Arun Kumar
61 books
Apart from significantly improving the stability of the financial system, banking sector reforms in India since 1991 have supported the transition of the Indian economy to a higher growth path. In comparison to the pre-reforms period, the Indian banking system today is more stable and efficient. However, these gains need to be consolidated into a mature financial system to meet the challenges of financial globalization.
Many new processes, products and services ...
In this monogram 23 grain legumes have been described which are grown in different parts of India. Of these, nine are major ones Viz. Chickpea, Pigeon pea , Urd bean, Mung bean, Horse gram, Moth bean, Grass pea, Lentils and Field pea. There are fourteen more grain legumes Viz., cowpea, cluster bean, hyacinth bean, jack bean, broad bean jombi pea, Rajmash, broad bean, lima bean, rice bean winged bean, velvet bean, adzuki bean and Pillipesara which are grown ...
The Narendra Modi government’s sudden demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes in November 2016 failed to put a dent in the black economy but caused untold hardship to hundreds of millions of Indians. It has crippled the country’s economy for a long time to come. In this book, Arun Kumar, the country’s leading authority on the black economy, tells us why Modi’s gambit failed. He shows us the way in which the problem can be rooted out, ...
Contents: 1. Fundamentals of Marketing: Fundamentals of Marketing. i. Marketing Research. ii. Marketing Environment. iii. Consumer Behaviour. 2. Selection of Markets: i. Segmentation and Targeting. ii. Positioning. 3. Product Decisions: i. Product Management. ii. Brand Management. iii. Management of Innovations. 4. Pricing Decisions: i. Pricing Strategy. 5. Distribution Decisions: i. Distribution. ii. Retailing. 6. Communication Decisions: i. Integrated ...
In the last three decades some university teachers of management pondered over the application of ancient Indian Wisdom to modern Industry and Commerce. The present work is an attempt in this direction. It seeks to explore, formulate 'and systematise the principles, processes and techniques of effective Management Leadership as given in the Bhagawad Gita. It develops an Indian Model of Management Leadership through critical and comparative evaluation of the Gita ...
Ecotourism is a relatively new concept, and it is still often misunderstood or misused. Some people have abused the term to attract conservation conscious travellers to what are simply nature tourism programmes which may cause negative environmental and social impacts. While the term was first used in the 1980s, the broadly accepted definition and one which continues to be valid, "nutshell" definition was established by The International Ecotourism ...
For a long time Indian histroians were engaged in political, economic and cultural history. In the western circles. India was dismissed as "a spiritual but poor country". The western world boasted of their material development. During colonial rule the British authorities wanted India to be a supplier of raw materials and market for their manufactured goods. Therefore scientific and technical education was discouraged to arrest Indian material ...
India with only 2.4% of the world's area is home to over 8% of its biological diversity. This makes it one of the world's mega diverse countries with rich biological diversity heritage. Uttarakhand State which was created just about a decade ago encompasses a geographical area which is just 1. 63 per cent of the country's area. However the state contains 4.53 per cent of India's forest area and about 3.1 per cent of country's agricultural area. Studies have ...
This festschrift, running into two volumes, attempts to analyse the various aspects of earth system sciences. It presents analytical discourse and multidisciplinary disposition of research vistas in the growth of inter and intra-sub-disciplines of earth sciences, including earthquakes and tectonics, landslide hazards, water resources, petrology and geochemistry, applied geomorphology ad terrain studies, and geoenvironment and climate change. It is of great use to ...
This book primarily deals with themes like flood risk simulation, earning, assessment and mitigation. It is supported with elaborate glossary of related terms, bibliography and detailed subjects index. An overview of meteorology, climatology and forecasting of floods is provided. It also reflects on flash floods, flood-meadows, drowned lands, flood bypass, floodplain, rain cloudburst and storm urge. The tropical cyclone meteorology, the tropical cyclone rainfall ...
This book entitled "Handbook of Flood Management-Volume II" is like a reference book on the said subject. Besides presenting a glossary of terms, this book provides a detailed bibliography and elaborate index. An introductory overview of an integrated approach towards flood control, mitigation and management is provided with focus on attempts towards understanding floods and related development processes. This book also reflects on analysis of types of ...
The question of population has occupied attention of statesmen and philosophers since ancient times. Plato and Aristotle were interested in the question of population size in the context of a city - state. Mercantilist doctrine emphasized the economic, political and military advantages of a large and growing population and favoured various measures to stimulate population growth. Malthus reacted against mercantilist doctrine. According to him the population ...
'Population explosion' is most grave problem being faced by the human race on the earth. The relationship of human population and its related problems with environment has become very complex and critical. Great efforts are necessary now to preserve and protect the natural environment threatened by over population and misguided technology. There can be no doubt that men and their governments must be concerned with the wise management of their future size if it is ...