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Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants

Ethnopharmacological Properties, Biological Activity and Production Strategies

By: Bharat Singh,Ram Avtar Sharma

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Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants

Ethnopharmacological Properties, Biological Activity and Production Strategies

By: Bharat Singh,Ram Avtar Sharma

Covers the structurally diverse secondary metabolites of medicinal plants, including their ethnopharmacological properties, biological activity, and production strategies Secondary metabolites of plants are a treasure trove of novel compounds with potential pharmaceutical applications. Consequently, the nature of these metabolites as well as strategies for the targeted expression and/or purification is of high interest. Regarding their biological and pharmacological activity and ethnopharmacological properties, this book offers a comprehensive treatment of 100 plant species, including Abutilon, Aloe, Cannabis, Capsicum, Jasminum, Malva, Phyllanthus, Stellaria, Thymus, Vitis, Zingiber, and more. It also discusses the cell culture conditions and various strategies used for enhancing the production of targeted metabolites in plant cell cultures. Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants: Ethnopharmacological Properties, Biological Activity and Production Strategies is presented in four parts. Part I provides a complete introduction to the subject. Part II looks at the ethnomedicinal and pharmacological properties, chemical structures, and culture conditions of secondary metabolites. The third part examines the many strategies of secondary metabolites production, including: biotransformation; culture conditions; feeding of precursors; genetic transformation; immobilization; and oxygenation. The last section concludes with an overview of everything learned. -Provides information on cell culture conditions and targeted extraction of secondary metabolites confirmed by relevant literature -Presents the structures of secondary metabolites of 100 plant species together with their biological and pharmacological activity -Discusses plant species regarding their distribution, habitat, and ethnopharmacalogical properties -Presents strategies of secondary metabolites production, such as organ culture, pH, elicitation, hairy root cultures, light, and mutagenesis Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants is an important book for students, professionals, and biotechnologists interested in the biological and pharmacological activity and ethnopharmacological properties of plants.

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3527825592

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Microbial Diversity : Exploration & Bioprospecting

By: S. Ram Reddy,M. A. Singara Charya,S. Girisham

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Microbial Diversity : Exploration & Bioprospecting

By: S. Ram Reddy,M. A. Singara Charya,S. Girisham

This edited volume on Microbial Diversity includes the chapters on different aspects of microbial diversity, its exploration and exploitation. The contents are broadly categorized into two parts. Part-A includes 25 review articles on diverse aspects of microbial diversity and its applications, contributed by subject experts working in their respective areas. These areas include biotechnology, environment, agriculture, food, public health and nanotechnology. These review articles bring out update information available on selected topics and point out the gaps in our knowledge and further project future lines of research. Part-B includes original research papers on contemporary research areas contributed by active researchers. This book caters the long left needs of university teachers, researchers, students, and industrial entrepreneurs.

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Scientific Publishers

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9386347660

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Ready To Fire

How India and I Survived the ISRO Spy Case

By: Nambi Narayanan,Arun Ram

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Ready To Fire

How India and I Survived the ISRO Spy Case

By: Nambi Narayanan,Arun Ram

A top scientist is falsely accused of selling space technology secrets. A police inspector's misadventure with a Maldivian woman results in a fabricated espionage case. A faction within a political party capitalises on the case to bring down a government. An intelligence agency obligingly plays into the hands of vested interests to slow down India's space programme. And a complex investigation finally proves the allegations untrue. In this riveting book, Isro scientist S Nambi Narayanan - who was falsely accused of espionage in ISRO spy case of the 1990s - and senior journalist Arun Ram meticulously unpick the ISRO spy case, revisit old material and discover new details to expose the international plot that delayed India's development of a cryogenic engine by at least a decade. It took four years for the CBI to exonerate Nambi, but his fight for justice to ensure action against the officers who faked the case and tortured him in custody continues. This book is as much a history of the early days of India's ambitious space programme as it is a record of one of the most sensational cases that enthralled the nation long before the era of online updates and 24-hour news cycles.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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9386826275

