Nainital District Of Uttarakhand Research Articles

Impact of parents educational and occupational background on life skills among school going adolescents from Nainital district of Uttarakhand

Impact of parents educational and occupational background on life skills among school going adolescents from Nainital district of Uttarakhand

ROLE OF VARIOUS FACTORS AND INTERVENTIONS IN HARNESSING AND FACILITATING THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF WOMENPRENEURS IN NETWORK MARKETING

This study investigates the Network Marketing factors and interventions and its mediating effects on the success of womenpreneurs working with Network Marketing companies in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand. A questionnaire with ten (10) variables was used to collect data from 133 womenpreneurs working in different Network Marketing companies in Nainital. Mean, Standard Deviation and Kolmogorov- Smirnov Z Test were used to analyze the data. Significant and positive effects of working in Network Marketing companies were present in seven factors and in three factors these were absent and all these details are highlighted in the results. In the end these seven factors were very critical in terms of their contribution to the success of womenpreneurs in the field of network marketing. Keywords: Network, Marketing, Womenpreneurs, Factors, Interventions

Shallow subsurface imaging across the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT) analysing ambient noise data from a riverine source

Modelling subsurface geology across the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT) is an essential task as it plays a significant role in the transfer of stresses from infrequent major earthquakes, which influence site characterization, groundwater estimates, and environmental engineering. But it is challenging to carry out a controlled-source seismic survey across HFT due to the difficult terrain. Interestingly, the Himalayan rivers flow downhill across the HFT and generate seismic noise that can be useful in extracting information about the subsurface geology. In this study, we record the noise generated by one such river, the Dabka, near Pawalgarh in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India, to understand the shallow subsurface geology across this region of the HFT of the Siwalik Himalayas. We use a network of 23 geophones of 5 Hz natural frequency, deployed for 46 days, to record the noise datasets. We cross-correlate these time series for the station pairs and extract the noise correlation functions (NCFs). Dispersion analysis of the NCFs provides the Rayleigh wave group velocity dispersion curves for the station pairs, using which we created 2D Rayleigh wave group velocity and shear wave velocity maps at different depths. These velocity-depth models demarcate the location of the HFT where there is a jump in the Rayleigh and shear wave velocities, with average standard deviations of ∼50 m/s and ∼ 93 m/s, respectively, across the HFT. The obtained shallow subsurface velocity models provide crucial information for geotechnical assessment and site characterization of this earthquake-prone region and thus can be useful for future hazard assessment.

Training need assessment of mushroom growers and constraints: A study in Nainital district of Uttarakhand

Mushroom farming is one of the most potent sources of subsidiary income generation for small and landless farmers. The study was conducted in Haldwani and Bhimtal block of Nainital district, Uttarakhand, India. Three villages viz., Bhasani, Gaulaparao and Saungaun were selected randomly. A sample of 120 respondents was selected through purposive sampling method. Data was collected through structured interview schedule. Results revealed that the mushroom growers belonged to middle age group, major proportion of the respondents were educated upto middle school, had joint family and majority of the farmers have medium mushroom farming experience. More than half of the sample population relied on fellow farmers for information and updates regarding agriculture and related topics. Mushroom growers perceived lack of infrastructure as major constraint. Majority of respondents required training on marketing strategies. Results indicated that mushroom farming experience, information seeking behaviour and income through mushroom cultivation were significantly related to training needs of mushroom growers.

Cloudburst analysis in the Nainital district, Himalayan Region, 2021

Some areas of Uttarakhand faced heavy rainfall during October 17-19th, 2021. In October, rainfall hit its all-time high. A sudden heavy rainfall occurred due to this, which has affected the daily life of humans. More than 50 casualties were recorded during this study period. The main focus of this study was to monitor the Uttarakhand flood event using satellite observations. The Nainital and Almora districts of the state were mainly affected by this sudden heavy rainfall. On October 18th, Nainital received the maximum rainfall of about 21.51 mm at 11:00 am (UTC). The Nainital district has recorded a cumulative rainfall of more than 300 mm on October 18th, 2021. From the observation, we find out that this heavy rainfall occurred due to a sudden cloud burst at Ramgarh in Nainital district. This sudden extreme rainfall further caused a flash flood in the study area. The rainfall pattern has moved towards Assam after it caused a flash flood in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India.

