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Ahmed, Farida
- Association of Socio-Economic Characteristics of Rural Women with their Knowledge of Non-Conventional Energy Appliances
Authors
1 Department of Home Science, Mahadev Mahavidyalay, Bariyasanpur, Varanasi-7, IN
2 Department of Home Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-5, IN
Source
Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 26, No 3 (2012), Pagination: 42-48Abstract
It has been reported that even after the sixty three years of independence too many difficulties faced by rural women. Science and technology solves all the challenges faced by rural women including labour-saving technologies related to domestic work such as, improved cooking technologies, lighting etc. Keeping this in view a study was conducted in the two villages namely Achitpur and Chota Mirzapur Khurd of Jamalpur Block of Mirzapur District to find out the association/relationship of personal and socio-economic characteristics of respondents with their knowledge of non-conventional energy sources.Keywords
Sodo-Eoonomic Rural Women, Solar Cooker, Solar Lantern, Smokeless Chulah.
- Constraints to the Adoption of Electricity in Rural Areas
Authors
1 TALEEM Research Foundation, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN
2 Department of Home Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., IN
Source
Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 28, No 5 (2014), Pagination: 12-15Abstract
Today electricity is an essential necessity for a human being in many facets of his life. It is an important infrastructure on which the socio-economic development of the any community depends. Keeping this in view a study was conducted in the two villages namely Achitpur and Chota Mirzapur Khurd of Jamalpur Block of Mirzapur District to know the various characteristics of the respondents, and, the domestic fuel consumption pattern of the respondents. Total one hundred and twenty five (125) female respondents from the two villages were selected randomly. Statistical analyses were done by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS programme). Descriptive statistics including mean, standard deviation, and percentage frequency were used for describing background characteristics of the study group.