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1
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Exotic species profitable in Kerala

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Wild bitter gourd (NE Ind)
Butternut squash(Central America)
Gac fruit(Vietnam)

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  1. Agri indebtedness
  2. Landholdings
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  1. 52% of all farm HHs indebted (NSSO report)
  2. 85% are small & marginal farmers(Agri census 2015-16)
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3
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Urban popn 2011 census

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31%

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4
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ASICS report 2023

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  1. 39% capitals lack active master plan
  2. 41% posts vacant in municipalities
  3. 9/35 capital cities have sectoral plans like
    sanitation, mobility & sustainability
    >1400 municipalities no elected councils in place
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4
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Housing units shortage in urban

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1.88Cr(MoHUA in 2012)

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5
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Slums data

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52mn in 2001 to 65mn people in 2011 (Census)

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Basic amenities lack in slums (data)

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26% no access to clean drinking water
58% have no/open drainage (2011 census)

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7
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International eg for slums

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Thailand’s Baan Mankong Prog

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8
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Secularism egs(2)

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Sabarimala pilgrims at Erumely
Iqbal Mamdani

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Types of Communalism(6)

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RSS WAR

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10
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Types of Regionalism(4)

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Supra-state
Inter-state
Intra-state
Demand of secession

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Corruption=(formula)

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Discretion+Monopoly-Transparency

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12
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Migrant labor(data)

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450mn internal migrants in Ind(2011 census)
Footloose labor by Jan Breman

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13
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Literacy scheme for children of migrants by KL govt

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Project Changathi

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14
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Seasonal migrants(egs)

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Tribal grps of OD in brick kilns of AP
Grps from KL to GJ in shrimp farming

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15
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WF for migrants(social security+act)

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National min social security scheme for informal workers(recommended by NCEUS)
Jud implementation of Interstate Migrant workmen act 1979

16
Q

Vetti egs in TG(3)

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Toddy tappers keep 5-10 trees to serve landlords
Washermen carried palanquins of landlords
Barbers everyday visited landlords to cut nails, massage etc

17
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Act abolishing forced labor in TG

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Hyd Bhagela act 1950

18
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Jogini abolishing act

A

Devadasis prohibition of dedication act 1988

19
Q

Commission on Joginis

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Justice Raghunath Rao commission report 2012(still 80k joginis in TG)

20
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NGOs, orgns for jogini eradication

A

OMI
Jagan mithra mandali, Aashray, Samskar

21
Q

Sex ratio in India(usual, child)
Sex ratio in Tg(usual, child)

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943, 919
988, 933

22
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Child marriage in Tg(data)

A

27% women in Tg get married b4 legal min age of 18 yrs(NFHS-5)

23
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Child labor in Tg(data)

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Highest no. of cases registered in Tg(305) under Child labor act(NCRB report)

24
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Fluorosis(limit)

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WHO permissible limit= 1.5mg/L
Nalgonda= 7mg/L

25
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Govt measures for fluorosis(3)

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DFMC in Nalgonda in 2012
Mission Bhageeratha
NPPCF