In this paper we use simulation to estimate the strength of back-up needed in Ahmedabad region to make the box cooker usable throughout the year. A lumped parameter model is made of double glazed cooker marketed in Gujarat. Its performance is simulated using climatic data of Ahmedabad during...

Past literature shows that technical change in agriculture is determined by non-price like government expenditure on R&D and infrastructure. But more recent literature also considers relative farm prices that would provide incentives for technical change. This has been reinforced by the present...

The country has recently liberalised the equity participation to 51% by foreign companies and even 100% by NRIs. In addition, the package contains many other measures to liberalise the investment climate. It is expected that more foreign investment will flow into the country and that there will...

Health and Socio-economic developments are so closely intertwined that is impossible to achieve one without the other. While the economic development in India has been gaining momentum over the last decade, our health system is at crossroads today. Even though Government initiatives in public...

This paper on the sociological analysis of paradigms in the management of industrial relations lays the foundation for a series of papers on Negotiating strategies and skills. The underlying paradigms in industrial relations choice making determine the choice of methods for decision-making,...

Indian convertible bonds have two peculiar features that make them possibly unique in the world: a) the bonds are compulsorily converted into equity without any option, and b) the conversion terms are not specified at the time of issue but are left to be determined subsequently by the Controller...

This chapter describes several approaches and techniques of attitude measurement. The approaches described are: direct observation, self-report, and attitude scales. The specific attitude scales described in some detail are: Thurstone’s scale, Likert’s scale, the scalogram techniques, and...

Objectives: To understand reasons for nonuse of Government health services and identify ways to address them. Design and Setting: Indepth interviews of 371 married women of reproductive age were conducted in village of two Primary Health Centres (PHC), of north Gujarat. Five focus group...

Since Independence the government of India has given considerable importance to the development of a strong and autonomous scientific and technological base. In fact India has an enviable S&T infrastructure by developing country standards. Nevertheless, it has been widely perceived that the...