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Priya's Shakti

By: Ram Devineni,Vikas K. Menon

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Priya's Shakti

By: Ram Devineni,Vikas K. Menon

A new superhero has arisen in India in the wake of the brutal gang rape on a Delhi bus two years ago: Priya, a mortal woman who is raped herself, but who fights back against sexual violence with the help of the goddess Parvati – and a tiger. – THE GUARDIAN “Priya’s Shakti is the first Indian comic book of its kind — not only confronting teenagers with the sensitive issue of sexual violence, but also engaging young people through its innovative use of augmented reality technology.” — REUTERS

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1892494396

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Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants

By: Ram Chandra,N.K. Dubey,Vineet Kumar

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Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants

By: Ram Chandra,N.K. Dubey,Vineet Kumar

Phytoremediation aids to augment bioremediation as it uses broad range plants to remediate soil, sediment, surface water and ground water that have been contaminated with toxic metals, organic, pesticides and radionuclides. This book serves to disseminate detailed up to date knowledge regarding the various aspects of phytoremediation and plant-microbe interaction. The book highlights process and molecular mechanisms for industrial waste detoxification during phytoremediation in wetland plants, role of endophytic bacteria for phytoremediation of environmental pollutants, constructed wetland treatment system for treatment and recycling of hazardous wastewater, amongst other relevant topics. Key Features: Focuses on phytoremediation process for different pollutants, mainly heavy metal detoxification in the presence of other co-pollutants. Includes plant-soil-microbe interactions in phytoremediations and remediation of contaminated water. Explores life cycle assessment of industrial waste contaminated site with organic pollutants. Discusses hyperaccumulator versus non-hyperaccumulator plants for environmental waste management. Includes bacterial assisted phytoremediation and siderophore formation in specific environmental conditions.

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CRC Press

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1351665634

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Raj To Swaraj

Raj To Swaraj: Tracing India's Journey to Freedom

By: Ram Chandra Pradhan

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Raj To Swaraj

Raj To Swaraj: Tracing India's Journey to Freedom

By: Ram Chandra Pradhan

The saga of the Indian National Movement; with its unique leadership and ideological foundation; continues to engage those interested in the history of India. Raj to Swaraj: A Textbook on Colonialism and Nationalism in India takes its readers through the panorama of modern Indian history; with all its trials and tribulations; and keeps it intellectually stimulating all through the narrative. This textbook for students attempts to present its case; free from ideological biases. The result of a lifelong engagement with teaching and research; this book incorporates the sharp classroom debates and analysis of bright and committed students; thus enriching its formulations and interpretations. It provides a fresh look at the national struggle for independence and attempts to provoke; promote and unleash; critical and creative thinking among the student community. In the process; it seeks to relieve them from the drudgery of working as intellectual foot soldiers to the authorities in our academia. This book marks a departure from the earlier studies in terms of its new and updated sources as well as in its freedom from the great ideological divides that continue to bedevil our academic life. As such; it avoids both the extremes of woolly sentimentalism and ideology-based debunking. Essentially eclectic and synthesising in its approach; and written in a lucid style; the book covers different phases and facets of our national struggle. To that end; it adopts a thematic; rather than a chronological narrative. The book will prove invaluable for students of political science and modern Indian history; as well as general readers.

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Prabhat Prakashan

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9352664310

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Agglomeration of Iron Ores

By: Ram Pravesh Bhagat

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Agglomeration of Iron Ores

By: Ram Pravesh Bhagat

This book focuses on agglomeration, or the size enlargement process, of iron ores. This process sits at the interface of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy. The book begins with a discussion of raw materials preparation and the beneficiation process. It then describes fundamental principles of the sintering and pelletization processes, including formation of green mix through granulation and green balls as well as chemical reactions during sintering. Finally, it offers a brief description of iron making processes and correlations related to the agglomerates: quality parameters and BF productivity and coke rate.

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1351979264

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How students select higher secondary schools? A case study in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

By: Ram Prasad Sharma

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How students select higher secondary schools? A case study in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

By: Ram Prasad Sharma

The term education itself means 'to train', 'to lead out' and to 'bring up'. It is said that education is a life-long process, but the basic education that one undergoes during the formative years definitely contributes to the shaping of one's future and outlook. At this point, the school and high school education assumes importance. Even though the history of education in Nepal is relatively short, there has been a considerable growth in the number of educational institutes after the restoration of democracy in 1950 and particularly after 1990 AD. However, having no standard measuring rod to use when evaluating the institutes of higher education, students and parents have had trouble when selecting a college. Furthermore, beguiling advertisements make it impossible to decide which college is genuinely worth attending. Nowadays, it cannot be denied that numerous mediocre institutes exist which try to make a quick buck and cheat the students. This may not always be the case, but such incidents cannot be overlooked. Hence, this subject and possible solutions are analysed in this comprehensive study.

