Indian Factory Research Articles

Identification of Some Synthetic Fibers by Their Birefringence

Abstract Methods for differentiating or identifying various fibers have been worked out in detail by the Textile Institute, Manchester [1]. Heyn [2,3] has suggested that refractive index and birefringence may prove useful in differentiating synthetic fibers; however, most of the work reported in the literature deals with differentiating one type of fiber from another. for fibers of only one type, presumed to be identical in chemical composition, only average values are given. Because all types of synthetic fibers except glass and Vinyon HH® are more or less birefringent, work was undertaken to investigate the significance, if any, of this property. Further, no data on fibers of Indian manufacture are available in the literature. The present paper reports the results of these studies on seven samples of Terene® (polyester) fibers manufactured by four factories in India.

India: Yuri Nasenko: Jawaharlal Nehru and India's Foreign Policy. Sterling Publishers, New Delhi, 1977, 351p., Rs. 75.

INDIA: yuri nasenko: Jawaharlal Nehru and India's Foreign Policy. INDIA: s.r. mehrotra: The Commonwealth and the Nation. INDIA: arun kumar banerji: India and Britain 1947-68: The Evolution of Post-Colonial Relations. INDIA: anima bose: Mahatma Gandhi—A Contemporary Perspective. INDIA: j.d. sethi: Gandhi Today. INDIA: b.r. nanda: Gokhale: The Indian Moderates and the British Raj. INDIA: k.c. choudhry: Role of Religion in Indian Politics (1900-1925). INDIA: h.s bhatia, Ed.: Origin and Development of Legal and Political System in India: Volume III. INDIA: centre for development studies, trivandrum: Poverty, Unemployment and Development Policy: A Case Study of Selected Issues with Reference to Kerala. INDIA: mark holmstrom: South Indian Factory Workers: Their Life and their World.

Book Review: Work Performance and Satisfaction: South Indian Factory Workers: Their Life and Their World

Book Review: Work Performance and Satisfaction: South Indian Factory Workers: Their Life and Their World

South Indian Factory Workers: Their Life and Their World.

South Indian Factory Workers: Their Life and Their World.

South Indian Factory Workers: Their Life and Their World.

South Indian Factory Workers: Their Life and Their World.

More Evidence Supporting the Demise of Pre-Employment Vocational Trade Training: A Case Study of a Factory in India

Previous articleNext article No AccessMore Evidence Supporting the Demise of Pre-Employment Vocational Trade Training: A Case Study of a Factory in IndiaWilliam P. FullerWilliam P. Fuller Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 20, Number 1Feb., 1976 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/445861 Views: 3Total views on this site Citations: 18Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1976 The Comparative and International Education SocietyPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Seonkyung Choi The impact of education levels and paths on labor market outcomes in South Korea: Focusing on vocational high school graduates, Social Sciences & Humanities Open 4, no.11 (Jan 2021): 100152.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2021.100152Jandhyala B. G. Tilak Economics of Human Capital in India, (Sep 2018): 3–32.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0250-3_1Tom Whiteside, Govind Desai Vocational higher secondary education graduates in the state of Gujarat, Journal of Vocational Education & Training 52, no.11 (Mar 2000): 49–61.https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820000200106Mun C. Tsang The cost of vocational training, Education + Training 41, no.22 (Mar 1999): 79–97.https://doi.org/10.1108/00400919910259597Jin Yang General or vocational? The tough choice in the Chinese education policy, International Journal of Educational Development 18, no.44 (Jul 1998): 289–304.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0738-0593(98)00026-1Jin Xiao Education expansion in Shenzhen, China: Its interface with economic development, International Journal of Educational Development 18, no.11 (Jan 1998): 3–19.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0738-0593(97)00025-4Mun C. Tsang The cost of vocational training, International Journal of Manpower 18, no.1/21/2 (Feb 1997): 63–89.https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729710169292Paul Bennell General versus vocational secondary education in developing countries: A review of the rates of return evidence, Journal of Development Studies 33, no.22 (Dec 1996): 230–247.https://doi.org/10.1080/00220389608422464Jai-Kyung Ryoo, Young-Sook Nam, Martin Carnoy Changing rates of return to education over time: A Korean case study, Economics of Education Review 12, no.11 (Mar 1993): 71–80.https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-7757(93)90044-HMary Jean Bowman Overview essay: Views from the past and the future, Economics of Education Review 9, no.44 (Jan 1990): 283–307.https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-7757(90)90012-TWei-Fang Min, Mun Chiu Tsang Vocational education and productivity: A case study of the Beijing General Auto Industry Company, Economics of Education Review 9, no.44 (Jan 1990): 351–364.https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-7757(90)90017-YJ.C. Bock, C.M. Bock Nonformal Education Policy: Developing Countries, (Jan 1989): 64–69.https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-030851-7.50023-0Mary Jean Bowman Links between general and vocational education: Does the one enhance the other?, International Review of Education 34, no.22 (Jun 1988): 149–172.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01874543Jandhyala B. G. Tilak Vocational education in south Asia: Problems and prospects, International Review of Education 34, no.22 (Jun 1988): 244–257.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01874549George Psacharopoulos To vocationalize or not to vocationalize? That is the curriculum question, International Review of Education 33, no.22 (Jan 1987): 187–211.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598482Rafael L. Irizarry Technological dependence and the failure of educational institutions to support development, International Journal of Educational Development 3, no.22 (Jan 1983): 163–181.https://doi.org/10.1016/0738-0593(83)90023-8Rainer H. Lehmann, Robert E. Verhine Contribution of formal and nonformal education to obtaining skilled industrial employment in Northeastern Brazil, International Journal of Educational Development 2, no.11 (Jan 1982): 29–42.https://doi.org/10.1016/0738-0593(82)90064-5Stephen P. Heyneman Investment in Indian education: Uneconomic?, World Development 8, no.22 (Feb 1980): 145–163.https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-750X(80)90023-6

