Do some sub-national governments receive higher transfers from the Central government than others? Which channels exist for to practice partisan politics? Taking note of significant gap between relief sought by states in context natural calamities such as drought and assistance given Centre, present study attempts contribute vast literature on fiscal Centre different India with particular focus...

Speculating about future based on the present, climate change fiction (cli-fi) seems to have proved its unique potential predict environmental and social repercussions of forced anthropogenic transformation(s) Earth. As a cli-fi horror novel, it is hardly coincidence that British author, Adam Nevill’s Lost Girl (2015) predicts no less with haunting atmosphere. Envisioning total collapse world t...

This comment analyzes the issues raised by Kirsch regarding the role of selfpercepts of coping efficacy in avoidance behavior. Evidence is reviewed that shows that people who perceive themselves as inefficacious in wielding control over potentially aversive events view them anxiously, conjure up possible injurious consequences, and display phobic avoidance of them. Self-efficacy theory postulat...

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"[The] Marathwada earthquake, one of the worst natural calamities in India so far, happened to be a factor in the loss of thousands of human and animal lives and the destruction of a vast stretch of natural environment. In this study an attempt has been made to enlist the quake affected victims and to analyse their demographic characteristics in terms of their distribution at district level."

Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an intense, prolonged and sometimes delayed reaction to extremely stressful events such as natural disasters or man-made calamities, characterised by persistent hyperarousal, reexperiencing of images of the stressful event and avoid­ ance of reminders (1). The disorder can become chronic and disabling with delay in treatment (2). PTSD can al...