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Telecom Expansion and Internal Migrants in Indian Cities
Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper estimates the impact of mobile phone service expansion on migration to and between cities of India during 2001–2011. We show that the number of cross‐state migrants living in urban areas of India increased significantly due to telecommunications infrastructure growth. The increased migration reflects better labor and marriage market
Arnab Dutta, Gregory Randolph
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Concerns of Groundwater Depletion and Irrigation Efficiency in Punjab Agriculture: A Micro-Level Study [PDF]
The present study, conducted during 2005-06, in two districts, viz. Amritsar and Faridkot of Punjab, (former having pre-dominantly tubewell-irrigated area and the latter having canal + tubewell irrigation facilities) has assessed the extent of water ...
Jeevandas, Anupama +2 more
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Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic caused a crisis that jeopardized food consumption and dietary diversity. This study aimed to: (1) investigate relationship between COVID‐19 and women's and children's diets in India; (2) examine how this varies by socioeconomic status and mothers' vegetarianism; and (3) assess whether mobility restrictions during India's ...
Anjali Pant +4 more
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Water table behaviour in Punjab: issues and policy options [PDF]
Punjab faces a sever problem of declining water tables by as much as 10 – 15m in most parts. The paper focuses on groundwater behavior in various parts (Blocks) of the Punjab in categories of low to high rainfall regions, saline to sweet groundwater ...
Singh, K.
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A Forced Union: Exploring the Consequences of India's Removal of Jammu and Kashmir's Special Status
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article adds to academic literature interested in two core questions: What happens to residents as a result of an annexation? And how do aggressor states maintain control over an annexed territory where there is a history of insurgency and mobilization for independence?
Serena Hussain
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Remaking Kabaddi: Participatory Action Research and Intercultural Sports in Hong Kong
Annals of Anthropological Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the evolution of Fun with Kabaddi (2015–2024), an intercultural sports initiative in Hong Kong, through the framework of participatory action research (PAR). Designed to foster inclusive sports experiences and improve ethnic relations through community engagement, the program shifted from isolated events to sustained ...
Wai‐Man Tang
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Retraction Note: An assessment of physiological and health responses in Catla catla fingerlings after polystyrene microplastic exposure. [PDF]
Sci RepRashid E +6 more
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Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sheath blight disease of rice caused by the fungal pathogen R. solani AG1‐IA remains a big threat to rice production worldwide. A limited genetic variation in rice for tolerance to this pathogen and little success in understanding how it defeats host defence are major reasons behind it.
Vinod Kumar +5 more
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Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Plant regeneration is governed by intrinsic gene regulation and phytohormonal cues. WUSCHEL (WUS) gene promotes regeneration, but its broader functional role remains unexplored. Here, we demonstrate that the constitutive and inducible expression of banana‐derived WUS2 (GN‐WUS2) enhances regeneration in Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco) and Musa ...
Roni Chaudhary +3 more
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