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Disaster Management of India
DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN INDIA DISASTER MANAGEMENT 2011 This book has been prepared under the GoI-UNDP Disaster Risk Reduction Programme (2009-2012) DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN INDIA Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India c Disaster Management in India e ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The perception about disaster and its management has undergone a change following the enactment of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The definition of disaster is now all encompassing, which includes not only the events emanating from natural and man-made causes, but even those events which are caused by accident or negligence. There was a long felt need to capture information about all such events occurring across the sectors and efforts made to mitigate them in the country and to collate them at one place in a global perspective. This book has been an effort towards realising this thought. This book in the present format is the outcome of the in-house compilation and analysis of information relating to disasters and their management gathered from different sources (domestic as well as the UN and other such agencies). All the three Directors in the Disaster Management Division, namely Shri J.P. Misra, Shri Dev Kumar and Shri Sanjay Agarwal have contributed inputs to this Book relating to their sectors. Support extended by Prof. Santosh Kumar, Shri R.K. Mall, former faculty and Shri Arun Sahdeo from NIDM have been very valuable in preparing an overview of the book. This book would have been impossible without the active support, suggestions and inputs of Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, Assistant Country Director (DM Unit), UNDP, New Delhi and the members of the UNDP Disaster Management Team including Shri Arvind Sinha, Consultant, UNDP. -
Structural Change and Productivity Growth in India and the People's
ADBI Working Paper Series STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN INDIA AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Jagannath Mallick No. 656 February 2017 Asian Development Bank Institute Jagannath Mallick is an international research fellow at the University of Hyogo, Japan. The views expressed in this paper are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of ADBI, ADB, its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent. ADBI does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms. Working papers are subject to formal revision and correction before they are finalized and considered published. The Working Paper series is a continuation of the formerly named Discussion Paper series; the numbering of the papers continued without interruption or change. ADBI’s working papers reflect initial ideas on a topic and are posted online for discussion. ADBI encourages readers to post their comments on the main page for each working paper (given in the citation below). Some working papers may develop into other forms of publication. Suggested citation: Mallick, J. 2017. Structural Change and Productivity Growth in India and the People’s Republic of China. ADBI Working Paper 656. Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute. Available: https://www.adb.org/publications/structural-change-and-productivity-growth-india- and-prc Please contact the author for information about this paper. Email: [email protected] The author is thankful to the discussant and participants of the workshop at the Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo, Japan, on 25–26 November 2015. -
SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK for EU Agricultural Markets in 2021
SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK for EU agricultural markets in 2021 SUMMER 2021 Edition N°30 Agriculture and Rural Development Manuscript completed in July 2021 © European Union, 2021 Reuse is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of European Commission documents is regulated by Decision 2011/833/EU (OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 39). For any use or reproduction of photos or other material that is not under the copyright of the European Union, permission must be sought directly from the copyright holders. PDF ISSN 2600-0873 KF-AR-21-002-EN-N While all efforts are made to provide sound market and income projections, uncertainties remain. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission. Contact: DG Agriculture and Rural Development, Analysis and Outlook Unit Email: [email protected] https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/farming/facts-and-figures/markets/outlook/short-term_en Please cite this publication as: EC (2021), Short-term outlook for EU agricultural markets in 2021. European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, Brussels. C O N T E N T OVERVIEW 2 MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK 3 ARABLE CROPS 5 Cereals 6 Oilseeds 7 Protein Crops 9 Isoglucose 9 Sugar 10 Biofuels 11 SPECIALISED CROPS 12 Olive oil 13 Wine 14 Tomatoes 15 Peaches & Nectarines 16 MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS 17 Milk 18 Dairy products 19 MEAT PRODUCTS 21 Beef and veal 22 Pigmeat 23 Poultry 24 Sheep and goat meat 25 METHODOLOGY 26 OVERVIEW Progress of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign allows the reopening of foodservice and easing travel restrictions in the EU. -
Outbreak of Coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) and Delta Plus (AY
