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"The New India" looks critically at various constructions of the
Indian citizen from 1991 to 2007, the period when economic
liberalization became established government policy. Liberalization
generated complex social and economic tensions, and Chowdhury
reveals howthese tensions shaped images of the citizen in cultural
narratives of the time--in films, literary texts, corporate
advertisements, political documents, and citizens' responses to the
privatization of public space. Examining differing images of
citizenship and its rules and rituals in these narratives,
Chowdhury sheds light on the complex interactions between culture
and political economy in the New India.
Activated carbon is simple to operate as an adsorption medium for
water, serves as a proactive barrier for contamination, and does
not produce by-products from its use. Used in treatment worldwide,
activated carbon produces very high-quality water. Its
implementation helps utilities gain regulatory compliance and
position themselves to meet future requirements. This
solutions-oriented book for water treatment providers, engineers,
and students covers three major areas of concern.1. Fundamentals of
activated carbon adsorption to provide a basic understanding of
activated carbon technologies for drinking water treatment.2.
Adsorption applications, approaches, and case studies that
demonstrate how and where activated carbon has been implemented to
solve specific water quality challenges.3. System design and
procurement approaches to achieve effectiveness and efficiency in
the use of granular activated carbon and powdered activated carbon.
Utilities must decide whether to modify their existing treatment
practices to achieve compliance with the D/DBP regulations. A
regulatory impact analysis predicted that up to 70% of large
surface-water systems would need to make some treatment
modifications. Meeting multiple water-quality objectives plays an
important role in the decision-making process of water utilities.
Utilities must meet other regulatory requirements and secondary
drinking-water standards. In addition, there are operational,
financial, and engineering issues that affect the selection of
treatment technologies. Because of the uncertainty of how stringent
certain regulations will be and the high costs of advanced
treatment technologies, many utilities have implemented treatment
modifications in stages. Most utilities have made treatment
modifications that have been cost-effective to meet their
site-specific needs and objectives, while continuing to study or
implement long-term treatment changes to meet more stringent future
regulations. Utilities must factor in other regulatory requirements
and secondary drinking-water standards when selecting a treatment
modification for compliance with the D/DBP Rule. Some utilities
chose advanced treatment processes (e.g., ozonation, membranes)
that would enable them to satisfy other current and anticipated
future regulations or other water quality objectives. Some systems
chose ozone, in part because of its ability to destroy
taste-and-odor-causing contaminants. Likewise, granular activated
carbon was added to filters for taste-and-odor control. In
addition, space and retrofit considerations affected technology
choices. Many utilities have implemented treatment modifications in
stages. To meet Stage 1 of the D/DBP Rule, most utilities have made
treatment modifications that have been cost-effective to meet their
site-specific needs and objectives, while continuing to study or
implement long-term treatment changes to meet more stringent future
regulations. The major disadvantage to staged implementation was
that the treatment process was re-optimized each time treatment
modifications were made. However, this problem was minimized if the
full range of changes in treatment was envisioned in advance and if
incremental modifications were made that were part of and
consistent with long-term modifications. Originally published by
AwwaRF for its subscribers in 2003 This publication can be
purchased and downloaded via Pay Per View on Water Intelligence
Online - click on the Pay Per View icon below
Information and communication technologies, henceforth ICTs, have
received enormous attention in recent times. During the decade of
the 90s, there was a significant expansion in ICT infrastructure
both in the context of industrialized and developing countries.
Notwithstanding these facts, a 'digital divide' exists between
industrialized and developing nations and between urban-rich and
rural-poor within nations. The present study addressed this issue
under four research questions. The first is why access to ICTs is
important. The second is how to provide access for the households
living in rural areas of developing countries. The third is what
are the direct welfare implications of the use of
telecommunications. And the fourth is what are the indirect welfare
implications of the use of telecommunications. The study addressed
these four issues under two aspects: institutional aspects and
welfare aspects. The study focused on these two aspects in the
context of rural areas of Bangladesh and Peru. The empirical
findings of the study are based on household surveys that were
conducted in the rural areas of the two study countries. Contents:
ICTs - Institutional aspects of provision - Welfare aspects of use
- Business-NGO partnership - Public-Private partnership -
Compensating variations - Willingness to pay for rural
telecommunication services - Transaction costs and households'
market participation - Information and rural middlemen.
This book looks critically at various constructions of the Indian
citizen from 1991 to 2007, the period when economic liberalization
became established government policy. Examining differing images of
citizenship and its rules and rituals, Chowdhury sheds light on the
complex interactions between culture and political economy in the
New India.
The culture of peace and non-violence is essential to human
existence, development and progress. In 1999, the United Nations
General Assembly adopted by consensus the norm-setting,
forward-looking "Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture
of Peace". Governments, institutions, NGOs, other civil society
entities and, in particular, individuals - all are encouraged
therein to contribute to the global movement for the culture of
peace. Related to this vision, this rich and varied dialogue
discusses how the culture of peace can be achieved in the world.
Based on the extensive personal and professional experiences of two
high-profile thinkers and activists, they analyse the challenges
unfolding at local, national and global levels and how these relate
to humanity's quest for peace, human security and happiness.
Although coming from very different positions - one a Buddhist
philosopher, educator and leader; the other a UN diplomat renowned
for his international work in peace, development and human rights -
these interlocutors are united in their search for justice and
better quality of life for all and their conviction that women and
young people are the most effective means to achieving positive
change in the world. The dialogue provides ideas on the key
challenges that face our planet: poverty and deprivation, war and
violence, nuclear weapons and small arms, climate change and
environmental degradation, weak governance and financial crises,
marginalization of women and alienation of youth and the relentless
drive for materialism. They also invite us to consider how the
culture of peace can be practically achieved through an individual,
collective and institutional transformation. Recognizing that
global citizenship, multilateralism, women's equality and
value-creating education are central and inter-linked themes, this
dialogue also underscores the inherent strength of spirituality,
compassion, empathy, forgiveness, respect for diversity and
empowerment that comes from the trials and tribulations of life.
Illuminating issues centering on the subject of peace, this
collection of rich ideas by leading intellectuals is intended to
empower readers with the awareness of how subtle shifts in
attitudes and behaviors can help attain and sustain a culture of
peace. Fourteen contributors from diverse backgrounds and a vast
range of perspectives and experience present their thoughts on how
to create and foster a global culture of peace while enhancing an
understanding of interrelated topics such as personal empowerment,
gender issues, conflict resolution, gang intervention,
value-creating education, and internationalism. Contributors
include Anwarul K. Chowdhury, ambassador to the United Nations for
Bangladesh; Betty Williams, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize;
Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Earth Institute; and David
Krieger, founder and president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
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