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Spatial Convergence and Growth in Indian Agriculture: 1967-2010

Chaterjee, Tirtha - eSocialSciences - 2014

Inter-state diversity has been a perennial feature of Indian agriculture. The study probes if per capita income in … Indian agriculture has converged across states in the last four and a half decades. It finds strong evidence in favour of … states. The study also identifies the drivers of growth agriculture in the last four and a half decades and results indicate …

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Rural Non-Farm Employment in India: Access, Income, Farm, Poverty Impact

Lanjouw, Peter; Shariff, Abusaleh; Rahut, Dil Bahadur - eSocialSciences - 2007

Attention has been paid to the significance of the non-farm sector in the rural Indian economy since the early 1970s. The importance of earnings from secondary non-farm occupations is not well documented. In this paper an attempt is made to assess the contribution of the nonfarm sector across...

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Irrigation, Agrarian Change and Local Politics: in South Telengana, 1960-1996

Kumar, V. Anil - eSocialSciences - 2006

This paper deals with the impact of irrigation on agrarian change and local politics in the period, 1960 to 1996 in the irrigated region of South Telengana, Andhra Pradesh. The article is based on a primary survey and two village case studies from Miryalguda Mandal of Nalgonda District, South...

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Union Budget 2006-07: Speech

eSocialSciences; Ministry of Finance - 2006

The bulk of the resources must go to the UPA Governmentâ€™s eight flagship programmes: Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Mid-day Meal Scheme, Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission, Total Sanitation Campaign, National Rural Health Mission, Integrated Child Development Services, National Rural Employment...

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Suicides by Cotton Farmers in Andhra Pradesh

Joseph, Reji K - eSocialSciences - 2007

The paper disuses and analyzes the condition of cotton farmers of Andra Pradesh and the reasons for their committing suicides.

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Groundwater Users, Wake up: Danger Ahead! Message from the Experts

Raju, K.V.; Babu, Lenin; Nanjundaiah, C.; Mukerjee, Sarbani - eSocialSciences - 2007

The Expert Group constituted by the Planning commission to examine issues related to groundwater management and ownership has made extensive recommendations tha need to be taken seriously. Most importantly it points to the urgency of addressing the issue of groundwater depletion. A quick review...

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Dynamics of Irrigation Institutions: Case Study of a Village Panchayat in Kerala

Menon, Vineetha; Paul, Antonyto; Nair, K.N. - eSocialSciences - 2006

rights, the study identifies the significant factors that contribute to the success and sustainability of irrigation …

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Groundwater Management and Ownership: Report of Expert Group

Parikh, Kirit - eSocialSciences - 2007

It is time India recognises its dependency on groundwater resources, which is only going to increase in the coming years, partly because of growing urbanisation and industrialisation. In view of the growing seriousness of the problem, it is necessary that a political consensus build up quickly...

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The Economic Impact of Forest Hydrological Services on Local Communities: A Case Study from the Western Ghats of India

Menon, Ajit; LELE, SHARACHCHANDRA; Patil, Ishwar; … - eSocialSciences - 2009

link between stream flow, agricultural water use and economic returns to agriculture. The study attempts to simulate the … tankbased agriculture in a downstream village. …

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Andhra Pradesh Budget Speech 2009-10

Pradesh, Government Andhra - eSocialSciences - 2009

Speech of Sri K. Rosaiah

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