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) |Volume VIII, Issue VI, June 2021|ISSN 2321-2705 Outbreak of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant (B.1.617.2) and Delta Plus (AY. 1) with fungal infections, Mucormycosis: Herbal medicine treatment Ravindra B. Malabadi*1, Kiran P. Kolkar2, Neelambika T. Meti3, Raju K. Chalannavar1 1* Department of Applied Botany, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri-574199, Mangalore, Karnataka State, India *1Miller Blvd, NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2Department of Botany, Karnatak Science College, Dharwad, Karnataka state, India 3Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of IT and Biotechnology, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune-Satara Road, Katraj, Pune - 411046, Maharashtra State, India *Corresponding author Abstract: This review of literature updates the current outbreak 2020a, 2020b; Shi et al., 2020; V’kovski et al., 2020; of second wave of coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutant Delta Hoffmann et al., 2020; Lima et al., 2020; Yang, 2021; Shin et variant (B. 1. 617.2) strain and Delta Plus (AY.1) in India al., 2020). The Delta variant of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is followed by the severe black fungus infections, mucormycosis. becoming the globally dominant version of the disease. The mucormycosis, the black fungus infections have been Similar pandemics have occurred around the globe in recent emerged as an additional threat among those recovering from the viral disease, covid-19. Both coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) past. The precautions to contain Covid-19 infection remain in mutant strain, B.1.617.2 (Delta variant) and Delta Plus (AY.1) place, and even so, the number of cases and deaths increased with black fungus has increased covid-19 hospitalizations and every day in India. -
Working Paper 575 April 2021 Promoting Women’S Economic Empowerment in the COVID-19 Context
Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment in the COVID-19 Context Megan O’Donnell, Mayra Buvinic, Charles Kenny, Shelby Bourgault, and George Yang Abstract When health crises like COVID-19 emerge, the shocks to economic, social, and health systems can have different implications for women and girls, with gendered impacts across various dimensions of wellbeing. This paper, part of a series documenting the gendered impacts of the pandemic, focuses on women’s economic empowerment. It begins with a conceptual framework illustrating how the pandemic, associated response measures, economic contraction and different coping strategies intersect with underlying gender norms and inequality in ways that differentially affect the wellbeing of women and girls. It then synthesizes the existing evidence on how the COVID-19 crisis and associated response measures have impacted women’s paid and unpaid work, entrepreneurship, and earnings across sectors in low- and middle-income countries. The paper proceeds to outline economic response measures from national governments and multilateral development banks and the extent to which gender inequalities have been considered in these measures to date. The paper concludes with recommendations aimed at donors and policymakers to ensure the COVID-19 recovery does not exacerbate pre-existing gender gaps in the economy. Keywords: gender; women’s economic empowerment; informal employment; pandemic response; COVID-19; gender equality; labor market participation; entrepreneurship; SME; agriculture; care work. JEL: E240, E260, J160, B540, O170, O190 Working Paper 575 April 2021 www.cgdev.org Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment in the COVID-19 Context Megan O’Donnell, Mayra Buvinic, Charles Kenny, Shelby Bourgault, and George Yang* Center for Global Development *The authors are also grateful to Nancy Lee, Nancy Birdsall, Brian Webster, and Lara Abiona for their guidance and contributions. -
Study of Changing Trends and Patterns of Internal Migration and Factors Affecting It
International Journal of Policy Sciences and Law Volume 1, Issue 4 International Journal of Policy Sciences and Law Volume 1, Issue 4 Study of Changing Trends and Patterns of Internal Migration and Factors Affecting It Anushka Gupta1 and Mehak Miglani2 This Article is brought to you for “free” and “open access” by the International Journal of Policy Sciences and Law. For more, visit http://ijpsl.in/ To submit your manuscript, email it to us at [email protected] or click here. 1 B.A. Hons. Economics, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, India 2 B.A. Hons. Economics, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, India 2322 International Journal of Policy Sciences and Law Volume 1, Issue 4 Abstract Migration has been an inherent part of human existence and in today’s world, it is shaped by several factors related to economic, political, religious, life risk, and various ethnic and socio-cultural issues. (Debnath and Roy, 2011). The paper aims to understand the changing patterns of internal migration in the pre and post-reform period, the factors affecting internal migration, and to highlight the gaps in existing policies. The present study is a descriptive study based on secondary data from the Census of India and NSSO. This study shows that with liberalization, privatization, and globalization, migrants are attracted to urban areas which increase rural to urban and urban to urban migration. Inter-state migration to urban areas shows prominent growth reflecting the migration of people from lower socio-economic classes. Urban migration has been constantly increasing in the lower economic class which indicates migration is dominated by poorer sections. -
