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Appendix 1: Abbreviations used in Text
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AGRWRK |
Percentage OfAgricuIturaI Workers in Total Workers |
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AIES |
All India Educational Survey |
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AIFE |
Adjusted Intensity of Formal Education |
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AISES |
All India School Education Survey |
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AP |
Andhra Pradesh |
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BH |
Bihar |
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CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
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CH4 |
Methane |
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CO |
Carbon monoxide |
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CPCB |
Central Pollution Control Board |
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CSO |
Central Statistical Organisation |
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EDI |
Environmental Degradation Index |
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EG |
Economic Growth |
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EKC |
Environmental Kuznets Curve |
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EPI |
Environmental Performance Index |
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EQ |
Environmental Quality |
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EQI |
Environmental Quality Index |
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EU |
European Union |
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FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GHGs |
Green House Gases |
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GJ |
Gujarat |
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GSDP |
Gross State Domestic Product |
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HD |
Human Development |
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HDI |
Human Development Index |
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HDR |
Human Development Report |
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HR |
Haryana |
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HSD |
High Speed Diesel |
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HT |
Hindustan Times |
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IFE |
Intensity of Formal Education |
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IMR |
Infant Mortality Rate |
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JFM |
Joint Forest Management |
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JU |
Jadavpur University |
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K |
Kerosene |
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KL |
Kerala |
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KR |
Karnataka |
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LAECs |
Local Area Environmental Committees |
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LDO |
Light Diesel Oil |
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LE |
Life Expectancy |
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LPG |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
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MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
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MG |
Motor Gasoline |
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MH |
Maharashtra |
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MP |
Madhya Pradesh |