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South Asian agrifood trade networks in India: a case study of onion exports
(Millennial Asia: International Journal of Asian Studies, 2013)
South Asia has emerged as one of the fastest-growing regions of the world
while global agricultural trade has expanded since its inclusion into the WTO
framework, especially for developing agrarian economies such as ...
Is the global financial system safer?
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2013)
The fi nancial crisis that erupted in
2007 and is still unfolding prompted
a search for reforms that
would make the global fi nancial system
safer. Several initiatives have emerged.
They represent an attempt at ...
Impact of current policies on future air quality and health outcomes in Delhi, India
(Elsevier Ltd, 2013)
A key policy challenge in Indian megacities is to curb high concentrations of PM2.5 and mitigate associated adverse health impacts. Using the Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS) model we ...
Emissions from forest fires in India: an assessment based on modis fire and global land cover products
(Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, 2013)
Fires incur considerable economic losses and disturb the ecology, environment and livelihoods. Studies suggest that 90% of vegetation fires may be manmade in India and about 3.73 million hectare forest area is affected, ...
SB-robust estimators of the parameters of the wrapped normal distribution
(Communications in Statistics: Theory & Methods, 2013)
In this article, we study the SB-robustness of various estimators of the mean direction (μ) and the concentration parameter (ρ) of the wrapped normal distribution. The functional corresponding to the sample mean direction ...
Two low carbon development pathways in India
(Global Environmental Research,17/2013: 119-128., 2013)
This study assumes two different scenarios for India and analyzes the energy system and macroeconomic
impacts of GHG emissions reductions which follow the global halving target. The two scenarios are
conceptualized as: ...
Creativity in research and development laboratories: a new scale for leader behaviors
(Elsevier Ltd, 2013)
In this paper, we report an inventory of leader behaviours that can promote creativity among R&D professionals. Specifically, we constructed and quantitatively validated a scale that was previously developed using a ...
The “Grassroots” in the public system: teacher-driven innovations for inclusive educational development
(Vikalpa: A Journal for Decision Makers, 2013)
Twenty-five years ago, when several of my students, teachers, fellow travellers,
farmers, artisans, professionals, and policy makers got together to trigger a
new social movement in the form of the Honey Bee Network, we ...
Grassroots innovations for inclusive development: need for a paradigmatic shift
(Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 2013)
The article addresses various challenges of grassroots innovations for sustainable development in India. It discusses the growth of social movement Honey Bee Network and its philosophy around the world to discover people's ...
Banking structure: plausible vision, flawed approach of RBI
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2013)
F
ollowing the crisis of 2007, there is
renewed focus the world over on
banking structure. This encompasses
a number of related matters: the
size, scope and number of banks, consolidation
and concentration, and ...