Infrastructure and Connectivity in India: Getting the Basics Right
bs_bs_banner doi: 10.1111/aepr.12144 Asian Economic Policy Review (2016) 11, 266–285 Infrastructure and Connectivity in India: Getting the Basics Right Purva SINGH and Rajat KATHURIA† Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations Infrastructure helps in building productive capacity by bridging connectivity gaps, reducing distribution and trade costs, and facilitating the sharing of the benefits of growth with poorer groups and communities, among others. The evidence in this paper suggests the need for India to develop both hard as well as soft infrastructure for enhancing trade flows and growth. The existence of both aspects simultaneously will produce gains of a significantly higher order but one without the other is likely to be ineffective. Key words: connectivity, India, infrastructure, infrastructure, public–private partnership JEL codes: H54, G2, O18, R42, R48 1. Introduction The importance of infrastructure for growth and development has been recognized by both the theoretical and policy literature. Infrastructure helps in building productive capacity by bridging connectivity gaps, reducing distribution and trade costs, and facilitating the sharing of the benefits of growth with poorer groups and communities, among others. Infrastructure not only affects production and consumption directly, but also creates many indirect positive externalities. Public investments in infrastructure are shown to have a positive effect on output. Infrastructure has often been classified into three functional types in the academic literature, Keynesian, Ricardian, and Neo-Classical to reflect the stimulus to aggregate demand, the enhanced efficiency because of reduction in cost of transportation and distribution, and the productivity impacts, respectively (Roland-Holst, 2009). India’s fast growth is not typical of the two-sector model of Lewis (1954) that involved moving resources from the agricultural sector to the manufacturing sector. -
Citizenship Report 2010/2011 Abbott India Redefining Responsibility About the Cover
Citizenship Report 2010/2011 Abbott India Redefining Responsibility About the Cover We are committed to improving access to health care throughout India. Each of Abbott’s business divisions in India hosts a variety of health care camps and community educational events—a means of delivering health care services to underserved populations. These camps have helped thousands of people get testing, education, and treatment for their health problems. On the cover, health care workers assist visitors at a health camp focused on identifying and treating anemia. ABOUT ABBOTT Abbott, India’s leading pharmaceutical company is a diverse global health care company with scientific expertise and products that address the full range of people’s health care needs – from disease prevention and diagnosis to treatment and cure. We develop, manufacture and market leading pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics and nutrition products to meet evolving global needs. The success of our businesses benefits patients, health care professionals, employees and shareholders, while also enabling us to invest, innovate and introduce new products that improve the practice of medicine and nutrition. Abbott serves a worldwide customer base with a staff of nearly 90,000 employees working at more than 100 research and development, manufacturing and distribution locations. The nearly 13,000 employees at Abbott’s Indian businesses constitutes our largest employee base outside the United States. Table of Contents 1 Letter from the Leaders of Abbott in India 22 Our People 2 Our Business in India 25 Ethics and Compliance 4 Our Commitment 27 Local Communities 6 Enhancing Access 10 Protecting Patients and Consumers 14 Innovating for the Future 18 Safeguarding the Environment Letter from the Leaders of Abbott in India Abbott has conducted business in India for more We view this report as the beginning of a than 100 years, in manufacturing, marketing, dialogue with key stakeholders. -
From a Recession to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Inflation–Unemployment
economies Article From a Recession to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Inflation–Unemployment Comparison between the UK and India Vijay Victor 1,* , Joshy Joseph Karakunnel 1 , Swetha Loganathan 1 and Daniel Francois Meyer 2 1 Department of Economics, CHRIST University, Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India; [email protected] (J.J.K.); [email protected] (S.L.) 2 College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: The recession in India and the UK peaked in 2017 due to the implications of new policy initiatives. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020 intensified the crisis, causing a drastic decline in aggregate demand and output. India and the UK have resorted to monetary and fiscal stimulus packages to face the economic crisis. This study investigated the inflation–unemployment dynamics during the recession and COVID-19 times in India and the UK. Using a generalized additive model (GAM), the results of this study revealed that the recession had given way to stagflation in India. In contrast, in the UK, it has led to a more severe recession in the short-run. During the downturn, policy initiatives aggravate the recession and eventually turn to stagflation in India due to inflation caused by the weak supply side. However, in the UK, the policy initiatives during this downturn pushed the economy into a deeper recession due to reduced demand. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a similar recessionary impact on both Citation: Victor, Vijay, Joshy Joseph economies. -
