Sivaganga District Research Articles

Mushroom Cultivation and Rural Development in Sivaganga District of Tamil Nadu

Mushrooms have been consumed for centuries and are recognized for their nutritional and economic potential. Their low-cost inputs, high yields, and ability to grow on agricultural waste make them an attractive agricultural venture, especially for rural communities. In Tamil Nadu, mushroom farming has seen growth due to favorable climatic conditions and increasing demand for nutritious food. The current study focuses on farm women in the Sivaganga district, particularly mushroom farmers from four self-help groups (SHGs). Using both primary and secondary data collection methods, the study evaluates these women’s role performance, awareness levels, and training needs in mushroom farming. Primary data was gathered through structured interviews, focus group discussions, and observations, while secondary sources included government reports and SHG records. The study assessed key activities such as spawn procurement, production processes, and post-harvest management, as well as the women’s access to resources and credit. Findings from the study led to the development of a multi-stakeholder, gender-sensitive entrepreneurship model for mushroom farming. This study is aims to enhance the skills and income of farm women, empowering them to become successful agripreneurs. The combined use of primary and secondary sources ensured a comprehensive analysis of the socio-economic dynamics in mushroom farming.

Women Entrepreneurs in Sivaganga District: Factors Trigger and Prevent

Women's entrepreneurship is a driving force behind the nation's economic growth. One of the most significant areas is capital accumulation. In addition to analyzing the many business channels available to and used by women entrepreneurs, the study tries to determine why women entrepreneurs in the area of study started their businesses. The report also discusses how women entrepreneurs maintain various forms of income and the money they make. It examines issues that women entrepreneurs confront as well as government assistance for female entrepreneurs looking to launch their own companies. The paper concludes with some significant findings that are pertinent to the advancement of women entrepreneurs in the research domain.

Effects Of Circuit Training And Battle Rope Training On Cardio Respiratory Endurance Of School Girls

The purpose of the present study was to find out the effects of circuit training and battle rope training on cardio respiratory endurance of school girls. To achieve the purpose of the study thirty school girls from M. Deivanai Achi Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Paganeri, Sivaganga District, Tamilnadu were selected as subjects. The selected subjects’ age ranged from 11 to 13 years. The selected subjects were equally divided into three groups, i.e. two experimental groups and one control group. The experimental group-1 was allotted to circuit training (CT); the experimental group-2 was allotted for battle rope training (BRT) and group-3 acted as control group (CG). The cardio respiratory endurance was chosen as a dependent variable; it was tested by 9 minutes run/walk test. The test was taken before and after the training interventions. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the significant difference, if any among the groups. In order to find out superiority effect among the groups, the Scheff’s Post Hoc test was used. The level of significance was 0.05. After the six weeks training interventions the experimental groups improved the capacity of cardio respiratory endurance. The best improvement was noticed in circuit training.

Feeding and other management practices of Pulikulam cattle rearers in its native tract

Pulikulam cattle are native cattle breed of southern Tamil Nadu reared by the nomadic herd rearers and bull rearers. A field study was conducted to collect information on existing management practices followed by the Pulikulam cattle rearers at Pulikulam cattle breeding tract during November, 2020. A total of 60 nomadic rearers and 60 Pulikulam bull rearers were randomly selected from the breeding tract. Nomadic rearers practising grazing only, 70% of them migrate for grazing throughout the breeding tract. Grazing at hilly area was practised by 16.67 percent respondents and 13.33 percent respondents grazed at common pasture land. Sale of manure and male calves were the main source of income for the nomadic cattle rearers. Milking was practiced only in the morning time by the nomadic rearers in the Sivaganga district. Concentrate feed or mineral mixture feeding was not practised by the nomadic Pulikulam cattle rearers. It is concluded that no scientific management practices especially feeding management is in practice. Adoption of balanced feeding and supplementation with mineral mixture could improve the performance of this breed of cattle.

COMPASSION FATIGUE OF TEACHERS HANDLING STUDENTS WITH DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOURS IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM

The present study, the investigator aims to compassion fatigue of teachers while handling students with disruptive behaviours in inclusive classroom. One Hundred and Fifty teachers handling students with disruptive behaviours in inclusive setup from Sivaganga District in Tamil Nadu were chosen as sample, by using purposive sampling technique and administered with a compassion fatigue Rating Scale. The results of the research questions tested revealed that teachers were signicantly more likely to have high and moderate risk of compassion fatigue, while teachers handling students with disruptive behaviours. Male teachers experience higher level of compassion fatigue than the female teachers. This result shows that the female teachers are experiencing less compassion fatigue than male teachers and it may be due to their nature of patience, tolerance and societal & cultural background. This study revealed the need for compassion fatigue reduction training programme for the teachers handling students with disruptive behaviour. Educational Bodies like NCERT, SCERT, DIET should design in service and pre service training programme for teachers to overcome their depression and compassion fatigue while handling disruptive behaviours. Training to male counterparts to strength their emotional stability is also to be designed to combat the compassion fatigue arising out of their nature.