Factory Labour during the Early Years of Industrialization: An Appraisal in the Light of the Indian Factory Commission, 1890

Factory Labour during the Early Years of Industrialization: An Appraisal in the Light of the Indian Factory Commission, 1890

Area of Interest of the Machinery Plants at Ranchi (India)

In collaboration with Czechoslovakia a new Foundry Forge Plant is set up at Ranchi in the Indian state Bihar. The area of interest of this plant coveres the southern part of this state. Bihar can be included in the group of newly industrialised states, on the bulk of whose area modern industry is being developed just recently. Great differencies between traditional and modern way of living are typical features and important economical characteristics of this area. By its economic development two contrasting areas have been created on the territory of Bihar. Northward extends the densely populated lowland of the Ganges river covered by fertile soils but pure of minerals. Since ancient time this country has suitable conditions for cultivation and its industrial activity was exclusively connected with the agricultural production. The southern part of Bihar is covered by Chotanagpur plateau rich of minerals. A mutually connected productive cycle based on mineral mining has gradually rised there. Large deposites of coaking coal caused creatior of various groups of industries connected by technological linkages. Production of pig iron, steel, alloys, coke, fertilizers and other chemicals as well as mining and metallurgical machine equipment makes base of the industrial activity. The development of these cycles has strenghtened intra-regional productive and economical linkages and the whole area is formed as a territorial production integration facilitated by a united power grid system. On the territory of Bihar I have determined four industrial regions: 1. area attached to the southern bank of the Ganges river; 2. lower part of the Son river valley; 3. Damodar river valley; 4. Subarnarekha river valley. There is no doubt, that the industrial area situated tn Subarnarekha river valley, based on iron metallurgy, is the most important one for the future requirements of Bihar industrialisation. This area includes two main industrial concentrations - Ranchi, where plants owned by state Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) dominate and Jamshedpur, where Tata concern is situated. The whole area of the Subarnarekha rivers valley has suitable conditions for building up heavy industries. There were suitable combination of water and energetical resources and also a favourable climate, the area being situated on a highland plateau. Nowadays the lack of qualified labour forces makes the only important difficulty for industrialisation, especially at Ranchi. Ranchi area has been developed as a territorial production complex since 1958 due to the efforts of HEC and its assistance in development continues Foundry Forge Plant built up at Ranchi by the help of Czechoslovakia created bases of this industrial area. Although not yet completed, this plant significantly contributes to the process of industrialisation not only in Bihar but also in another parts of India. Foundry Forge Plant partly solves the problem of unemployment in this area and improves living standart of people in its hinterland. As the unique plant of this kind established in the developing coutries of Asia, Foundry Forge Plant supplies material for production of primarely machinery and equipment for the most modern Indian factories. It does closely collaborate with Heavy Machine Tools Plant set up in its neighbourhood also with the assistance of Czechoslovakia. Territorial production complex at Ranchi includes also Heavy Machine Building Plant established with Sowiet assistance. All the three plants are ruled by HEC. In the eighties the plants mentioned above will support half of the whole volume of machinery equipment needed for all Indian steel mills. The second half of this equipment will be supplied by territorially dispersed factories, some of them also built by the help of Czechoslovakia. HEC's plants at Ranchi closely collarate with Tata concern at Jamshedpur situated 150 km eastwards as well as with the larges Indian steel mill, which is under construction at Bokaro 80 km northward. Sorroudings these plants a complex of greater and smaller factories, mostly of light industries, is being developed. In the near future an enlargement of heavy industries connected with existing production is planed. Between HEC's area situated 8 km eastward from Ranchi and Ranchi town (population 170 000 in 1971) itself a coherent belt of urban settlement is being established. Its population is engaged exclusively in industries. If I examine the territorial linkages of industrial plants set up by Czechoslovak assistance to the existing territorial structure it is obvions that within reach of these plants a sufficient amount of labour forces, raw materials and energetical resources is available. To give a final account of their localisation will be however possible only when all these plants will be finished and put at full capacity.

