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Vikas. "ICT and Disaster Management." International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age 4, no. 3 (July 2017): 29–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijpada.2017070103.
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ICT-mediated public administration is a governance motive in this digital age. Government of India has embarked upon Digital India and Smart Cities Mission to reform public service delivery and governance in the country. However, the recent Chennai floods and the serious inadequacy of official emergency response system calls in question the ability of government to deliver when it is most needed. Public participation is an avowed objective of all government programmes including the development of smart cities or a digitally empowered India. Chennai Floods and the ensuing people-led disaster response and recovery presents a case where voluntary efforts steered disaster management through use of social media as official mechanisms failed. Based on secondary sources, this paper discusses the social media use in Chennai floods disaster and deduces observations for effective social media integration and public participation in governance through proactive government-led intervention.
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Yahya, Glory Yolanda`, and Desri Gunawan. "STRATEGY OF INDONESIA GOVERNMENT TO MANTAINS PALM OIL MARKET IN INDIA." Andalas Journal of International Studies (AJIS) 8, no. 1 (June 29, 2019): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/ajis.8.1.75-87.2019.
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This study aims to determine the factors cause a decrease market share of Indonesia palm oil in India and its implications, and to know the Indonesia government’s strategy maintains the palm oil market in India. The method used is descriptive analysis using theory of competitive adventage diamond model of Michael Porter and Development state theory. The scope of study between 2010 and 2015. The results showed that cause of the decline in the market share of Indonesia palm oil in India due to the application of duty Crude Palm Oil (CPO) is higher than its derivative products in Indonesia, Increased demand for Malaysia palm oil by India and development of palm oil industry in India. The implications of this decline include the loss of potential tax revenue and export volume of palm oil as well as disrupt the Indonesia palm oil industry. Strategy by the Indonesia government is implementing Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Supporting Fund (CSF), Indonesia Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) Chennai (India) and Palm Oil Industrial Cluster. Strategy Indonesia government maintains the palm oil market in India has shown a positive effect. Although some parts are not running perfectly. The government as a stimulant to increase competitiveness of Indonesia palm oil is felt has done its job as it should. Futhermore, this strategy can be continued with evaluation and continuous improvement. Keyword: India, Export Palm Oil, Competitive Advantage, Development State, Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Supporting Fund (CSF). Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) Chennai, Oil Palm Industry Cluster (KIKS)
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Ram, VG, and Satyanarayana N. Kalidindi. "Estimation of construction and demolition waste using waste generation rates in Chennai, India." Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 35, no. 6 (March 1, 2017): 610–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242x17693297.
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A large amount of construction and demolition waste is being generated owing to rapid urbanisation in Indian cities. A reliable estimate of construction and demolition waste generation is essential to create awareness about this stream of solid waste among the government bodies in India. However, the required data to estimate construction and demolition waste generation in India are unavailable or not explicitly documented. This study proposed an approach to estimate construction and demolition waste generation using waste generation rates and demonstrated it by estimating construction and demolition waste generation in Chennai city. The demolition waste generation rates of primary materials were determined through regression analysis using waste generation data from 45 case studies. Materials, such as wood, electrical wires, doors, windows and reinforcement steel, were found to be salvaged and sold on the secondary market. Concrete and masonry debris were dumped in either landfills or unauthorised places. The total quantity of construction and demolition debris generated in Chennai city in 2013 was estimated to be 1.14 million tonnes. The proportion of masonry debris was found to be 76% of the total quantity of demolition debris. Construction and demolition debris forms about 36% of the total solid waste generated in Chennai city. A gross underestimation of construction and demolition waste generation in some earlier studies in India has also been shown. The methodology proposed could be utilised by government bodies, policymakers and researchers to generate reliable estimates of construction and demolition waste in other developing countries facing similar challenges of limited data availability.
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Parvathy, V., and D. Durairaj. "A Study on Users Perception and Awareness towards Digital Payment Security Threats among Youngsters in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India." Asian Review of Social Sciences 10, no. 2 (November 5, 2021): 30–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.51983/arss-2021.10.2.2988.
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After demonetisation the usage of digital transaction is increased. Digital payment refers to doing money transaction through online with the help of internet. E wallets and prepaid payment instruments also introduced for the growth of digital payments. Since it is time saving and easy of doing transaction, users also slowly adopting the digital culture, But on the other side security related issues also faced by users. Digital payment security threats refer to stealing of information, unauthorised transaction, malware attack, and phishing. RBI and government of India has introduced guidance for digital transaction. This study focused on Chennai users perception and awareness towards digital payment security threats among youngster in Chennai area
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Khan, Firdouse Rahman. "Women Entrepreneurship in Chennai, India – Factors Trigger and Prevent." International Journal of Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Research 1, no. 1 (October 24, 2015): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/ijmier.2015.115.
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Last four decades of the 20th century has seen faster growth in the women entrepreneurship underpinning the profound success of the globalized Indian economy. The women entrepreneurs encounter numerous challenges in various areas of production, marketing, finance, and other business operations. The objective of this research study is to analyze the various factors affecting the women entrepreneurship development in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of the industrial estates of Chennai. The study is focused on 107 women entrepreneurs of the SMEs, who were selected on the basis of random sampling and were contacted through a well-defined questionnaire. The primary data collected was compiled and thoroughly analyzed to arrive at conclusions. A critical analysis was carried out using null hypothesis, Chi-square tests, and ranking tests. The study reveals that the factors such as education, previous experience and employment, and religion play a crucial role in motivating most of the today’s women-run SMEs. Further, this paper critically analyzes the discouraging factors impeding the women entrepreneurial development in the SMEs across the industrial estates of Chennai, the State Capital of Tamil Nadu (India). Our empirical results reveal that the financial impediments discourage the behavior of the women entrepreneurs to the highest degree and preventing their operations causing enormous anguish as governmental financial programs (good on paper) are seldom executed on the ground. Hence, Governmen tought to help the women entrepreneurs through financial assistance especially during the moratorium period of the units, facilitating the acceleration process. Government assistance and adequate financial support as detailed in the Effective Forces Model could only repulse the frictional forces acting against the women entrepreneurs and lead them toward successful entrepreneurship. This research study gives further scope to the researchers to get to the bottom of the iceberg to find out the other factors which could promote women entrepreneurship.
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Ganesh, S. R., M. Rameshwaran, Naveen A. Joseph, Ahamed M. Jerith, and Sushil K. Dutta. "Records of two toads Duttaphrynus scaber and D. stomaticus (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from southeastern India." Journal of Threatened Taxa 12, no. 10 (July 26, 2020): 16272–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.6110.12.10.16272-16278.
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We document two toad species Duttaphrynus scaber and D. stomaticus from southeastern India, in the Coromandel Coastal Plains. Owing to incorrect data presented in previous reports denoting the occurrence of these toad species, their occurrence in the said region has remained obscure. Our results, presented here, on both the species are based on morphological data from 15 preserved voucher specimens and direct field observations made by the authors in situ. In this work, we report D. scaber from Chengelpet and D. stomaticus from Thoothukudi. We revisited these places after studying the labeled specimens in Chennai Snake Park Trust Museum, to confirm their occurrences in the respective region and provide natural history notes based on our field observations.
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Subramanian, Vidya K. "From Government to Governance." Contemporary Education Dialogue 15, no. 1 (December 18, 2017): 21–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0973184917742247.
