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Feasibility of Integrating Solar Desalination with Greenhouse Systems in Semi-Arid Region of North-west India
(2009-07-29)A two-phase project is underway to develop greenhouse systems suitable for water scarce, semi-arid region of north-west India (Kutch). The first phase aimed at studying the effectiveness of natural ventilation ... -
Fertiliser consumption after 1974-75: a critical review
(2010-03-12)After a sharp decline in 1974-75, consumption of fertilizer increased substantially in the subsequent years. In fact, the growth in absolute terms registered during 1976-77 (and also likely to register in 1977-78) is larger ... -
Fertiliser use on India' unirrigated areas: a perspective based on fast record and future needs
(2010-03-13)The paper elaborates four propositions: (1) There is a clear need for sustained rapid growth of fertilizer use in India agriculture (2) This depends,now more than ever before on accelerated growth infertiliser use on ... -
Fertilisers in India's agricultural development, problems and policies
(2010-03-13)The importance of fertilizer in agricultural production has increased substantially in the last 25 years. The current level of its use, however, is insufficient to arrest depletion of soil fertility. Under our circumstances ... -
Fertilizer plant modelling: a simulation study
(2010-04-05)A Simulation model of a fertilizer plant has been made. It includes activities from production to despatch, from the plant site. Input to the model is daily demand which comes to the plant as despatch instructions. The ... -
Fertilizer Subsidy in India: Who are the Beneficiaries?
(2011-05-27)One of the most contentious issues surrounding input subsidies in general and fertilizer in particular in India is how much of what is paid out actually finds its way into the pocket of the farmer, and how much is siphoned ... -
Field trial of Vastrapur cartons
(2009-12-12)We present in this paper the results of road transport trial of newly developed tomato packaging named Vastrapur Carton. Farm fresh tomatoes were taken from Khanderaopura village to Rajkot a distance of 250 km. Two trials ... -
Fieldwork in a factory
(2010-03-14)In this paper, the author discusses his experiences of field work in a factory for collecting data for sociological research. As the main methodological approach in this study was social, anthropological, i.e. based on ... -
Finance for and bankability of forestry development projects in India
(2010-03-21)The paper has discussed the procedures and problems in acquiring institutional finance for production forestry projects in India. Some steps, e.g., accounting the returns from outputs other than timber and fuel wood, raising ... -
Finance for Non-Farm Rural Activities
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Finances of the state electricity boards and tariff policy
(2010-03-15)The Five Year Plans have continued giving greater emphasis to the need of power development in the country. The Boards have to find larger amount of resources to finance its future activities. For State Electricity Boards ... -
Financial crisis in East Africa: A macroeconomic perspective
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1998-12-01)The second half of 1997 witnessed a major financial crisis in several East Asian countries characterized by massive depreciation of their currencies and crash in the stock markets. The crisis occurred despite fairly ... -
Financial goals and company performance a study of companies in India
(2010-03-27)The objectives of the study were (a) to find out the financial goals structure and the relative significance of the financial goals pursued by companies in India and (b) to examine if a company's financial performance was ... -
Financial goals choices and performance of firms in Malaysia
(2010-04-06)The objectives of the study are (a) to ascertain the financial goals pursued by companies in Malaysia and (b) to find out the relationship between firms’ financial performance and stated financial goals. Data on the ... -
Financial goals: survey of experiences in India
(2010-03-22)The Study aimed to test the existence of multiple financial goals and to find the relative significance of the financial goals pursued by companies in India. A questionnaire was sent to companies listed in the Investorsz ... -
Financial Health of Private Sector Hospitals in India
(2009-08-08)Hospitals are an important component of the healthcare delivery system. Over the years, India has experienced a significant increase in the number of hospital beds to meet the growing health demands of its population. ... -
Financial literacy among working young in urban India
(2013-11-26)The paper reports investigation of a study on the influence of various socio-demographic factors on different dimensions of financial literacy among the working young in urban India. While the influence of several factors ... -
Financial management in French - Thai joint ventures: an exploratory study
(2009-12-14)This study, using a case study approach, focuses on the financial management practices and issues of two French-Thai joint ventures Danone (Thailand) Company and Prestia Lafarge (Thailand) Company. Danone is a consumer ... -
Financial management research in India
(2010-03-20)This review article has attempted to highlight the trends in financial management research in India. It has shown how methodologies such as regression analysis, factor analysis, multiple discriminant analysis, control ...