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Transaction Costs Definition, Types, and Transaction Cost Economics
The purpose of this article is to examine the applicability of TCE as a theory of the firm, a theory of management, and a theory of governance. We start by clarifying what transaction costs are and why they are relevant. quebex We then revisit the historical origins and the logic of TCE, after which we […]
Tigress crossing the road at Corbett Tiger Reserve
Corbett Tiger Reserve has the largest population of tigers for any single reserve, with more than 200 counted during the last census. In summer, the Tigers have a great need for water and move around in their territory in search of water sources. This is the time of the year when Tigers are frequently seen […]
Monsoon Magic at Jim_s Jungle Retreat
Monsoon Magic at Jim’s Jungle Retreat – Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum) Brahminy Starling is a resident breeding species in India and Nepal. It occurs during summer in Pakistan and migrates in winter to Sri Lanka. It can be seen in small flocks in open areas including cultivations, grasslands, dry forests, scrub jungle and near human […]
Barred Buttonquail Turnix Suscitator
Buttonquails resemble true quails, though they belong to an entirely different family ‘Turnicidae’. Barred Buttonquail occurs across India, south China, and south-east Asia. In the Himalayas, it is known to be distributed up to 2500m. The species is also known as ‘Common Buttonquail’. In Corbett Tiger Reserve, Barred Buttonquail occurs in grassland and scrubland habitat […]
Smooth Indian Otter at Jhirna Sot, Corbett Tiger Reserve
The smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is found across South and South-east Asia. It occurs in suitable habitat across most of India and prefers freshwater lakes, rivers, ponds, wetlands etc, though it is also known to occur in salt water along with the coastal areas. It is a large otter weighing about 7-11 kg and growing […]
Yellow-Throated Marten in Dhela Tourism Zone
Yellow-Throated Marten in Dhela Tourism Zone, Corbett Tiger Reserve The Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula) is the largest Marten occurring in the old world. Territorial in nature, it actively patrols its territory and may cover upto 20 km during the course of a single day & night. Known to hunt both on the ground and in […]
Butterfly Season at Jim’s Jungle Retreat
Butterfly Season at Jim’s Jungle Retreat Lycaenidae is the largest family of butterflies with more than 6000 species found across the world. In India there are more than 440 species of butterflies belonging to this family. Most of these species have blue upperparts and hence these are called ‘Blues’. Rounded Pierrot is a tiny butterfly […]
The Water Truce | Jims Jungle Retreat
Tigers have their origin in the colder regions across Himalayas. The species spread southwards from the Palearctic region and arrived in India about 12000 years ago, entering from the north-east India and spreading throughout the length and breadth of the country. It has yet not fully adapted to the hot and humid conditions of Indian […]
Tigress at Jhirna, Corbett Tiger Reserve
Tigress at Jhirna, Corbett Tiger Reserve On a drive to Jhirna tourism zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve, sometime during the month of February 2019, we came across fresh footprints of a large tigress and as we were waiting and listening to the alarm calls of Grey Langur, we heard a loud call of the tigerss. […]
Don’t Step on a Bee Day
Don’t Step on a Bee Day (10th July 2019) Bees belong to family ‘Apidae’ that includes Honeybees belonging to genus ‘Apis‘. Honeybees are eusocial in nature exhibiting characteristics including highest level of social organization, cooperative brood care, colony consisting of overlapping generations of adults and division of labour into reproductive and non reproductive groups. Worldwide […]
Bengal Bushlark (Mirafra Assamica) at Corbett Tiger Reserve
Bengal Bushlark (Mirafra Assamica) at Laldhang Grassland, Dhela Tourism Zone, Corbett Tiger Reserve Bengal Bushlark has a strong bill, short tail, white supercilium, strong dark streaks on grey upperparts, spotting on upper breast and behind the ear-coverts, warm coloration to underparts and rufous coloration to the wings. It is resident in the Indian subcontinent and […]
Big Male Tiger at Corbett Tiger Reserve
Tiger is the largest cat in the world. A male Bengal Tiger has an average length of 9 to 10 feet, including the tail and similarly, a female can be as big as 7.5 to 8.5 feet. The largest Tiger ever recorded in the foothills of the Himalayas, in the present-day state of Uttarakhand, was […]
Russell’s Viper at Tumaria Reservoir, Corbett Tiger Reserve
Russell’s Viper at Tumaria Reservoir, southern periphery of Corbett Tiger Reserve The Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii), is a highly venomous snake found across much of South Asia, south-east Asia, southern China, and Taiwan. Characterized by a flattened, triangular head that is distinctly broader than the neck and a pattern of oval-shaped markings along its body, […]
Sloth Bear pair in Dhela Tourism Zone, Corbett Tiger Reserve
The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) is found across parts of the Indian Subcontinent including India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The species prefers grasslands, scrublands and tropical forests up to 1500 meters elevation. They have a shaggy coat and a lanky appearance, a mane around the neck and long sickle-shaped claws. Sloth Bear is omnivorous in […]
Indian Owlet-Moth (Spirama Retorta) at Jim’s Jungle Retreat
Indian Owlet-moth is a beautiful nocturnal moth belonging to ‘Eribidae’ family of moths. It has a large distribution range from Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and south-east Asia in Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The species displays an interesting pattern on its wings that […]
Oleander Hawk Moth Daphnis Nerii
The Oleander Hawk Moth, also known as Army Green Moth, belongs to family Sphingidae. It is widely distributed across Asia, Africa, southern Europe and also found on some Hawaiian Islands. The species is migratory and there are recorded instances of the populations migrating from Asia to southern Europe through Turkey. The species gets its name […]
Indian Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena) – A Resident Owl of Jim’s Jungle Retreat
Indian Scops Owl is a species found across southern Asia from Arabia in the west, through the Indian Subcontinent, and till Indonesia in Southeast Asia. It is a beautiful owl, about 23-25 cm in size. The species prefers forests and woodland areas and can occur in human habitations close to the forest. This family of […]
Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
The Kalij Pheasant is a species occurring from the Pakistan Himalayas in the west to Thailand in the east. There are at least nine subspecies found across the distribution range of the species. The coloration of the males varies among the different subspecies but the western birds belonging to subspecies ‘hamiltoni’, also known as White-crested […]
Jungle Cat From Corbett
The Jungle Cat is slightly bigger than a house cat with longer legs, a shorter tail and has pointed ears. Its coat is uniform unspotted sandy-brown or grey with some barring on the legs and a few black rings in the tail. The Jungle Cat is solitary in nature, except for the mating season and […]