 calories below the defined norm, this trend is expected to worsen in the near future. ... Inflation and the rising cost of living in metropolitan cities like Chennai and New Delhi are proving hard for survival of workers at the lower end of the economic scale. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This is a crucial point because having more drought means more hunger and starvation in India, especially in rural areas where the majority relies on agriculture and farms to make a living. ... Kulkarni also demonstrates how drought has increased drastically with the charts below. ...

• Word Count: 1494
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As of December 2013, it has been recorded that India has allocated 3.3% of its GDP to education (UNICEF, 2014a), the percentage of child labour rate stands at 12% and approximately 30% of the population are currently living below the poverty line. ... Education not only helps in the provision of better job opportunities, an improved standard of living and higher salary, it has been shown that when children are educated better in schools, it raises their political awareness, they move forward from traditional notions and there is an overall increase in gender equality (IPCD, 2014). ...

• Word Count: 2238
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate