Theses: Recent submissions
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Pathways of industrialization exploring the impact of policy on industrial growth and urbanization in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Industrialization is the process in which a primarily agricultural area transforms into one centered around manufacturing goods and services. It occurs after the relocation of a large industrial plant to a previously rural ... -
Point-of-use soil diagnostics : an actionable information system for resource constrained farmers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)During the mid-1960s, India came to the brink of an acute food crisis in the midst of heavy dependence on food imports. A period of rapid agricultural modernization that followed, known as Green Revolution, transformed ... -
Improving Indian beehives and beekeeping
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)This thesis explores five beekeeping topics from a mechanical engineering perspective with findings that are relevant for both Indian and American beekeepers. First, hive weight scale mechanisms are quantitatively analyzed, ...
