Jammu and Kashmir

From time immemorial, human race had wandered the length and breadth of the earth in search of food, shelter and suitable climatic condition. Some of our ancestors had left strong imprints on the face of the Earth to be exhumed, discovered, and deciphered by us. Thus, History had begun recording most of the events and continues recording even in our present day. Upon carefully analysing the History of our past and present we realise that man has experienced cultural crisis, dislocation,…

The Himalayas: A Mystic’s Viewpoint Himalaya literally meaning the abode of snow. Apart from being a geographical entity, it has in various ways shaped the life and culture of South Asian people. Comprising of nine highest peaks in the world, this awe inspiring range has been an object of veneration for people and epitomizes the concept of sublime beauty. The Himalayas are bordered on the north by the Tibetan Plateau, on the south by the Indo-Gangetic Plain, on the northwest by the…

Havighurst (1961) defined it as "adding life to the years" and "getting satisfaction from life". Ryff (1982) viewed successful and graceful ageing as positive or ideal functioning related to developmental work over the life course. Fisher (1992) has drawn attention to the strategies for coping. Gibson (1995) stated that successful ageing "refers to reaching one's potential and arriving at a level of physical, social, and psychological well-being in old age that is pleasing to both self and…

INTRODUCTION • Origin of the word Tort and its meaning: The word tort is derived from Latin word ‘tortum’, which means ‘to twist’. It basically refers to a conduct which is not upright or lawful. In English, the term tort is refers to a ‘wrong’. Thus, the branch of law which deals with ‘torts’, consists of wrongful act wherein the wrongdoer violates some of the legal rights vested in another person. We ought to remember that the law imposes a duty to respect the legal right vested in the…

Home is not a place, but a reality — a set of circumstances that one is born in. But for the nearly 1.5 million street children in Pakistan, the only home they know is cruel, crowded and concrete. ABSTRACT We see children roaming on streets every day, they usually sell flowers, cloth, copies, toys, polish boots, and some survive on begging. There are 1.2 million children on streets of Pakistan including all the major cities and urban centers. According to UNICEF Street children are children…

1.1. Background of the study 1.1.1. SHG movement in India A number of experiments were made during the last century towards poverty alleviation in the country. The attempts were at finding technical solutions, infrastructural solutions, financial solutions, institutional solutions; skill training solutions, rights based solutions. Large scale projects, large bureaucracies, large scale developmental institutions, programs and schemes were seen as a means which would address poverty in the country…

REVIEW OF LITERATURE K. Tamizharasi and Dr. Uma Rani (2014)1, in their article titled “Work stress and job performance evaluation of BPO employees” have analyzed the stress factors in BPO sector. Data were collected through a questionnaire addressing on the issues, such as salary, Job task, work environment, colleagues, late night shift and workload. The findings revealed that a majority of 195 employees agreed that late night shift is the main source of their stress. It also identified that…

established on luxury liners or ship. It is located on river, sea or big lakes. In cruise ships, rooms are generally small and all furniture is fixed down. It has long stay guest. Boatels: A house boat hotels is referred as boatels. The shikaras of Kashmir and kettuvallam of kerala are houseboats in India which offers luxurious accommodation to travelers. Rotels : These novel variants are hotel on wheel. Our very own "palace on wheels" and "Deccan Odessey" are trains providing a luxurious…

1. Introductions: Management information system (MSI) is the integration between people and technology. Over the years, management system has significant impact on developing organizational productivity, efficiency and most importantly financial growth. Though, management information system is the catalyst to increase business operation flow by relating people with technology but immensely incurred additional cost on its implementation within organization. During World War II, McDonald…

Healthcare accessibility at “Bottom of the Pyramid”: A study of scope of eHealth in India Introduction According to World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Statistics 2013, India has a ratio of 6.5 doctors, 10 nurses and 9 beds per 10,000 people compared to the global average is of 13.9 doctors, 29 nurses and 30 beds. In order to meet the healthcare requirement of its population of 1.25 billion, India needs an additional 1.54 million doctors, 2.4 million nurses and 2.6 million beds. At the…