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The Teach for India (TFI) programme, an important offshoot of the Teach for All/Teach for America global education network, began as a public–private partnership in 2009 in poorly functioning municipal schools in Pune and Mumbai. Like its American counterpart, the programme in India has similar ideas of reform and recruits college graduates and young professionals to serve as teachers in under-resourced government schools and low-cost private schools as part of a two-year fellowship. Over the past 7 years, the organisation has expanded its reach to five other cities in the country—Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Ahmedabad—and is emerging as a focal point in a growing network of urban not-for-profit organisations seeking to infuse new logics of reform in municipal school administrative bodies. This article situates the emergence of the TFI programme in the Indian context and maps its links to local, national and global actors and organisations using Social Network Analysis (SNA). Through the use of SNA, the article highlights the growing network of non-state institutions in metro cities, most notably Mumbai and Delhi, which are playing a key role in school reform focusing on school management, school leadership, advocacy and teacher training.
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M., Jagadeesan, Polani Rubeshkumar, Mohankumar Raju, Manikandanesan Sakthivel, Sharan Murali, Ramya Nagarajan, Muthappan Sendhilkumar, et al. "Surveillance for face mask compliance, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, October-December, 2020." PLOS ONE 16, no. 9 (September 24, 2021): e0257739. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257739.
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Purpose Government of Tamil Nadu, India, mandated the face mask wearing in public places as one of the mitigation measures of COVID-19. We established a surveillance system for monitoring the face mask usage. This study aimed to estimate the proportion of the population who wear face masks appropriately (covering nose, mouth, and chin) in the slums and non-slums of Chennai at different time points. Methods We conducted cross-sectional surveys among the residents of Chennai at two-time points of October and December 2020. The sample size for outdoor mask compliance for the first and second rounds of the survey was 1800 and 1600, respectively, for each of the two subgroups–slums and non-slums. In the second round, we included 640 individuals each in the slums and non-slums indoor public places and 1650 individuals in eleven shopping malls. We calculated the proportions and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) for the mask compliance outdoors and indoors by age, gender, region, and setting (slum and non-slum). Results We observed 3600 and 3200 individuals in the first and second surveys, respectively, for outdoor mask compliance. In both rounds, the prevalence of appropriate mask use outdoors was significantly lower in the slums (28%-29%) than non-slum areas (36%-35%) of Chennai (p<0.01). Outdoor mask compliance was similar within slum and non-slum subgroups across the two surveys. Lack of mask use was higher in the non-slums in the second round (50%) than in the first round of the survey (43%) (p<0.05). In the indoor settings in the 2nd survey, 10%-11% among 1280 individuals wore masks appropriately. Of the 1650 observed in the malls, 947 (57%) wore masks appropriately. Conclusion Nearly one-third of residents of Chennai, India, correctly wore masks in public places. We recommend periodic surveys, enforcement of mask compliance in public places, and mass media campaigns to promote appropriate mask use.
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Diwakar, Pranathi. "A Recipe for Disaster: Framing Risk and Vulnerability in Slum Relocation Policies in Chennai, India." City & Community 18, no. 4 (December 2019): 1314–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cico.12457.
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This article investigates how governments use dramatic natural events such as disasters to justify potentially unpopular policy interventions. I use the case of the southern Indian city of Chennai to explore how different arms of the government have historically engaged with the question of slum tenure from the 1960s until the present moment. Using archival methods, I analyze policy documents to excavate how slums have been framed within the context of political and policy imperatives. I show that slums are framed as risky to themselves and the broader urban public, and are portrayed as dangerous, messy, or illegal. I analyze the role of the disaster moment in catalyzing slum relocation policies, and I argue that this moment allowed the government a new modality to frame slums as not just risky but also at risk, or vulnerable to disasters in their original locations. I make the case that the anti–poor policy of slum relocation has been justified as pro–poor by framing slums as not just risky, but also at risk. The framing of slums as at risk in Chennai has been necessary within the extant political matrix, which has historically courted slums for electoral success. The analysis of shifting slum policies offers new insight into how urban policy and politics of disaster vulnerability frame and interact with the urban poor in cities of the Global South.
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James, Nisha, and Shubha Ranganathan. "Of Vulnerability and Agency: Perspectives from Survivors of Sex Trafficking in India." Indian Journal of Human Development 15, no. 1 (April 2021): 117–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09737030211003657.
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The recent Anti-Trafficking Bill in India (2018) has received considerable criticism for perpetuating a paternalistic attitude towards victims of sex trafficking. Scholars, activists and legal experts have pointed out the failure of the Act to recognise the agency of trafficked girls and women. In thinking about victimhood and agency, we draw attention to the need for thinking of ‘vulnerability’ in terms of complex intersectional processes and situations that render certain persons more vulnerable to trafficking. This article delves into contexts and vulnerabilities in the process of trafficking by drawing on women’s narratives about the lived experiences of sex trafficking. It is based on a qualitative field study through in-depth interviews of 51 survivors of sex trafficking who were sheltered in government and non-government organisations in the cities of Chennai and Hyderabad.
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Bes, Lennart. "Gold-Leaf Flattery, Calcuttan Dust, and a Brand New Flagpole: Five Little-Known VOC Collections in Asia on India and Ceylon." Itinerario 36, no. 1 (April 2012): 91–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0165115312000381.
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Beside the records of the Dutch East India Company (or VOC) stored at the Netherlands National Archives in The Hague, there are various VOC collections kept in Asia that pertain to India and Ceylon. Some of these are relatively well-known: the “Dutch Records” in the Tamil Nadu Archives (Chennai); the records of the VOC government of Ceylon in the Sri Lanka National Archives (Colombo); the records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Ceylon at the Wolvendaal Church (Colombo); and the records of the Asian VOC headquarters at Batavia in the National Archives of Indonesia (Jakarta).
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Yahya, Glory Yolanda, and Desri Gunawan. "STRATEGY OF INDONESIA GOVERNMENT TO MANTAINS PALM OIL MARKET IN INDIA." Jurnal PIR : Power in International Relations 4, no. 1 (January 30, 2020): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.22303/pir.4.1.2019.32-41.
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<p><em>This study aims to determine the factors cause a decrease market share of Indonesia palm oil in India and its implications, and to know the Indonesia government’s strategy maintains the palm oil market in India. The method used is descriptive analysis using theory of competitive adventage diamond model of Michael Porter and Development state theory. The scope of study between 2010 and 2015. The results showed that cause of the decline in the market share of Indonesia palm oil in India due to the application of duty Crude Palm Oil (CPO) is higher than its derivative products in Indonesia, Increased demand for Malaysia palm oil by India and development of palm oil industry in India. The implications of this decline include the loss of potential tax revenue and export volume of palm oil as well as disrupt the Indonesia palm oil industry. Strategy by the Indonesia government is implementing Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Supporting Fund (CSF), Indonesia Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) Chennai (India) and Palm Oil Industrial Cluster. Strategy Indonesia government maintains the palm oil market in India has shown a positive effect. Although some parts are not running perfectly. The government as a stimulant to increase competitiveness of Indonesia palm oil is felt has done its job as it should. Futhermore, this strategy can be continued with evaluation and continuous improvement. </em></p>
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Ajayan, Anila P., and K. G. Ajit Kumar. "Phytoplankton as biomonitors: A study of Museum Lake in Government Botanical Garden and Museum, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India." Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management 22, no. 4 (December 2017): 403–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lre.12199.
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P. Jayaraman, R. Sanmathi. "Diversity of Soil Fungi from the Campus of Government Arts College, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India." International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 11, no. 1 (January 10, 2022): 111–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2022.1101.014.
