bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Model Arabic Language Teaching for Islamic Senior High Schools/ نموذج إدارة تعليم اللغة العربية للمدارس الثانوية
Authors: Maskud Maskud
Published: December 2020

Management is the organizational process that involves planning, organizing, leadership and controlling. The objectives of this study were to describe the planning model, the instructional leadership model, and explain the quality control model of management of learning Arabic in MA Nuris 1 Jember, MANPK Jember, MA Al Qodiri 1 Jember. The research approach used is a qualitative approach with a type of case study with a multisite design. The analysis technique uses individual case analysis and cross-case analysis. The validity of the data in this study uses a test of credibility, transferability, dependability, and conformability. The findings of this study are (1) Arabic language learning planning model is integrated models, which begins environmental analysis with standardization of caregivers and quality assurance. Planning is developed through the integration of the K13 curriculum with the pesantren curriculum, integration of madrasah Arabic learning with Islamic boarding schools referring to technical instructions from the ministry of religion, and student exchange programs. (2) Instructional leadership model in Arabic language learning is participative delegatif and non participative delegatif, with. The socialization of the vision, mission, and objectives are carried out by the quality assurance team with the aim of the madrasa community, parents of students and the community both directly and using print and electoral media. Both learning management is carried out centrally with a hierarchical system and a specialization system developed by the teacher in a centralized manner with various models that refer to boarding learning technical guidelines and guidebooks, thirdly constructing a climate of learning Arabic using a modern education system and time compaction. (3) The first Arabic language quality control model, input quality control students memorized Taqrib 250 verses and Imriti 250 verses, able to speak Arabic and English, have memorized Al-Quran, MTs, and pesantren. Input teacher master Arabic, pesantren alumni, can read books and teachers built by Dalwa Islamic Boarding School. Second, control of the learning process specifically for santri mukim and santri kalong, full-day school-based Islamic boarding schools, and supported by Arabic language olympiad, student exchanges, LPBA and Yaumul Arabi and involving, systems, media and personnel. Third, control of output based learning IT, supported by Khitobah, Yaumul Arabiy and weekly, monthly and semester evaluations. Based on the findings above, the formal findings of this research are the integrative delegated management model of Arabic language learning in Aliyah madrasas based Ma'had- can improve the quality of students in mastering all Arabic language skills.
Patrimonio e industria
Authors: Pizzi Kirschbaum Marcela
Published: December 2020

La mayor parte de las ciudades latinoamericanas deben su génesis, identidad e imagen -que a su vez conforman un paisaje cultural característico-, a la generación de un proceso de industrialización generalmente asociado al ferrocarril y/o a la actividad portuaria. Este proceso se inicia durante el siglo diecinueve y se consolida a inicios del veinte para luego caer en la obsolescencia con posterioridad a la década del sesenta.A partir de dicho momento se genera un proceso de abandono, deterioro y/o reemplazo de valiosas estructuras, y como producto de dicho proceso, de huellas del ferrocarril usado como medio de transporte, las que por su calidad debieran de ser preservadas y revitalizadas como testimonios de la generación de la ciudad moderna.
Influencia del Comportamiento Organizacional en el Clima Organizacional de los trabajadores por grupos generacionales de un Organismo Regulador en el 2019
Authors:   ,   Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Incio Roncal Claudia Pamela , Jara Huaringa Malory Irvin
Published: December 2020

La presente investigación se llevó a cabo con la finalidad de determinar la influencia del Comportamiento Organizacional en el Clima Organizacional de los trabajadores por grupos generacionales de un Organismo Regulador basado en la metodología de Great Place to Work, 2019. De acuerdo con la metodología el tipo de investigación es aplicada, con un alcance explicativo, cuyo diseño es no experimental, transversal es decir con recojo de información en un solo momento. Para realizar el estudio, se trabajó con una muestra de 180 trabajadores del organismo regulador. Asimismo, se utilizó una encuesta para medir las dimensiones planteadas por cada variable, las cuales se pudieron determinar de acuerdo con las características de tres grupos generacionales considerados en esta investigación. La encuesta cuenta con 51 ítems que se midieron mediante la escala de Likert. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que existe una correlación directa moderada de 0,642 entre el comportamiento organizacional y el clima laboral de los trabajadores de un organismo regulador en el año 2019, aceptando de esta manera la hipótesis general planteada en este trabajo de investigación. Por otro lado, se determinó que el comportamiento organizacional de los trabajadores de un organismo regulador en el año 2019 se encuentra altamente relacionado con el indicador de satisfacción en el trabajo, pues tiene un 86% de valoración en los trabajadores, generando alto impacto en el clima laboral, pues a medida que la variable comportamiento organizacional eleve sus índices de medición, incrementará proporcionalmente los indicadores de clima laboral.
Analysis of the Socio-Political and Socio-Economic Situation in the Multi-Ethnic Regions of the Volga Federal District
Authors:   Volga Branch of FCTAS RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation, Trufanov Alexandr Yu.
Published: December 2020