Comparative analysis of socio-economic status in sunderkhal village of Kumauni Himalayan region A Case Study of Sunderkhal village in Dhari Block in Nainital District of Uttarakhand

Comparative analysis of socio-economic status in sunderkhal village of Kumauni Himalayan region A Case Study of Sunderkhal village in Dhari Block in Nainital District of Uttarakhand

Consumer awareness regarding harmful chemicals in everyday products

High-risk chemical substances in everyday products can have a terrible impact on human health and the environment. Such chemicals can contain a variety of harmful substances that may be neglected by most consumers. Consumer awareness has prompted businesses to substitute less harmful alternatives. Many chemical substances, such as preservatives in cleaning agents, perfumes in personal care products, and others, are found in daily household products and have become a worrying concern as consumers' awareness has increased. This has also become an alarming issue due to consumers' increased awareness regarding chemicals. The present study was conducted on 100 consumers using a well-structured questionnaire in the Nainital District of Uttarakhand using the convenience random sampling method. The study's findings revealed that the majority of respondents were aware and seriously concerned that the products they used everyday had chemicals that may have affected their health and the environment.

Composition, structure and productivity of the herbaceous vegetation of five forest stands varying in soil moisture and nitrogen in Central Himalaya, India

Herb layer contributes significantly to the species diversity of forest ecosystem and reacts rapidly to changes in the soil characteristics. Composition, structural parameters and productivity of the herbaceous vegetation of five forest stands in the Central Himalaya of India, situated at Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India were investigated. At each site, 1 ha plot was established and herbaceous vegetation was analysed by placing 30 random quadrats of 50x50 cm at each site. To determine the soil moisture and soil nitrogen, soil samples were collected from each site and analysed in the laboratory. The aim of the present investigation was to comprehend the dependency among herb density, diversity, biomass, soil moisture and total soil nitrogen. Results showed that chosen sites contrasted in terms of soil moisture, total soil nitrogen, herbaceous diversity, and biomass. In this study, 70 genera, 73 species from 31 families of herbs were recorded. Total number of herbaceous species recorded in the stands varied from 28 (PI and HG) to 50 (TA).Total individuals of all herb species were 110, 114,141, 164 and 188 plants m-2 in RU, HG, PI, BP and TA forest stands, respectively. Index of similarity and species turnover ranged from 34.48 to 62.50 and 0.31 to 0.54 respectively. Herb density, diversity and biomass showed positive correlation with soil moisture and soil nitrogen. These findings suggested that the soil moisture and nitrogen enhanced the herbaceous diversity by ameliorating soil conditions. This study also demonstrated a straight relationship between herbaceous diversity and biomass indicating the significance of species diversity for ample generation of biomass in forest ecosystem.

An Investigation into Entrepreneurship A Case of Nainital District of Uttarakhand

An Investigation into Entrepreneurship A Case of Nainital District of Uttarakhand

Information Needs of Dairy Farm Women in Nainital District of Uttarakhand

Dairy farming is one of the prominent enterprises, which supports the rural households by providing profitable employment and steady income. Dairy farming is an integral part of homestead farming system. In hill areas dairy farming is totally dependent on women. Many research studies have indicated that women in hill areas are unaware about many aspects. Thus, present research investigation was conducted in Jeoli, Bhaluti, Sariyatal and Kausani villages of Bhimtal block of Nainital district to assess the needs of hill women engaged in dairy farming. The study revealed that majority of respondents belonged to middle age group category and belonged to General caste. They were educated upto primary level. Majority of respondents were involved in dairy farming and farming and have 3-7 nali. All the farmers owned Mobile Phone and television. Majority of respondents have Cow, buffalo and goats. Majority of respondents were unaware about feeding schedule for milch animal, feeding schedule for young heifer, feeding schedule for pregnant animal, time and frequency of feeding, information on mineral mixture, formulation of ration, complete feed block, feeding schedule for young calves, colostrums feeding for new born calf, selection of breed, high yielding breed, pregnancy diagnosis, gestation period, suitable cross breed to their region, selection of adult of Bull or Semen, age of breedable heifer, selection of milch animal, castration of scrub bulls, care and management of new born calf, milking methods, vaccination schedule, knowledge about disease, control of external parasite, deworming practice, disinfection of shed, disposal of dead animal, treatment against contagious disease, precaution against parasitic disease, sterility treatment , Govt programme for Dairy farming etc.

