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large dams in India. To account for endogenous placement of dams we use GIS data and the fact that river gradient affects a … estimates suggest that large dam construction in India is a marginally cost-effective investment with significant distributional …
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randomized allocation of political quotas in India and the unanticipated introduction of board quotas in Norway have allowed …
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among children in India, that gender bias in mortality is larger in Sub‐Saharan Africa than in China and India, and that …
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law in India to test this prediction empirically. The principal finding is that minority representation has increased …
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The agricultural sector in India has been successful in keeping pace with the rising food demand of a growing … changing economic scenario in India and the need for appropriate agricultural technologies and agro-management practices to … extension undergoes fundamental changes, India looks for a whole new policy mix that nurtures the pluralistic extension system …
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Jharkhand state is carved out from Bihar state in 2000. The state is rich in mineral resources and poor in agricultural production. More than 75% of work force is engaged in agriculture, but generates only 20% of state’s GDP. About 45% area is under non-agricultural use and 32% is culturable...
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areas in India where the growing period is later and where the minimum temperature during the production period is … than most other states in India. Given such comparative advantage, it seems that the state could benefit from the increased … active in India are bringing in potato varieties (e.g. Lady Roseta, Atlantic) which might be prone to diseases that might be …
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in India, both for household nutrition and income. Most of the livestock are kept in mixed farming systems, where crop … residues, mainly cereal straws have been an important feed resource. India is deficient in the supply of fodder, resulting in …
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Agricultural growth has been largely responsible for India’s desire for long term food security for its rapidly growing … effective competition policy regime in India, has constrained the farm sector gains from trade reforms, and farmer’s capacity to … productivity in India. The current paper is an attempt to understand the various regulatory provisions and subsidies which affect …
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The excess female mortality in India and other South Asian countries is no longer contentious. Less known are the …
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