Effects of International Male Migration on Wives Left Behind in Rural Tamil Nadu

Emigration by skilled and semi-skilled workers from India to the Middle East is a strategy for better economic returns. Families rarely accompany migrants. Drawing insights from primary data gathered from intensive fieldwork in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, this article attempts to understand the psychological consequences on the wives left behind. A mixed sampling method was used to derive the sample size. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s chi-square tests were mainly used for quantitative analysis supplemented by qualitative methods. The results indicated that wives considered loneliness the most significant psychological problem arising from their husbands’ absence. Stress was also caused by financial problems and the necessity of taking on additional roles in the family.

EFFECTS OF ISOLATED AND COMBINED EFFECTS OF AEROBIC DANCING AND RESISTANCE TRAINING ON RESTING PULSE RATE OF TYPE-2 DIABETIC PATIENTS

The purpose of study was to nd out the effects of isolated and combined effects of aerobic dancing and resistance training on resting pulse rate of type-2 diabetic patients. To achieve the purpose of the study, 60 type 2 diabetic patients with the age of 40-45 years from Karaikudi town, Sivaganga District, Tamilnadu were selected as subject at random. The study was formulated as pre and post test random group design, in which sixty subject were divided into four equal groups. The experimental group-1 (n=15, AD) underwent aerobic dancing, experimental group-2 (n=15, RT) underwent resistance training, experimental group – 3 (n=15, COM-T) underwent combined practice of aerobic dancing and resistance training and group-4 (n=15, CG) served as a control group. In this study, three training programme were adopted as independent variable, i.e., aerobic dancing, resistance training and combined training. The resting pulse rate was chosen as dependent variable. It was tested by number of beats per minute, scores recorded in number. The collected pre and post data was critically analyzed with apt statistical tool of analysis of co-variance. The Scheffe's post hoc test was used to nd out pair-wise comparisons between groups. The results of the present study proved that the three training interventions have signicantly altered the resting pulse rate.

Effects of Circuit Training and Battle Rope Training on Upper Body Muscular Endurance of School Girls

The purpose of the present study was to find out the effects of circuit training and battle rope training on upper body muscular endurance of school girls. To achieve the purpose of the study thirty school girls from M. Deivanai Achi Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Paganeri, Sivaganga District, Tamilnadu were selected as subjects. The selected subjects’ age ranged from 11 to 13 years. The selected subjects were equally divided into three groups, i.e. two experimental groups and one control group. The experimental group-1 was allotted to circuit training (CT); the experimental group-2 was allotted for battle rope training (BRT) and group-3 acted as control group (CG). The upper body muscular endurance was chosen as a dependent variable; it was tested by modified pushups. The test was taken before and after the training interventions. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the significant difference, if any among the groups. In order to find out superiority effect among the groups, the Scheff’s Post Hoc test was used. The level of significance was 0.05. After the six weeks training interventions the experimental groups improved the capacity of upper body muscular endurance. The best improvement was noticed in battle rope training.

A Study of Effect of Social Networking Sites on the Self-Esteem of Adolescent Girl Students Belonging to Urban Areas of Sivaganga District

Introduction of the Social Networking Sites (SNS) have become a day-to-day activity of people of all ages in the world today. The objectives of this present study to investigate the effect of SNS on the self-esteem of the adolescent school going girls of sivaganga State in India. In methodology part covers Multi-stage probability sampling is carried out among the girl students belonging to urban, areas of the State. Standard questionnaires; namely, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale are administered to collect the required data. The result of this study is explained about the significant positive correlation between usage of Face book and the self-esteem of the subjects. The linear regression analysis shows that use of Face book by the adolescent girls significantly strengthens their self-esteem.

Psychosocial Well-being of Working Mothers in Sivaganga District of Tamil Nadu

Psychosocial Well-being of Working Mothers in Sivaganga District of Tamil Nadu

Performance of freshwater prawn under carp polyculture system in farm ponds in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu

Performance of freshwater prawn under carp polyculture system in farm ponds in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu

Popularization of blackgram (Vigna mungo L) under rainfed condition in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu

Popularization of blackgram (Vigna mungo L) under rainfed condition in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu

Visualizing the impact of climatic changes on Pest and Disease Infestation in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the principal food crop grown in India. Farmers lose about 35% of yield due to pest and disease infestation. To review the impact of weather variables on pest and disease of rice crop, a secondary data from the pest and weather database, Crop pest DSS were analyzed. A correlation study is performed between the pest infestation and the weather parameters to identify the relationship between the pest population and the weather variables. The surveillance data is to be recorded for real time analysis and pest monitoring in different villages of Sivaganga district. With the historical data and on field data a better pest and disease prediction model is to be developed. The weather variables such as Maximum and Minimum temperature, Morning and Evening Relative humidity, Rainfall, wind speed are considered as important factors for crop growth, pest and disease infestation, yield etc.