В сборнике статей представлены результаты исследований, проведенных Приволжским и Башкирским филиалами ФНИСЦ РАН. Большой объем эмпирических данных концептуализирован в статьях, отразивших основные вопросы социальноэкономических и общественно-политических отношений в регионах. В сборнике рассматриваются насущные проблемы развития регионов, входящих в Приволжский Федеральный округ. Представлен анализ широкого спектра вопросов социальной стратификации и управления социальными вопросами. Также поднимаются особо актуальные проблемы определения гражданами и их сообществами собственной идентичности, а также анализируются связанные с этим процессом интеграции, возникновения и восприятия социальных рисков, рассматриваются политические процессы, которые являются контекстом, задающим определенные рамки социальным реалиям. Сборник адресован как для научных сотрудников и специалистов в социологии и регионоведении, так и для управленцев местного, регионального и федерального уровней
Economic Inequality among the Rural Tribal People in Arunachal Pradesh: An Empirical Study
Authors: Mandal Ram Krishna
Published: December 2020

ABSTRACTA tribal economy is always characterized by the collection of their social, institutional, technological and finally economic arrangements through which the community seeks to enhance their material and social well-being. They have little knowledge and little power to influence the direction of change taking place due to broader changes in society due to impact of development of science and technology in every field. All economic and social development activities are planned for the welfare of its people and this is truly reflected in their levels of living which is the end product of all economic efforts. In recent times, the rich are very rich and poor are very poor. The middle class people are almost absent.Â  There is rampant social corruption with no social audit. That is, income inequality is very rampant. Therefore, there is a vast scope for research to examine the economic inequality between these two groups in the level of their living in intra and inter region.Â  So far the development consists of a series of poverty alleviation programmes, designed to widen the income earning opportunities for the poor to enhance their socio-economic status. Several rural development and poverty Alleviation Programmes have been implemented by Governments. But such programmes have not yielded the desired result. The objective of the study is to Â search the income inequalities among the rural tribal people by taking the concept that (1) poverty and inequality do not change at the same pace and they may even change in the same directions and (2) there are differences in the levels of living of people between regions, villages and even within a village due to inequality of income earned by the household or unequal distribution of wealth.
Women's Mobility in India : Missing Labour Force
Authors: Kumar Suchitra S
Published: December 2020

This paper attempts to analyse whether womenâ€™s mobility is restricted in comparison to men. It makes an attempt to analyse both patriarchal system & womenâ€™s mobility along with Human capital model & womenâ€™s mobility. Â It attempts to examine the NSS 64th round survey (July 2007-June 2008). The NSS 64th round survey provides ample empirical data on womenâ€™s migration, sufficient to conclude that there are large chunks of migrants among woman in India. However, this copious data remains sadly unanalyzed, as there is very little literature available in this area. Unless such literature is available any empirical analysis of the data will be hardly of any significance.Â
Indiaâ€™s Recession Phase- a Review
Authors: Sachdeva J K , Bhattacharya Nupur Gupta
Published: December 2020

Indiaâ€™s growth rate picked up from 4% during (pre-reform period) to 9 % during the first decade of this century (2001-10). Earlier India was affected less by external world depressions as it relied more on internal consumption, saving and import substitutions. However, after reforms picked up, its economy was opened to global players, share of exports, both goods and services, in GDP grew significantly. There is a consensus among economists that every economic expansion is followed by recession. During the boom, when economic growth is too fast and unsustainable, inflation increases. To reduce it, the governments deflate the economy by various ways which result into credit crunch and falling prices.Â  Cost push inflation squeezes incomes and reduces disposable income. This causes a collapse in confidence of finance sector and 'real economy'. Indian economy also passed through these stages during Â 2008-12. The economic growth rate was above 8% for consecutive period of three years since 2006. However by the time it reached 2012 the GDP growth rate fell to 5% approximately. This paper is an attempt to explore the reasons for Indiaâ€™s recent fall of growth in GDP.by exploring pre-reforms and post-reforms scenario analysing the data from April, 1971- March 2012 (in short 1971 to 2011),and by examining short term quarterly data from 2008 to 2012 to explore affected sectors.
Does Corporate Tax Rate Affect FDI? Case Study of Core European Countries
Authors: Kalbasi Anaraki Nahid
Published: December 2020

