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The book covers contemporary issues like the agricultural policy, the implications of the WTO agreement on agriculture, transgenic crops and biotechnology, the role of rural women in agricultural transformation, and contract farming.

Agriculture , National agricultural policy , Contract farming - India , Agriculture and Biotechnology , Implications of WTO

Blink : the power of thinking without thinking

Blink is about the first two seconds of looking--the decisive glance that knows in an instant. Gladwell, the best-selling author of 'The Tipping Point', campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a gift for translating research into splendid storytelling. Building his case with scenes from a marriage, heart attack triage, speed dating, choking on the golf course, selling cars, and military maneuvers, he persuades readers to think small and focus on the meaning of "thin slices" of behavior. Gladwell's conclusion, after studying how people make instant decisions in a wide range of fields from psychology to police work, is that we can make better instant judgments by training our mind and senses to focus on the most relevant facts—and that less input (as long as it's the right input) is better than more.

Decision Making , Problem solving , Cognitive Psychology , Behavioral Sciences , Intuition

India rising: emergence of a new world power

This book is a sharp assessment of India's current challenges and a comprehensive outlook on the future economic growth. It delves into the 10 pillars for sustainable growth. They are economic reforms, financial reforms, geopolitics, manufacturing, trade and foreign investment, energy, information technology, agriculture, infrastructure, and social issues.

Economic growth - India , Economic development - India

Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything

In Freakonomics Levitt turns conventional economics on its head, stripping away the jargon and calculations of the experts' to explore the riddles of everyday life and examine topics such as: how chips are more likely to kill you than murder or a terrorist attack; why sportsmen cheat and how fraud can be spotted; why violent crime can be linked not to gun laws, policing or poverty, but to abortion; why a road is more efficient when everyone travels at 20mph; how the name you give your child can give them an advantage in later life; and what really causes obesity epidemics. Ultimately, he shows us that economics is all about how people get what they want, and what makes them do it.

Economics

This report aims to prepare an evidence-based empirical study on how other comparable economies have benefited from modern trade and the implications modern trade would have on the Indian economy. The focus areas of study are impact of modern trade on employment, agriculture, and sourcing from India.

Indian economy , Impact of modern trade on employment, agriculture and sourcing from India , Retail business , Retail sector

Mid-term appraisal of 10th Five Year Plan (2002-2007)

This Mid Term Appraisal presents a detailed assessment of the performance of the economy as a whole as well as an assessment of performance in individual sectors in comparison with the Tenth Plan targets.

Economic planning - India , Mid term appraisal - Tenth five year plan - India

Empowering the east and north east : power sector report

This report discusses the dynamics of the electricity sector in the country as a whole, with a focus on East and North East region in India.

Electricity sector - India , Electricity sector - East and North East , Hydro electricity , Consumer profile , Captive power , Rural electrification , Electricity reforms , Electricity supply , Power hub

Fly Ash

High-volume fly ash concrete technology : best practice guidelines

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), New Delhi, 2005

A CIDA, NRCAN and CII project on high volume fly concrete technology. The report is based on North American experience with this type of material. It also reflects the recent expertise acquired in India through laboratory work, field applications, and substantive discussions with Indian practitioners.

High volume fly ash concrete technology , Best practice

High volume fly ash concrete technology handbook

This handbook intends to provide complete information about high volume fly ash concrete technology in India.

Fly ash concrete technology - India , CII CANMET HVFAC project

Expert group recommendations for the implementation of high volume fly ash concrete technology in India.

Fly ash concrete technology in India , HVFAC , CII CANMET HVFAC project

A survey of leading FMCG companies in India highlighting key industry issues and future roadmap.

FMCG in India , Retail industry

India's changing dinner plate

This report attempts to understand how the consumers food habits have changed over the last decade.

Food and beverages , Market overview , Consumer trends , Indian consumer , Beverages , Success stories , Food processing industry

Global economic prospects 2006

World Bank, Washington DC, 2006

This report explores the gains and losses from international migration and policies to improve the developmental impact of migration, with particular attention to remittances.

Global economy , Impact of migration , Impact of remittances , Developing countries , International migration , Remittances , Households and poverty , Remittance fees

Our future : consumerism or humanism

Consumerism and capitalism of the American kind dazzle many. The writer is appalled by the havoc caused by unabashed consumerism. To his mind, it is the worst thing to happen to the world. The situation is particularly bad for a country like India whose values are in direct confrontation with a market-driven economy. What rankles the publisher and Editor-in-Chief of World Affairs Journal the most is that consumerism should be thriving in a country which has a far better model of governance of its own. This book includes two sections, one largely related to India and the other to the larger human and the world context.

Globalisation , Consumerism , India and the world

India and the world : scenarios to 2025

A project report based on two core questions. 1) Can India engage the whole nation in its quest for sustained security and prosperity? 2) How will India's relationship with the world impact the Indian agenda? This report tries to explain the above questions with three different possible futures for India and the world over the next 20 years.

India - Growth and development , Future India

The report aims to provide an understanding of the status of PPP in South India and outlines the way forward in terms of enabling factors required for successful implementation of project through PPP at a wider level.

Infrastructure sector - South India , Public private partnership

Technology transfer and joint ventures abroad

This book examines in detail the process of technological innovation and analyses the role of technology transfer through joint ventures abroad in the economic development of developing countries. It deals with the salient problems of TT through joint ventures and evaluates them with analytical approach and prescriptive suggestions. 