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Soil is a major natural resource in the biosphere in which the fungi are the important component which role play in controlling various physiochemical and nutrient parameters that reflects environment. Therefore, the present investigation was planned to find out the fungal diversity in soil samples collected from the college campus of Government Arts College, Nandanam, Chennai-35, Tamil Nadu, India. Totally, 18 samples were collected randomly from 18 different locations of the college campus, 3 -15 cm depth of surface soils removed and collected sample to analyze the moisture content and the presence of fungi. The moisture content of the soil samples was determined by standard hot-air oven drying method and the analysis of fungi was carried out by standard serial dilution technique with Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) as a nutrient medium. The results showed that the moisture content of soil samples varied from 10% to 28% with an average of 16%. Further, the analysis of fungi, it was observed that 20 species of fungi in which Aspergillus niger, A. terreus, A. flavus, A. glaucus, A. nidulans, A. fumigatus, Penicillium citrinum, Fusarium oxysporum, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Curvularia lunata, Helminthosprium sp., Trichoderma sp., and nonsporulating fungi were significantly present. Among the species of fungi enumerated in the study, in point of quantitative view, Aspergillus niger showed highest percentage occurrence in soil samples followed by A. terreus, A. flavus, Penicillium sp. and Fusarium sp. and the details were discussed. Based on the present analysis, indicates that the soil is the potent source for various fungi which are responsible for the effect of soil parameters and influence the ecosystem.
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Anand Kumar Varma S, Mahmood Anas M S, Harun Raseed M, Nithishbalasubramanian O, and Madhan Kumar R. "Determination of air quality index and its impacts on human health in Chennai City." Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews 3, no. 1 (September 30, 2021): 046–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/msarr.2021.3.1.0069.
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Air pollution in India particularly in metropolitan cities is a serious issue mainly due to vehicular emission, traffic congestion, burning of coal, fuelwood process. The objective of this project is to provide insightful details about the current situation of air quality across five locations in Chennai city and its impacts using an air quality detector meter. The concentration of pollutants namely Carbon dioxide (CO2), Formaldehyde (HCHO), Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM), Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) and, meteorological conditions like Temperature and Humidity are measured at five polluted areas in Chennai metropolitan city and Air Quality Index values are calculated. From the above Air Quality Index values, it is found that Marina Beach bus stop, Velachery bus stop, Mount Road government estate metro station, Koyambedu bus station, Alandur metro station are identified as problematic zones and health impacts are Published.
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Aggarwal, Tanu, and Priya Solomon. "Quantitative analysis of the development of smart cities in India." Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 9, no. 4 (December 20, 2019): 711–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sasbe-06-2019-0076.
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Purpose Smart cities are an attempt to recognize the pioneering projects designed to make the cities livable, sustainable, functional and viable. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate funding released by the government city wise and sources available for finance for the development of the smart cities. The impact of fund released by the government for the development of smart cities (Chandigarh, Karnal, Faridabad, Pune, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Delhi, Lucknow and Agra) in India has been studied in detail. Urbanization is a continuous process, which is taking place throughout the globe, especially in developing countries like India. Design/methodology/approach The research is descriptive in nature. The sources of funding for smart cities in India have been taken into consideration, and χ2 test of independence has been employed to study the impact of fund released by the government for smart city development in India by using IBM SPSS. Findings The total investment, area-based projects, pan-city initiatives and O&M costs for smart cities ranged between Rs 133,368 and Rs 203,979 lakh crores, Rs 105,621 and Rs 163,138 lakh crores, Rs 26,141 and Rs 38,840 lakh crores, and Rs 1,604 and Rs 1,999 lakh crores, respectively, in the year 2016 (for 60 smart cities) to 2017 (for 99 smart cities), which shows an increasing trend. The investment in retrofitting projects, redevelopment projects, greenfield projects and area-based projects ranged between Rs 94,419 and Rs 131,003 lakh crores, Rs 8,247 and Rs 23,119 lakh crores, Rs 2,955 and Rs 8,986 lakh crores, and Rs 105,621 and Rs 163,138 lakh crores, respectively, in the year 2016 (60 smart cities) to 2017 (99 smart cities), which shows the division of projects funding for smart city development in India. The funding released for smart city development such as other sources, loans from the financial institution, private investment, convergence, state government share funding and Central Government Funding ranged between Rs 14,828 and Rs 15,930 lakh crores, Rs 7,775 and Rs 9,795 lakh crores, Rs 30,858 and Rs 43,622 lakh crores, Rs 25,726 and Rs 43,088 lakh crores, Rs 27,260 and Rs 45,695 lakh crores, and Rs 29,207 and Rs 47,858 lakh crores, respectively, in the year 2016 (60 smart cities) to 2017 (99 smart cities), which reflects the different sources of funding for the development of smart cities in India. The χ2 test of independence has been applied, which shows that there is no impact of fund released by the government on cities for smart city development in India as the p-values of Chandigarh (0.213), Karnal (0.199), Faridabad (0.213), Pune (0.199), Chennai (0.213), Ahmadabad (0.199), Kanpur (0.199), Delhi (0.199), Kolkata, Lucknow (0.213) and Agra (0.199) are greater than 0.05. Research limitations/implications For the Smart Cities Mission to be financially sustainable, the right policy and institutional framework should be implemented for modernization and aggregation of government landholding. Consolidation of all the landholdings under the smart city project should be properly implemented, and the role of private sectors should be encouraged for public‒private partnership projects to make Smart City Mission more successful. Practical implications The benefits of smart cities development will help provide affordable, cleaner and greener housing infrastructure for all, especially the inclusive group of developers belonging to the lower middle-income strata of India, and the benefits will be replicated when adopted on a smaller scale in the rural part of the country. Originality/value The research paper is original and χ2 test has been used to study the impact of fund released by the government for smart city development in India.
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Ananthakrishnan, Ramya, M. Muniyandi, Anita Jeyaraj, Gopal Palani, and B. W. C. Sathiyasekaran. "Expenditure Pattern for TB Treatment among Patients Registered in an Urban Government DOTS Program in Chennai City, South India." Tuberculosis Research and Treatment 2012 (2012): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/747924.
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Background. Tuberculosis (TB) patients registered in the government clinics under the DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course) program in Chennai city catering to about 4.3 million population.Objective. To estimate the pattern and overall costs incurred by the new patients (who have never had treatment for tuberculosis or have taken antituberculosis drugs for less than one month) registered under DOTS program in the treatment of tuberculosis in Chennai city.Methodology. A cross-sectional survey among new TB patients, who had completed intensive phase of antituberculosis treatment, was done using a precoded semi-structured questionnaire between March and June 2007. Information was collected on demographic, socioeconomic characteristics and expenditure for before and during treatment. Mean costs were used for comparison.Results. Among the 300 TB patients, most economically productive age group and 186 (62%) were males. The overall estimated total costs incurred right from the onset of symptoms until treatment completion was found to be Rs. 3211 (3.8% of annual family income) under DOTS program, which is less compared to previous studies. The overall mean total cost was significantly high among male (Rs. 3270;P<0.01), employed (Rs. 3945;P<0.01), and extrapulmonary patients (Rs. 3915;P<0.01).Conclusion. The study has reiterated the fact that DOTS helps in reducing out-of-pocket expenses to patients with tuberculosis and hence is a cost-effective health intervention. This cost reduction may help to increase the access to the poor people which would help in achieving universal access to TB care services.
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Ananthakrishnan, Ramya, Anitha Jeyaraj, G. Palani, and B. W. C. Sathiyasekaran. "PP-203 Treatment seeking behavior of TB patients registered in government DOTS program in Chennai city, India." International Journal of Infectious Diseases 13 (August 2009): S103—S104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1201-9712(09)60597-x.