Though there is a huge amount of literature on the determinants of FDI, only a few studies have examined the impact of corporate tax rate on FDI inflow to core European countries. Indeed, European countries have experienced a huge difference in their ability to attract FDI and we suspect this is due to different tax regimes. Though traditional view has focused on the role of macroeconomic fundamentals on capital flow, more recent studies have emphasized on the impact of corporate tax rate. The question of the sensitivity of FDI to corporate tax rate is so far an uncertain empirical issue as some find evidence in the importance of tax rate others argue that countries with higher tax rate have attracted more FDI. This paper investigates whether corporate tax rate dominates the role of other macroeconomic fundamentals in shaping FDI to selected core European countries. Using panel data and fixed effect model for the period of 1990-2015 this study concludes that corporate tax rate plays a more important role than economic fundamentals in affecting FDI flow to Â core European countries; and that is why Franceâ€™s economy has stayed back of other core European countries in attracting FDI inflow.
Operations and Linkages: A Study of Nagalandâ€™s Urban Informal Sector
Authors: Changkery Imlisunep , Shiteo Chanchibemo
Published: December 2020

The urban informal sector has attracted renewed interest in the present day development circle despite the widely held notion in the past three decades that it would shrink once an economy achieved high growth. Due to its enormous capacity to sustain and provide livelihood to the urban poor, it is being reckoned as a significant sector in the economy of developing countries for providing income and alleviating poverty. This sector has its own characteristics that allow us to understand and explain it differently from the formal sector. This paper deals with the structure and characteristics of the urban informal sector in the city of Dimapur and examines the nature of the enterprises, the structure of its employment, capital, turnover and value addition. It also looks into the nature of linkages that it shares with the formal sector.
Good Governance and Social polarization amongst Indian States and its Implication
Authors: Acharya Rekha Sanjeev , Kutumbale Vishakha Shreesh
Published: December 2020

Economists agree that governance is one of the critical factors explaining the divergence in performance across regions / countries.Â  Whenever any economy undergoes profound economic changes, it is implicitly presumed that the benefits of economic growth will automatically trickle down to poor and reduce income inequality across regions. As a result positive changes will be reflected in the form of increased employment opportunities, good standard of living and low rate of total economic crime and so on. As observed by the UNDP (1997) report that result of good governance is development that gives priority to poor, advances the cause of women, sustains the environment and creates needed opportunities for employment and other livelihoods. Therefore the phenomena of good governance are usually explained in the form of economic policies in decision making processes that must contribute to reduction in all types of inequalities across regions.On the contrary, studies on economic growth and development highlighted that the major problems of developing countries are unequal income distribution and low growth rate, which affects their welfare aspects.Â  Early works done by Anderson (1964) and Aaron (1967) showed that there was an inverse relationship between growth and income distribution. However, Kaufmann, et al. (1999a, 1999b, 2002) indicated a strong causal relationship running from good governance to an increasing level of per capita income and other social outcomes. Thus we see the concept of good Governance is multifaceted and encompasses different element of the state and the society.Â Our study shows that throughout the country although there has been an increase in per capita income (measured in terms of net state domestic product NSDP, over the decade (2000-2011) but the differences emerged in terms of increase in total economic crime and employment opportunities. With the help of Lorenz Curve, we have depicted significant inequality between income and total economic crime rate. Similarly, inequality also observed for per capita employment opportunity generation for all Indian states. The coefficient of variation for per capita income and per capita employment opportunity has increased by more than 10 per cent over the decade. Whereas for total economic crime, there has been a fall in coefficient of variation for more than 13 per cent which indicate that there has been consistency in total economic crime. Our study strongly advocates that Indian economic policies fail to translate its impact in the form of good governance because it has increased inequalities across Indian states.Key Words: Polarization, good governance, Economic Crime, NSDP, Lorenz Curve, inequalities
WTO AND INDIA PAKISTAN TRADE RELATION
Authors: Khan Javid Ahmad , Agrawal Dr Sarita
Published: December 2020

In this paper an effort is made to study the impact of WTO on India Pakistan trade relation. The present study is based on secondary data. The annual time series from 1983-84 to 2008-09 is used, which is divided into two sub periods from 1983 to 1995, before WTO and from 1995 to 2008, after WTO. Non -Econometric and Econometric approaches have been used. In non-econometric approach calculation of the chain index, graphs and tabulation, ratios, percentages, growth rates all these techniques were used for analysis. The shares in percentage terms have been calculated. Under econometric approach GDP of three economies are taken as independent variables and bilateral trade flow as dependent variable. The reasons for taken these three variables are to analyze it in context of the size of three economies at large. In this way the model is restricted gravity model of the trade which supported that trade is positively related with the size of the economies and inversely with distance. Simple test of stability of parameters has worked out to know the impact statistically. Â It was found that there was not a significant impact of the WTO on the bilateral trade of India and Pakistan.Â  Following the findings the study recommended that in order to make any policy effective the realization of the mutual benefit from the bilateral trade is important. The study also provides scope that to make any policy effective close economic ties are important for both counties which will not have trade effect but restoration of political stability effect as well.
CHANGING PATTERN OF INDIAâ€™S MERCHANDISE EXPORTS
Authors: Fayaz Mohd. , Bhatia Sandeep Kaur
Published: December 2020