Rule Descriptions for Soil Quality and Soil Fertility Assessment using Fuzzy Control System

The three major elements or fertilizers of the soil are Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K). These three elements are necessary for the plants development and increase the productiveness of the soil. The trend for categorizing soil quality for the diversity of usages is by calculating the Soil Fertility Indexes (SFI). In this paper, we have created a fuzzy control system using scikit-learn-fuzzy or skfuzzy (Fuzzy Logic Toolbox for Python) for Soil quality and fertility assessment, based on fuzzy rules to suggest suitable nutrients for the crops and relate to linguistic classification of soil excellence with degree of confidence in Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India.

An analysis of women’s self-help groups’ involvement in microfinance program in India

Purpose The purpose of this is to classify the social and economic factors which impact the involvement of women in self-help groups (SHGs) for their economic as well as social empowerment. Design/methodology/approach The research has been conducted in Nainital district of Uttarakhand (India) in 2018. Primary data have been gathered from women respondent only on factors relating to the ownership of asset, housing characteristics and other demographic details. Both SHG and non-SHG women members have been chosen as key informants during the survey. Multi-stage purposive and stratified random sampling has been used for the selection of respondents and SHGs. The logit regression model has been formulated to describe the causes that influence the participation of women in SHGs. Also, an empowerment index has been constructed to measure the effect of SHGs on women empowerment. Findings The results show that factors including age, education, family type and distance from the market have a significant impact on the participation of women in SHGs. Also, there is a significant difference in both these values which suggests that the value of the empowerment index gets significantly increased after joining the SHGs. Practical implications Analytically derived factors have been used to develop an empowerment index. Hence, the present research is valuable for marketing practitioners, entrepreneurs and professionals from the development sector who intend to work amongst SHGs, primarily with women. The paper is valuable for academic researchers in this area so that the limited body of knowledge, on the empowerment index, could be developed. Originality/value The present research is unique because the authors did not find work, especially in the context of rural India, in the said area. Factors impacting the participation of women in SHGs along with the impact of participation on empowerment have been explored using the logit regression model, leading to the development of an empowerment index.

Studies on the effectiveness of kishan gosthi in imparting agricultural information for scaling up of livelihood of hill women

Economic and social development of hill areas is solely dependent upon women. A study conducted in four villages viz.; Bhaluti, Kausani, Jeoli and Sariyatal of Nainital District of Uttarakhand to know the awareness about agriculture and animal husbandry. Questioner based study was conducted, which was focused on the socio-economic characteristics and problems of hill women. Result revealed that majority of respondents belonged to middle age group category (58 per cent) and all the respondents have television and mobile phone. Majority of farm women were involved in farming and dairy. Maximum (90 per cent) respondents take farming related information with input dealers. Maximum numbers of respondents were unaware about scientific packages and practices related to crop production, farm implements suitable for hills areas (98 per cent), high yielding varieties of crops/use of improved varieties (94 per cent), processing technique (96 per cent) and storage techniques (82 per cent).Majority of respondents (96 per cent) were unaware about SHGs followed by small enterprise (90 per cent). On the basis of needs of hill women a participatory need based Kishan Gosthi was organized to aware the hill women on many aspects.

Impact of forest development programme on livelihood of rural people in Nainital district of Uttarakhand

The present study was undertaken to overview the effects of FDPs in terms of income and employment generation and changes in nutritional pattern due to implementation of Forest Development Programme (FDP) in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. 20 households from 3 sampled villages were taken for the study and their experiences before and after implementation of FDPs were recorded with the help of well structured schedule. Inequality in the distribution of income for different income groups was estimated using Lorenz tools. The per capita per day nutritional value from the items they consumed were calculated using the conversion scale of the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN). The results revealed that After implementation of FDPs annual income of respondents increased, they were more occupied as FDP labours and were engaged in forest product collection, inequality in the income distribution also decreased as was evident from Lorenz curve, average per capita per day calorie consumption increased but was less that WHO's minimum requirement of 2400 Kcal. It was concluded that for sustainable benefit FDPs should give due importance to creation of rural assets and their maintenance.