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M, Jagadeesan, Parasuraman Ganeshkumar, Prabhdeep Kaur, Hemalatha Masanam Sriramulu, Manikandanesan Sakthivel, Polani Rubeshkumar, Mohankumar Raju, et al. "Epidemiology of COVID-19 and effect of public health interventions, Chennai, India, March–October 2020: an analysis of COVID-19 surveillance system." BMJ Open 12, no. 3 (March 2022): e052067. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052067.
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ObjectivesTo describe the public health strategies and their effect in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic from March to October 2020 in Chennai, India.SettingChennai, a densely populated metropolitan city in Southern India, was one of the five cities which contributed to more than half of the COVID-19 cases in India from March to May 2020. A comprehensive community-centric public health strategy was implemented for controlling COVID-19, including surveillance, testing, contact tracing, isolation and quarantine. In addition, there were different levels of restrictions between March and October 2020.ParticipantsWe collected the deidentified line list of all the 192 450 COVID-19 cases reported from 17 March to 31 October 2020 in Chennai and their contacts for the analysis. We defined a COVID-19 case based on the real-time reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR) positive test conducted in one of the government-approved labs.Outcome measuresThe primary outcomes of interest were incidence of COVID-19 per million population, case fatality ratio (CFR), deaths per million, and the effective reproduction number (Rt). We also analysed the surveillance, testing, contact tracing and isolation indicators.ResultsOf the 192 450 RT-PCR confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Chennai from 17 March to 31 October 2020, 114 889 (60%) were males. The highest incidence was 41 064 per million population among those 61–80 years. The incidence peaked during June 2020 at 5239 per million and declined to 3627 per million in October 2020. The city reported 3543 deaths, with a case fatality ratio of 1.8%. In March, Rt was 4.2, dropped below one in July and remained so until October, even with the relaxation of restrictions.ConclusionThe combination of public health strategies might have contributed to controlling the COVID-19 epidemic in a large, densely populated city in India. We recommend continuing the test-trace-isolate strategy and appropriate restrictions to prevent resurgence.
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Mishra, Durga Shanker. "Make in India Initiatives in Metro Rails." Indian Journal of Public Administration 65, no. 2 (June 2019): 409–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556119857864.
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In line with the Government of India’s focus on Make in India, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) became the first ministry to issue Phased Manufacturing Plan (PMP) for indigenous procurement of metro rail components. Accordingly, the specification of various components has been standardised to engage and encourage long-term investment in the fast-growing metro-rail sector, which already has 657 km of operational lines in eighteen cities along with more than 800 km of metro rail projects under construction in twenty-seven cities. India is now almost self-sufficient for power supply traction and track material. Further, MoHUA has successful negations with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and ADB (Asian Development Bank) to encourage indigenous production and assembling for the upcoming Chennai Metro and Mumbai Metro. MoHUA has also issued Metro Rail Policy 2017 to focus on systematic planning and imple-mentation and guide state governments with emphasis on standardisation and indigenisation of metro technologies keeping in view import substitution, export promotion, sustainability and cost-reduction (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, 2017).
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Mukhopadhyay, Bappaditya. "Consumer Confidence and Lasting Effect of Demonetisation." Review of Market Integration 11, no. 1-2 (April 2019): 54–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0974929219882131.
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On 8 November 2016, the Government of India scrapped 86 per cent of the currency in circulation. Although there were reasons put by the government in support of this move, 2 years later, there is little evidence that those goals were met. More importantly, the economy lost approximately 2 per cent of GDP. While there is a widespread belief that India has absorbed the shock, in this article, we study the possible long-term effects of demonetisation. We use the consumer confidence survey (CCS) data conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 6 cities—Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Mumbai and for the period March 2015 to May 2018, covering 97,102 responses. We find that from a net optimistic outlook pre demonetisation, post demonetisation has led to a net pessimistic outlook. Demonetisation has also affected the relationship between the respondents’ perception of current status and future outlook, implying a higher uncertainty for the future. Finally, we find that the timing was inappropriate. Demonetisation came when the economy was recovering. JEL Classification: E65, E66
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Paul, Ranjit Kumar, and Md Yeasin. "COVID-19 and prices of pulses in Major markets of India: Impact of nationwide lockdown." PLOS ONE 17, no. 8 (August 25, 2022): e0272999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272999.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost all the sectors including agriculture in the country. The present paper investigates the impact of COVID-19 induced lockdown on both wholesale and retail prices of major pulses in India. The daily wholesale and retail price data on five major pulses namely Lentil, Moong, Arhar, Urad and Gram are collected for five major markets in India namely Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad during the period January, 2019 to September, 2020 from Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India. The Government of India declared nationwide lockdown since March, 24, to May, 31, 2020 in different phases in order to restrict the spread of the infection due to COVID-19. To see the impact of lockdown on price and price volatility, time series model namely Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model with error following Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic (GARCH) model incorporating exogenous variable as lockdown dummy in both mean as well variance equations. It is observed that in almost all the markets, lockdown has significant impact on price of the pulses whereas in few cases, it has significant impact on price volatility.
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R., Revathi, and Dharanisri R. "Knowledge about tuberculosis among undergraduate medical students in a private college in Chennai." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 2 (January 24, 2018): 644. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20180243.
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Background: Tuberculosis is an ancient global public health problem. In India despite of persistent government efforts in the form of revised national anti-tuberculosis programme (RNTCP) and directly observed treatment strategy (DOTS), TB still remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in India. Multi-drug resistant TB and extensively drug resistant TB are other threats to present anti-TB strategies. Methods: Hence the present study was undertaken to assess the knowledge of undergraduate about tuberculosis under various headings of about tuberculosis, etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, complications and treatment. The present cross-sectional study was done in the private medical college in Chennai among 90 undergraduate medical students. Results: Regarding knowledge of tuberculosis, clinical features of TB, was more than 80% in interns. But the knowledge about diagnosis was only 70%. At the same time the treatment options and drugs available was known to 85% of undergraduates. Correct duration in months and schedule of giving drugs on alternate days was not known to 15% of students. Conclusions: Although awareness is created through world tuberculosis day, CMES, conferences, yet hands on training in treating tuberculosis to be given to the undergraduates as this the crucial period for learning.
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Kumar, Dasgupta, Ramaiah, Avtar, Johnson, and Mishra. "Hydrological Simulation for Predicting the Future Water Quality of Adyar River, Chennai, India." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 23 (November 20, 2019): 4597. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234597.
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Just a few decades ago, Adyar River in India’s city of Chennai was an important source of water for various uses. Due to local and global changes (e.g., population growth and climate change), its ecosystem and overall water quality, including its aesthetic value, has deteriorated, and the water has become unsuitable for commercial uses. Adverse impacts of excessive population and changing climate are expected to continue in the future. Thus, this study focused on predicting the future water quality of the Adyar river under “business as usual” (BAU) and “suitable with measures” scenarios. The water evaluation and planning (WEAP) simulation tool was used for this study. Water quality simulation along a 19 km stretch of the Adyar River, from downstream of the Chembarambakkam to Adyar (Bay of Bengal) was carried out. In this analysis, clear indication of further deterioration of Adyar water quality by 2030 under the BAU scenario was evidenced. This would be rendering the river unsuitable for many aquatic species. Due to both climate change (i.e., increased temperature and precipitation) and population growth, the WEAP model results indicated that by 2030, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and Escherichia coli concentrations will increase by 26.7% and 8.3%, respectively. On the other hand, under the scenario with measures being taken, which assumes that “all wastewater generated locally will be collected and treated in WWTP with a capacity of 886 million liter per day (MLD),” the river water quality is expected to significantly improve by 2030. Specifically, the model results showed largely reduced concentrations of BOD and E. coli, respectively, to the tune of 74.2% and 98.4% compared to the BAU scenario. However, even under the scenario with measures being taken, water quality remains a concern, especially in the downstream area, when compared with class B (fishable surface water quality desirable by the national government). These results indicate that the current management policies and near future water resources management plan (i.e., the scenario including mitigating measures) are not adequate to check pollution levels to within the desirable limits. Thus, there is a need for transdisciplinary research into how the water quality can be further improved (e.g., through ecosystem restoration or river rehabilitation).
