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Global Public Opinion on Nuclear Issues and the IAEA - Final Report from 18 Countries
eSocialSciences; International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA - 2006
nuclear industry and politicians have sufficiently raised public confidence in the safety and efficiency of the nuclear power …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699130
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Consultation Paper on Review of Interconnection Usage Charge (IUC)
TRAI, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India - eSocialSciences - 2009
Written comments on the issues raised for consultation may please be furnished to Principal Advisor (FN), TRAI by 30th January, 2009. The comments may be sent in writing and also preferably be sent in electronic form (E-mail: traifn@yahoo.co.in or arvindtrai@gmail.com).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341704
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Productivity and Efficiency at Public and Private Sector Banks in India
Mohan, TT Ram - eSocialSciences - 2007
A comparison between PSBs and their private sector counterparts based on measures of efficiency and productivity that … use quantities of outputs and inputs. Efficiency measures a firm’s performance relative to a benchmark at a given point … between the private and public sectors. Tornquist total factor productivity growth, Malmquist efficiency and revenue …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487657
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Groundwater Irrigation in India: Gains, Costs and Risks
Gandhi, Vasant P; Namboodiri, N.V. - eSocialSciences - 2009
Groundwater has rapidly emerged to occupy a dominant place in India’s agriculture and food security in the recent years. It has become the main source of growth in irrigated area over the past 3 decades, and it now accounts for over 60 percent of the irrigated area in the country. It is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004985545
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Ethics of Public Health Interventions: A View from the Frontline
Jain, Yogesh - eSocialSciences - 2012
Rural people are deprived even of the basic facilities of medical care. Is this ethical? [6th K R Memorial lecture].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010534929
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The Public Procurement Bill, 2011
Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2011
An Act to regulate public procurement with the objective of maximising economy and efficiency, promoting competition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366382
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Does the System of Rice Intensification Outperform Conventional System? A Case Study of Gujarat
Pathak, Jharna - eSocialSciences - 2011
The paper examines the farm level performance of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method of paddy cultivation as against the traditional method. The role of NGOs in raising awareness among farmers about the SRI technique as also of agricultural extension services in general. [Working Paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319344
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Who Owns Children and Does It Matter?
Schoonbroodt, Alice; Tertilt, Michele - eSocialSciences - 2010
In this paper a particular market failure that may lead to inefficiently low equilibrium fertility and therefore to a need for government intervention are analysed. The friction which is investigated is related to the ownership of children. If parents have no claim on their children’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543088
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The Nature of Rural Infrastructure: Problems and Prospects
Mitra, Siddhartha; Bery, Suman; B, Gupta D; Krishna, Reeta - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper looks at rural infrastructure facilities in India, the lack of which is demonstrated to be an impediment to sustained economic development. It is argued that problems of rural infrastructure provision are different from those of the urban, given the smaller size, density and per...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543097
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Shariat Courts and Women’s Rights in India
Hussain, Sabiha - eSocialSciences - 2009
decide? Who would guarantee the efficacy of Darul Qazas, the quality of the presiding judges, the efficiency of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543113