Pneumoconiosis survey of workers in an ordnance factory in India.

A survey at 1,977 employees in dusty areas of an Indian ordnance factory revealed that 3.49% had radiographic evidence of pneumoconiosis Radiographic evidence of tuberculosis was encountered in 4.25% of all workers, with an Incidence of tuberculosis was encountered in 4.25% of all workers, with an Incidence about half again higher in those engaged in dustier sections. Simple ventilatory studies were carried out on those described as prneumoconiotic and on controls matched for age, height, and weight. Both groups had reduced function as measured by forced vital capacity, volume expired in 1 second, and maximum expiratory flow rate, but were not significantly different from each other.

The Social Framework of an Indian Factory.

The Social Framework of an Indian Factory.

The Social Framework of an Indian Factory.

The Social Framework of an Indian Factory.

Aspiration Levels among Workers in Five Factories in India

One of the hoariest cliches about India and the East in general is the presumed fatalism and acceptance of the status quo among its people. While this picture of passivity has certainly been exaggerated, nevertheless in the villages where 80 per cent of India's people live, a near-static society has not produced a marked optimism in the peasant when he considers his life chances.

The Jewish Merchant-Colony in Madras (Fort St. George) during the 17th and 18th Centuries: A Contribution to the Economic and Social History of the Jews in India

and over other parts of Asia; 2. the activities of the Jesuits in Asia from the time of Francis Xavier on; 3. the establishment and activities of the Dutch East India Company; and 4. the establishment and activities of the English East India Company. The present paper sets as its task to illustrate the effect which the coming of the English to India and the establishment of the East India Company had on Jews and Jewish history in India and Asia as a whole, and to deal in particular with the rise and growth of a Jewish merchant-colony in Fort St. George, the Madras of to-day, in the i7th century. This study is based on a staggering abundance and wealth of source material scattered around in many libraries and archives in many lands. In regard to the English East India Company, all its factories in India, whether Surat, Bombay, Madras (Fort St. George), Masulipatam, Calcutta or others, kept their records with a singular devotion to details. Court Minutes, Factory records, Minutes of Court Proceed-

Industrial Change in IndiaIndustrial Change in India: Industrial Growth, Capital Requirements and Technological Change, 1937-1955. George Rosen

Rosen not only fulfilled his original research objective (... to utilize existing statistical material in India to compute the historical trend of capitaloutput and capital-labor ratios in specific Indian factory industries over a period of time), 1 but also presents an enlightening essay in the history of industrial development in India during the last two decades. In the reviewer's opinion, his analysis of the adverse impact of such factors as government policies, aggregate demand, and trade union growth on industrial capital formation is as significant a contribution as are the estimates of capital-output and capital-labor ratios in the five manufacturing industries surveyed. However, because of space limitations, attention is given in this review to Rosen's derivation of capitaloutput and capital-labor ratios and to the interpretations he places on these. Furthermore, no detailed criticisms are made of Rosen's statistical procedures, partly because of lack of space and partly because Rosen is quite careful himself to identify the serious problems he encountered--and only partially resolved. 2

Sir Charles Fawcett: The English factories, Surat, and Malabar coast. xlviii, 436 pp. 3 plates, 2 maps. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1954.—The English factories in India. Vol, IV (New series). The eastern coast and Bay of Bengal. xxxvi, 377 pp., 2 maps. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1955. 50s. each.