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Vani, Nandimandalam Venkata, and Irulandy Ponniah. "The frequency and distribution pattern of minor salivary gland tumors in a government dental teaching hospital, Chennai, India." Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology 111, no. 1 (January 2011): e32-e39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tripleo.2010.08.019.
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Vishnupriya, S., Satish Prasad, Jyoti Bala Kasav, Kate Trout, Shruti Murthy, Krishna Mohan Surapaneni, and Ashish Joshi. "Water and sanitation hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among school settings in rural Chennai." Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 5, no. 2 (December 18, 2014): 192–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2014.052.
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This pilot cross-sectional study was conducted to assess water and sanitation hygiene-related knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) among rural school students in Chennai, South India in September 2013. A convenient sample of 80 participants (70 children and 10 staff members) was enrolled in the study. The inclusion criteria included participants residing in rural areas and studying in a government school. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to assess sociodemographic and school characteristics and water and sanitation hygiene (WASH)-related KAP. The mean age of the students was 14 years (SD = 2) and half of them were females. The school had a government drinking water supply and did not use any water treatment/purification method. The majority of the participants had correct WASH-related knowledge. However, one-third of the students reported diarrheal episodes in the school due to unsafe drinking water. There was disparity in the response of the students compared to the staff about toilet facilities in the school. This study concluded that there is a need for multifaceted intervention that will facilitate adequate water and sanitation hygiene practices among school children through the availability of proper sanitation infrastructure and family-centered education.
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Gupta, Amit Kumar. "The ‘Public’ Indian Museum, Calcutta, 1858–1878." Indian Historical Review 47, no. 1 (May 22, 2020): 99–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0376983620922410.
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The first museum to be set up in India in 1814 by the British Orientalists underwent a significant change when the Government of India took it over in 1858. The change was shaped by the experience of the great Indian uprising of 1857 to which, most importantly, the ordinary people (artisans, peasants, the unemployed etc.) rallied. Though the Raj succeeded eventually in suppressing the Revolt, its officials were deeply disturbed by the popular uprising and its effects. Policies were designed thereafter with these anxieties in mind—notably the one for running the museum in Calcutta. The authorities designed the museum as a ‘public’ space rather than as an ‘imperial’ edifice, and they hoped to get over their prolonged alienation from the masses by opening its doors to the ordinary people. This article examines the background and intent of the establishment of the Museum in Calcutta and its administration in the nineteenth century, with particular attention to the conception of the ‘public’ that underpinned it. It also outlines how the public in question responded to the museum.
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Lankaram, J. J., and Angeline Selvaraj. "Analysis of Referral Pattern in Burns to a Tertiary Burn Care Centre in India." IRA International Journal of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies (ISSN 2455-2526) 6, no. 2 (March 9, 2017): 191. http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jems.v6.n2.p6.
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<em>Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital in Chennai has a tertiary burn care centre with an exclusive new building catering to the needs of burn victims. This burn unit was started by PadmashreeDr.Mathangi Ramakrishnan in the year 1981. All types of burns in all age groups are treated here. Management of a burn patient involves multimodal approach and involves the contribution of various specialists. These patients require multiple stages of medical and surgical managements thus prolonging the duration of hospital stay. Though the treatment to the patient is provided free in the government hospital, the relatives or care takers have to spend money for their food and daily needs. Most patients come from lower socioeconomic background and depend on their daily wages for survival making the problem more complex. Burn survivors are scarred and have some physical disability which persists, creating a sense of depression or loss. Major burn victims have a high mortality even in specialized units. Thus ultimately most of the victims and their care givers are not satisfied in the end<span style="font-size: 8.33333px;">.</span></em>
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R. Harishankar, Rukkumany, and Ranee Vedamuthu. "Evaluating the Functioning Mechanisms of ‘TANK Systems’ in Peri-Urban Areas of Chennai, India—Land Use Change as the Determinant." Water 11, no. 6 (June 11, 2019): 1219. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11061219.
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Ensuring the sustenance of water resources that act as sources of water for cities threatened by urbanization and developmental pressures is a crucial problem in peri-urban areas. The objective of this research was to establish the role of change in agricultural land use as a determinant in the evaluation of the existing water management system and to ascertain whether the control by the government or community management can be effective in ensuring the sustenance of water resources in peri-urban areas. The cases selected for the study were the water management systems present in two villages located in the peri-urban areas of Chennai, India. This research adopted a case study strategy with mixed methods of analyses. The analysis traces trajectories of change in the land use of agricultural lands and the common lands related to water management through methods, trend analysis, analysis of spatial patterns of change and the changes in the components of the community management. Results from the analysis indicated that under the context of intensive change from agricultural to nonagricultural land uses, the interlinkages within the traditional community management model had broken up, making community control improbable. The current management model of the government was also found to be inadequate. Results indicated that government agencies with trained personnel engaged in periodic maintenance activities, constant monitoring against encroachment, and pollution, and through the formation of user associations under their control can ensure the sustenance of water resources.
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Uma Mageswari T and Bhuvaneswari. G. "To Analyze The Impact Of Political, Social, Economic And Technological Factors Characteristics In Access To Finance For SME In Chennai." Restaurant Business 118, no. 9 (September 30, 2019): 487–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/rb.v118i9.8654.
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SME,acronym forSmall and Medium Enterprises has since been modified into MSME after introduction of MSMED Act 2006. According to this Act, MSME stands for Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises.Development Corporation Limited are non-financial institutions to support small industries in addition to ensuring financial support through various financial institutions. Government of India is ensuring adequate credit flow support to small industries. However, there are some limitations, restrictions in getting adequate finance to the small industries. Various socio economic factors play a major role in smooth flow of credit to the small industries. This article analyses the socio economic factors in credit out flow to small industries in Chennai.
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M. Mahalakshmi, K. Kanmani, Vidyaa U. Kirubanidhi, and S. Swetha. "LaQshya- an uphill climb: a review of implementation of LaQshya programme at a tertiary centre in Chennai." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 12, no. 3 (February 27, 2023): 785–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20230560.
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LaQshya- labour room quality improvement initiative, a National Quality Assurance Programme was launched by the National Health Mission, Government of India in 2017 for improving the quality of services provided at the time of delivery and immediate post-partum period. The programme has been implemented at the Institute of Social Obstetrics, Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for women and children from the year 2019. A plethora of changes have been brought about at the legendary institution since then. A retrospective programme review of the changes brought about at the Institute of Social Obstetrics, Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for Women and Children in the dimensions described under the LaQshya program i.e.; structural improvement and process improvement and henceforth a comparison of the various outcome as key performance indicators before and after the implementation of the programme. The quality of Institute of Social Obstetrics Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital started at the bottom with 40%, under the guidance of LaQshya has improved to an astounding 93% making us the proud bearers of the prestigious platinum badge which was evident with the obvious improvement in various outcome indicators. Despite the implementation, LaQshya was an uphill trudge, to break old habits and restrain into new norms and guidelines, the results as mentioned proved to be a beautiful view at the end of the climb. LaQshya is indeed a boon not only to the mothers benefiting from it but also to the service provider as a tool to be a better health care personnel.
