- Social and Economic Development in India
- Indian Economic and Social Development
- South Asian Studies and Conflicts
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Gender, Education, and Development Issues
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Firm Innovation and Growth
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Economic Growth and Productivity
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Regional Development and Policy
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Asian Industrial and Economic Development
- Information Systems Theories and Implementation
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Mining and Gasification Technologies
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Information Society and Technology Trends
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
2001-2025
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University
2024
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
2018
Institute for Social and Economic Change
2014
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
2001
The Hasdeo Arand is a tribal-dominated region of Chhattisgarh, with heavy coal reserves and rich biodiversity many rare species flora fauna. Despite being declared Scheduled Area for its ecological sensitivity, two mining projects were approved in the 2011, it had devastating impact on forest ecosystem, leading to loss livelihood, culture identity local tribes. This article analyses displacement tribals from standpoint eight impoverishment risks, as discussed Impoverishment Risks...
The article is a study of two tribal movements based on development-induced displacements in contemporary Orissa. In fact, all the micro-movement studies are resistance against mining heavy metal industries, e.g. Utkal Alumina International Ltd. (UAIL) at Kashipur and Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) Lanjigarh. Based both primary secondary data, an exercise new social movement theory. Within analytical framework perspective, attempts to explore nature extent displacement loss livelihood caused by...
SUMMARY The genesis of socio-economic impact assessment (SIA) in India is pressure from funding agencies like the World Bank, Asian Development and similar institutions. Of late, these institutions have stressed appraisal environmental concerns as a pre-condition for financial support to large infra-structure projects. However, SIA studies are easier conceptualise than implement, because issues involved nebulous, complex, highly nuanced, difficult define, not easily amenable quantification....
Abstract Changes unleashed by liberalization and globalization acquire great significance in the context of India as a result its economy formerly being inward-looking for decades. Here is bird's eye view certain trend developments technological regime that now characterize an outward-looking economy. Such changes are perceived threefold articulation: reorienting industrial research laboratories, particularly public-funded ones; reshaping academics; adapting to competition through industry,...
Cet article fait part du developpement systeme d'irrigation des pani panchayat en Inde. L'A. explique ici l'emergence de ce agraire qui participe a la reduction inegalites sociales et compare son effectivite dans plusieurs endroits, pour s'interroger sur l'indiference gouvernementale ainsi que les possibilites durable d'une telle organisation sociale
In recent times, many grassroots micro movements, also known as new social movements (NSMs), have taken off, centring around contemporary issues of importance such ecology/environment, women empowerment, human rights, sharing natural resources and the like. Of late, India has seen a phenomenal growth in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). They contributed handsomely toward these NSMs through their intense campaigns, people's mobilisation programmes effective networks. light these, this...
The article examines the assimilation dynamics and functioning of ethnic organisations a small immigrant Bengali community in Kansas City, USA. Indian Bengalis Overland Park (a suburban neighbourhood) formed closely knit group bonding social capital was sustained through activities associations, consumption amenities, weekend parties/get-togethers. Such meagre ethnic/racial diversity city (compared to larger cities USA) are found be contributing slow limited American society. These findings...
Based on the empirical study of immigrant Bengali community in Kansas City U.S.A., paper examines assimilation and intergenerational dynamics second-generation immigrants. The finds that transnational parents could not socialise their children to retain ethnic orientation second generation are found be assimilating faster into American culture. We argue consumption goods services by immigrants does necessarily imply adherence culture rather it is an act displaying 'symbolic ethnicity'....
This paper examines the hypotheses concerning relationship of scientific productivity with its predictor variables like prestige college/university attended, type institution employed in, infrastructures facilities in that institution, research environment departments and reward system institutional science. Apart from positive correlations between dependent variable each independent variables, this study finds to be a crucial intermediary
Based on an empirical study conducted among 250 academic scientists of India in chemi cal sciences and technology, this article is attempt to map out only the objective aspects phenomenon under investigation, that is, quality research performance sci entists. In process, examines several hypotheses pertaining relation ship between (dependent variable) its predictors (independent variables). That apart, it also well-known Ortega Hypothesis sociology science. Derived from body published litera...