This paper analyses the trends and patterns in the composition and direction of Indiaâ€™s merchandise exports, over the period 1980 to 2016. The composition of principal exports indicates that the percentage share of primary products has continuously declined over the period and that of manufactured goods started declining in the recent past. This decline is mainly attributable to a notable development experienced by the exports of petroleum products whose share in the total exports of India increased substantially over the period. Further, the analysis of the direction of Indiaâ€™s exports revealed a market orientation towards the OPEC and developing countries, especially of South Asia, South East Asia, and Africa.
Dynamic Approach for Financial Asset Price by Feynman â€“Kac Formula
Authors: Behera Prashanta kumar
Published: December 2020

Â This paper has obtains the partial differential equation that describes the expected price of a financial asset whose price is a stochastic process given by a stochastic differential equation. We tried finding the expected selling price of an asset and exiting time by using of Feynman â€“Kac Formula. We assume that the asset is sold at the moment when its price rises above or falls below a certain limit, and thus the solutionÂ vÂ has to satisfyÂ x - v = 0Â at the boundary pointsÂ x. The expected selling price depends nearly linearly on the price at timeÂ t, and also weakly onÂ t and the expected payoff of an asset for which a limit sales order has been placed and the same asset without sales order over a time spanÂ T, as a function ofÂ t
Innovative Approach for Forecasting Corporate Default Risk
Authors: Behera Prashanta kumar
Published: December 2020

Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â Â Innovative Approach for Forecasting Corporate Default Risk Â Â Â Â Â Â  Submitted To: Journal of Global EconomyÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  By: Prashanta Kumar Behera, PhDÂ Â Â Â  Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Email: pkb_behera@yahoo.in . Ph : 91+8108932693Abstract: Present time corporate default risk parameters are dynamic in nature and understanding how these parameters change in time is a fundamental task for risk management. In this research paper I am trying to forecast for corporate default rates. Â I work with historical credit migrations data to construct some time series of interest and to visualize default rates dynamics and also, I use some of the series constructed and some additional data to fit a forecasting model for corporate default rates and to shows some back testing and stress testing. A linear regression model for corporate default rates is presented but the tools and concepts described can be used in combination with other forecasting methodologies.Keywords:Â  Default risk, back testing, stress testing and transition matrix.
Impact of Oil Price Shocks on Stock Market Prices Volatility in Nigeria: New Evidence from a Non-linear ARDL Cointegration
Authors: Obi Ben , Oluseyi Adeniji Sesan , Evans Olaniyi
Published: December 2020

This study examined the impact of oil price shocks on stock market prices volatility in Nigeria using non-linear cointegration approach labelled as Non-linear Autoregressive Distributed Lag (NARDL) which represents one of the major important contribution to the literature on the subject matter. The study was carried out using a quarterly data for the period of 1986 to 2016. The oil price shocks impact was disentangled or decomposed into oil supply shocks, oil demand shocks and oil specific demand shocks and the results from the empirical analysis revealed that, there is long run relationship among the variables and positive oil price shocks in its various forms which exert positive and significant impact on the volatility of stock prices in both long run and short run except for oil supply shock that have negative impact in the long run, while negative oil price shocks exert negative impact on the volatility of stock prices in both short and long run. However, the asymmetric result using Wald test shows that, the positive impact of these shocks on volatility of stock prices differs in both short run and long run. Therefore, the findings from the study affirmed the presence of nonlinear relationship between oil price shocks and stock prices volatility in Nigeria which is an indication that positive and negative oil price shocks affect stock prices volatility differently and this must be taking into consideration when formulating policy
Migration among EU Countries: Underlying Fundamentals
Authors: Anaraki Nahid Kalbasi
Published: December 2020

This paper investigated the immigration flow among periphery and core European countries to find out what are the most important factors shaping immigration trends. Using quarterly data for the period of 1990-2016 for immigration from Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain to core European countries including: Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden, the results of this study suggest that pull economic factors such as GDP per capita and unemployment rate in the destination countries are the more important factors shaping the immigration trend than the push factors including labor reforms. The higher the unemployment rate in the destination the less migrants flow to these countries. The results indicate that the labor reforms in the origin country donâ€™t have statistically significant impacts on the immigration trends.
The revival of trade in the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
Authors: Sonia Idrissi , Tlili Afef
Published: December 2020

