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Taking the hunt as both metaphor of rule and political practice, this paper compares the predatory exercises of two imperial formations in India: the late British Raj and the sixteenth‐century Mughal empire. The British pursuit of man‐eaters confronted feline terror with sovereign might, securing the bodies and hearts of resistant subjects through spectacles of responsible force. The Mughal hunt, on the other hand, took unruly nobles and chieftains as the objects of its fearful care, winning their obedient submission through the exercise of a predatory sovereignty. Both instances of 'predatory care' shed light on the troubling intimacy of biopolitical cultivation and sovereign violence.

Background: The existence of female feticide in India is well known. However, limited data are available on the association of socioeconomic status (SES) on sex ratio at live birth in disadvantaged populations, despite the fact that 33% of the population of India live on less than $1.25 per day. Objective: To study the association of SES with sex ratio at live birth in individuals living in the slums of Sholapur city, India.Materials and Methods: We used the data collected as a part of a social work intervention in the slums of Sholapur city, Maharashtra, from January 2007 to August 2011. Two measures of SES were used, location of birth (government hospital compared to private hospital) and eligibility for means-tested financial support after delivery. Results: Data were available for 1391 infants. The infants born in government hospitals were more likely to be male compared to those born in private hospitals (sex ratio of 1.45 compared to 1.14, respectively, p = 0.03). Similarly, infants whose parents were eligible for post-delivery financial support had a trend to a higher sex ratio (1.47 compared to 1.18, p = 0.057). Maternal age was independently and inversely associated with sex ratio at live birth with a linear relation (OR per year increase in maternal age 0.96, 95% CI 0.93–1.00, p = 0.03).Conclusion: In this particular population, two measures of less affluent SES were associated with higher sex ratio at live birth. However, care should be taken while generalizing these observations to other disadvantaged groups living in India, but this represents an area of research where more epidemiological work is required, as these differences perpetuated over generations may have substantial demographic consequences.

The study points out that low coverage, low operational performance, low participation of volunteer farmers, low awareness of farmers, low access of farmers to institutional credit, continuous banks' failure in achieving the target of priority sector in common and agriculture credit in particular, shrinking the banking facilities in rural areas, re-emergence of unauthorized source of credit in rural areas, low education of farmers, non cooperation of bankers towards farmers, problems of design and implementation of the NAIS, problems of obtaining accurate and timely price data from local markets, the model of measurement of agriculture loss by natural hazards which is not appropriate to all farmers are the common weakness of the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS). The agriculture sector of India—the main employment provider and the backbone of Indian economy, is affected most by recurring natural hazards due to climate changes, and requires the most care and protection against all sort of uncertainties, hence, NAIS can prove itself as the best protector (Ram Baan) in this context.

In this paper, we have analyzed the status of financial inclusion in Haryana from 2001 to 2009, on the basis of deposit and credit accounts per 1000 people, population per bank office, and uses ratio. The parametric and non-parametric statistical tools have been applied to analyze the various dimensions of the financial inclusion. The study clearly shows that there is no significant difference between the Haryana and India in financial inclusion, but, the status of Haryana is somewhat better as compared to aggregate status of India.

AbstractThis paper examines the returns accruing to the bank holding company (BHC) stockholders when an acquisition is initiated by the BHC. There is a significant, positive abnormal return to these shareholders when the acquisition is announced. The magnitude of this return does not depend on the relative size of the acquired firm. Further, the regulatory environment for these BHC acquisitions introduces uncertainty about the eventual outcome of the review process. Upon approval from the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the BHC stockholders earn an additional, significantly positive abnormal return.

The heterogeneity in view about the financial inclusion prevails across the globe. Since the need of financial products varies from individual to individual and country to country ( Kempson and Whyley, 1999 ; Regan and Paxton, 2003 ; Speak and Graham, 2000 ). But, majority of researchers and thinkers opine that 'financial inclusion is the easy availability of all banking services at an affordable cost, reasonable time & adequate quantity to all needy people and which should also be available in appropriate forms' (broader sense); 'financial inclusion includes the easy access of all people to the minimum basic financial services' (narrow sense). The determinants and impacts of financial inclusion are main ingredients of the article. The depth ratio emerged as leading contributor in the value of financial inclusion index among all the three variables—depth or penetration, availability and usage—across the world, including Indian states, through the log-linear regression model. The study further indicated that a 1 per cent increase in the financial inclusion led to on an average 0.142 per cent increase in the value of human development index (cross-country data); while in case of Indian states, it resulted into 0.139 per cent increase in the index. The depth, availability and usages ratios were found to be inversely associated to the poverty. The study found only three states of India in between high financial inclusion position, while remaining 90 per cent states belong to very low/weak financial inclusion status. On the basis of findings of the study, it is suggested that the policy makers around the globe should strive to surge the level of financial inclusion for an optimal, sustainable, inclusive economic growth and development of the economies by focusing on removing the regional imbalances.

AbstractWe examine changes in trading activity around stock splits and their effect on volatility and the adverse‐information component of the bid‐ask spread. Even after controlling for microstructure biases, we find a significant increase in volatility after the split. Changes in total volatility and in its permanent component are positively related to changes in the number of trades. This suggests that both informed and noise traders contribute to changes in trading activity. Further, while the adverse‐information component of the spread increases unconditionally after the split, the change is negatively related to the change in trading activity. The results suggest that a crucial determinant of liquidity changes after a stock split is the success of the split in attracting new trades in the security.

PurposeTo provide a review of the general aspects of tsunamis and the specific aspects of the 2004 tsunami impacts on the coastal areas of India and surrounding islands.Design/methodology/approachThe approach is a general discussion of the 2004 tsunami and its effects in areas in South East Asia, followed by the specific impacts in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, including the damage to water supply and power systems, and a situation analysis of the communities, land and housing.FindingsThe impact of the 2004 tsunami highlights the vulnerability of the coastal areas and islands of India. The multi‐hazard situation existing on the sea coast of the mainland as well as in the islands of Andaman and Nicobar require a holistic multi‐hazard mitigation approach as a long term measure. The recovery programs presently in hand are being planned taking the multi‐hazard situation in view, so as to provide protection from such hazards in future.Originality/valueProvides a review of the effects of the 2004 tsunami in the coastal areas and islands near India.