Sustainable Development Goals
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Dr. Somnath Hazra is a trained Ecological Economist, with an expertise in Climate Change Economics, Forest Economics, Sustainable Development, Ecosystem Services, Environmental valuation and Policy analysis. He has vast research experience in different Indian research centers as well as teaching experiences at UG and PG level in different Universities in West Bengal. He has experience in managing and executing development programmes in various capacities for Government, International Development organizations and Private Sector. He has visited different countries all over the world for performing different project assignments and also for the presentation of research articles on climate change, environmental and development economics. He has in his credit more than 50 research articles and 5 edited volumes related to Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development.
Dr. Anindya Bhukta is Associate Professor of Economics at Netaji Mahavidyalaya, India. Hehas over twenty years of experience in teaching economics at the undergraduate level. He is a prolific writer and has written hundreds of articles on economic and environmental issues in regional languages. Dr. Bhukta has also published more than sixty books on issues in Indian economic problems and policies and also on environmental issues. He has special interest on Intellectual Property Rights.
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Chapter 1. No Poverty: How Much, How Far.- Chapter 2. Sustainable Agriculture, Poverty, Food Security and Improved Nutrition.- Chapter 3. Health Progress in India in respect of Millennium Development Goals: Is Health Target of SDG Achievable? - An Empirical Study at Sub-National level.- Chapter 4. Education in India: Goals and Achievements.- Chapter 5. Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals: focussing on the Adolescent Girls in India.- Chapter 6. Clean Water and Sanitation: India's present and future prospects.- Chapter 7. Enabling Energy Sustainability.- Chapter 8. Structural change in employment & Unemployment in India.- Chapter 9. Avoiding Pre-mature Deindustrialization in India: Achieving SDG9.- Chapter 10. How is India Flaring in Achieving SDG 10 on Reduced Inequality?.- Chapter 11. Sustainability in Indian Cities: a developing country perspective.- Chapter 12. Sustainable Consumption Pattern in India.- Chapter 13. Climate change Responses and Sustainable Development: Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation.- Chapter 14. Ocean and Sustainable Development: A preliminary assessment for India.- Chapter 15. Biodiversity Conservation and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals: India's Responses Evaluated - Particularly in Relation to SDG15.- Chapter 16. Sustainable Development Goals: Implementation of Goal 16 by India.- Chapter 17. Trade and Sustainable Development Goals: A multi-scenario analysis for India and other Asia-Pacific countries.