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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Family Resource Management × End date: 2009 × Start date: 2008 ×
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    Assessment of indoor air pollution in rural kitchens through traditional chulha
    (CCSHAU, 2009) Kritika Singh; Sehgal, Binoo
    (An Abstract of the dissertation submitted to the CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in the subject of Family Resource Management) Present study was undertaken in two villages each selected randomly from Hisar district of Haryana state purposively. Hundred respondents were randomly selected for the study. The objectives were: 1. To assess the use pattern of chulha and awareness level regarding ill-effects caused due to emission of smoke from chulha. 2. To explore and measure the indoor air pollutants present in rural kitchens due to smoke from traditional chulha. 3. To test acceptability of remedial measures to overcome pollution due to chulha smoke. The study revealed that the traditional chulha was the main cooking unit used by all the respondents. Other cooking units used were LPG stove, kerosene stove and smokeless chulha (with pipe). Ventilator, door and window were not present in home of most of the respondents. Most of the cooking activities was done on traditional chulha, other cooking units were used for specific cooking. Near about 45 percent used traditional chulha due to habitual taste. Most of the respondents used traditional chulha in open area while LPG stove and kerosene store and smokeless chulha were used in covered area. Majority of the respondents complained about breathing problem caused due to smoke of chulha. All the respondents considered LPG stove safe for health. It was found that SPM, SO2 and NO2/NO3 present in smoke of traditional chulha was more as compared to that in improved chulha and permissible limit during cooking. Having open ventilators in kitchen was the most acceptable remedial measure by the respondents.
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    Health hazards of women working in paddy cultivation
    (CCSHAU, 2008) Sunita Kumari; Kiran Singh
    The present study entitled “Health hazards of women working in paddy cultivation” was undertaken in randomly selected villages of Kaithal district namely Kaul and Deoban and from Kurukshetra district village Mirzapur and Kirmich. Under phase-I a sample of 200 respondents actively involved in paddy cultivation were selected to study the work pattern and health hazards of women in paddy cultivation. Among these 15 farm women from each district were selected randomly for ergonomic evaluation in paddy transplanting and harvesting activity. Under phase-II remedial measures were introduced to 50 farm women for two most chronic health problems. Evolvement and feasibility testing of remedial measures was done. The result of the study showed that majority of the respondents were of young age, illiterate, belonged to middle caste, had medium level of family education status and had nuclear family system. Sixty per cent of the respondents had occupation as agriculture and 39 per cent of them were landless. Average number of days 40.82 spent annually by farm women in paddy cultivation were highest in transplanting activity and time spent hrs/day in harvesting activity was 9.39. Participation of women was found highest (84%) in transplanting activity. Skin allergy (WMS 2.42) and asthma (WMS 2.4) were found most common physiological problems. Transplanting paddy emerged out to be the most hazardous activity in all the activities of paddy cultivation. The results highlighted that average heart rate (128 bpm and 129 bpm), average energy expenditure (11.6 kj/min and 11.8 kj/min) were found to be high in transplanting and harvesting activity. Musculoskeletal problems exhibited severe pain in low back (4.8) followed by mid back (4.1) and upper back (4.0). Waterproof socks as a remedial measure for skin problem and capron for reducing the breathing problem were provided to the respondents.
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    Analysis of Entrepreneurial Profile and Environment for Growth of Rural Women Entrepreneurship
    (Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture: Udaipur, 2008) Sharma, Anjuly; Kaushik, Vandana
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    Assessment of Physiological Workload of Farm Women in Relation to their Nutritional Profile
    (Department of Family Resource, Management College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture: Udaipur, 2008) Sinwal, Sushma; Suman Singh
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    Organizational Analysis of Self Help Groups for Economic Empowerment of Women in Rural Areas of Rajasthan
    (Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture: Udaipur, 2008) Savita Singh; Kaushik, Vandana