K R Gupta
71 books
Modi took oath as India's 15th Prime Minister on 26 May 2014. Ever since assuming office, Narendra Modi has embarked on a journey of all-round and inclusive development in which the people of India can live in peace and prosperity. Through a number of innovative ideas and initiatives, his government has been trying to ensure that India achieves fast socio-economic progress. Narendra Modi and his government have focused on reforming and modernizing India's ...
Probability theory is a well-established branch of mathematics that finds applications in a wide area of scholarly activities such as in physics, chemistry, biology, geology, medicine, economics, sociology, engineering, operation research, etc. and in daily experiences ranging from weather forecast to predicting the risks of new medical treatments.
The book covers a comprehensive course in probability for the students of economics, statistics and the physical ...
Inflation can be defined as disproportionate and relatively sharp or sudden increase in the quantity of money or credit or both as well as incomes and purchasing power relative to goods available for purchase. It always brings a rise in the price levels. There is erosion in the value of the internal medium of exchange and unit of account in the economy as money income is expanding relative to the output of work done by the productive agents and too much money ...
A civil nuclear energy renaissance is underway at present. Governments worldwide are reconsidering the role of nuclear power for generation of electricity due to growing energy demand, pressures and obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and rising oil prices, among other things. Public and political opposition to nuclear power is also decreasing because of the growing awareness about its benefits. In 2005, India’s Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, ...
Nuclear disarmament is a complex issue. The nuclear weapons states (NWS) have made these weapons an important part in their national security architecture. The experts have asserted that nuclear wars are not winnable. Security establishments and strategic experts state that the elimination of nuclear weapons will jeopardize the security of their countries. So ran the arguments when banning and proscription of the chemical weapons were under discussion. As in that ...
The book Climate Change: Meeting the Challenge is an attempt to understand the complexity of the phenomenon called climate change. It is an in-depth study on the actions taken so far by the international community in meeting this great challenge. The UN Convention and its classification of countries as Annex I, Annex II and non-Annex I countries is discussed. The various subsidiary bodies that have been set up under the Convention and the work of the UNFCCC ...
The present book, concise encyclopedia of India, is a compendium of diverse aspects of India which is one of the oldest civilizations with a kaleidoscopic variety, rich cultural heritage and multifaceted socio-economic progress. The idea behind bringing out this book is to help one and all in understanding the country and its unity in diversity. In its three volumes, the encyclopaedia encompasses a remarkably wide range of topics related to India-its history, ...
India's growth story in various sectors--industry, services, mining, and power--particularly since the dawn of the new millennium, though impressive, has not been inclusive. Whereas urban areas have developed fast, the rural areas still lack the basic infrastructure of connectivity, marketing and adequate means of employment generation. Poverty remains a major issue with our huge population living in rural areas, particularly in BIMARU states of Bihar, ...
This collection of essays by academics and practitioners from around the world underscores issues and concerns of sustainable urban development and best practices in terms of theory as well as praxes. Contributors have made an attempt to critically reconcile the hypothetical with the applied in order to arrive at innovative solutions for urban good governance in the context of water supply reforms including water management, sanitation, migration of rural ...
The fourth revised and enlarged edition of the Directory of Libraries in India contains much larger number of addresses of libraries in India. Some chapters have been added exclusively to provide addresses of institutions offering courses on important subjects like management, medicine and nursing, engineering and technology, architecture, law, agriculture, sports, etc. In addition, addresses of premier academic and professional institutions of India's ...
The fourth revised and enlarged edition of the Directory of Libraries in India contains much larger number of addresses of libraries in India. Some chapters have been added exclusively to provide addresses of institutions offering courses on important subjects like management, medicine and nursing, engineering and technology, architecture, law, agriculture, sports, etc. In addition, addresses of premier academic and professional institutions of India's ...
The Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal was envisaged during Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to the U.S. in July 2005 which led to a Joint Statement announcing a slew of bilateral measures on areas like energy, space, agriculture, commerce and science and technology. The most important development perhaps was to initiate the measure to strengthen energy security and promote the development of energy markets in India with the objective of ensuring sufficient ...
India's International Relations reflect a traditional policy of non-alignment with its emphasis upon international peace, peaceful coexistence and independent foreign policy, which have been helpful for India in securing its national interests as well as in building up an influential position in world politics. India's international relations have been characterised by the basic tenets of Panchsheel. Peace, disarmament, self-reliance, non-alignment, ...
The book deeply analyses the views of earlier writers on the subject of population, like Godwin, Condorcet, Russel Wallace, Richard Price among others, challenges them and convincingly brings forth Malthus's hypotheses which have gained universal acceptance. It also contains an inculcating introduction by K.R. Gupta, a well-known economist, which not only analyses Malthus's views but also studies many other factors like migration of population and ...