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3954895099

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Jainism in Early Medieval Karnataka

C. A.D. 500-1200

By: Ram Bhushan Prasad Singh

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Jainism in Early Medieval Karnataka

C. A.D. 500-1200

By: Ram Bhushan Prasad Singh

From the time of the Mauryas Jainism was an important factor in the religious life of the area formerly known as Mysore (now Karnataka). The Jains were pioneers in the development of the kannada language, and they contributed greatly to many aspects of the cultural life of the region. This work is the result of the research (for Ph.D thesis of the author) into the religious history of the Jainas in Karnataka who dominated the political and cultural life of Karnataka for about one thousand years during the early medieval period. Based on an analytical study of literary and epigraphic sources, it attempts to explain the prevalence of image worship, tantrism, priesthood and ritualistic formation which characterized Karnataka Jainism in the early medieval period. The book also seeks to examine the social and economic basis of Jaina monasteries in all parts of the Kannada region.

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Motilal Banarsidass Publishe

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8120833236

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9788120833234

The Chemistry of Heterocycles

Chemistry of Six to Eight Membered N,O, S, P and Se Heterocycles

By: Vishnu Ji Ram,Arun Sethi,Mahendra Nath,Ramendra Pratap

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The Chemistry of Heterocycles

Chemistry of Six to Eight Membered N,O, S, P and Se Heterocycles

By: Vishnu Ji Ram,Arun Sethi,Mahendra Nath,Ramendra Pratap

The Chemistry of Heterocycles: Chemistry of Six to Eight Membered N,O, S, P and Se Heterocycles details the chemistry, behavior and potential of these important structures. The book presents a practical guide to international nomenclature, including discussions of fused ring systems, heteroatoms with abnormal valences, and bridged, spiro and polycyclic heterocycles. Three membered heterocycles are then the focus, along with their thermodynamic properties and importance in natural products, medicines, materials, and their unique aspects, such as strain, basicity and reactivity. Additional chapters cover 100 key heterocycle structures, from Azetidines, Pyrroles and Pyridines, to Benzoxepines and Oxocanes. Final chapters explore cutting-edge advances in the development of phosphorus and selenium based heterocycles. - Provides clear, detailed information on each heterocyclic group, including structural features, such as ring strain, basicity, synthesis and reactivity towards electrophilic and nucleophilic reagents - Highlights the latest advances in the field, including phosphorous and selenium-based heterocycles supported by numerous illustrations - Includes details of functionalized heterocycles used as synthons for the construction of various arenes and heteroarenes

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Elsevier

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0128192119

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Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India

By: Ram Sharan Sharma

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Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India

By: Ram Sharan Sharma

The present work Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient Indian discusses different views on the origin and nature of the state in ancient India. It also deals with stages and processes of state formation and examines the relevance of caste and kin-based collectivities to the construction of polity. The Vedic assemblies are studied in some detail, and developments in political organisation are presented in relation to their changing social and economic background. The book also shows how religion and rituals were brought in the service of the ruling class.

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8120808274

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9788120808270

Plant Cytogenetics

By: Ram J. Singh

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Plant Cytogenetics

By: Ram J. Singh

Cytogenetics plays an important role in understanding the chromosomal and genetic architecture of plant species. Plant Cytogenetics, Third Edition follows the tradition of its predecessors presenting theoretical and practical aspects of plant cytogenetics. Chapters describe correct handling of plant chromosomes, methods in plant cytogenetics, cell division, reproduction methods, chromosome nomenclature, karyotype analysis, chromosomal aberrations, genome analysis, transgenic crops, and cytogenetics in plant breeding. This new edition begins with a brief introduction on the historical aspect of cytogenetics and flows directly into handling of plant chromosomes by classical and modern cytological techniques, classical Mendelian Genetics, brief description of cell division, and chromosome identification by karyotype analysis. The comprehension of cytogenetics is incomplete without information on the role of aneuploidy in associating a gene on a particular chromosome, and the book covers these methodologies as a primary topic. Covering classical to modern cytogenetics, the book presents to the reader the crucial role of cytogenetics in improving crops.

