This article provides information about the path of development taken by India since independence: The path to be followed for the development of any society cannot be easily determined and it requires a great deal of planning before deciding on that. In independent India, planning derives its objectives from the Directive Principles of State Policy as outlined in the Indian [...]
This article provides information about the consequences of development on ecology and environment: The environmental consequences, the use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers and hybrid seeds have had a negative effect on the soil quality. In fact, commercial agriculture and the over utilisation of ground water has created conditions of drought all over India. The environmental crisis has put even the [...]
Alternative Development theories for Local Development! In the course of development of developmental theories the mainstream development theories, such as growth oriented theories and others, have been severely criticised. Gradually, alternative development theories have emerged to avoid the weakness of the earlier theories. The alternative approaches and their methodologies have emerged as development paradigm indicating a theoretical break from the [...]