Customer Satisfaction towards Online Car Insurance at South Tamilnadu a Special Reference with Madurai and Sivaganga District

This paper aims to find customer satisfaction towards online car insurance at south Tamilnadu, especially Madurai and Sivaganga district. According to the various literature reviews, the researcher has found the factors of the study such as trust, service-quality and risk. All the three factors have different variables. In the study used in primary data through questionnaire method, 115 sample size have been collected for analysis of research study. The results evince a strong correlation between trust and service-quality, and positive correlation between trust and risk. All the three factors are considered as a strong impact of online customer satisfaction

Impact of GST on MSMEs

MSME play a vital in the economical progress of the Countries, so the implementation of GST has had an immense outcome on the continued existence in the market. Some enterprises found it helpful however majority visage problem in adopting it. For existing enterprises, GST simplified the tax structure, unified the market thus improved among all operational efficiencies of MSME, to this point the unorganized MSMEs were growing quick than the organized ones as a result of the minimization, with GST in effect, it has made the taxation system transparent thus making the entities liable for tax payment. This paper brought out issues and challenges experienced by MSME Entrepreneur. In order to find out the impact on various aspect such as applying of GST, created the registration for taxation and High Compliance burden by using Cluster Random Sampling Technique in which 158 MSME Entrepreneur were selected in Sivaganga District in Tamil Nadu for the study. The statistical tools used for the analysis is one-way ANOVA. ANOVA is used to identify the significance of the difference in the levels of impact of GST among MSMEs. It was concluded that the impact of GST on the Indian MSME sector can go both positive and negative ways

Influence of Fashion Behavior on Store Choice among the Arts College Students in Sivganga District

This article presents the impact of fashion trends for teenagers and its influence on store choice. The study was conducted with 300 teenagers of age between “18-25”. Survey method with structured questionnaire is used to collect the data. Convenience sampling techniques were adopted and the data were collected from Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu. The study resulted that, fashion related views and expectation varies with respect to area of Residence, Age, Family Income, Size of the family, and Frequency of purchase. Also, the most influencing sources for purchase is found to be comforted, moreover, it is also found that the influencing source also varies with respect to area of Residence, Age, Family Income, Size of the family, and frequency of purchase

Online Shopping Attitude Among the Youth: A Study on Alagappa University Students in Karaikudi, Sivaganga District

Online shopping has become a new trend of shopping nowadays and is quickly becoming an important part of the lifestyle. Due to wide spread internet access by people and e-commerce usage by traders, online shopping has seen massive growth in recent years. Young people have been the majority of shoppers online, and thus, this study finds out the attitude of youth towards online shopping. This particular paper attempted to find out whether there is any impact of five factors like internet literacy, gender, educational qualification, website usability, and online product price on online shopping. The study was undertaken among the students of Alagappa University. The results of the survey highlighted that there is a significant relationship between online shopping with gender, internet literacy, and online product price. Similarly, the study also highlighted that there is no meaningful relationship between online shopping with education and website usability.

A Study On Customer Satisfaction Towards Online Shopping In Sivaganga District

This study titled “A Study on Customer Satisfaction towards Online Shopping in Sivaganga District” has been undertaken to understand the factors influencing customers’ online shopping decisions.The rapid development of the internet has strongly impact upon the worldwide marketing environment. Currently it has become one of the popular approaches for business and customer to perform trade over the internet. Businesses have been coming up with creative ways to promote their product via online. Thus it describes how modern market is replacing the traditional markets. This study is taking place to identify the factors that may influence customer’s online shopping satisfaction. Generally, the successof online shopping essentially depends on the customer satisfaction during their purchase.

Analysis the effect of yogic package on low density lipoprotein among trained handball players

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of yogic package on Low density lipoprotein among trained handball players. To achieve the purpose of the study thirty trained handball players were selected from Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu, India during the year 2019. The subject’s age ranges from 18 to 25 years. The selected students were divided into two equal groups consists of 15 players each namely experimental group and control group. The experimental group underwent a yogic package programme for six weeks. The control group was not taking part in any training during the course of the study. Low density lipoprotein was taken as criterion variable in this study. The selected subjects were tested on Low density lipoprotein was measured through Low density lipoprotein analyzer method (Blood test). Pre-test was taken before the training period and post- test was measured immediately after the six week training period. Statistical technique‘t’ ratio was used to analyse the means of the pre-test and post test data of experimental group and control group. The results revealed that there was a significant difference found on the criterion variable. The difference is found due to yogic package given to the experimental group on Low density lipoprotein when compared to control group.

Importance of Conserving Our Architectural Heritage for Future Generation at Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu

Karaikudi is a greater municipality in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is part of the area commonly referred to as “Chettinad” and has been declared a heritage town by the Government of Tamil Nadu, on account of the palatial houses built with limestone called karai veedu. This paper main focus of the study importance of conserving our architectural heritage for future generation at Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu and Conservation of heritage buildings is very important because it provides a sense of identity and continuity in a fast-changing world for future generations. Heritage buildings basically represent the past history and culture of a nation. They constitute together the architectural heritage of an area.