In particular, transport infrastructure can be seen as a lever for economic and social development, as it can be an important accelerator of the regional integration process in the southern Mediterranean. Several studies have shown that the improvement of infrastructure and the redevelopment of ports, airports, railways and roads have positive effects on economic growth, employment, industry and competitiveness. More importantly, improving the flow of goods and people illustrates a major indicator of regional integration. In many countries, economic recovery cannot begin without upgrades to the infrastructure. In this Communication, we have shown the important role of the transport sector and its major contribution to improving intra-AMU trade. The results show that the transport factor in the southern region is still weak and unable to advance its integration process. This weakness will encourage these countries to pursue an adequate strategy that will advance the process of regional integration and the development of production capacities and infrastructure in order to achieve the objectives of their economic growth.
High Value Cropping â€“ A Small Scale Agro-Business Case from Mushroom Cultivation
Authors: Panda Biranchi Prasad , Sharma Smita Sinha
Published: December 2020

The strategic positioning of mushroom cultivation as a high value crop (HVC) is a genuine proposition for the economic development of any state or country. It has the ability to provide health and wealth to the bottom of pyramid in a society. It has the ability to encounter the abuse of urbanization. Unlike other industry, it has no threat to environment or climate change rather it suffers due to such factors. It has proved the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability by virtue of its low-investment plans, use of low-end technologies, small-farmers and high utility of space and women entrepreneurship. A small-scale agro-business case ventured by a woman entrepreneur is presented in this paper. Objectives â€“ The paper aims primarily at encouraging small farmers and small households, including women, in urban localities to cultivate mushroom. The secondary objective is to create awareness of mushroom farming as a HVC activity in the society.Methodology â€“ A general review based descriptive methodology is followed in the paper for the readers and participants of the conference. Further, the objectives are established more effectively through an experiential case study approach.Key Findings â€“ The study reveals that mushroom cultivation is very attractive and easy for all. Even it has the ease of marketing. However, it has some inherent challenges of maintaining proper temperature and humidity; and risk of managing the health of the crop and hygiene of the grower to bacterial and fungal infection. Conclusion - The little preparedness and preventive measures can overcome the risks and challenges to tap the benefits. Though the discussion was limited to small-scale business, it has the scope of extending it to a large-scale business with proper provision and maintenance of a cold chain. Food processing can take the application to another level by dehydrating the mushrooms and prove it genuinely as an HCV even through exports to different parts of the sub-continent, continent and even the globe.
MOTIVATION â€“ A TOOL IN ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Authors: Ramakrishnan G. , Kulshrestha Nikhil , Rao A. Lakshmana , Koyadan Santhosh
Published: December 2020

With the current Global crisis of increasing population, decreasing cultivable land and environmental pollution, agricultural production is getting a big hit. Particularly in Developing countries, the agricultural productivity is extremely low. Unless the productivity is increased it will be very difficult to cater the needs of present and future generations. At the same time it needs to be analyzed whether the farmers who are responsible for agricultural production are having enough motivation to achieve this task. Studies provide insight that younger generation is inclined towards migrating to cities to take up other profession leaving agriculture. If proper incentive schemes are introduced and farmers are motivated, there is a possibility of enhancing agricultural productivity. This paper aims in finding out ways of increasing agricultural productivity with special reference to Motivation.
3D PRINTING IN FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES -A PATHWAY TO INNOVATIONS
Authors: Sethi Shreya , Tumane Rajat , Panghal Anupama
Published: December 2020

Food processing industry is high innovation demanding industry. Innovation when supported by technology shows significant success. Three dimensional (3D) printing is a technology which is getting introduced in food processing industry and is emerging as a great tool for innovations. 3D food printing is a process of creating food products by successive layering. A 3D food could be customized and personalised according to the wish of the consumers to provide a nutritious option and the best quality of food.3 D Printing technology has shown its remarkable progress in various sectors, but its application in food processing sector is yet at naive stages. The technology nowadays is being widely investigated in food sector for past few years and has surfaced multiple advantages like providing customized and personalised food, improving the nutrition intake among people, improving the food supply chain and moving forward towards mass customization of food. For now 3D food printing is used in military and space food, for elderly people, confectionary industries as well as in savoury sector. In Indian market, it has entered recently in the confectionary sector. This paper is a conceptual study about applications of 3D printing in food sector as well as role of 3D printing in food supply chain. This paper is an effort towards reflecting the present status and future dimensions of possible applications of 3D printing technology in processed food sector. There exists a lot of research gap in this domain which may be seen as a potential area for future interventions. This paper also discusses the pros and cons of 3D printing machines and how can it be of help in the future.
DIGITALIZATION IN THE 21st CENTURY
Authors: Hans V Basil , Crasta Shawna Jill
Published: December 2020

