AIM The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence pattern of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, the causative agent of paratuberculosis or Johne's disease, in unorganized as well as organized cattle herds in West Bengal. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four organized cattle farms with identical management practice in Nadia (n=3) and South 24 Parganas (n=1) districts and three unorgani...

India, a growing economy and world's largest democracy, has population exceeding 1.2 billion. Out of this huge number, 63.6% form working age group. More than 90% work in the informal economy, mainly agriculture and services. Less than 10% work in the organized sector; mainly industry, mining and some services. New service industries like Information Technology (IT), Business Process Outsourcin...

The MSME sector is a nursery of entrepreneurship, often driven by individual creativity and innovation. SME sector is the most neglected and unorganized sector of the Indian economy. The very fact that 40% of exports in India come from SME sector shows that this sector has the maximum potential to create employment opportunities. But they lack in getting required support from the concerned Gove...

The present paper aims to identify the effect of demographic and socio-economic variables on financial literacy and its impact on the use of financial services. For this study, primary data are collected from 400 unorganized sector workers of Paschim Medinipur district, also an economically development lagger in the state of West Bengal of India. The logit regression result shows that the main ...

India is gifted with a rich and vast diversity of natural resources and water is one of them. It plays a vital role in agriculture production. The pumping of ground water to irrigate crops consumes about 50% of the ground water resources and around 35% of the electricity generated in the country. In order to meet the growth target for power availability, its entire requirement cannot come solel...

Purpose: Kerala has seen a considerable influx of migrant workers from various parts India in recent years. is an attractive job market for outside the state because higher earnings, plentiful employment options, and scarcity local labourers. The goal this article to look at availability casual Kerala's labour as well their impact on state's economy. Also looked how migrants' financial social s...