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Ananthakrishnan, Ramya, Anitha Jeyaraj, G. Palani, and B. W. C. Sathiyasekaran. "PP-202 Costs incurred by TB patients registered in an urban government DOTS program in Chennai city, South India." International Journal of Infectious Diseases 13 (August 2009): S103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1201-9712(09)60596-8.
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A., Ramesh, and Thamizhinian K. "Overview of exanthems: a case series in a tertiary care hospital." International Journal of Research in Dermatology 6, no. 4 (June 23, 2020): 484. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4529.intjresdermatol20202652.
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<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Generalized rashes are the most common conditions seen by primary care physician and the most common reason for new patient visit to dermatologists. There is often difficulty in diagnosing a generalized rash because many conditions produce similar rashes and a single condition can result in rashes with varied appearance. Accurate diagnosis is important because treatment varies depending on the cause. Hence, we decided to undertake a steady on the various presentations of exanthems in Madras medical college Chennai. To find out the incidence of exanthems in the OPD of Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy (DVL) in Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai to help in early diagnosis and treatment of the diseases. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The study included all the newly diagnosed cases attending to the OPD of DVL, Madras Medical College, Chennai for a period of three months. Diagnosis was done based on clinical grounds and lab investigations were done whenever required.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> An analytical study of the medical records of patients attending the OPD of DVL, Madras Medical College, Chennai shows that maculopapular rash is the most common presentation of exanthems followed by papules, vesiculobullous, pustular, nodules, verrucous lesions.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The present study includes exanthems as a whole on contrary to many such studies performed in other parts of India which included rashes caused by viral infections and drugs. Our study included generalized skin eruptions due to infections, drugs, specific dermatoses, allergy. </p>
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Arshad, Syed. "Antique “Head-and-Neck” German porcelain model at the eye museum, regional institute of ophthalmology, government ophthalmic hospital, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008." TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research 56, no. 1 (2018): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tjosr.tjosr_39_18.
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Vedhathiri, Thanikachalam. "Strategies for Promoting Globally Competitive Engineering Education in India." Journal of Engineering Education Transformations 35, no. 1 (July 1, 2021): 12–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.16920/jeet/2021/v35i1/22052.
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Abstract : In the last ten years, there is a growing chorus of discontent about what is not happing in the engineering education in India. Around 5 % of the engineering graduates are possessing required industry -relevant skills and competencies. All over the world major efforts are being undertaken to transforming the engineering education. Based on the research, it is suggested to improve the performance of the faculty members, their abilities to undertake the globalization of engineering education and digitalization. Further there is a need for improving the faculty development through flexible and blended programs under NITTTRs, NITs, State Technical Universities, modernization of curricula and instructional design and collaboration with the industry and government. The colleges are to network with well performing global universities and collaborate in research and development. There is an urgent need for Institute-Industry-Government Partnership for improving the curriculum, research methods and product innovation. The institutes can review their curriculum through Faculty-Alumni- Industry-Representatives of Entrepreneurs (FAIR) Thanikachalam Vedhathiri Former Professor and HOD, Center for International Affairs National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India, vthani2025@yahoo.in Committee once in a year and make improvements. The engineering students are to be exposed to the problems of the industries and they are to be coached to solve them. Their research work, dissertations have to be industry relevant. Further, the engineering institutes have to plan innovative products as a part of the capstone projects. Ultimately the Indian engineering education has to develop industry relevant competency model which will focus industry relevant skills and competencies. Keywords: Competitive Engineering education, flexible curriculum, blended programs, sponsored research and development projects.
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Jayapal, Sathish Kumar, and Judie Arulappan. "Historical Trajectory of Men in Nursing in India." SAGE Open Nursing 6 (January 2020): 237796082092012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2377960820920128.
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Introduction During 100 BC, the world perceived that the nurses are meant for rendering care to the sick individuals. During 600 to 700 BC, the nurse was considered as the one who attends to the patient, is pleasant in his or her demeanor, does not speak ill of anybody, is attentive to the requirements of the sick, and follows the instructions of the physicians. The men who were wise and passionate to help the sick were trained by a medical teacher for years together who later became a doctor. India is the pioneer country in developing the formal nursing curriculum. With the emergence of British and establishment of East Indian Company and Imperial Government, the nursing education became more formalized. No men came forward to nursing. Only women have opted nursing and were employed as nurses. Very few men were trained as nurses informally and were sent for war field to take care of the injured soldiers. It took several years to elevate the standards of male nurses. Methods The data were retrieved from the records of Tamil Nadu Archives and Historical Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The written permission was obtained from the commissioner for collecting the data retrospectively. All the collected data were checked for its consistency by matching the data again with the retrieved database. Results Great British Government has brought the reformations in bringing up the working standards of male nurses. The reformation and renaissance of male nurses started in 1938, and it reached a level of recognition in 1950. The male nurses were recruited in 1938, but they reached the position of a head nurse by 1950. Conclusion The male nurses had a long journey to overcome the hurdles in their practice and professional advancement. In recent years, the male nurses are identified for their extraordinary contribution in the delivery of health care.
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Xiong, Jiangmei, Yulin Hswen, and John A. Naslund. "Digital Surveillance for Monitoring Environmental Health Threats: A Case Study Capturing Public Opinion from Twitter about the 2019 Chennai Water Crisis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 14 (July 14, 2020): 5077. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145077.
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Globally, water scarcity has become a common challenge across many regions. Digital surveillance holds promise for monitoring environmental threats to population health due to severe drought. The 2019 Chennai water crisis in India resulted in severe disruptions to social order and daily life, with local residents suffering due to water shortages. This case study explored public opinion captured through the Twitter social media platform, and whether this information could help local governments with emergency response. Sentiment analysis and topic modeling were used to explore public opinion through Twitter during the 2019 Chennai water crisis. The latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) method identified topics that were most frequently discussed. A naïve Tweet classification method was built, and Twitter posts (called tweets) were allocated to identified topics. Topics were ranked, and corresponding emotions were calculated. A cross-correlation was performed to examine the relationship between online posts about the water crisis and actual rainfall, determined by precipitation levels. During the Chennai water crisis, Twitter users posted content that appeared to show anxiety about the impact of the drought, and also expressed concerns about the government response. Twitter users also mentioned causes for the drought and potential sustainable solutions, which appeared to be mainly positive in tone. Discussion on Twitter can reflect popular public opinion related to emerging environmental health threats. Twitter posts appear viable for informing crisis management as real-time data can be collected and analyzed. Governments and public health officials should adjust their policies and public communication by leveraging online data sources, which could inform disaster prevention measures.
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ARCHANA D., PATIL, and HIRE PRAMODKUMAR S. "Flood hydrometeorological situations associated with monsoon floods on the Par River in Western India." MAUSAM 71, no. 4 (August 4, 2021): 687–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v71i4.58.
