ICFAI University Press
31 books
India is aspiring to become one of the leading global health destinations in the world, where citizens of highly developed countries will get attracted to travel to India to receive a side variety of medical services. The primary reason that medical centers in India are able to provide healthcare services inexpensively is directly related to the nation's economic status. Indeed, the prices charged in India for medical care generally correlate with that nation's ...
People move from rural areas to urban areas for various reasons. The main reason for the migration is the uneven distribution of resources in the economy. Economic constraint at the native place of the migrants motivates them to leave their place of birth in search of livelihood or economic betterment in urban zones. Migrants are drawn to the cities by the economic forces such as domestic terms of trade, the diffusion of technology from the western countries and ...
The essentially participative nature of democracy is what makes it communication dependent so media becomes the tool of choice for disseminating the good work required to nurture democracy. Media is increasingly succumbing to becoming a tool of elite interests preoccupied with ideological control of social political and economic environments. The rich diet of political ideas is slowly deteriorating to sensationalism and voyeurism in almost sinister manner by the ...
Low agricultural growth and increasing population pressure raise the problem of poverty of a nation. As agriculture is the only mainstay of most of the rural people of nation, there is need to transform traditional agricultural practices to more specialized production, oriented towards the market or other systems of exchange so as to ensure better standard of living.
Agricultural transformation is a process through which a single farm shifts from traditional ...
Earthquake is a major natural disaster. An earthquake is an unexpected and abrupt movement in the earth’s lithosphere that is caused by the interaction of plate movements. Sudden movement of the earth's layer occurs due to geological faults or because of volcanic activities. It is an unexpected devastating event, which causes suffering to human beings, animals and plants. The experiences of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2001 Gujarat earthquake, 1999 ...
Floriculture includes cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for sale or for use as raw materials in the cosmetics or perfume industry as well as in the pharmaceutical sector. However, today the emphasis on floriculture is not just in creating exotic species for decorative and commercial purposes but also in improving regular varieties and developing mass-cultivation techniques for increased productivity. India is the world’s fastest growing retail ...
By 1960s, coincidentally, all the developed and high-income countries, by and large, enjoyed the abundance of milk. Per capita production and consumption of milk in countries like US, Canada, Britain, Western European countries, Japan, Australia and New Zealand were incomparably high, compared to those of the poor and backward countries from Latin America, African Continent, Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, and populous countries like China and India. ...
This gives an overview of the hand-loom and handicrafts sector India and the constraints faced by the sector and also tries to focus on the initiatives that are being taken to revive and preserve the cultural heritage of this Indian industry. Also highlights the major hand-loom and handicrafts of India and the contribution of particular states to conserve this rich heritage.
Sri Tallapaka Annamayya of 15th century is a great Saint, poet, Prophet and first “Vaggeyakara” of South India. He is a true Socialist, Economist, Scientist, Feminist, Humanist, Naturalist and above all, Universalist. He wrote, composed and sang more than 32000 Sankirtanas(Hymns).This book is a humble endeavor and a modest effort towards passing on the great literary and lyrical tradition of Sankirtanas to the people in general and students of history ...
The inspiration to add one more book of Sri Thyagaraja's compositions arose in the mind of the compiler, when he attended Thyagaraja Aradhana festival some time back. The inspired singing of the great vidwans and the enthusiastic response of the truly international audience sparked the idea in the compiler s mind, that the saint-composer s goal and the heart-felt enjoyment and enlightenment of the audience would be even better served if the text was available ...
Volume Title:Section 1. Mining activity : health and environmental issues; Section 2. Mine waste : health and environmental issues; Section 3. Economic and social cost of mining.
The Earth has enough resources to generate electrical energy for several billion years! How does it sound? Unbelievable; especially in the light of growing debate over issues like depleting source of fossil fuel and its adverse effect on environment. Well, believable , this book says. The amazing technologies discussed in the book prove beyond doubt that it indeed can be done. Fuel cells, geothermal energy and tidal energy are practically inexhaustible sources of ...
In general, the concept of energy refers to "the potential for causing changes." Production and consumption of energy resources in very important to the global economy. All economic activity requires energy resources. Whether to manufacture goods, provide transportation, run computers and other machines or to grow food, to feed workers, or even to harvest new fuel. Organizations need to manage and optimize their energy usage well and in the process. ...
The focus of this book is the legal issues relating to the outer space that have emerged recently in the light of developments in the space technology. Most of the articles highlight the present space activities and their legality in the light of the existing space treaties. The articles also stress on the need for the progressive development of the space law in various fields of outer space activities. Therefore, the book would be helpful in understanding the ...
The passenger car segment of the Indian automotive industry has assumed great importance post-liberalization. In the 1990s, the Government of India opened the doors for the entry of foreign carmakers. The Automotive Mission Plan 2006-16, and Automotive Policy-2002, embody a mission to make India an automotive hub. According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), in the year 2007-08, over 1.5 million cars were sold in the domestic market. There ...
All over the world, there has been much outcry about the character of the global climate, which has been changing rapidly and has recently posed a threat to the global climate. The growing demand for global energy, the impending exhaustion of fossil fuel resources, and many more factors will result in our increased dependence on renewable energy. These are essential contributors to the energy supply portfolio as they contribute to world energy supply security and ...
Climate change is now seen as a fundamental issue with major implications for tourism Tourism is the most climate dependent economic sector. The spectacular growth of tourism provides both challenges and opportunities. Tourism activity is expected to grow in the next 20-30 years due to globalization demographic changes leisure and lifestyle. The tourism industry has a key role to play in confronting the challenge of climate change. For the global tourism ...