Time In India Research Articles

Deconstructing media narratives of the Indo-Pacific strategy: Exploring India’s ontological security and national identity in the Times of India

India’s attempt to forge a distinct role for itself in the global order started soon after independence in 1947. Since this watershed event, India’s policymakers have gradually recast their initial strategy of nonalignment, as they realized that Nehruvian “soft” power was not adequate for creating an especially dynamic presence in an increasingly volatile international environment. In response to this realization, India embarked on a journey of transforming its diplomatic benchmarks. In 2017, to counter China’s assertiveness across the region, India joined then-U.S. President Donald Trump’s advocacy in launching the Indo-Pacific strategy. Transforming the nation’s diplomatic benchmarks while maintaining a coherent narrative of national identity was the main challenge. This paper examines the role that media narratives play in maintaining that coherent national identity. To do so, we analyzed 47 reports by the Times of India (TOI) on the Indo-Pacific strategy in order to reveal how elite media strategically framed the nation’s regional policy, thereby ensuring its ontological security—its sense of continuity and order—while conveying its global aspirations.

Train Delay Estimation in Indian Railways by Including Weather Factors Through Machine Learning Techniques

Background: Railway systems all over the world face an uphill task in preventing train delays. Categorically in India, the situation is far worse than other developing countries due to the high number of passengers and poor update of the previous system. As per a report in Times of India (TOI), a daily newspaper, around 25.3 million people used to travel by train in 2006 which drastically increased year on year to 80 million in 2018. Objective: Deploy Machine Learning model to predict the delay in arrival of train(s) in minutes, before starting the journey on a valid date. Methods: In this paper we combined previous train delay data and weather data to predict delay. In the proposed model, we use 4 different machine learning methods (Linear regression, Gradient Boosting Regression, Decision Tree and Random Forest) which have been compared with different settings to find the most accurate method. Results: Linear Regression gives 90.01% accuracy, while Gradient Boosting Regressor measure 91.68% and the most accurate configuration of decision tree give 93.71% accuracy. When the researcher implemented the ensemble method, Random forest regression, the researcher achieved 95.36% accuracy. Conclusion: Trains in India get delayed frequently. This model would assist the Indian railways and concerned companies by giving the possibility of finding frequent delays during certain times of the week. The Indian railways could thereafter implement delay preventions during these particular times of the week in order to maintain a good on-time arrival rate.

First record of the genus Longarista Volynkin from India, with description of the female of Longarista kareli Volynkin (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini)

The genus Longarista Volynkin, 2019 is reported for the first time in India. The genus is represented in India by Longarista kareli Volynkin, 2019 previously known from Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. The female of L. kareli is described for the first time. Illustrations of adults and genitalia of both species of the genus are provided.

Quantitative appraisal of Heliborne and ground-based Time Domain Electromagnetic surveys for uranium exploration – A case study from Rajasthan, India

Soda-metasomatised and metasediments hosted uranium deposits constitute 18% of the world?s uranium resources. In India, such deposits are identified along the albitite line in the environs of North Delhi Fold Belts in the state of Rajasthan. These are structurally controlled with association of albitisation and pyroxenisation of metasediments, metallic sulphides and carbonaceous phyllites. Uraninite is the dominant mineral phase along with copper, molybdenum and sulphides. The low resistivity of the fractures associated with metallic minerals produces a significant contrast with the host rock, which can be located with electromagnetic methods. High-resolution heliborne geophysical surveys comprising of VTEM, magnetic and gamma-ray spectrometric were conducted to identify uranium deposits in the vicinity of albitite zone. This paper demonstrates the results of heliborne and ground followup geophysical surveys to prioritize targets for uranium exploration. For the first time in India, a ground based Time Domain Electromagnetic survey employing Geonics EM37 system was conducted over one of the target areas delineated based on the VTEM surveys. Interpreted results from ground data correlate well with the spatial locations of the EM conductors delineated from heliborne surveys. Additionally modelling of heliborne and ground data produces comparable physical parameters. The results obtained are extremely useful in planning the boreholes in ongoing exploration programme.

India's Time to Shine

WITH A BOOMING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY, THE BIENNIAL BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA, WHICH TAKES PLACE THIS DECEMBER 11-14, IS EXPECTED TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE

Genetic diversity and its implications in tlie conservation of threatened fish species Barilius bendelisis (Hamilton)

Genetic diversity in four populations of the hill stream teleost Barilius bendelisis, a threatened fish species in India, from Ramnagar (Kosi), Srinagar (Alal<nanda), Dehradun (Yamuna) and Bhimtal (Chanfee) Uttarakhand, was studied using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers for the first time in India. Four selective primers provided distinct and consistent RAPD profiles in all the four populations. Upon screening 40 random decamer primers four primers giving reproducible results were selected and used for generating DNA fingerprints from a total of 48 fish samples collected from the above-mentioned streams. The bands in the range 666-4830 bp were scored for consistent results. A total of 30 loci were scored, 12 of which were found to be polymorphic in nature. The mean values of Nei's gene diversity and Shannon's information index were found 0.1899 and 0.2617 respectively indicating an average level of genetic diversity in the studied samples of the threatened species. The RAPD profiles generated by all the four primers revealed varying degrees of polymorphism, ranging from 25% (primer OPH03) to 45.45% (primer OPA09). The overall oroportion of polymorphic bands and genetic diversity (h) among the four populations was observed 40% and 0.1899.

Xenomerus orientalis Walker (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae): a new distribution record for India

The genus Xenomerus Walker (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) consists of 35 described species worldwide, out of which only four species have been reported so far from India. The species X. orientalis Mikó &amp; Masner is reported for the first time in India from Uttarakhand.

