Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction : Issues of Empowerment in Dynamic Development Perspective : A Conceptual Framework / U. N. Roy and J. S. Saini

1. Empowerment of Women and Marginalized 
Sections of Society

1. Collective Self-Confidence : A Key Element to the Empowerment of Women and the Marginalized for Sustainable Development / Anup Kumar Sarkar

2. Empowering Rural Women through Skill Formation Training : An Empirical Study of SGSY / Debabrata Lahiri

3. Empowering India through Entrepreneurship Training / D. D. Sharma

4. Agricultural Factors Associatad with Women Empowerment / Muzamil Jan

5. Perspectives of Mahua (Madhuca indica) Flowers for Women Entrepreneurship Development / Madhumita Patel and S. N. Naik

6. Contextualizing Ecological Framework of Morbidity : Mapping Spatial Variation in Rural India / Bikramaditya Kumar Choudhary

2. Role of GOs/NGOs/Corporate Sector and 
Community Polytechnics in Empowerment 
and Development

7. Empowerment through Skill Development / R. P. Upadhyay

8. Institutional Mechanism, Linkages and Technology Transfer for Rural Housing Development / Nirmal Kumar, Rajendra Prasad, Ravi Shanker and K. C.Iyer

9. Intervention of Science and Technology for Rural Development : Role of the Government and Non-Government Organizations in Meghalaya / A. P. Jyrwa

10. Institutional Arrangement for Technology Application and Skill Training in Nagaland / J. Longkumer

11. Sustainable Livelihood to Honey Hunters through Eco-Friendly Harvesting of Honey : Wax from Apis dorsata (Rockbee) Colonies / G. N. Paliwal

12. Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama - Divyayan Krishi Vigyan Kendra : A Role Model of Integrated Rural Development / A. K. Jasu

13. Transfer of Appropriate Rural Technologies : ARTI's Approach / A. D. Karve and R. D. Deshmukh

14. Community Initiatives by Ambuja Foundation / Pearl Tiwari

3. Application of Science and Technology 
in Agriculture and Natural 
Resources Management

15. A Survey to Assess Impact of Pesticides on Human Health in Cotton Belt Area of Punjab / Mandeep Inder Kaur and Anjali Saini

16. Modern Agriculture to Organic Farming : Holistic Approach to the Problems of Transitional Phase / Neeru Kadian, Santosh Satya, Anushree Malik and Beena Kumari

17. Technoeconomic Feasibility of Vermiculture Biotechnology Project / U. N. Roy and Gurinderjit Kaur

18. Effect of Various Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Eisenia fetida and Lampito mauritii Species of Earthworm / Kaviraj Pradhan and Satyawati Sharma

19. Community Empowerment in Watershed Management Projects : Case Studies of Shivalik Region / S. P. Mittal

20. Empowering People for Natural Resource Management in Shivalik Foothills / Y. Agnihotri and A. K. Tiwari

4. Application of Science and Technology in 
People's Empowerment and Development 
(Water Resource Management)

21. Small-Scale Multi-effect Water Distillation (MEWD) for Microenterprises / P. K. Sen, Padma Vasudevan Sen, Shiriram Hegde and S. K. Vyas

22. Drinking Water Pollution in Haryana and its Impact on Human Health / Parmod Kumar Singla and Satyavir Singh Dagar

23. Techniques for Artifically Recharging Confined and Unconfinded Aquifers / A. K. Rastogi

24. Evaluation of Water Quality in Hirakud Reservoir / S. K. Samal

5. Application of Science and Technology in 
People's Empowerment and Development 
(Other Appropriate Technologies)

25. Sustenance to Sustainable Development : Technology Choices for Rural Development / Padma Vasudevan Sen, U. N. Roy and P. K. Sen

26. Phytoremediation : Environmental Restoration with Plants / Rajinder Kaur

27. Emerging Trends in the Use of Biodiesel as a Source of Fuel / Kumar Gaurav, Kanika Kundu and Subir Kundu

6. Application of Information Communication 
Technology in People's Empowerment and 
Rural Development

28. Empowering Masses through Information Technology / Anil Kumar Tripathi

29. Empowering People through Technology : Role of ICT in Rural Development / Baba C. K. and Deepthi Shanker

30. Developmental Informatics : Potential and Challenges / Anil Bahuman and Krithi Ramamritham

31. Database Design and Development of Information System for Rural Development at District Level / H. P. S. Parihar, Sridhar Srivastava and D. P. Rai

32. Electronics and Rural Development / P. S. Chauhan

33. Component Based Health Care Software Systems for Rural Areas / Manjari Gupta and Ratneshwer

Contributors

"Upendra Nath Roy is Assistant Professor (Rural Development), National Institute of Technical Teacher's Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh.

Jasmer Singh Saini is Professor and Head (Rural Development), NITTTR, Chandigarh." 
                                                                                                                                                    [from Blurb]