366 research outputs found
Foreign Capital, Inflation, Sterilization, Crowding-Out and
This paper discusses some puzzles in the contemporary macroeconomic scene in India, from the perspective of public finance and economic development. These include a fiscal deficit higher than it was during the 1991 crisis, but without a large current account deficit or rise in inflation or interest rates, a rising inflow of external capital, accompanied by the RBI’s sterilizing these inflows and accumulating large reserves, even in the face of low inflation. We offer a critique of some previous analyses, and some models that are suggestive of how real and monetary factors might be integrated in providing a firmer grounding for the policy debates current in India.foreign capital, sterilization, absorption, crowding out, inflation, growth
Dynamics of Project Management
DYNAMICS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Title : Dynamics of Project Management
Author : Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Patel
Publisher : Social Research Foundation
Publisher Address : 128/170, H-Block, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, Indi
Faculty Use of Internet Services at a University of Agriculture and Technology
The study analyzed the use of Internet services by faculty members of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology in Meerut , Uttar Pradesh, India. Sixty structured questionnaires were distributed among faculty members of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology. Faculty gave information on Internet usage, sources of information about websites, favorite search engines, problems faced by users, satisfaction with the Internet for research purposes, and facilities infrastructure available in the libraries
Numerical analysis of conjugate heat transfer due to oblique impingement of turbulent slot jet onto a flat plate
Towards A Competitive Manufacturing Sector
The Indian manufacturing sector has grown at an impressive average rate of 9.5 per cent annually since 2003-04. Its sustained growth is crucial for generating employment opportunities needed to absorb the rapidly expanding workforce. In this context, this paper reviews the current state of the sector and focuses on determinants of its competitiveness. The paper finds that Indian manufacturing sector exhibits a great deal of regional variation and a marked dualism between the organized and the unorganized segments in terms of both productivity and wage levels. The level of labour absorption in the organized manufacturing sector has been weak as reflected in the declining labour intensity in this sector. This does not augur well for achieving inclusive growth. We also find that although there have been significant changes in the composition of exports in the last 20 years; India is still a very small player at the global level, especially in knowledge intensive and advanced technology products. Finally, the paper explores Indias potential for transforming itself into a hub of mass manufacturing. We find that the main constraints in doing so have been the low level of R&D, relative lack of skilled personnel and relatively low FDI levels.manufacturing, competitiveness, mass manufacturing
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Text file explaining project details, citation, author contact details, dataset associated with the following publication:Puri, M., Srivathsa, A., Karanth, K.K, Patel, I., Kumar, N.S. (In review). The balancing act: Can leopard-wild prey equilibrium confer economic benefits to people in shared forest landscapes? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.</div
Root-Galling Disease of Vegetable Plants
This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of research on vegetable plants associated with root-galls disease caused by root-knot nematodes (RKNs), Meloidogyne spp. Vegetables retain a key position in cultural cuisines and their consumption worldwide due to rich sources of micronutrients, including vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, but root galls disease of these crops caused by RKNs steals both quantity and quality from production. The field of plant nematology has experienced exponential growth over the past decade, and these RKNs are now known as widely damaging obligate plant parasites of vegetable plants. Advances are being made in understanding their biology, parasitism in the root system, giant cell development, root gall formation, chemical signalling, root-knot disease complexes, and management systems.
This compilation provides an invaluable resource for studying root-galls disease of vegetable plants to those readers associated with plant nematology, plant pathology, plant protection, and agricultural science, including researchers, teachers, advanced undergraduates and graduate students, and even agricultural extension agents and farmers.Contiene: Front Matter (i-xix).-- 1. Root-knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.)/ Raman Kumar Walia, Matiyar Rahaman Khan (1-60).-- 2. Meloidogyne Species: Threat to Vegetable Produce/ Amir Khan, Shahid Anwar Ansari, Mohammad Haris, Touseef Hussain, Abrar Ahmad Khan (61-83).-- 3. Chemotaxis in Root-Knot Nematodes/ William César Terra, Letícia Lopes de Paula, Daniele de Brum, Vicente Paulo Campos, Denilson Ferreira de Oliveira, Jorge Teodoro De Souza (85-115).-- 4. Phytohormone-Mediated Feeding Site Development Sagnik Nag, Prachi Pandey, Souvik Samanta, Oishi Mitra, Anwesha Chatterjee, Monalisa Chakraborty (117-133). 5. Current and Future Studies on the Genes for Parasitism in Meloidogyne/ A. Mounika, P. V. Phanindra, Uday Kumar Thera, Sparsh Tiwari, Ashmita Timsina, Mandla Rajashekar et al. (135-162).-- 6. Natural Product Repertoire for Suppressing the Immune Response of Meloidogyne Species/ Jihane Kenfaoui, Khadija Goura, Ikram Legrifi, Najwa Seddiqi Khalil, Hajar El Hamss, Fouad Mokrini et al. (163-197).-- 7. Epigenetic Mechanisms and Their Role in Root Gall Formation/ Arshad Khan, Amir Khan, Faryad Khan, Mohammad Shariq, Saba Fatima, Saeeda Zaima Zeb et al. (199-217).-- 8. Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) and Root Gall Elucidation/ Saeeda Zaima Zeb, Hera Nadeem, Faheem Ahmad (219-235).-- 9. Root-Knot Disease Complex: An Interactive Perspective with Microorganisms/ T. S. Archana, Devendra Kumar, Vipul Kumar, Bitaisha Nakishuka Shukuru (237-251).-- 10. Breeding for Resistance in Vegetables Against Meloidogyne Species Causing Root Gall Disease/ Bitaisha Nakishuka Shukuru, T. S. Archana, Pritha Ghosh, Adesh Kumar, Devendra Kumar, Vipul Kumar (253-271).-- 11. An Overview of Predacious Fungi for the Management of Root-Knot Disease in Vegetables/ Vandana Sahu, Ashwani Kumar Patel, Shiv Shankar Patel (273-291).-- 12. Biofertilizer of Organic Origin for Management of Root Galling Disease of Vegetables/ Sushmita Sharma, Rishil Gupta, Faryad Khan, Sachin Upadhayaya, Faheem Ahmad (293-308).-- 13. Prospects for the Use of Metabolomics Engineering in Exploring and Harnessing Chemical Signaling in Root Galls/ Faryad Khan, Ekta Pandey, Saba Fatima, Arshad Khan, Saeeda Zaima Zeb, Faheem Ahmad (309-338).N
South Asian Integration Prospects and Lessons from East Asia
In the context of the low levels of regional cooperation among South Asian countries when compared with the successful results from cooperation in East Asia (consisting of South East and East Asian countries), the objective of this paper is first to assess the prospects of cooperation among South Asian economies and then to draw lessons from East Asian regional experiments for South Asian regionalism for the betterment of these prospects. The main argument of the paper is that South Asia should adopt a twin-track approach: better integration within itself and better integration with rest of the world particularly East Asia. Both tracks would complement and supplement each other ensuring a greater chance of success.South Asian integration prospects, Lessons from East Asian regionalism, Open regionalism, Asian development
Study of Incompressible Turbulent Flow inside Lid-Driven Cavities using Large Eddy Simulation
Vegetative Propagation Strategy of Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour) Spreng in Herbal Garden
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