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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 ...
Auditors consideration of material income-increasing versus material income-decreasing items during the audit process.
(Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 2013)
We examine how auditors' consideration of material items is affected by each item's directional impact on income. Prior research indicates that auditors face greater litigation risk for non-detection of fraudulent ...
Policy for Punjab’s agriculture: will it deliver?
(Economic & Political Weekly, 2013)
Punjab's new agriculture policy based on a report prepared by the Committee for Formulation of Agriculture Policy for Punjab focuses on yield enhancement and market orientation instead of demand-driven agriculture. While ...
Forest fires in India: regional and temporal analysis
(Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 2013)
Forest fire threatens the wealth and biodiversity of the forest. Studies suggest that 90% of vegetation fires in India may be man-made and, annually, about 3.73 mil ha of forest area are affected, leading to a loss of ...