World is changing at dizzying speed. The Internet is not only fascinating buy is also rapidly affecting our work and life. How do we prepare students for jobs that have not yet been created, for technologies that have not yet been invented? It has been estimated that our current skill sets would last only â€œthe next decade or twoâ€. Knowledge is no longer limited to set theories or single idea or linear thinking. What is required is the capacity to think across disciplines, connect ideas and â€œconstruct informationâ€. The distinguishing fact from fiction is essential in our digital age and requires, â€œthe capacity of young people to see the world through different perspectives, appreciate different ideas, and be open to different culturesâ€. Information for tomorrow has to be for transformation. Hence â€œlearn, unlearn, and relearnâ€ is the modern mantra of education. In countries like India, where illiteracy and lack of education are still haunting is it possible to achieve digital empowerment and inclusive growth? Is digital disruption cost-effective? How to overcome technophobia? These are some of the research questions that this paper tries to address based on theoretical and empirical data. This paper explores ways and means of digitally empowering marginalised communities living in socio-economic backwardness and poverty. Our finding is that digitalization per se is a complex programme and evolves with the perception and participation of the stakeholders. It suggests blending of technological and human approaches that strengthen the enabling and evaluatory mechanisms of digital empowerment.

Keywords: Digitalization, empowerment, growth, India, information
SEX RATIO IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: A CASE STUDY
Authors: Raji Bijay
Published: December 2020

In India, we compute the sex ratio in terms of number of females per thousand males. Among the various components of population composition, sex composition holds a prime place in the context of demographic composition of any region. The balance between the two sexes affects the social and economic relationship within a community. In developed countries, where nursing facilities and medical care are developed, the male mortality rate is higher than the female mortality rate at all ages. But in less developed countries, more females die in comparison to the males. The most desirable and theoretically expected primary sex ratio genetically is 50:50. Arunachal Pradesh in India which is dominated by scheduled tribes [66.78%of total population], despite being an egalitarian society has been experiencing a high sex ratio in tribal society. This paper, therefore, seeks to examine the feature and trend as well as the overall pattern and factors responsible for high sex ratio in Arunachal Pradesh.
Cotton Crop Failure and Farmer Suicides in the Malwa Region of Punjab: What Does It Reveal ?
Authors: BHATIA SANDEEP KAUR , Singh Harpreet , Kaur Jashanpreet
Published: December 2020

The enlarged number of farmer suicides can be understood in the context of rising distress in agriculture of the state. The number of farmer suicides in Punjab is recognized as the changing agricultural relations. During 2015-16, Malwa region of farmers is forced to choose this option as the failure of cotton crop put them under heavy stress. The most vulnerable districts of this region are Bathinda, Mansa and Talwandi Sabo from cotton crop failure crisis. However, the study area was confined to those villages of Bathinda district where the farmers committed suicides due to cotton crop failure in 2015-16. It tries to analyze the number of farmer suicides, the reasons behind suicides and also the present economic status of the families of the victims. The economic position of such families with respect to their capacity to cope with economic distress due to crop failure was very miserable.Due to very low productivity and higher cost of production, the net returns of the cotton crops were found negative. Despite additional income from ‘leased in’ activities, farmer’s indebtedness considerably increased due to the failure of the cotton crop. Because of the crop failure farmer would never again be able to manage the loss unless they sell off his landed property. In the case of indebtedness, the marginal, and small farmers are in more critical position. Also, the landless farmer, who does not own land, bears more burden in real terms. The children had dropped out from schools, land and other assets sold for living, family members suffered depression in a large number of cases. There was almost no state or social support for such families. These families demands one time financial support in the form of money or long time support in the form of pension or employment for the member of the victim’s family and free access to educational and health facilities. Government of Punjab announced a relief of Rs 2 lakh for such families. This paper also analyzes the role of media and role of Kisan Union in reporting on farmer’s suicide.
Development of Optimum Portfolio for Investment in Oil & Gas Sector (Investor’s View)
Authors: Gupta Sumeet , Basak Sourav
Published: December 2020

With establishment of International Solar Alliance in New Delhi and due to the push given to renewable energy by the current government India has opened new dimension for innovation, investment and industry. This government has made a significant effort to push India’s renewable energy ambition. Due to this push India is now the 4th largest wind power producer in the world only behind of China, USA & Germany. India has made record addition to the solar power capacity in last 5 years. Although the recently concluded Financial Year (FY19) has shown a dip in installation of solar power with only 6500MW installed in the year. With this trend in the country the researchers are focusing on the scenario of renewable energy in India. So, the papers which are recently made available in the public domain are concerned with the current scenario. The surge in renewable energy is a good sign for the nation as renewable is the future. Though the rising demand of the fastest growing economy of the world can’t be satisfied with this growth in renewable energy. In simply words, the growth of the renewable energy is not enough to sustain the growth of the Indian economy. This statement is supported by the growing dependence of India on imported crude oil. Dependence of imported crude oil has gone up to 83.7% in Financial Year 19 from 82% in FY18. Hence, it can be said that the oil and gas sector is not getting the required focus.

