Kerala’s per capita income is very low comparing to many of developed countries but Kerala model of development shows that state’s achievements in improving material conditions of living and indicators of social development are comparable with these countries (Parayil 1996:944). As part of this development pattern in the last quarter of the twentieth century, society has achieved health and demographic transition. Kerala has an exceptional literacy rate among its people, for both males and females and in both rural and urban areas (Savu and Dimitriu 2012). Along with this outstanding literacy rate, the political and social awareness compounded which is evident in the readership of newspapers. Families in Kerala rarely have over 2 children and …show more content…
It shows the speed of urbanisation process in Kerala after the economic reform. From 1951 to 1981 (30 years) the increase of urban population in Kerala was 29, 45,443 and from 2001 to 2011 the increased urban population is 76, 65,246. Along with the increased urban population the urban places are congested and a huge amount of waste is produced in cities. Governments are failed to control the overproduction of waste and it has become very difficult to dispose eco-friendly. The rapid growth of urban population had led to rapid increase of waste production which had serious socio-economic and environmental impacts (Karadimas, Loumos and Orsoni 2006). Rapid population growth in urban areas will create number of issues which may very difficult to manage by the governments. In the past one decade the urban population became double in Kerala and the number of towns is increased to 3 times. This indicates that the over population in urban places of Kerala and uncontrolled urbanisation process. As a result of these two issues a huge amount of waste produced in the different parts of the urban sites. This increased generation of waste put the Kerala development in crisis. Development is the visible component of urbanisation and this component of urbanisation itself in trouble due to the unscientific and uncontrolled …show more content…
In the present scenario number of hotels, restaurants and other food centres are launched different parts of the state, and people are totally dependent on these hubs for their food which increased the wastage of food. Rest of the food is usually thrown away. Earlier, people used to preserve left-over food and the wasted food was given to domestic animals in the
The British improved and modernized India which formed their efficiency that they have today. They established railroads and bridges so people can travel thru their country easier. The British also ingrained a fair trading system between India and British. Some may claim that it was not fair because the Indian textiles were getting sold less and less. From 1790 and so on the sales of Indian textiles progressively declined (Doc. 6).
Essay 1 Every year about a third of what the world produces is wasted. This equates to 2.9 trillion pounds of food. The wastage comes from our homes, restaurants, and even the farmers who produce it. Food wastage is an epidemic with dangerous outcomes; from deforestation to the draining of our fresh-water bodies, the population is in trouble.
The article, “Food Waste Is Becoming Serious Economic and Environmental Issue, Report Says,” by Ron Nixon, talks about food waste and of plans on how to stop it. Specifically, Nixon argues that there are millions of people all over the country that don’t have enough to eat. Also that there are people that go to bed hungry most days, while others are throwing away extra scraps they didn’t eat. Nixon writes about the tons of food thrown in the trash every week, resulting in economic and environmental issues. Also about how the Earth’s landfills then get filled up with even more garbage.
In the autobiography, “The Fortunate Traveler: Shuttling between Communities and Literacies by Economy Class”, written by Suresh Canagarajah, he describes his academic trajectory from a child learning English to an accomplished bilingual writer. Written in chronological order, Canagarajah begins by noting the importance of English in his family. Canagarajah’s parents would use English as a form of code switching to keep secrecy between themselves; because of this he begins to learn English and was able to decipher the codes and effectively prove that being bilingual gives a person a greater advantage over being monolingual. As he begins his school life, Canagarajah begins to realize that different countries have different writing styles and that his style might not be properly understood by people of different discourse, based of the education of the reader.
The goals of the Indian Boarding schools are to assimilate Native American tribes to the American way of living (AIRC 1). In order to delay the learning of their native language. In school, students are prohibited to speak their language. Religious teaching is also a goal of the boarding schools. The students are taught the standards of Christianity.
Analysis of Social Policy: Indian child Welfare Act (ICWA) According to the Children’s Bureau there were 415,129 children in foster care in 2014. American Indian children made up 2% of this number, or 9,517 children (AFCARS Report, 2015). The proportion of American Indian Children residing in foster care is alarming because it is more than twice as large as the proportion of American Indians residing in the general population. American Indians make up .9% of the population of the United States.
Americanization and Indian Boarding School The history of Native Americans was full of violent, cheats and sadness. From Spanish conquerors, English settlers to U. S Government, Native Americans lost their battles against these parties with greater power. As a result, their home lands, people and culture were consistently threatened by different societies.
Food is often shatters due to the pollution of inventory and poor personal hygiene people which are engaged into the foo
Sherman Alexie writes the story “Indian Education” using a deadpan tone to build and connect the years of the narrator 's life together in an ironic way. Alexie is able to utilize irony through the use of separate, short sections within the story. The rapid presentation of events, simple thoughts, and poetic points made within the story enable the reader to make quick connections about the narrator’s life to draw more complex realizations. The art that Alexie uses to write this very short story is poetic in nature through the meaning and structure of his writing. By the fact that the reader can draw deeper conclusions about the narrator 's life from Alexie’s writing is evident that his writing is poetic.
The food industry has better improvements yet; it still needs a thorough cleansing. Although food production has bettered in the last 100 years by its treatment of workers and government’s oversight, it has had some adverse effects like company’s protection
I read the book The Indian School by Gloria Whelan and the genre is Biography. In my book there is 96 pages. According to goodreads.com someone wrote that “the book sends a good message about the importance of maintaining a person’s culture, especially for children. ”I think this would be a good book for 8-12 and it would be the perfect for these ages because it the vocabulary is not to hard and if you love read about story 's from the past this would be a great book for you. The protagonists in this book the is a girl named Lucy and a girl named Raven.
The world is experiencing a dilemma today. Many people suffer from hunger, malnutrition, and other problems caused by the lack of sufficient food. However, many other people buy or order excessive foods and waste a lot. In my community, food waste is much more serious than food shortage, and it is easy to see that people throw foods in the dustbin and the foods indeed are still eatable. Food waste is a serious problem.
Everyday billions of people all of the world decide how they will provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner for themselves and/or their families. People enjoy gathering around food for all types of celebrations, football games, family gatherings, meetings, and more. Food is an absolute necessity in our lives as it is the fuel for our bodies and everyone has the choice to cook meals within their homes each day or they have the choice of eating out at a restaurant. In the time we are living in today there are a lot more restaurants available than there was 50 years ago and the number continues to rise. Both eating out and eating at home have advantages and disadvantages
TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Quantitative Research Proposal Submitted to Submitted by Prof. Devi Prasad Bhavya M K School of Social work M2014WCP005 Title . A Sociological Study on the Political Freedom of the Women through Democratic Involvement in Gram Panchayat in Thiruvanathapuram district, Kerala.
Industrial and capital hubs in developing countries are similarly characterized by multiple urban sprawls, informal settlements and overcrowding. The local governments or municipalities in many developing countries are highly challenged by mainly poor or weak policy and legislative provisions to regulate and enforce waste management guidelines. They also lack adequate funding and the correct capacity in terms of waste management personnel. All these challenges lead to situations where these local authorities are failing to take effective decisions with regards to solid waste management. It is worth noting that the decisions which municipalities are facing in terms of managing solid waste are not only difficult and capital intensive but they impact greatly on the natural environment as well as on social lives of people, therefore solutions to this issue are a matter of