A Study of the Awareness Level of the Beneficiaries towards Continuing Education Programme (With Special Reference to Nainital District of Uttarakhand)

A Study of the Awareness Level of the Beneficiaries towards Continuing Education Programme (With Special Reference to Nainital District of Uttarakhand)

Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension among the Elderly Residing in Rural Area of Haldwani Block, in Nainital District of Uttarakhand

Introduction: Raised blood pressure is a major cardiovascular risk factor. If left uncontrolled, hypertension causes stroke, myocardial infarction, cardiac failure, dementia, renal failure and blindness, causing human suffering and imposing severe financial and service burdens on health systems. The objective of the study is to find out the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and also to know the factors influencing hypertension among elderly population. Materials and Methods: Community based cross-sectional study was conducted in rural field practice area under the department of Community Medicine in Haldwani block of district Nainital. The study was conducted from November 2013 to October 2014. Elderly, who had completed sixty years of age at the time of study, gave consent and volunteer to participate, were included in the study. A pretested, semi-structured questionnaire was administered to collect data from 440 elderly which was later entered into Microsoft excel and was analyzed using SPSS 16. Chi square test was used to test the association and p Result: The prevalence of hypertension among the elderly was 38.86%. Awareness, treatment and blood pressure under control was seen among 59.06%, 76.24% and 19.48% respectively. Hypertension was significantly associated with literacy status, employment status, higher socioeconomic status, increased body mass index, and presence of diabetes. Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension was quite high among the elderly while the awareness, treatment and control of blood pressure were low among those who were found to be hypertensive. Key words: Hypertension, Elderly, Rural, Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, Control.

A spatial scan statistic for survival data based on generalized life distribution

ABSTRACTFor many years, detection of clusters has been of great public health interest and widely studied. Several methods have been developed to detect clusters and their performance has been evaluated in various contexts. Spatial scan statistics are widely used for geographical cluster detection and inference. Different types of discrete or continuous data can be analyzed using spatial scan statistics for Bernoulli, Poisson, ordinal, exponential, and normal models. In this paper, we propose a scan statistic for survival data which is based on generalized life distribution model that provides three important life distributions, viz. Weibull, exponential, and Rayleigh. The proposed method is applied to the survival data of tuberculosis patients in Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India, for the year 2004–05. The Monte Carlo simulation studies reveal that the proposed method performs well for different survival distributions.

Marketing Paradigm of Apple Growers in Nainital District of Uttarakhand

An attempt was made to study the marketing of apple in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. Primary data was collected from sixty growers and five intermediaries operating at each level of marketing channel and information regarding marketing channels, marketing cost and margins conjoined at various stages of apple marketing were taken and analysed using Acharya's method. Four different channels were identified in the study area. In channel I producer is selling his produce directly to the consumer at very low price. All four channels were found not efficient but if, have to make a choice than channel HI was most efficient one. The apple growers continue to suffer on account of high marketing cost and margins. If marketing cost and margins are somehow optimized, the producer's share in consumer's rupee can further be increased.

Nutritional status of elderly in rural areas of Haldwani, Nainital district of Uttarakhand

Background: Diet and nutrition are important factors in the promotion and maintenance of good health throughout the entire life course. Ageing is often accompanied by the occurrence of illness, which may increase the risk of nutritional deficiency. This study was conducted with the objective to know the nutritional status of elderly. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study in rural areas of Haldwani was done over a period of one year. Two stage sampling technique was used to collect the data from 440 elderly aged 60 years and above on a pretested semi structured questionnaire. Data was entered into Microsoft excel sheet, coded and then analysed using SPSS version 16. Chi square test was used as test of significance and p<0.05 was considered significant. Results: Most (59.54%) of the elderly belongs to 60-69 years of age, females (57.5%) outnumbered males. Majority of the aged were married (59.77%), living in joint families (92.5%), illiterate (60%), not working (78.64%) and belonging to class III socio-economic status (59.09%). Overall 51.36% of the elderly were non vegetarian. The difference in dietary habits of male and female elderly was found statistically significant (ᵡ 2 =21.4, p=0.001). The difference in BMI of elderly males and females were found statistically significant (ᵡ 2 =10.0, p=0.019). BMI decreases with increase in age and this was found statistically significant (ᵡ 2 =13.6, p=0.034). Conclusions: Nutritional assessment of the elderly is essential because it is one of the measures to assess the health status of elderly.

Morbidity pattern among the geriatric population in rural area of Haldwani block in Nainital district of Uttarakhand

Background: Health is the single most important determinant of the quality of life among elderly. With advancing age, ill-health becomes a major hindrance for the well-being of the elderly. Thus this study was conducted with the objective to know the morbidity pattern in geriatric population and to identify factors influencing their morbidity status. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was carried out in rural field practice area of the Department of Community Medicine. 440 geriatric were selected by two stage sampling technique. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire was administered to obtain the data. Data was analyzed using SPSS v 16. Chi-square was used to test the association and p