Development of an optimum portfolio to minimize risk and maximize return is required before taking any investment decision. Portfolio optimization is required when you think of investing in oil and gas sector as its one of the most volatile sectors. This study is focused on developing an optimum portfolio for investment in oil and gas sector in India. Hence, 11 companies listed on Bombay Stock Exchange is selected for the study. Risk and return of all the 11 companies are calculated. The companies are ranked according to their risk. Weightage of investment is assigned to the top 5 companies (with lowest risk).

The study has been conducted to construct an optimum portfolio of oil and gas companies using Markowitz Model. The study has been conducted on individual securities listed in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The objectives of this study are:

Risk and return analysis of individual securities of oil and gas companies in India listed with BSE.

To identify the opportunities of investment in oil and gas companies and development of an optimum portfolio for investment in these companies.

To construct optimal portfolio using Markowitz Model.

To check whether Markowitz Model performs well in Oil and gas companies well in BSE or not.
Role of Demographic Variables in Consumption of News on TV Channels in India
Authors: Khan Kalim , Panwar Tapish
Published: December 2020

TV news channels have been facing competition not just from the industry rivals but also from the players disseminating news from different platforms. This has made it imperative for the news channels to devise marketing strategies that can be targeted on specific audience in an effective manner. The first step hence is to identify these segments which can be targeted. TV news channels need to understand the association between various demographic variables and the attributes related to the consumption of news on TV News channels. However, there are limited studies that link specific demographic variables to the TV new consumptions behaviour in India leaving channels to market to its audience in a one-size- fits-all manner which is expensive and ineffective. Findings suggest that there are specific associations between some of the demographic variables and traits that define consumption behaviour of audience on TV news channel. The findings can help TV news channels to identify the right segment for their content, while also create newer content based on the identified segments based on demographic variables. It would also help the channels to spend their marketing dollars on narrower and specific segments of audience, thus achieving better returns on their marketing spends.
A Study on Growth and Financial Performance of Selected Textile Companies in Coimbatore District
Authors: Chellasamy P. , Sumathi N.
Published: December 2020

The textile and garment industry fulfils a pivotal role in the Indian economy. It is a major foreign exchange earner and, after agriculture, it is the largest employer with a total workforce of 35 mn. In 2005 textiles and garments accounted for about 14% of industrial production and 16% of export earnings. In cotton yarn production India has made a mark in the world textile scenario. It is the largest exporter of the cotton yarns in the world. Besides yarn exports, Indiaâ€™s growing garment industry is working as a driving force to improve the yarn quality and to increase the production of cotton yarn. This has resulted in an overall improvement in the quality of all textile products including yarn and fabric. The WTO era has seen remarkable improvement in export of textiles. To help the mills in bench marking, SITRA has conducted a survey on the cotton yarn quality for fine and superfine yarns, in which 58 mills from all over India have taken part.
E-Commerce in Globalised Economy: Its Economic Implications in India and Canada
Authors: Saiyed S. A.
Published: December 2020

The main objective of this study is to analyse importance of e-commerce in economic growth process. Therefore in this paper the attempt is made to examine the economic implications of e-commerce in India and Canada. So we can have a comparative picture of the role of e-commerce in economic growth in developing country like India and a developed country, Canada. E-commerce includes use of Internet and Information and Communication Technology. Both Internet and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are components of infrastructure. Development of infrastructure directly contributes to economic development. Therefore the objective of this paper is also to study the role of ICT and Internet in economic development of India and Canada.
Globalisation, IT and Ecommerce in India: Issues and Challenges
Authors: Tikendrajit Paonam , Ningombam Jayanti
Published: December 2020

The paper analyses the emerging trend and issues in the IT and ecommerce sector in the wake of new knowledge economy and explores the viable policies and strategies to be adopted in future for the development and growth of the said emerging sector in India.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Inequality In The Society: A Comparative Study Of Uttar Pradesh And Kerla
Authors: Tiwari A.K. , Shukla A.K.
Published: December 2020

In this study, we have considered two states of India one from North (Uttar Pradesh) and other from south (Kerala). The objective of this present paper is to measure the inequality in terms of standard of living index for both states and Uttar Pradesh and Kerala by using popular statistical techniques for measurement of inequality.
Rural Poverty - Irrigation Nexus in Tamil Nadu
Authors: Gurunathan S
Published: December 2020

