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- An Analytical Study on Determinants of Income Generation in Rural Sericulture Sector of West Bengal
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1 Department of Economics, Kaliyaganj College, West Bengal, IN
2 Department of Economics, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
1 Department of Economics, Kaliyaganj College, West Bengal, IN
2 Department of Economics, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
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Indian Journal of Economics and Development, Vol 3, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 168-180Abstract
Objectives: Sericulture, being low capital intensive, suits landless farmers and low-skilled artisans. This paper will focus on land productivity and technical efficiency of marginal artisanal classes and will measure their impact on income generation in the sericulture sector of West Bengal.
Methods/Statistical analysis: Statistical analysis begins with analysis of income trends from raw silk at national and state level with the help of secondary level data. For primary survey four sericulture rich villages in Malda district has been chosen, where 60 silk-artisan households were selected using stratified random sampling for enquiring about their livelihood and income generation. Simple linear regression technique has been used using OLS method to estimate the statistical models based on apriori hypothesis.
Results: The paper tests the statistical significance all income generating factors of the sericulture industry including land productivity, labour productivity, technological efficiency. Analysing the nation wide data set, the paper finds the area of mulberry cultivation and price of reeling cocoons are significant determinants in generating income in sericulture. However, primary data analysis collected from Malda district of West Bengal exposes that man days creation for this avocation and technical efficiency are significantly influencing income generation in rural sericulture sector while cost of implants has a serious detrimental impact on revenue generation by the silk artisans in West Bengal.
Conclusion/Application: Intensive approach for balanced regional development can help to survive this dying industry in West Bengal. Farmers, whose generation based expertise is helping the industry to sustain, should be enthusiastically supported with institutional help.
Keywords
Sericulture, Income Generation, Raw-Silk, Poverty, Income-Inequality, Migration, JEL Classification: R20, R30, O15, Q12.Full Text
- Women Empowerment Index:Construction of a Tool to Measure Rural Women Empowerment Level in India
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1 Department of Economics, Kaliyaganj College, Kaliyaganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal – 733129, IN
2 Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Kolkata, IN
3 IFIM Business School, Bangalore, IN
1 Department of Economics, Kaliyaganj College, Kaliyaganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal – 733129, IN
2 Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Kolkata, IN
3 IFIM Business School, Bangalore, IN
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ANVESHAK-International Journal of Management, Vol 7, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 199-212Abstract
Poverty ignites the societal gap between men and women, while economic development narrows it down through its gender promotional activities. There is bidirectional relationship between economic development and empowerment of women. Women empowerment, being dependent on complex sociological and economic issues, needs to be measured in terms of specific parameters like 'access to resources', 'decision making capability' and 'ability to take a stand'. This particular study develops an Index based on few sector-specific parameters to measure empowerment level of women engaged in Self Help Groups. Both 'individual empowerment index' and 'group empowerment indices' have been constructed, where 'financial liberty', 'ability to take decisions', 'heath condition of the women and 'ability to stand up against the evils of the society' have been considered as her empowerment parameters. The index was applied on 300 SHG Group members of rural West Bengal, which provided us an idea about the existing level of rural women empowerment in West Bengal.Keywords
Women, Empowerment Index, Economic Development, Self Help Group, Economic Development.
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- Study of Energy Flux Model Using Geospatial Technology
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1 Energy and Environmental Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, IN
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, IN
3 Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, IN
1 Energy and Environmental Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, IN
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, IN
3 Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, IN
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International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol 10, No 3 (2017), Pagination: 711-716Abstract
Surface energy estimation has a significant and key role in urban environment, climate as well as in the surroundings. This research study goal was to analyse the Landsat series data in biophysical parameters for estimating land surface temperature and heat fluxes over the year 2003 and 2016 and realizing its effect on heat disturbance over the Hyderabad region. Result shows that during the year 2003 to 2016 there is rapid increase urban area which in turn has a direct impact on the land surface temperature and heat fluxes and which leads to a significant rise of 1.40°C has been observed. Classification of the LU/LC using remote sensing data is an accurate way of monitoring the special growth and distribution of the urban area. The analysis of the Normalised Difference Vegetation Cover (NDVI) is done and the increase of 17.53% of the urban area has been observed which major land covers change. Thus from the study it is observed the energy flux in the urban area has increased from 2003 to 2016 because of lack of vegetation cover it overall energy flux value increased to 46.80W/m2.Keywords
Remote Sensing, Urban Built-Up, Landsat, LU/LC, NDVI, Energy Flux.Full Text
- Effect of Bridge Pier Geometry on Local Scouring
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1 Department of Civil Engineering, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, IN
1 Department of Civil Engineering, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, IN
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International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Vol 10, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 374-377Abstract
Local scour around bridge pier is the main reason for failure of a hydraulic structure like as bridge piers, abutment etc. Local scour around a bridge pier is largely depending on the shape of the bridge pier and how the design is fashionable from the view of construction. Local scour is a complex phenomenon which depends on the discharge, depth of flow, geometry of the pier and type of sediment particle. In this study, geometry i.e. shape of the pier is the main concern. Research is carried out by considering three different geometry pier of rectangular, circular and oblong shape to conclude the optimal shape of the pier at a different flow velocity of 0.146 m/s, 0.231 m/s & 0.323 m/s on 15 m hydraulic flume under clear water condition using natural sand as the bed material in the university laboratory. Results show an idea that the scouring at the upstream face is directly proportional to the exposed upstream nose area of the pier. It is also shows that the scouring is highest in all cases for the rectangular pier and minimum for the oblong pier.Keywords
Local Scour, Pier Shape, Pier Geometry, Depth of Flow.Full Text