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CRC Press

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1439884196

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Myths, Rituals, and Beliefs in Himachal Pradesh

By: Molu Ram Thakur

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Myths, Rituals, and Beliefs in Himachal Pradesh

By: Molu Ram Thakur

The Western Himalaya Is The Home Of Vedic Saints, Gods And Goddesses And Of God-Fearing And Honest People Who Have Respect For All Religions. This Book Deals With Their Folklore, Beliefs And Superstitions And Traditions.

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8173870713

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India-USSR Relations: 1972-91, a brief survey

By: Shri Ram Sharma

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India-USSR Relations: 1972-91, a brief survey

By: Shri Ram Sharma

Contents: Introduction, Bangladesh Liberation: Aftermath, Janata Regime: Towards Understanding, Congress Party in Power, The Afghan Crisis, Disintegration of USSR, Janata Dal Interlude, Bilateral Interactions, Concluding Reflections.

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Discovery Publishing House

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8171416861

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9788171416868

Alternative Sweet and Supersweet Principles

Natural Sweeteners and Plants

By: Ram Snehi Dwivedi

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Alternative Sweet and Supersweet Principles

Natural Sweeteners and Plants

By: Ram Snehi Dwivedi

This book compiles the latest information on different kinds of natural, plant-based super sweeteners. A book on alternative, natural super sweeteners is extremely timely and useful, especially, in light of the decreasing cultivable area, ever increasing demand for sucrose, and the well identified ills of sugar consumption. Every year more than 5.0 million people die due to diabetes and diabetes-associated diseases like cardiovascular, kidney disorder, liver cancer etc. This book describes the use of non-saccharide super sweet principles to counter such maladies. The readers will get an in-depth understanding of different kinds of sweeteners, molecular basis of sweetness, their general classification, plant source with photo-plates etc. The chapters explain different kinds of super-sweet principles. This book emphasizes on the propagation, cultivation and conservation of NSSS plants (NSSSP) and extraction of super sweet principles and granting of generally recognised as safe (GRAS) certificate to sweeteners. The concluding chapter describes the eco-physiological difference between saccharide super sweet and non saccharide sweet plants. The book also describes commercial production of selected potential Natural Super Sweeteners. This book will be of great interest to researchers, extension workers as well as postgraduate students in Food science nutrition, ayurveda, plant physiology, Unani, naturopathy, biochemistry and plant breeding. It would also be of interest to industry stakeholders in sweetener industry and alternative sweetener manufactures.

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Springer Nature

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9813363509

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9789813363502

Technology, Farm Output, and Employment in a Tribal Region

By: Ram Niranjan Tripathy

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Technology, Farm Output, and Employment in a Tribal Region

By: Ram Niranjan Tripathy

Study of Ranchi District, Bihar.

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Mittal Publications

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8170990556

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9788170990550

Pressure Politics in Congress Party

A Study of the Congress Forum for Socialist Action

By: Ram Singh Awana

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Pressure Politics in Congress Party

A Study of the Congress Forum for Socialist Action

By: Ram Singh Awana

The book attempts to study the Congress Forum for Socialist Action as a pressure group within the Congress party between mid 1962 and early 1973. It has also touched upon the revival of the CFSA in 1977 and 1987. Explaining how non-implementation of party policies and programmes, authoritative attitude of the party elite towards the rank and file, and the emergence of ideological differences among them led to the formation of the pressure group. The structure, process and functions of the pressure group have also been analysed. The forum reiterated its faith in defining the concept of socialism, its basic objective being to emphasize the establishment of socialistic society in the country. The forum achieved a good success as far as controlling monopolistic tendencies and expansion of public enterprise were concerned.