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The objective of present work is to understand flood hydrometeorological situations associated with monsoon floods on the Par River, therefore, the analyses of synoptic conditions connected with large floods was carried out. This encompasses analysis of interannual rainfall variability and associated floods, analysis of storm tracts, investigation of normalized accumulated departure from mean (NADM) and evaluation of the relation between El Niño and monsoon rainfall. In order to accomplish above analyses, the annual rainfall data of the Par Basin have been obtained for 118 years from India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune and Chennai. The annual maximum series (AMS)/stage data were procured for a gauging site namely Nanivahial for 45 years from Irrigation Department of Gujarat State, Ahmedabad. The results indicate that the interannual variability was characterized by increased frequency and magnitude of floods on the Par River primarily after 1930s. Majority of the large floods in the basin were connected with low pressure systems. It is observed that most of the floods were associated with positive departure from mean rainfall in the basin. The NADM graph shows epochal behaviour of high and low rainfall of the basin and floods. The analysis of El Niño and Southern Oscillation indicates that the probability of the occurrence of the floods in the Par Basin is high during the average SST index and majority of the floods in the basin have occurred during above normal conditions of rainfall. The present study can, therefore, prove to be a significant contribution towards the Par-Tapi-Narmada link project of the Government of Gujarat and water divergent projects of the Government of Maharashtra in association with Government of India.
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Rajasekaran, P., and Kameswara Satya Prakash Oruganti. "Design and Installation of 126 kWp Grid-Connected Plant at Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology (AVIT), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India." Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 17, no. 5 (May 1, 2020): 2222–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jctn.2020.8875.
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The government has been initiated JNN solar mission encouraging roof top solar plants, both solar thermal and solar electricity through PV panels especially for educational institutions to reduce demand on the grid. There is a major advantage of Academic Institutions like AVIT, which is having a steady demand in electricity during various time periods. For example working hours will have a constant demand pattern where as low demand during the nights, weekends and holidays. AVIT also encompasses huge terrace space. The advantage of utilizing the terrace space for installation of solar PV panels will not only solve their electricity requirements during the working days but also excess energy produced during non-working days that could be fed in to the grid. By installing solar panels in rooftops of educational institutions seems to be an good choice not only to reduce their electricity bills but also reduce deficits in the electricity board. With these objectives in mind, we in the AVIT decided to install a 126 kWp PV based solar power plant on the terrace of our institute building with a dual objective to generate substantial part of our electricity consumption and save on our electricity bill and also serve as a model for other educational institutes in Chennai.
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Singhal, L. B. "Evolution and Performance of Indian EPZs/SEZs." Foreign Trade Review 40, no. 3 (October 2005): 3–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0015732515050301.
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A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is defined as a specially delineated duty free enclave for trade operations. This area is reckoned as a foreign territory for the purpose of duties and tariffs. Movement of goods/services between SEZ and Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) is treated as exports and imports. SEZ units can be set up for export of goods and services including trading. Establishment of EPZs/SEZs is essentially a post World War-II syndrome when import substitution was gradually discarded to adopt export led growth – opened up/free trade policy. Rationale for setting up EPZs/SEZs emanates from natural endowments and other resources of different countries. The developing countries have plenty of cheep labour but they lack in export related infrastructure, technology and even access to their products in overseas markets. The first example of EPZ – Shannon Export Processing Zone – designed to liberalize trade/FDI debuted in Ireland during 1956. First FTZ in India was set up at Kandla in 1965. Then came the establishment of EPZs at SEEPZ (1974), Cochin, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Falta, Noida and Surat. As a part of its Export & Import Policy, the Government of India had announced setting up of SEZs in April 2000. The Government of India has enacted SEZ Act, 2005 in June 2005. At present, 14 SEZs are operating and approvals have been given for establishment of 64 more such enclaves. The paper attempts to throw light on the major issues involving evolution and performance of Indian EPZs/SEZs.
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Jeevarajan, Sakthiushadevi, Amudhan Duraipandian, Rajkumar Kottayasamy Seenivasagam, Subbiah Shanmugam, and Rajaraman Ramamurthy. "Treatment Outcome of Carcinoma Vulva Ten-Year Experience from a Tertiary Cancer Centre in South India." International Journal of Surgical Oncology 2017 (2017): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7161437.
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Background. Carcinoma vulva is a rare disease accounting for 1.3% of all gynaecological malignancies. The present study is a 10-year retrospective review of our experience of the surgical options, morbidity, failure pattern, and survival for invasive carcinoma vulva. Materials and Methods. Retrospective analysis of case records of 39 patients who underwent surgery for invasive vulval cancer between 2004 and 2013 in the Department of Surgical Oncology at the Government Royapettah Hospital, Chennai. Results. The median age was 55 years. Radical vulvectomy was the preferred surgery. 31 patients underwent lymphadenectomy. Seroma formation and groin skin necrosis were the most common postoperative complications. With a median follow-up of 32 months, 8 patients (20.5%) developed recurrence (systemic = 1, regional = 4, and local = 3). The estimated 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) was 65.4% and the overall survival (OS) was 85.1%. On univariate analysis, stage and lymph node involvement significantly affected OS. Nodal involvement with extracapsular spread (ECS) significantly affected both DFS and OS. Conclusion. The treatment of carcinoma vulva should be individualized with multidisciplinary cooperation. The paucity of data, especially from India, necessitates the need for more studies, preferably multicentric, keeping in mind the low prevalence.
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Arunaa, Sivasubramanian, and Irulandy Ponniah. "Distribution pattern of the adenomatoid odontogenic tumor: a retrospective study from the files of a government teaching hospital, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India." Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry 1, no. 1 (July 14, 2010): 23–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-1626.2010.00010.x.
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Sebastian, Tania. "Invisibility of Female Street Names in India." McGill GLSA Research Series 1, no. 1 (November 22, 2021): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.26443/glsars.v1i1.144.
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The aim of this article is to offer an analysis of the invisibility of women street names in select Indian cities. This study is comprised of four Indian cities, each one representing the northern (Delhi), southern(Chennai), eastern (Kolkata) and western (Mumbai) parts of India based on the highest population (Census of India, 2011). These cities have a background of different historical circumstances, diverse political influences, skewed sex ratios and varied population characteristics that make them a good representative sample for analyzing street names. The role of law and law-making surrounding the naming of streets is examined through this lens of political, social and historic divisions of these cities in India. This paper then proceeds to examine the guidelines issued by these cites that provide specifications for change of name of the street. The process for naming and renaming in these cities is as easy as moving a proposal with the state government stating the suggested name of the street accompanied by a brief write up about the accomplishments of the individual whose name is proposed- and the disproportionate number of street names of femalesvsends out the message of the non-recognition of their achievements.
The naming of streets as a political choice with traces of the legal history of the city is explored from the ancient background upto the twentieth century spur of ‘reclaiming’ India by renaming streets. When read together with the denial of public spaces to women leads to the conclusion that the exclusion and bias of leaving out female names is symbolic of the visual aspects of the roles that women play in society. The present article is probably one of the first such attempts in scholarly literature that looks at female street names in India
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Hancock, Mary. "Subjects of Heritage in Urban Southern India." Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 20, no. 6 (December 2002): 693–717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/d343.
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In this paper I deal with a recent effort, conducted jointly by corporate and voluntary bodies, to create a themed cultural environment in Chennai (formerly Madras), the capital city of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This project, not yet completed, fuses craft center with architectural reconstruction, and is the work of upper-caste, globally connected elites. The site, Dakshina Chitra, envisions southern Indian culture and history in ways that are tied to consumerism and to elite perceptions of regional and national heritage. This effort departs from and poses a critique of the versions of culture, history, and identity that have been inscribed by the state in urban public space during the second half of the 20th century—the statues, monuments, and memorials that celebrate Tamil ethnicity as promulgated in the Dravidianist sociopolitical movement. This movement, which originated in the late 19th century, provided a platform for anticolonial and subaltern social movements. It continues in the hands of the political parties who have controlled, at different times, the government of Tamil Nadu since 1967. The competing discourses on heritage posed by these different projects are indicative of political, economic, and cultural transformations associated with liberalization that are now reconfiguring the relations between state and society in southern India. The constructions of locality and history that became visible during the anticolonial struggle of the first half of the 20th century are being challenged by alternative formulations as heritage becomes a marketable good and consumption becomes a vehicle of political participation. With this case I consider the ways that themed urban environments serve not only as indices of the changing political economy, but also as markers of changes in the cultural mediation of political subjectivity.