While analysing the independent relationship between groundwater irrigation and the rural poverty, the results of the study had shown that there is a significant inverse relationship between the incidence of rural poverty and groundwater irrigated area.Â  In most states where today the incidence of poverty is high, irrigation is on the low side, with significant potentiality for its extension. Therefore the development of irrigation not only increases the production and productivity of agricultural commodities but also helps to reduce the level of poverty. A long-term policy should be formulated to utilize the untapped irrigation potential of the state.
The Role Of Private And Public Sectors: An Analysis Of Methodological Steps In Understanding Growth Cycles
Authors: Bais Santosh Singh , Kukkudi Jagannath B.
Published: December 2020

Though with a very long standing history of a century the growth cycles have once again been in the limelight of thinking of modern economists of 1960 and that of 1995. However, the 21st century growth cycles have been in the focus for policy makers of both developed and developing countries alike. The globalization phenomena has added newÂ  dimension to these business cycles and have been a matter of time to time concerns of the policy makers of the developing countries which by nature have a vivid experience in different sectors of the economy. Indeed in the result years it is the current fluctuations which have occupied a prime place in all the economy which are going to be tied or cemented through trade, what attempts are essential and harmonious so as to control these short term growth fluctuations and what political and economic compromises are needed requires a brief analysis this what had been attempted in the paper.
Agricultural Productivity Growth in India
Authors: Tripathi Amarnath , Prasad A. R.
Published: December 2020

The case of Indian agricultural performance was impressive. The food production and increases in productivity are essential for meeting the growing demands for food in the future. There is widespread opinion that this growing demand can be met by increased use of inputs or increases in agricultural productivity. Productivity growth of agriculture in India over the past four decades was the result of a combination of factors such as new incentives to farmers offered by the government who considered them as autonomous economic agents, and physical factors such as land, labour, capital (in the form of machines, working animals, irrigation system, and so on), and intermediate inputs such as fertilizer. Indian agricultural growth has been less dependent on the conventional inputs of capital. Capital was computed as the sum of the value of agricultural machinery, farm equipment and tools, transport equipment in farm business, land improvements, investments in private and public irrigation, and farm houses in Indian agriculture. As the growth of agriculture increases the importance of conventional inputs of capital becomes lesser in comparison to modern inputs of capital. Since mid 1960s, a package of modern inputs of capital such as high yield variety seeds, chemical fertilizers, tractor etc. has been continuously used with increasing trend in Indian agriculture. This was main cause of the remarkable growth in output of agriculture during 1970s and 1980s decades. This paper is aimed at analyzing the impact of some production variables (input) on agricultural productivity growth (output) in Indian agriculture from 1969-70 to 2005-06. The question here is whether or not these different variables have an impact on agricultural production.
Bandh Syndrome and its Impact on Trade and Commerce in North-East India
Authors: Singha Komol
Published: December 2020

The North-East India (NEI) consists of eight states and it is a â€˜mixed bagâ€™ of several ethnic groups. The region is known for its unexploited natural and human resources which are the basic factors of economic development. So, the energetic entrepreneurs are necessary if we want to harness it properly. With the emergence of Globalization and more recently with the inception of â€˜Look East Policyâ€™, trade and commerce has become an important tool in linking this region with the Asian and South East Asian countries. Look-East Policy is expected to provide an opportunity to overcome the problem of distance from big markets. It is apparent that NE India as a whole needs a big push or a kick starts to launch the economy on the development path through trade and commerce. But, it is greatly handicapped by law and order situation or bandh and blockade in the region. Economic development of a region is quite illusive agenda without developing trade and commerce in the region. Peaceful environment in the region is the pre-requisite condition for economic development. Keeping this in mind, the question that arises is who will be the active agents in bringing peace in the region?
The Effect of Macroeconomic Factors on Indian Share Prices: A Sectoral Approach
Authors: Raju Guntur Anjana , Khanapuri Harip
Published: December 2020

The influence of macroeconomic factors on stock prices has attracted immense attention in recent years. The subject is being considered significant in both academic research and practical investment analysis. It is a common knowledge that fundamental analysts try to identify the trend in several macroeconomic variables and accordingly its effect on stock returns. The success of â€˜buy and holdâ€™ strategy adopted by these investors who focuses on â€˜intrinsic valueâ€™ of assets is assumed to depend largely on future movements in various macroeconomic variables that directly or indirectly affect a firmâ€™s business operations and thereby its stock returns. Considering the two significant sectors of Indian economy viz. manufacturing and financial services sectors, we address the following issues: (A) Does the long-run relationship exists between macroeconomic variables and stock prices in manufacturing and financial services sectors in India? (B) Is there any significant difference between macroeconomic factors affecting stock returns in manufacturing sector and those in financial services sector?