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To find the perceptions and behaviours of the general public in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic in India.Design: An online survey was conducted during lockdown period of coronavirus pandemic.Participants: 304 respondents participated in the survey during the lockdown period of 21 days.Main Outcome Measures: Perceptions and behaviours of adult population to coronavirus infections and its prevention. Result:The mean age of the respondents was 38.38±12.34 years. Most of the respondents believed that coronavirus was a contagious infection could be transmitted via direct body contact and droplets and majority 285 (93.8%) of the respondents were aware that coronavirus is a contagious infection. Nonetheless, perceived chance of infection was found by 284 (93.4%) respondents due to public transport, mass gatherings or crowds and through contaminated food or takeaways in only 94 (30.9%). Perceived efficacy of preventive measures was social distancing (77.3%), hand washing (75.3%) and wearing a mask (48%). It is interesting to note that some people were taking multivitamin, Unani immune modulator, homoeopathic and Hydroxychloroquine medicines as prophylaxis. Conclusion:Coronavirus related perceptions and behaviours are crucial for designing preventive measures. Knowledge about the pandemic was high but misconceptions were also existed in the study group which need further improvement of appropriate IEC activities among Indian population.

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Context: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly become a global pandemic taking more than 1.7 million lives. While many developed countries are starting their vaccination drive, India is not far behind but still not much is known about the willingness to get a vaccination in India. Aims: To find out the perception and attitude toward vaccination against COVID-19 among the adult population of India in order to know the proportion of people who are willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 26, 2020 and November 10, 2020. Data were collected online using a self-administered and semi-structured questionnaire among adults aged 18 years or more in India via web-based links. The minimum sample size was calculated by considering the proportion of willingness to take the vaccination as 50%, 95% confidence interval, and 5% alpha error—the calculated sample size was 384. However, 467 participants completed the survey during the study period. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21. Results: A total of 467 participants responded, out of which 329 (70.44%) showed a willingness to get vaccinated and 138 (29.55%) were hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Only 49.4% believed that people can be protected by the vaccine; 63.1% of the people were willing to get their children vaccinated; and 59.31% felt the vaccine should be free for all. Conclusions: The pan India survey conducted online revealed that approximately 3 in 10 adults were not willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This can guide policymakers to make multipronged efforts to increase the willingness to get a vaccination against COVID-19.

The present study has made an attempt to examine the instability in the area, production and productivity of barley crop in India and Haryana during three phases i.e. pre-green revolution, green revolution and post green revolution period. The study is based on secondary data and used three analytical methods.  The results showed that in case of area, the instability is more in the post-green revolution than pre-green revolution period as the focus of the green revolution was mainly on other crops like rice and wheat. In case of production, instability showed a decreasing trend from pre- to post-green revolution period due to the adoption of new technology and good quality seeds during the green revolution. A same decreasing trend was observed in yield instability also. In case of growth pattern, the area in Haryana and India both shows a negative growth trend in the pre-green revolution. In case of production, in Haryana, negative growth trends were observed in the green revolution period but in the post-green revolution, it was positive growth; while in India as a whole growth rate was negative. In case of yield, the growth rate was positive in both Haryana and India.