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Telemedicine in India: current state, challenges and opportunities
(Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 2015)
Purpose – The purpose of this conceptual paper is to present the scope of telemedicine, current state of telemedicine in India, challenges in its diffusion and suggest the way forward for implementation of such initiatives. ...
Gender and child labour in cottonseed production in India: a case study of Gujarat
(Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 2008-11-11)
Examines the nature and extent of practice of child labour and the gender dimension of labour use in hybrid cottonseed farming in the state of Gujarat.
Are small firms willing to pay for improved power supply? evidence from a contingent valuation study in India
(Elsevier, 2017-10)
This paper provides new estimates on Indian small-scale manufacturing firms’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for reliable power supply. Almost half of Indian manufacturing lies in the small-scale sector, and its productivity is ...
Do the pre-service education programmes for midwives in India prepare confident 'registered midwives'? a survey from India
(Global Health Action. 2015; 8: 10., 2015)
The graduates of the diploma and degree programmes of nursing and midwifery in India are considered skilled birth attendants (SBAs). This paper aimed to assess the confidence of final-year students from pre-service education ...
Support system for women entrepreneurship in India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, China, Uganda and Russia: a comparative exploratory study
(Serials Publications, 2014)
Over centuries, extensive work has been done in the area of entrepreneurship and its impact on economic performance. Gradually, policy makers have realized that women can also contribute in the spur of economic development. ...
Sectoral credit choice in rural India
(Elsevier, 2015)
This article examines the question, what makes a rural household a preferred choice for formal lenders? A sample selected ordered probit model is developed to address this question. While the selection equation models the ...
Women entrepreneurship and innovations in India: an exploratory study
(Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014)
Increased female entrepreneurial activity heralds a progress for women’s rights and optimization of their economic and social living index. Women entrepreneurship is synonymous with women empowerment. Parallel to the male ...
Forecasting foreign institutional investment flows towards India using ARIMA modelling
(Management: Journal Of Sustainable Business And Management Solutions In Emerging Economies, 2015)
India has witnessed substantial increase in capital flows, particularly Foreign Institutional Investment in equity as well as derivatives segment since the 1990s. However, FII flows are sighted as ‘hot money’- more volatile ...
The dyestuff industry in Gujarat: environmental issues
(Routledge, 2016)
This chapter discusses the problems of managing environmental impacts of the dyestuff industry in India. India's dyestuff industry is concentrated in the state of Gujarat along the Golden Corridor which runs from north to ...
Smallholder organisation through farmer (producer) companies for modern markets: experiences of Sri Lanka and India
(Edward Elgar, 2016)
Farmer collectives are viewed as an important element in linking smallholders with modern markets as they provide many benefits for this interface. This chapter examines the experience of a unique set of farmer collectives. ...