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Northern Book Centre

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8185119430

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9788185119434

New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Trichoderma for Biotechnological Applications: Current Insight and Future Prospects

By: Shalini Rai,Ram Prasad

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New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Trichoderma for Biotechnological Applications: Current Insight and Future Prospects

By: Shalini Rai,Ram Prasad

New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Trichoderma for Biotechnological Applications: Current Insights and Future Prospects includes the most recent advances in Trichoderma based research. The book emphasizes the use of modern biotechnological and molecular tools such as the identification of Trichoderma, the development of diagnostic markers, and genome mapping and next generation sequencing based approaches. Chapters discuss a variety of applications and illustrations, including the biology and biodiversity of Trichoderma, biotic and abiotic stresses, plant health, disease management, crop improvement, industrial and commercial products, and more. The book includes various applications, making it useful for biotechnologists, biochemical engineers, biochemists, plant breeders, soil microbiologist, agronomists and researchers interested in sustainable agriculture practices. - Offers a one-stop resource on the topic of Trichoderma and their biotechnological applications in plant disease, sustainable agriculture, plant health, and in industrial commercial products - Addresses the role of Trichoderma to combat abiotic and biotic stress, mechanisms involved genes and their role in plant health improvement - Emphasizes the use of modern biotechnological and molecular tools for the identification of Trichoderma, development of diagnostic markers, genome mapping, and next generation sequencing based approaches

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Elsevier

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0323985319

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9780323985314

Marching Ahead

MARCHING AHEAD: Striding Towards the Future

By: Ram Naik

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Marching Ahead

MARCHING AHEAD: Striding Towards the Future

By: Ram Naik

Autobiographical reminiscences of Ram Naik, born 1934, politician from Maharashtra, India.

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938623162X

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9789386231628

India And The West: A Cultural Contrast

By: Gurmukh Ram Madan

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India And The West: A Cultural Contrast

By: Gurmukh Ram Madan

This Is A Comparative Study Of India And Chiefly The U.S.A. And The U.K. Based On The Author`S Observations.

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Mittal Publications

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817099862X

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9788170998624

Environmental Technology and Sustainability

Physical, Chemical and Biological Technologies for Clean Environmental Management

By: Basanta Kumara Behera,Ram Prasad

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Environmental Technology and Sustainability

Physical, Chemical and Biological Technologies for Clean Environmental Management

By: Basanta Kumara Behera,Ram Prasad

Environmental Technology and Sustainability: Physical, Chemical and Biological Technologies for Clean Environmental Management provides a dependable source of information on the fundamental scientific evidence involved in environmental protection and sustainable development. The book provides the basic natural sciences that underpin the understanding, development and application of environment technologies that support a clean inhabitable world that includes environmental technologies and sustainable, renewable energy systems. It considers the science and technology for environmental benefits, including the development of both smarter, cleaner technologies for environmental protection, conservation, and more. - Provides methods and processes for CO2 Sequestration - Focuses on technologies for reducing greenhouse gases and for biofuel production - Outlines issues surrounding contaminated water and provides solutions for water management - Describes problems facing air pollution, including sources and mitigation - Includes contaminated soil management

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012819104X

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From the Mango Tree and Other Folktales from Nepal

By: Kavita Ram Shrestha,Sarah Lamstein

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From the Mango Tree and Other Folktales from Nepal

By: Kavita Ram Shrestha,Sarah Lamstein

This collection of tales, the only one of its kind currently available in the United States, introduces you to the treasures of an ancient and rapidly changing culture. Selected and translated by Kavita Ram Shrestha of Nepal, the 15 stories range in tone from the playful to the haunting. From a region of spectacular beauty, gentle people, and deep spirituality come some of the world's most enchanting tales. This collection of tales, the only one of its kind currently available in the United States, introduces you to the treasures of an ancient and rapidly changing culture. Selected and translated by Kavita Ram Shrestha of Nepal and edited by Sarah Lamstein, the 15 stories range in tone from the playful King Silly and Minister Sloppy to the haunting Uttis Tree. Tales are supplemented by color photographs; line drawings; and an introduction to the history, geography, and culture of the country. A generous bibliography leads readers to further resources.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313069611

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Ticking Times

An Accountant and a Gentleman

By: V Pattabhi Ram

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Ticking Times

An Accountant and a Gentleman

By: V Pattabhi Ram

TICKING TIMES An Accountant and a Gentleman A NOVEL SET IN THE AUDIT PROFESSION MIKE MAHI DARES TO BE DIFFERENT. Not for him the well-trodden path of his ancestors, their small lives lived out in the confines of a colliery. He dreams of getting into a larger world, of being in a profession that commands respect, chartered accountancy, and his struggle to rise to its topmost echelons. It is the story of Mahi's courageous leap into an unfamiliar world and his tumultuous relationship with the celebrated journalist Tejas Arya, his college mate and fellow Intern. A tale of two idolized icons – with their human frailties and professional rivalries… One night, it all threatens to come crashing down. In a rogue bank that Mahi audits, there are charges of incompetence, insider trading and misconduct against him. The case moves to the court. WILL MAHI COME OUT UNSCATHED? Or will a high profile career built up so painstakingly, collapse? Can Mahi look to Tejas for support in his hour of need? Or, will the journalist in Tejas ditch his long-time friend for a hot story?