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Aparna, Suresh Kumar, and Murugesan Sharmila. "Aberrant phenotypes in acute myeloid leukemia in India." International Journal of Advances in Medicine 5, no. 2 (March 21, 2018): 361. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20181069.
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Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease, associated with a high diversity of phenotypes. The study was done with the aim to study about the aberrant phenotypes in acute myeloid leukemia cases and the correlation among the aberrant phenotypes and poor prognostic factors in acute myeloid leukemia.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 35 cases of newly diagnosed AML according to the selection criteria at Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai for a period of 6 months. Immunophenotyping analysis by flow cytometry was done on fresh bone marrow aspirate or peripheral blood sample by applying Acute Leukemia Panel. The co-expression of different antigen markers on lymphocytes was analyzed.Results: Aberrant lymphoid markers were seen in 17 (49%) cases. 5 (14%) cases had lymphoid associated antigen expression alone. 3 (8%) cases had asynchronous antigen expression alone. 9 (27%) cases had both asynchronous antigen expression and lymphoid associated antigen expression which is of cases . In total, lymphoid associated antigen expression is seen in 41% of cases and asynchronous antigen expression in 35% of cases. CD3, CD19 (lymphoid associated antigen) and CD34+ CD15+ (asynchronous aberrant phenotype) were the most common equally expressed aberrant phenotypes, each in 7 cases. CD 3 was significantly more common in males (P=0.021) but in general there were no statistically significant association between adverse prognostic factors and aberrant phenotypic AML.Conclusions: CD19 and CD3 were the most commonly expressed lymphoid associated antigen. Most common asynchronous aberrant phenotype was CD34+CD15+. None of the aberrant phenotypic expression was not associated with poor risk factors in acute myeloid leukemia except for common expression of CD3 in males.
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Kotin, Igor Yu, Nina G. Krasnodembskaya, and Elena S. Soboleva. "Delivery of Museum Collections to the USSR in the Period of Sanctions: Experience of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography in the 1920s." RUDN Journal of Russian History 21, no. 2 (June 2, 2022): 288–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2312-8674-2022-21-2-288-299.
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The article examines the circumstances and history of delivery to Russia of ethnographic collections by the First Russian Expedition to Ceylon and India (1914-18). These items were stored at Russian Tea Firm Gubkin Co warehouses in Colombo, Government Museum (Madras) and Indian Museum (Calcutta), at the State Far Eastern University (Vladivostok) until 1925. The authors consider political conditions and ways of protection of the Academy of Sciences property in the 1920s. The Indian collections in 1921-24 became the pretext for the working out a model of interaction between the young Soviet state and Great Britain. The arguments proposed by Academician F.I. Stcherbatsky made it possible to resolve diplomatic conflicts related to the confiscation of the property of British subjects in the Soviet Russia. In 1923-24 international cooperation of scientists facilitated the transportation of Indian exhibits to the academic Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (MAE). By 1925, most of the collections had been delivered to Petrograd, the Meerwarths returned to the MAE.
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Meena, T. S., K. S. Ramya, and R. Mothilal. "Demographic and clinical analysis of post sterilization failure cases in a tertiary care hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 6, no. 11 (October 28, 2017): 4976. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20175011.
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Background: The most common permanent method of family planning accepted in India is female tubal sterilization as it has a very low failure rate of 0.1- 0.8% in the first year and over all pregnancy chances of 1 in 200. It can be done by open method but laparoscopic method has now gained wide popularity.Methods: Ours was a retrospective study of post female sterilization failure cases admitted to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital within a 10 year time period between April 2007 and March 2017.Results: Over a decade we had 134 post sterilization failures. 71 patients presented with intrauterine pregnancy whereas 63 presented as ectopic pregnancy following sterilization. Majority of patients belonged to 26-30 year age group and the median age was 28 years. 40.3% ectopic presented at 5-6 weeks gestational age. Over 90% of sterilization failures were done by open method and around 35.8% were done during caesarean section. Around 65.0 % sterilization failures were seen within 5 years of sterilization but 2 patients presented as late as 17 years post sterilization. In four cases (3%) failure was due to improper surgical procedure.Conclusions: Female sterilization may result in failure even after years of sterilization. In the present study, pregnancy after sterilization is higher in the youngest age group (15-30) years than for the age group (31-35) years and stabilized in the oldest age group (36-49) years. Open sterilization had a higher failure rate than laparoscopic sterilization. The most common mode of sterilization failure was intrauterine pregnancy than the ectopic pregnancy and it was almost equal to each other. Therefore, patients undergoing sterilization must be counselled about chances of failure; even though it is a permanent method, and to consult immediately if missed period else at a later stage they may go in for rupture ectopic leading to high maternal morbidity and mortality.
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Suratminto, Lilie. "Belajar Sejarah Kolonial melalui Pameran Koleksi Lukisan Jadoel." Paradigma, Jurnal Kajian Budaya 1, no. 1 (March 4, 2016): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.17510/paradigma.v1i1.5.
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<p>Pictures or paintings of high-rank officials hanged in government or public offices are not only a recent phenomenon. Francois Valentijn (1724-1726) wrote in his book, Oud en Neuw Oost Indien, the common practice of hanging pictures or paintings of high-rank officials even in the eighteenth century in Indonesia when the East India Company (VOC) had its power over the land. The Fatahillah Historic Museum in Jakarta has kept all the pictures and paintings of the Dutch Indies officials from the time of the East India Company (VOC) to 1942. The curriculum vitae of those persona is a corpus for research on some aspects of the Indonesian colonial history.</p>
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Palanivel, Nirmaladevi, Sunitha Kandasamy, Sangeetha Sundararaju, Padmavathi Subbiah, Abirami Govindraj, Muthu Gopal, Yuvaraj Jeyaraman, and Shantaraman Kalyanaraman. "Effectiveness of Training for Teachers in Early Identification of Skin Disorders Among Primary School Attending Children - A Quasi-Experimental Study Protocol." National Journal of Community Medicine 13, no. 12 (December 31, 2022): 910–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.55489/njcm.131220222443.
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Skin diseases are the leading cause of morbidity in children. As children spend most of their time in schools, training teachers on the detection of skin changes and timely referral will prevent or reduce the complications. Hence, we propose a quasi-experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of training for teachers in the early identification of skin disorders among primary school children in a rural area of southern India. The teachers of government and government-aided schools in the field practice area of Model Rural Health Research Unit, Tirunelveli, will be the intervention group. The teachers of the same schools in the nearby village will be the control group. The investigators and the National Institute of Epidemiology, ICMR, Chennai, will develop and validate the training manual. Using the manual, the principal investigator will train the teachers on identifying and referring skin changes and provide a training manual, model register, and referral slip to each teacher. The investigators will review the schools quarterly and collect the number of children identified and referred from both groups before and after the intervention. Thus, the trained teachers will be a resource to achieve the objectives of the school health program, complementing the health services.
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Arshad, Syed. "An antique exhibit of a hand-drawn sketch of tropical eye disease at the eye museum, regional institute of ophthalmology, government ophthalmic hospital, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008." TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research 56, no. 1 (2018): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tjosr.tjosr_40_18.
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