Despite the thriving levels of growth of India’s economy in the last decade, the national levels of poverty and inequality are among the highest in the international ambit, and the country remains below the world average across a number of socioeconomic indicators (see for example, the World Development Indicators 2007 of the World Bank). From [...]
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Indian roads: good horns, good brakes, good luck
Posted in Infrastructure, tagged accidents in Indian roads, India, Indian roads on 11/10/2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is for the sake of urban growth, buses with dvd and surround system and, of course, the Indian rickshaws. Bhawanipatna, district of Kalahandi, Orissa According to different sources cited by this The Guardian´s article, India´s roads are officially the most dangerous in the world based on number of car-accident victims:
Who’s getting the worst of natural disasters?
Posted in Economic Development, Natural Disasters, tagged disasters in poor countries, India, Mexico, Natural Disasters, natural disasters and economic development, United States, victims of natural disasters on 04/10/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever thought why catastrophes caused by natural events are more destructive in developing countries? An example? See the table below that compares the human impact (i.e., people killed or requiring immediate assistance during a period of emergency, that is requiring basic survival needs such as food, water, shelter, sanitation and immediate medical assistance) [...]
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