25 books
The present book celebrates the people of the desert region of Rajasthan, who succeeded in developing new techniques to preserve water for their agricultural requirements, notwithstanding the dearth they had faced year after year. The most commendable contribution towards water management was by the Paliwal Brahmins, called as ‘The men with scientific knowledge about water management in deserts’, they cluefully managed preservation of both surface and ...
One of the key geographical developments over the last two centuries has been that of urbanisation. In recent years this has exploded globally, particularly in developing countries. Between 2009 and 2050, the world population is expected to increase by 2.3 billion, from 6.8 to 9.1 billion. At the same time, urban populations are projected to increase by 2.9 billion, from 3.4 billion in 2009 to 6.3 billion total in 2050. In developing countries, urbanisation ...
Book lovers, writers and library professionals are apprehensive because of doomsters forecasts like death knell of libraries, epilogue of library profession and expiration of paper society. History of last five thousand years exhibit there was always acceptance to new formats and configuration in the libraries by the readers, scholars and library professionals. In the present age of incessant Tsunami of information, the libraries and professionals are moving with ...
This book of Medicinal Plants and Mushrooms of India has information on the popular medicinal and aromatic plants available in different parts of India including some rare plants and the ones on the verge of extinction. Special emphasis was given for the members of Dioscoreaceae, Piperaceae, Moraceae, Rubiaceae, Cluseaceae, Aristolochiaceae etc resulting in recording of interesting species. For sustaining interest of all sections of society including ...
A national sustainability strategy offers a great opportunity for a country’s stable development. It requires a balanced relationship amongst the three crucial dimensions of Ecology, Economics and Society. The primacy of economics is foremost as it still is dominant worldwide today. Countries such as India have so far confined themselves to a few selective programmes or projects that are intended to contribute towards sustainable development on a national ...
This book is written from an interdisciplinary perspective combining material mainly from demography and sociology and reflects authors survey of literature from measurements and prediction to post-modern theory, along with planning issues in the country. Both the authors have studied the problem of population and urbanizations from diverse perspectives. Various theories of urbanization have also been discussed in the book. As far as possible, latest figures of ...
Geographical Perspective of Hydrology and Water Resource describes the physical and human aspects affecting the water resources. This book is a comprehensive analysis of the important aspects of the hydrology and water resources. This book as a humble offering to the service of all those interested in water resource management. The book is the ideal test for postgraduate and research scholars of Indian and Abroad Universities students. This book is designed in ...
The book attempts to explain the commercial laws indispensable for initiating and operating a business in the present era. Foremost aim while writing this book has been to produce a text that is broadly comprehensive in nature and presents the law in a most simple and readable manner. To assist the students in understanding the law better, the provisions in this book at various places have been broken in graphic display. Flow charts and graphs not only provide a ...
This new edition has been substantially revised to encompass the latest theories and techniques being applied to sell financial products and retain customers. Building on a solid base that outlines the general theoretical and philosophical thinking behind marketing and sales, the reader is provided with a highly practical introduction.
Marketing looks at the thinking and understanding necessary to create the environment that encourages customers to buy. Sales ...
Over the last decade there has been a surge of interest in cough studies and a number of international symposia have been dedicated to cough. The present book consists of contributions by research workers and clinicians from the Medical School at Comenius University, Slovakia where several novel contributions to the under lying mechanism of various kinds of cough and their therapy, were made. Indeed this book is unique in covering both these domains and so was ...
This book presents to the student of medicine and dentistry an account of anatomical facts necessary to appreciate structural organisation of the Head and Neck. Considering the demand for change in both the presentation and methodology of teaching anatomy, the format of this edition has been changed accordingly. The diagrams have been put within the text, instead of on double spread sheets, to facilitate reading. The positive aspect of a compact text with ...
The Grand Anaicut at Kallanai, true to its name, significantly recapitulates the magnificent history of the Chola Empire. The intricate system of water-ways amply portrays their mastery, articulating their sagacity as architects and builders par excellence. Although the structure’s fabric was simple, it has stood robustly on pervious soil for two millennia, often enduring the wrath and fury of the Cauvery. The versatility of architectural modeling has not ...
This book is a humble attempt to provide a birds eye view of Geo-environment of Gujarat. It also provides information about environmental geology and its significance, required for co-ordination between environmental geologists and planners, designers, executers and engineers; as that can help avoid a mismatch between geomorphology and land use, so as to achieve safe environment and sustainable development for the people. The book covers summarized case studies ...
This book is a study of the financial environment of India. The reader will get a comprehensive view of how the financial system operates in India. The book is divided into seven sections. It presents the structure of the financial markets, institutions, and services that are instrumental in creating an impact on the savings and investment process in a country. It also focuses on the reforms in the financial sector.
The comprehensive package is an attempt to make ...
The book deals with “Computational Methods in Engineering”, a subject that is highly relevant to the present day engineering graduates who have to face the challenges of using the computer and many commercial software programs, in their profession. The book is primarily for engineering students in their final year B.Tech. program or for the M.Tech. students. However the book may also interest students in Applied Mathematics. The book will also be ...
The book "Trouble Free C++" is designed for both engineering/non-engineering students. The subject matter of this book has been divided into 18 chapters. Each chapter has been written and developed with simplified programs, for easy understanding of the core concepts of C++" languages. Through this book assumes no previous exposure to the C++ programming languages, it will be equally useful for experienced programmers.
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The book postulates that faith in the innate divinity, basic goodness and intrinsic altruism has been the driving force for human existence, growth and development. Based upon the faith, it offers an approach for management develop sensitivity to be able to feel the needs of other without being asked. The components of such an approach are maternalistic management, Spandan (heartbeat)and Universal Oneness. To translate the approach into reality, the book offers, ...
This book identifies and analyses the political economy elements in Gandhi's thought, evaluating the spiritual and ontological basis of Gandhian political economy, and examing the contemporary relevance of Gandhian Political economy both in terms of alternative types of heterodox political economy and in terms of policy. The book presents a groundbreaking step in the creation of a new 'Gandhian' Political economy.
Professor Ghosh's present work is the first book ...
This edition has been extensively revised and updated to include the latest drug additions in the field of pharmacology. The book now includes Learning Objectives at the beginning of every chapter so that the students know exactly what is expected of them. At the end of each chapter there are therapeutic problems and clinical exercises to make the learning more meaningful not only to students but also the practitioners. A new chapter on Alzheimers Disease is also ...
The fascinating subject of Ecology is taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. In fact, Ecology is now included in the school curriculum. The book has been prepared specially from the point of view of students. We have been teaching the environmental factors, the various ecological groups, the successional stages in the evolution of vegetation for quiet some time. But due to rapid strides in the field of ecology, detailed accounts of community ...
Designed to be useful even after students have completed their formal optical mineralogy course, Optical Mineralogy covers advances in instrumentation and includes illustrations of minerals as seen through petrological microscopes. The initial chapters familiarize readers with essential concepts in optics and optical mineralogy and questions at the end of each chapter provide insight into issues students will find in the field. With tables that make important ...