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AIDS has emerged as a serious challenge for the developing as well as the developed world. The number of people reported to be living with HIV across the globe is estimated to have doubled from 19.9 million in 1995 to 40.3 million in 2005 (UNAIDS and WHO, 2005). More than 94 percent affected are reported to be adults (over 15 years) and 43 percent are women. The present paper attempts to identify the major indicators on Economics of Environment, culture and society with a view to explain how economic impact is largely influenced peoples living environment and sex culture which turns the society to experience potential dangers of increasing HIV/AIDS cases affecting the economic scenario of the Indian subcontinent . The study was based on the secondary data collected for the country on regional basis and analyzed with the help of advanced statistical techniques. It was also noticed that it mainly affects the adults in their prime working age, individuals and households face severe social and economic consequences of this growing pandemic. The potentially negative impact of HIV and AIDS on real GDP, savings, skill formation, labour productivity and life expectancy has to be seen in the light of the large scale of the AIDS epidemic. In 2005, close to 3.1 million died of AIDS and nearly five million new cases of HIV infections have occurred. It is estimated that every minute one in every five youth (15-24 years) is infected with HIV. India – with 5.206 million people living with HIV in 2005 (NACO, 2005) – accounts for nearly 69 percent of the HIV infections in the South and South- East Asian region. Within a short period of 15 years, the HIV epidemic has emerged as a serious public health problem in India and across many parts of the globe and threatening the sustainable future.

Stream: Economic Sustainability

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Name: Mr.A.Balakrishnan - Age and Date of birth:03.06.1977; Specialisation: Medical Geography and Environmental Management for Sustainable Healthy future - Presented research papers 0n Health, Environment and Development - Presented papers on HIV among truck drivers in Namakkal district,Tamilnadu.

IGU Steering Committee Member on Health and Environment - One of the members of Editorial Committee in the International Journal on Health and Place - Attended many International Conferences and presented papers in more than 25 countries 0 Organised one International Conference on Health, Environment and Development and three National conferences on Health, Environment and Sustainable development- Produced 4 Ph.Ds and guiding 5 Ph.D., theses and also guided more than 20 M.Phil., dissertations - 29 years Postgraduate teaching experience and 30 yeras of Research Experience - Awarded many awards including travel awards to attend many International conferences on Health and sustainable development