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Notion Press

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9352064968

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9789352064960

Step by Step into EPF

A Guide to Employees’ Provident Fund

By: Ram Niwas Bairwa

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Step by Step into EPF

A Guide to Employees’ Provident Fund

By: Ram Niwas Bairwa

Unlike other books on any enactment, this book has been designed and written in a text book format on Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. The book is divided into five divisions and nineteen chapters, each division dealing with a subject and each chapter with a topic exclusively and extensively with references to related cases-laws and clarifications on the issue. The divisions are: 1) Application of the Act, 2) Administration and Management, 3) Products and Services, 4) Exemptions, and 5) Default Management with a new concept about the PF law. This book was first published in 2010. Due to increase in demand, it is brought to the readers, has been fully revised, updated and presented in a new format.

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9352065077

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9789352065073

Biopesticides in Environment and Food Security: Issues and Strategies

By: Opender Koul,G.S. Dhaliwal,S. Khokhar,Ram Singh

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Biopesticides in Environment and Food Security: Issues and Strategies

By: Opender Koul,G.S. Dhaliwal,S. Khokhar,Ram Singh

Drivers behind food security and crop protection issues vis-à-vis the food losses caused by pests include rapid human population increase, climate change, loss of beneficial on-farm biodiversity, reduction in per capita cropped land, water shortages, and pesticide withdrawals. Integrated pest management, therefore, becomes a compulsory strategy in agriculture, which offers a 'toolbox' of complementary crop- and region-specific crop protection solutions to address these rising pressures. IPM aims at more sustainable solutions by using complementary technologies and one of them is the use of biopesticides including genetically modified cropping systems. The aim is to reduce pests below economic thresholds utilizing key 'ecological services', particularly biocontrol systems via semiochemicals, biopesticides, precision pest monitoring tools, and rapid diagnostics. In fact, we are facing twin problems of environment and food security for the expanding population and it is necessary to ensure adequate pesticide-free food. The ecofriendly nature of biopesticide products suggests environment protection and safety for natural enemies and non-target organisms. However, their adoption and use have lagged behind due to certain constraints like variable performance under field situations, lack of quality standards and interest by big industrial houses, and cumbersome regulatory procedures. The present book is an attempt to critically debate over all these issues and suggest a road map for future.

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Scientific Publishers

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9386347458

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9789386347459

The Mountains Within

By: Ram Thakur

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The Mountains Within

By: Ram Thakur

The story of ‘The Mountains Within’ is prototypical of the people who grew into first-ever consciousness of their own identities from the obscurity of innumerable socio-cultural microcosms that had existed at the subterranean level for centuries and millennia over the length and breadth of India before the Independence. The story moves from present to past to future with the main protagonist’s grand-daughter setting out to reconstruct the life story of her grand-father she admires. The story is contemporary and relevant to a whole lot of Indians who finished their journeys of existence at the beginning of the new millennium. As they sit back, vacuous and dazed after the ‘retirement’, they cannot help ruminating over the past vis-à-vis their own lives. No matter how objective their self-appraisal, they cannot escape being dubbed a generation of ineffectual crusaders who fell from grace by succumbing to hypocrisies both personal and collective. They cannot exonerate themselves from the stigma of making a mess of a newly liberated country through moral turpitude and lack of individual will. They cannot face up to the younger generation of today and convince them they had no role to play in the fabrication of myths such ‘Mera Bharat Mahaan’. There are no Nuremberg Trials for the crimes we commit within our minds and souls. However, if history is continuity between the past and the present, then ‘The Mountains Within’ does leave some doors open for Nuremberg Trials of the mind and the souls for these Indians.

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