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Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

After independence, development of the rural sector was considered the primary concern of the Government of India. In 1949, with the appointment of the Radhakrishnan University Education Commission, imparting of agricultural education through the setting up of rural universities became the focal point. Later, in 1954 an Indo-American team led by Dr. K.R. Damle, the Vice-President of ICAR, was constituted that arrived at the idea of establishing a Rural University on the land-grant pattern of USA. As a consequence a contract between the Government of India, the Technical Cooperation Mission and some land-grant universities of USA, was signed to promote agricultural education in the country. The US universities included the universities of Tennessee, the Ohio State University, the Kansas State University, The University of Illinois, the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri. The task of assisting Uttar Pradesh in establishing an agricultural university was assigned to the University of Illinois which signed a contract in 1959 to establish an agricultural University in the State. Dean, H.W. Hannah, of the University of Illinois prepared a blueprint for a Rural University to be set up at the Tarai State Farm in the district Nainital, UP. In the initial stage the University of Illinois also offered the services of its scientists and teachers. Thus, in 1960, the first agricultural university of India, UP Agricultural University, came into being by an Act of legislation, UP Act XI-V of 1958. The Act was later amended under UP Universities Re-enactment and Amendment Act 1972 and the University was rechristened as Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology keeping in view the contributions of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Chief Minister of UP. The University was dedicated to the Nation by the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960. The G.B. Pant University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and the United States. The establishment of this university brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension. It paved the way for setting up of 31 other agricultural universities in the country.

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Author: Abhishek, S.S. × End date: 2021 × Start date: 2020 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    A statistical study of temperature forecasting data
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2020-12) Abhishek, S.S.; Bhardwaj, S.B.
    In our daily life, we often use some forecasting techniques to predict weather, temperature, economy, etc. Based on these forecasting results, we can prevent damages to occur or get benefits from the forecasting activities. In fact, an event in the real-world can be affected by many factors. The more the facts we consider, the higher the forecasting accuracy rate. Moreover, the length of each interval in the universe of discourse also affects the forecasting results. The present research work entitled ‘A statistical study of temperature forecasting data’ has been undertaken to compute errors empirically by considering the actual temperature along with corresponding 36 months forecasted observations. Moreover, an attempt has been made to measure the forecast accuracy with actual maximum and minimum temperatures with corresponding hypothetical temperatures of last 36 months using Theil’s U-statistic. A low value of Theil’s statistic is revealing that there is a greater forecasting accuracy for both the actual minimum and maximum temperatures and the corresponding hypothetical forecasted observations. In the final segment of this study, identification of the best fitted model using exponential smoothing method through coefficient of determination (R2), mean absolute error (MAE) and mean absolute percent error (MAPE) has also been done. The model Holtwinters’ additive model was found to be best fitted model as it has exhibits highest R2 and lowest MAE and MAPE values. The study was carried out for Pantnagar, U. S Nagar, Uttarakhand using time series data from 2017 to 2019.