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Reducing Rural Poverty Through Non-farm Job Creation in India
(Springer, 2022-03-15)Based on secondary data, this paper estimates the incidence of poverty by sectoral employment status of individuals and it explores the factors determining individual�s joint probabilities of being poor and being engaged ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENERGY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EXPERIENCE FROM SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES
(Central University of Punjab, 2018)Healthy economic growth is regarded as the most basic materials of any economy to increase the economic production, reduce the poverty and in general enhance the quality of life. World economy has witnessed huge change in ... -
Remittances, Household Expenditure and Investment in Rural India: Evidence from NSS data
(Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, 2015)The paper attempts to study the migration trends and the factors driving it in India and also to understand and compare the marginal spending behavior of three groups of households in India - those not receiving remittances, ... -
Resilience and Coping by Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability in Kerala, South India
(Vrije University, 2022-11-09)Purpose: This study examined the relationship between the resilience and coping mechanisms of parents of children with intellectual disability. Method: Study participants were recruited from special schools and neighbourhood ... -
Revealed Comparative Advantages: India and Kazakhstan in Post-Cold War Era
(Korea University of International Studies, 2018)The structure of Comparative advantages enjoyed by India and Kazakhstan in each others market has been examined for the period of 1995-2010. -
Review of Decentralisation, Governance and Development, by Pranab Kumar Das
(Sage, 2018)Drawing from the Gandhian trajectory of development, which emphasises a shift from the top-down to the bottom-up model of governance, the 73rd constitutional amendment act was enacted in the 1990s, which sought to deepen ... -
A review of modern and Vedic practices on use of umbilical cord
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022-08-19)Stromal cells possess unique properties to regenerate themselves and cure various chronic illnesses. An easily available and ethical source for procurement of stromal cells is umbilical cord blood which is now being stored ... -
Role of Contract Farming in Crop Diversification and Employment Generation: Empirical Evidence from Indian Punjab
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2021-11-01)Linking small farmers with modern agri-business firms through contract farming is viewed as one of the several ways to achieve crop diversification and enhance farmers� income, besides bringing spill-over effects of such ... -
Role of land reforms in eradicating land inequalities in rural india
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Salient Stressors of Teachers Employed in Private Schools in Andhra Pradesh, India
(Society for Research and Knowledge Management, 2023-06-05)Traditionally, teaching has been considered a noble profession. However, it has become one of the most physically and intellectually demanding service occupations in the present day. Particularly, teacher stress harms both ... -
Seasonality in Tourism and Forecasting Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India
(UTI, 2018)In the present age of globalization, technology-revolution and sustainable development, the presence of seasonality in tourist arrivals is considered as a key policy issue that affects the global tourism industry by creating ... -
Socio economic conditions and employment status of agricultural laboures in bathinda district of punjab
(Central University of Punjab, 2014)The structural transformation process in Punjab has reduced income generation in rural economy. The worst sufferers are marginal and small farmers and agricultural labourers. The principal mode of production is shifting ... -
Socio-economic development of Uttar Pradesh: an empirical analysis
(Indian Society for Education and Environment, 2017)Background/Objectives: Since the concepts of social and economic development of a nation/region/state is crucial for the development of human resources, the objective of this paper is to examine the socio- economic development ... -
Socio-economic impact of Bt cotton in Bathinda district of Punjab
(Central University of Punjab, 2011)An attempt has been made in this study to assess the socio-economic impact of Bt cotton in Bathinda district of Punjab. The assessment is based mainly on primary data which is processed by applying regression analysis, ... -
Socio-economic impact of national rural health mission in jammu kashmir
(Central University of Punjab, 2014)The majority of population of India lives in villages and the poverty is relatively more in rural areas as compared to urban. Health has a cumulative effect on individual's life through human capital formation but ... -
Socio-economic impacts of tourism in india: An empirical analysis
(ASERS Publishing House, 2016)The importance of tourism as an instrument for economic growth and employment generation, particularly in remote and backward areas, has been well recognized world over. It is the largest service industry globally in terms ... -
Socio-Economic Implications of Agrarian land acquisition: A case study of Talwandi Sabo power limited, Mansa ( district).
(Central University of Punjab, 2016)India has been facing many problems for the acquisition of the land for the establishment of developmental projects. The agrarian land acquisition has become a serious issue for this. Most of the studies have tried to find ... -
Socio-economic implications of pesticide use in bathinda district of the punjab state
(Central University of Punjab, 2014)The excessive use of the pesticides in agriculture has not only increased production cost but also led to negative externalities. The present study is an attempt to analyse the socio-economic implications of pesticide ... -
Stalled Structural Change Brings an Employment Crisis in India
(Springer, 2021-05-29)Using national-level employment data, this paper explores both the supply and demand-side factors responsible for stalling India�s structural transformation on the employment side. We have found that although the overall ...