The Invasive Rugose Spiraling Whitefly Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin in India

A new invasive rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW) Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin was found infesting coconut, banana and several ornamental plants in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala for the first time in India. The identity of the pest was determined through morphological and molecular tools. Furthermore COI gene (658 bp) of RSW was sequenced (GenBank accession number KY209909) which would serve as an ideal molecular diagnostic marker for its identification irrespective of its phenotypic plasticity. During the survey, several natural enemies were recorded and maximum parasitism was recorded by Encarsia guadeloupae Viggiani and its COI gene was sequenced and deposited as Encarsia sp. (GenBank accession number KY223606). Per cent parasitism ranged from 20.0 to 60.0% in different collection locations, highest parasitism being recorded in Kerala as compared to other states. The predators recorded were Mallada sp., few coccinellids and predatory mites. This communication is the first report of the rugose spiraling whitefly, its host plant range and associated natural enemies in India.

The Times of India: Start the Presses

Perhaps among the most popular newspapers in the world, the Times of India (TOI) was faced with developing a national strategy in a very diverse country. The paper's strategy included lowering the price of print newspapers, developing readership among India's youth, embracing active story coverage, and continuing to deliver door-to-door in metro areas. But by 2014, the cost structure required to keep newspapers on doorsteps every morning had Rahul Kansal, executive president at Bennet, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (TOI's publisher), reexamining the paper's direction. The firm's growth model had included nonmetro and digital expansion. Should TOI continue to tap into the increasingly literate and underserved Indian population to grow its print readership in metro and nonmetro areas? What effect would that decision have on TOI's digital penetration? Excerpt UVA-M-0877 Rev. Apr. 14, 2017 The Times of India: Start the Presses As newspapers around the world were trying to replace lost print revenue with new digital revenue, Rahul Kansal, executive president at Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd.—the publisher of the New Delhi–based Times of India (TOI)—believed print news was key to a new industry model. TOI made the decision to lower its cover price to blunt the appeal of free mobile and digital news. The paper also changed the way it covered stories—moving from passive to active voice—and gave a nod to digital content by building web and mobile-application platforms. The changes made between 2002 and 2003 paid off for the paper as its readership increased and the company prospered. Six years later, there were signs of slowing growth rates, and Kansal and his team reexamined their direction. The firm's growth model had included nonmetro and digital expansion. Given that TOI had developed a large population of consumers in the habit of reading the newspaper each day, was it time to encourage certain segments of that population to access digital content? And if TOI did so, how might the decision affect print subscriptions? How should TOI prioritize and manage its print circulation in metro and nonmetro areas? And how might that decision affect TOI's digital penetration? There was much to discuss. Newspaper History: Freedom of Expression . . .

Between the Lines

Between the Lines: Indian Media’s China War is a quantitative and qualitative content analysis of the China coverage in India’s English-language press. The study identifies different kinds of adversarial and non-adversarial frames used in reporting China and classifies them according to their frequency of appearance. It examines the rhetoric and logic employed to activate the most common frames and puts them in the perspective of the politico-cultural predispositions that shape China-related news in India. Reviewing the content of two of India’s biggest selling newspapers, The Times of India (TOI) and the Hindustan Times (HT), in a 6-month period to determine the numerical spread of these frames, the study finds a generally conflictual tone of China coverage, with the dominant frames portraying China as a rival power inimical to India’s interests that needs to be resisted. With the Indian media as an example, this study offers a glimpse of China’s soft power deficit in a region where it is seeking to cement its leadership.

Psychological Time in India and America

(1968). Psychological Time in India and America. The Journal of Social Psychology: Vol. 76, No. 2, pp. 169-174.

Indian-African Relations

One of the consistent aspirations of the late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was the gradual creation of friendly, cooperative, and mutually constructive relationships between India and the various countries of Africa. Over the years during the struggle for Indian independence, Nehru encouraged parallel national developments in Africa. When India became free in 1947, nationalism was given a major push forward in Africa as well. Many African leaders have stated publicly their indebtedness to the Indian example and to its sympathetic concern with African nationalist goals. It was for this reason all the more difficult for Indians to face the fact in 1962 and 1963 that reactions in Africa seemed to be at least as favorable to Communist Chinese arguments as they were to those of India when the Chinese occupied portions of India's northern border. Some African responses in India's time of conflict with the Chinese Communists indicated a lack of confidence in the Indian outlook and a reliance upon the greater power that radiated from China. Needless to say, such African views over the Sino-Indian border dispute puzzled many and disappointed even more in India. Charges were made in the Indian Parliament and in other public forums that India had no viable Africa policy: that the test of such a policy came when circumstances called for support; in the dire stress of 1962-63, many of the African countries had not shown due partiality to India. To the extent that India had an African policy, one had been tried, and it had failed, said the critics. In the decade from the Bandung Conference to 1965, much greater sophistication has accompanied the Government of India's attitudes and policies towards Africa. At the time of Bandung there seemed to be much less appreciation for the great variety of peoples, environments, and political perspectives in Africa than is true today. More and more the variations in Africa have been sorted out and country policies adopted, thus contributing to a more realistic, differentiated policy for the continent as a whole.1 Even so, as of 1965 India supported only twelve diplomatic missions in Africa, and received seven-Tanzania, Nigeria, UAR, Sudan, Ghana, Morocco, and Ethiopia. There is little reason to believe, furthermore, that in journalistic and educational circles, or in most realms of government, there is much specific knowledge about Africa or an aware-

Operation of Turbinotomy performed for the first time in India: Its Effects on Affections of the Ear

Operation of Turbinotomy performed for the first time in India: Its Effects on Affections of the Ear