Sir Charles Fawcett: The English factories, Surat, and Malabar coast. xlviii, 436 pp. 3 plates, 2 maps. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1954.—<i>The English factories in India. Vol, IV (New series). The eastern coast and Bay of Bengal</i>. xxxvi, 377 pp., 2 maps. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1955. 50s. each.

The English Factories in India. Vol. IV (new series): The Eastern Coast and Bay of Bengal. By the late SirCharles Fawcett. xxxiii + 377 pp., 2 sketch-maps. Oxford, Clarendon Press; London, G. Cumberlege, 1955. Price £2 10s.

The English Factories in India. Vol. IV (new series): The Eastern Coast and Bay of Bengal. By the late SirCharles Fawcett. xxxiii + 377 pp., 2 sketch-maps. Oxford, Clarendon Press; London, G. Cumberlege, 1955. Price £2 10s. - Volume 88 Issue 1-2

Native Words Learned by American Soldiers in India and Burma in World War II

5 ^ tORLD WAR II sent 4oo,ooo or more American soldiers to India and V v Burma in connection with two vital military operations. One was flying supplies to China via the Hump. The other, a twin operation, was driving the Japs out of Upper Burma in a diEcult military campaign and at the same time building and operating the Ledo Road, which was later renamed the Stilwell Road. Contact between these Americans and the natives of India and Burma amounted to considerably more than that involved in haggling over the price of an ivory elephant or a teakwood box. For one thing, a whole army of natives labored for the American army in building brick and bamboo buildings, constructing drainage ditches, unloading ships, trucks, and railu-ay waggons, and countless other tasks. Gangs or crews of such native labor were usually placed in charge of American enlisted men who were able to handle them very well with a scanty vocabulary of Hindustani. Another important fact was that a river of Indian goods flowed by reverse lend-lease from Indian factories, warehouses, and retail sources to Americans, both in rear echelons and on the Sghting front. Procurement of these goods called for countless contacts between American supply troops and Moslem and Hindu manufacturers and merchants. A third fact was that nearly all American oEcers had their own native bearers and servants, and enlisted men would often group together to hire bearers. American soldiers, always notably democratic in mixing with foreign populations, came to know their bearers extremely well. In addition to these contacts there were those which Americans had with the Chinese army which was secretly trained by General Joseph Stilwell at Ramgarh, India, and which fought side by side with American troops at the head of the road against the retreating Japs. The result of these varied contacts was the acquisition by the Americans of a group of Indian, Anglo Indian, Burmese, and Chinese words which became a standard part of their daily vocabulary for many months. The return to civilian life in America relegated this small vocabulary to disuse, except for an occasional involuntary teek hai or atcha, to be sure, but the best known and most used words are worth recording before they pass

INDIAN WOODS FOR PENCIL MAKING

FROM the Wood Seasoning Section of the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, comes an Indian Forest Leaflet (No. 66-1945 Utilization. For. Res. Inst., Dehra Dun, 1945) entitled “Indian Woods for Pencil Making”. It was during the First World War that India became for the first time closed to many of the imports which she had enjoyed with her progress during the nineteenth century. Pencils were one of those imports. Since that period, and as a result, a search for pencil woods was undertaken and has been continued throughout the country. About eighty different species of Indian timbers have been tried by the various pencil factories, but the results cannot so far be regarded as encouraging. First-quality pencil woods, with one exception, have not yet been discovered. As is well known, both England and Germany have had to depend on foreign supplies of woods for the manufacture of the highest grade of pencil, the two chief timbers being American cedar, Juniperus virginiana, perhaps the best because of its physical characteristics and whittling property, and the East African cedar, J. procera, which is a slightly harder timber. Owing to this latter characteristic, the Forest Products Research Laboratory, Princes Risborough, undertook experiments to improve the whittling properties of J. procera by a treatment for softening the pencil slats. Indian factories had had to import these junipers for their first-quality pencils.

The English Factories in India, 1670–1677. By SirCharles Fawcett. Vol. I (New Series): The Western Presidency. 8½ × 6, pp. xxviii + 389, pls. 10, map 1. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1936. 18s.

The English Factories in India, 1670–1677. By SirCharles Fawcett. Vol. I (New Series): The Western Presidency. 8½ × 6, pp. xxviii + 389, pls. 10, map 1. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1936. 18s. - Volume 69 Issue 3

The English Factories in India. Vol. I (New Series). (The Western Presidency), 1670-1677

The English Factories in India. Vol. I (New Series). (The Western Presidency), 1670-1677