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Growth of a social change organization: a case study of SIDH
(2009-12-12)This report is the outcome of a study of Society for Integrated Development of Himalayas (SIDH), a social change organisation working in the Jaunpur block of the Tehri Garhwal district in Uttar Pradesh. This is sequel to ... -
Growth of Factor Inputs and Total Factor Productivity in Public Sector Enterprises in India
(2010-03-13)This study makes an attempt to examine the trend in Total Factor Productivity in the public sector enterprises by estimating and analyzing the contributions made by major factor inputs to the growth rate of not product ... -
Growth of foodgrains production inIndia, 1960-61 to 1975-76 sources of growth and future prospects
(2010-03-12)This paper focuses on growth in foodgrains (FGs) production in India between 1960-61 and 1975-76. To understand the sources of this growth, we have scrutinized year to year changes in FGs production, estimated the relative ... -
Growth of new stoves - a model
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-01-01)Promotion of new wood stoves has been made into a nation-wide time-bound program. At present, setting of targets in each area proceeds somewhat arbitrarily. Generally, no account is taken of the mechanics of absorption. ... -
Growth of total factor productivity in Indian agriculture
(2010-03-23)In the present study the sources of Growth of Indian agriculture have been estimated for three sub-periods during 1950-51 to 1988-89. It also estimates the contribution of adverse weather conditions and intensity of resource ... -
Growth of tractors in India: past and future
(2010-03-25)A casual, discrete, dynamic mathematical model to describe the growth of tractors in India has been proposed. It is able to describe the past pattern of growth quite closely, and yields results that are much better than ... -
Growth of trade unionism in India
(2010-03-20)This paper gives a historical account of trade unionism. It considers political, economic and social developments which have moulded the growth pattern of trade unionism in India. The survey is divided into various phases ... -
Growth performance of niger crop: a state-wise analysis
(2010-03-20)Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra are the major producers of Niger seed in India. Despite alteration in their relative shares, these four states together continue to dominate the scene in terms of area and production. ... -
Growth strategy for tiny and rural industries sector need for marketing orientation
(2010-03-25)The paper proposes a three-dimensional conceptual framework for understanding the pedagogical methods. It discusses the characteristics of behaviour simulation and the relevant concepts of learning for these. Various ... -
Growth variations across developing countries: how much and why
(2010-03-19)The paper examines the extent and the causes of variations in economic growth across twenty-nine developing countries. The sample countries come from Asia, Africa, and South/Central America. It finds that while Brazil, ... -
gTime, gDate and a gCalender
(2010-03-28)The emergence of a cyberconnected Global Village demonstrates the need for a universal time for global events. A professor at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad argues that we need to delink the measurement ... -
The guru shishya relationship: some implications for educational institutions
(2010-03-25)In this paper we trace the historical basis of the Gurushishya relationship and explore its implications for modern education. Our hypothesis is that this relationship is rooted in a religious and spiritual basis and that ... -
HACCP: a quest for quality as a competitive strategy for agribusiness
(2010-03-28)While consumption of food gives material pleasure and a healthy life, contaminated food can be dangerous to health. Therefore, quality of food is very important. Even from the producers’ point of view, selling high quality ... -
Handling inverse optimal control problems using evolutionary bilevel optimization
(IEEE, 2016-07)Optimal control is a task where it is desired to determine the inputs of a dynamical system that optimize (minimize or maximize) a specified cost functional, also known as performance index, while satisfying any constraints ... -
Harnessing multiple mental models and creating opportunities for learning about human resource issues among district health officers
(2010-01-18)This paper describes and evaluates the experience of using soft systems methodology (SSM), a problem structuring method of soft operations research (OR), to create learning opportunities about people issues among District ... -
Harnessing wisdom for managing watersheds: honey bee perspective on innovations, institutions and policies for marginal environments
(2010-07-22)Participatory approaches for watershed management are now considered essential for sustainable natural resources management and yet there is very little opportunity for intellectual participation by the people. This ... -
Harvesting dew to supplement drinking water supply in arid coastal villages of Gujarat
(2009-08-03)Shortage of drinking water is chronic, sever and widespread in Kutch - a hot and very arid region. It is specially acute in coastal villages where surface sources dry up rapidly and groundwater is not potable. Many of ... -
Health for all: an alternative strategy: a note on the current tasks
(2010-03-13)The concern for the health of the population, particularly the weaker sections of the society has been articulated by an increasing number of planners. As a consequence the search for an alternative health care system has ... -
Health policy processes in Gujarat: A case study of the Policy for Independent Nurse Practitioners in Midwifery
(2013-11-21)Background: The policy processes of the policy on ‘Nurse practitioners in midwifery’ (NPM) are described. The policy aims to educate and create a new cadre of competent midwives in the government hospitals as an alternate ...