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Evaluation of Classification Techniques for Land Use Change Mapping of Indian Cities
(Springer Nature, 2020-06-20)
This study looks into the development of multi-level classification approach for land use change mapping in Indian cities using Landsat imageries. In this study, we mapped 47 Indian cities at different time frames 1990, ...
The rise of the technological manager in India in the 1960s: the role of the Indian institutes of management
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-20)
A distinctive aspect of India’s managerial elite is that it is dominated by people with an educational background in engineering. This paper unravels the history of how this major phenomenon arose, by tracking the evolution ...
Embodying Change at Work: an autoethnography in the Indian public sector
(TQR Publications, 2020-05-17)
Beyond the macro picture of change in the Indian public sector triggered by economic deregulation and restructuration, the variegated experiences of employees exposed to organizational changes remain hidden and masked. ...
Assessment of Tobacco Control Policy in India: An Evaluation using the World Health Organization MPOWER Framework
(WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS, 2020)
Background: Tobacco consumption is considered to be one of the most avertable causes of premature mortality and morbidity. In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) successfully negotiated the Framework Convention on ...
The transition of childbirth practices among tribal women in Gujarat, India - A grounded theory approach
(2013)
Background: Under the National Rural Health Mission, the current emphasis is on achieving universal institutional births through incentive schemes as part of reforms related to childbirth in India. There has been rapid ...
Saving mothers and newborns through an innovative partnership with private sector obstetricians: Chiranjeevi scheme of Gujarat, India
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2009)
Objective: To document an innovative public-private partnership between the government of Gujarat, India and private obstetricians in rural areas that provides delivery care to the poor. Methods: This is a descriptive ...
Good governance and corruption in the health sector: Lessons from the Karnataka experience
(2011)
Strengthening good governance and preventing corruption in health care are universal challenges. The Karnataka Lokayukta (KLA), a public complaints agency in Karnataka state (India), was created in 1986 but played a prominent ...
Study of blood-transfusion services in Maharashtra and Gujarat states, India
(International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2009)
Blood-transfusion services are vital to maternal health because haemorrhage and anaemia are major causes of maternal death in South Asia. Unfortunately, due to continued governmental negligence, blood-transfusion services ...
High speed rail in India
(Raghuram, G. (2014) "High speed rail in India" Traffic Infra Tech, Mass Transport, 2014)
The Railways first proposed high speed rail routes during the 2007-08 Railway budget. One route each was proposed in the Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern regions of the country. The trains were proposed to run at ...
Hi-tech manufacturing in India: an unleashed potential
(Yojana, 2015-04)