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Employment generation and technology factor in KVI sector: problems and prospects
(2010-03-18)For the rural economy of India, characterized by growing unemployment and poverty, the labour intensive economic activities like Khadi and Village Industries are deemed to assume greater relevance than ever. But the past ... -
Problems and prospects of village pasture development project in a mixed economy
(2010-03-18)The present case discusses the pasture development (PD) project in Sayla Block of Surendranagar District of Gujarat state in India. The PD project was identified as the key project for the block level plan (BLP) scheme in ... -
Interactive GANTT charting: features,data structures and algorithms
(2010-03-18)Gantt chart (or bar chart) is a popular tool for developing and displaying job schedules. This paper focuses on software that provides a Gantt chart interface to enable users develop job schedules interactively. Here the ... -
Symbolic role models and identity patterns of Indian women
(2010-03-18)Woman is a phenomenon yet to be explored, experienced, and understood in all her viccisitudes, multiplicities, contradictions, and complexities. As she begins her journey in life at the dawn of birth and proceeds through ... -
Use and marketing of plant protection appliances
(2010-03-18)Research work is being conducted on use and marketing of plant protection appliances. The work has tried to analyse a hypothesis that the number of plant protection appliances tend to be concentrated in cash crop area and ... -
Effect of changing taxation and depreciation policies on the leasing industry
(2010-03-18)In the recent years the government's policy of reducing the corporate tax rate and increasing the depreciation rate has been welcomed by the industrial sector. The changes so obviously benefit the sector that it appears ... -
Existence of nash equilibrium programs of capital accumulation under altruistic preferences: the continuous time case
(2010-03-18)This paper presents a general model of altruistic growth in continuous time, where agents' welfare are assumed separable in current consumption levels and levels of incremental consumption. We prove the existence of Nash ... -
The impact of the new rice technology on fertiliser consumption
(2010-03-18)The resource paper analyses the effects of modern varieties on fertiliser consumption in the Asian rice economy by examining response functions of modern and traditional rice varieties as well as by estimating fertiliser ... -
Demand forecasts for cultural and industrial papers in India: some policy implications
(2010-03-18)Number of integrated pulp and paper mills in India increased from 17 in the early 1950s to 250 in 1985, and the production capacity rose from 137,000 tonnes to 2,350,000 tonnes. The capacity utilization, however, declined ... -
Management control in banks: some issues for consideration
(2010-03-18)This paper examines the following issues: (i) Should branches of commercial banks be treated as profit centers or not? (ii) What should be the transfer pricing policy with regard to funds transferred from branches to Head ... -
Exploratory study of decision making strategies and Organisational health in Maharashtra Phule Krishi Vidyalaya
(2010-03-18)The present study is an exploratory research project to analyze the decision-making strategies and Organisational health in a new multi-campus agriculture university. -
Transnational corporations and developing countries: some issues in industrial policy
(2010-03-18)A variety of efforts are underway at the international level to strengthen the capability of developing countries in dealing with transnational corporations which are a global source of technology, capital, and management. ... -
Cost benefit analysis of malaria control and eradication programme in India
(2010-03-18)This paper analysed the malaria control and eradication activities in India from 1953-54 to 1976-77. The total cost of the disease to the nation with the control and eradication programme and what it would have been if the ... -
Integrated rural energy system: planning and organization
(2010-03-18)This paper discusses the process and methodology for the Integrated Rural Energy System (IRES) and organization of IRES. The planning includes methodology for estimation of village energy needs and energy resources, ... -
An integration-theoretical analysis of cultural and developmental differences in attribution of performance
(2010-03-18)Singh, Gupta, and Dalal proposed that American and Indian college students differ in their cultural outlook on how motivation and ability determine performance. Americans follow a multiplying rule which implies that effort ... -
Some aspects of the structure of consumer demand for foodgrains in India
(2010-03-18)The study analysis the changes in consumption pattern of food grains in India during 1960-61 to 1973-74 using data from NSS rounds. The changes in per capita consumption levels, consumer price, expenditures on food grains, ... -
Sustainable development of Indian agriculture: green revolution revisited
(2010-03-18)Indian experience of technological change through 'Green Revolution' in now an internationally acclaimed achievement. Several countries in Africa are being advised to follow Indian experience. We have reappraised the lessons ... -
Chemistry of effective management
(2010-03-18)A number of dimensions of top management philosophy or style are identified. Management philosophy may be considered risk taking or conservative, technocratic or oriented and seat-of-the-pants methods, participatory or ... -
Commercial banks finance for rural development
(2010-03-18)The participation of commercial banks in rural credit was started with the nationalization of imperial bank of India into State Bank of India in 1955. Initially it was to assist cooperative sector in term lending. Subsequently ... -
Does inflation-unemployment trade-off exist in India
(2010-03-18)The hypothesis of extended Philips Curve is examined in the present paper using the Indian data over the period 1950-51 to 1984-85. The empirical evidence does not suggest any substantial trade-off between inflation and ...