Joint ventures in India , Technology transfer and joint ventures , Indian joint ventures abroad , 

Supply chain management in the twenty first century

This book provides an update on the future supply chain management, identifies strategic directions in the context of global change, analyses how technology can drive the new world to achieve supply chain excellence, illustrates how successful companies win through supply chain synchronization, and focuses on the significant contribution of supply chain management to bottom-line impact.

Supply chain management , Logistics management

This book contains minimum wages act, 1948; UP minimum wages rules, 1952; notifications on minimum rates of wages in different industries in Uttar Pradesh; Minimum rates of wages under section 3(b) of the UP industrial disputes act, 1947; Uttar Pradesh industrial peace (timely payment of wages) act, 1978; Uttar Pradesh industrial peace (timely payment of wages) rules, 1981

Minimum wages law - Uttar Pradesh - India , Minimum wages act , Labour laws

Breakthrough management : the India way

This booklet outlines breakthrough management practices.

Breakthrough management

10 rules for strategic innovators : from idea to execution

Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble argue that every organizations's survival depends on strategic experiments that target such untested markets, but few firms understand how to implement them successfully. Too many managers think that a great idea is enough to get them from business plan to profitability, but somewhere in the middle of the innovation process, most organizations stumble. In this book, Govindarajan and Trimble reveal where firms go wrong on their journey from idea to execution and outline exactly what it takes t build a breakthrough business while sustaining excellence in a existing one.

Management , Strategic management , New business enterprises , Entrepreneurship , Creative ability in business , Strategic planning , Breakthrough management

Management

Contents of this book are: 1) Why execution is needed, 2)The building blocks of execution, 3)The three core process of execution

Management , Achievement Motivation , Success in Business

Manufacturing innovation : a senior executive survey

This report outlines the findings of the survey and highlights practical tips for enhancing the effectiveness of innovation. It outlines the key levers that senior management must focus on to improve the innovation process and to create an innovative organization. Finally, it also highlights some learnings from companies that have been renowned for their innovativeness.

Manufacturing innovation

Indian minerals yearbook 2004

Statistical analysis of India's minerals data for the year 2000-2004.

Indian mineral industry , Mining industry - India , Research and development , Mineral policy and legislation , Production , Prices , Foreign trade , State reviews

Productivity

Using a workbook, tutor guide and a computer simulator, Eli Goldratt walks the student through the process of understanding the cause of problems commonly seen in operations environments. He then explains how Drum-Buffer-Rope can be implemented to eliminate them and cause a step-change in performance. The STUDENT workbook is also available separately, only to be used for teaching/training purposes.

Productivity , Theory of Constraints

The certified six sigma black belt handbook

Pearson, Delhi , 2005

This comprehensive handbook is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in mastering the Six Sigma Black Belt Body of Knowledge. All aspects of Six Sigma are covered, from its value and history to the voice of the customer, project management, all requisite methodologies and tools, testing and analysis, lean enterprise, design for six sigma, failure mode and effects analysis, and much more.

Six Sigma , Quality management , Total Quality Management , TQM , Six Sigma improvement methodology and tools , Lean enterprise , Design for six sigma , Project management , Business process management , Production management , Quality control

New seven tools & prioritization analysis

A simplified practical guide for Indian managers in assimilating the tools and methodology employed in the practice of TQM with reference to problem solving.

Quality circle , TQM , Quality management

RFID

The technology of Radio Frequency Identification is fast catching up as a useful technology supporting a number of businesses and person-oriented initiatives. This annotated publication contains number of articles providing insights and information on the technology; the standards and various proven end use applications.

RFID Technology, Radio Frequency Identification , RFID in Logistics

National household survey 2003 : market for textiles and clothing

This annual report provides basic data on the domestic demand for textiles and clothing for India during the year 2003.

Textiles - India ,  Garments , Clothing , Product market

Top 10 of India 2006

An yearbook presenting top 10 of all spheres of the nation

Statistics , Land and people , Agriculture , Money and banking , Industry , Infrastructure , Housing , Health and nutrition , Travel and tourism , Labour and workforce , Education , Policy , Sports , Media , Markets , Crime and Law  Top 10 of India

This report provides comprehensive, comparable and up-to-date statistics on trade in merchandise and commercial services for an assessment of world trade flows by country, region and main product groups or service categories.

International trade , World trade , Statistics , Regional trade statistics , World trade map , World exports , Merchandise export , Merchandise import , Foreign trade , Exim database , North America , South and Central America , Europe , Africa , Middle east , Asia , Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) , Least developed countries , Agricultural products , Fuels and mining products , Manufacturers , Iron and Steel , Chemicals , Office machines and telecom equipment , Automotive products , Textiles and clothing , Commercial services , World maps 

India - Pakistan : partnering for a prosperous South Asia

This brief study attempts to build a case for opening trade between the two economies by giving a macro view of each other's industries.

India - Pakistan - Bilateral trade , Foreign trade , India Pakistan CEOs Forum , Engineering , Information technology , Pharmaceuticals , Sugar , Textiles , Tourism , State of the economy

This study identifies the characteristics peculiar to WTO that ensure the implementation of its regulations and oblige India as well as other members to comply with international norms. It gives an overview of the recent innovations or changes in Indian law that are presently applicable and simultaneously assesses India's integration in international trade governance.

WTO , International trade law , India , Conformity