Global Distribution of Methane Emissions: a Comparative Inverse Analysis of Observations from the TROPOMI and GOSAT Satellite Instruments
Global distribution of methane emissions: a comparative inverse analysis of observations from the TROPOMI and GOSAT satellite instruments Zhen Qu1, Daniel J. Jacob1, Lu Shen1, Xiao Lu1, Yuzhong Zhang1,2, Tia R. Scarpelli1, Hannah O. Nesser1, 5 Melissa P. Sulprizio1, Joannes D. Maasakkers3, A. Anthony Bloom4, John R. Worden4, Robert J. Parker5,6, Alba L. Delgado3 1School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA 2Key Laboratory of Coastal Environment and Resources of Zhejiang Province (KLaCER), School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China 10 3SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands 4Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA 5National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK 6Earth Observation Science, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, UK 15 Correspondence to: Zhen Qu ([email protected]) Abstract. We evaluate the global atmospheric methane column retrievals from the new TROPOMI satellite instrument and apply them to a global inversion of methane sources for 2019 at 2°´2.5° horizontal resolution. We compare the results to an inversion using the sparser but more mature GOSAT satellite retrievals, as well as a joint inversion using both TROPOMI and 20 GOSAT. Validation of TROPOMI and GOSAT with TCCON ground-based measurements of methane columns, after correcting for retrieval differences in prior vertical profiles and averaging kernels using the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model, shows global biases of -2.7 ppbv for TROPOMI and -1.0 ppbv for GOSAT, and regional biases of 6.7 ppbv for TROPOMI and 2.9 ppbv for GOSAT. -
27, 2021/Sarvana 5, 1943 (Saka) ------Q
PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA ERRATA to the list of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS for Tuesday, July 27, 2021/Sarvana 5, 1943 (Saka) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. No. Corrections ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 846. May be treated as cancelled. 892. May be treated as cancelled. • In the index, Question No. 846 may be deleted from the Ministry of Finance. • In the index, Question No. 892 may be deleted from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. New Delhi, July 26, 2021. Copy to:- 1. Ministry of Finance. 2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 3. Translation Section, Rajya Sabha Sectt. 4. E.O.D., Rajya Sabha Sectt. 5. Table Office (2 spare copies). 6. Questions Branch (25 spare copies). Rajya Sabha List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held on Tuesday, July 27, 2021/ 05 Sravana, 1943 (Saka) (Ministries : Ayush; Corporate Affairs; Culture; Earth Sciences; Finance; Health and Family Welfare; New and Renewable Energy; Power; Science and Technology; Tourism) Total number of questions -- 160 Status of Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas 801 Shri Sujeet Kumar: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) the number of Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas (MPCDAs) established under the supervision of the National Medicinal Plants Board, State-wise; (b) the amount of funds sanctioned -
Human Capital Development in the People's Republic of China and India
Human Capital Development in the People’s Republic of China and India Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Challenges This report was prepared with the primary objective of drawing insights on how Asian economic giants India and the People’s Republic of China leveraged education and skills development to advance economic growth. The analysis presented similarities and differences in human capital development strategies and their outcomes that helped define development pathways between the two countries. It also outlined the prospects for human capital development in the sustainability of the two countries’ economic growth. The report was completed in 2014 under the Development Partnership Program for South Asia: Innovative Strategies for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia (TA-6337 REG). About the Asian Development Bank ADB’s vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Despite the region’s many successes, it remains home to the majority of the world’s poor. ADB is committed to reducing poverty through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration. Based in Manila, ADB is owned by 67 members, including 48 from the region. Its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance. HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND INDIA: ACHIEVEMENTS, PROSPECTS, AND POLICY CHALLENGES ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila. Philippines ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK www.adb.org ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO) © 2015 Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines Tel +63 2 632 4444; Fax +63 2 636 2444 www.adb.org; openaccess.adb.org Some rights reserved.