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REVIVAL OF ISLAM IN TAJIKISTAN FROM 1991 TO 2014 SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EXTERNAL INFLUENCES

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The purpose of this research paper is to give an idea about the whole scenario of the revival of Islam in Tajikistan after the independence of the country in 1991. It will mainly focus on the external influences, which create instability in the region with common Islamic cart. Here I will discuss how the major actors Afghanistan and Pakistan fuelled the Tajik civil war. This paper will be having the basic introduction of the country, and I will deal separately the role of major actors like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Iran, who initiated the revival of Islam with the making of Madrassas, Islamic University, mosques, and reestablishment of Islamic monuments. It will be having detailed information about the external actor’s involvement to spread radical Islamist thought which has affected the young population of the country.

KeyWords: Radical Islam, Tajikistan, Major Actors, Civil war, Mosques, young population.

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MEDIA AND CONSUMER RIGHTS AWARENESS AMONG RURAL CONSUMERS IN TELANGANA

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Consumers form the largest economic group in any society and are the focal point of all the activities performed by the firms. In modern day markets consumer is considered as king. Business firms are concentrating on satisfying the needs and wants of consumers in all respects. It is very fact that modern day marketers are not isolating the consumer need/interest, but it is doubted whether these marketers look at typical consumer as a potential buyer to their product (Kaptan, 2003). It has been observed that the nature of the problem varies, but the fundamental issues are the same i.e. consumer dissatisfaction with/need for protection regarding some aspects of their position as consumers (Loudon and Della Bitta, 1993). The growing size and complexity of production and distribution systems, the high level of sophistication in marketing and selling practices and in advertising and other forms of promotion, mass marketing methods and consumers’ increased mobility resulting in a reduction of personal interaction between buyers and sellers, have contributed to the increased need for consumer protection. The best protection to a consumer has is to be well informed about his/her rights and responsibilities (Consumer Affairs, Victoria Australia). An aware consumer is an empowered consumer. Creating consumer awareness and protection can only save the consumers in the marketplace against all odds. The unbalanced relationship that exists between consumers and the business organizations calls for the protection of consumers. Consumer protection includes a group of laws and organizations that are designed to ensure the rights of consumers (Zhao et al. 2014). The individual consumer development and protecting himself/herself from the threat of shadow products and faulty services is reflected in social development. In this context the present study is focused on identifying the major sources of information to the consumers about their protection.

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (GMOs) AND POTENTIAL RISK TO ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH

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Greenpeace activists say that that GM Crops harmful to the environment and have a potential to risk human health. But those favoring it say that no negative health impact from their consumption has been reported so far. Recently 109 Nobel prize winners, mostly scientists came forward to support the biotech industry and asserted that to meet the ever growing food and nutrition demand of a growing global population, the GMO is the befitting answer which is as safe as normally produced food.
KeyWords: GMOs, GECs, GMCs Golden Rice, Greenpeace, Environment, Human Health.

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MANAGEMENT OF CRIMINAL MEDICOLEGAL CASES IN STATE OF MAHARASHTRA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

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“Medicoegal” is the term, which fuses the nuts and bolts of two sister callings i.e. Medicine and Law. Medicolegal specialists can give a connection between these two callings for their smooth and viable working in an experimental way. A medico-lawful case is an instance of harm/ailment where the going to specialist, subsequent to evoking history and looking at the patient, feels that some examination by law implementation offices is crucial to build up and settle obligation regarding the case as per the rule that everyone must follow.
All the criminal medico legal cases are tried in the respective courts of law depending upon the nature of offences and injury or damages caused to an aggrieved party. Criminal courts in India starts from lower court called The Metropolitan Magistrate Court in metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore etc. and Lower Criminal Courts at Taluka place to Session Courts or District Criminal Courts at district level and High Courts in every state. Final appeal goes to Supreme court of India, also called as Apex Court. In all the criminal medicolegal cases , it is the legal duty of the treating doctor to report it to the nearest police station immediately after completing primary life saving medical care. This is in accordance with Section 39 of Criminal Procedure Code of India. The thought is to start lawful continuing at the most punctual with the goal that greatest proof can be gathered by the cop. Fast activity by the police additionally maintains a strategic distance from the obliteration of proof by the treating doctor. This research paper is composed to demonstrate the Management of criminal medicolegal cases needs logical and precise examinations with solid legitimate proofs by the indictment to be demonstrated in the official courtroom to rebuff the offender. Researcher has chosen this topic as being the post-graduate in medicine, law and doctorate in management studies.

KeyWords: medico legal, criminal, postmortem, murder, rape, suicide, homicide, prosecution.

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SYSTEMATIC STUDY ON COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARES

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The objective of Analytical study on Comprehensive Project Management software is to produce a comparative study of various aspects of project management software’s so that the various industries can utilize this study and select an appropriate product for serving the needs of their industry. The selection of the project management software is a crucial part for any industry today. Most of the software today are having features which are not required most of the time but they consume lot of disk space and also the functionality is almost nil. Some of the methods used to manage the activities in a software project are not the one’s required by the industry today as they might have old formulas which have not been updated to manage various aspects of the software industries changing needs. So it’s most important to have an analytical study of various features, which govern the software projects.

KeyWords:Project Management, Services, functionality, resources.

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EMERGING TRENDS IN INDIAN BAKINGINDUSTRY

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The paper focuses on the Indian Baking Industry and the emerging trends that help to flourish the baking industry. Bakery is a traditional activity and occupies an important place in food processing industry. The bakery manufacturers in India can be differentiated into the three broad segments of bread, biscuits and cake. About 1.3 million tonnes of the bakery products industry in India is in the organized sector which is about 3millions tonnes, while the balance comprises of unorganized, small-scale local manufacturers. With the involvement of foreign industries into India there has been an increased demand in the bakery products which has resulted in high competition. To face the competition from local as well as international players, marketers are coming up with new ideas. Some of the latest ideas involve online selling, improved packaging, healthier ingredients, and technology advancements. To remain stable in the competition and to gain popularity amongst the customers, new and effective methods and trends are been applied by bakers.

KeyWords: Baking, Trends

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AN APPLICATION OF AHP MODEL IN BANK SELECTION DECISION

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Purpose: The current study aims to measure the most preferred criteria used by the customers while selecting a bank first then most preferred type of bank selected on the basis of a particular criteria by the customers.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study is based on the primary data. Data has been collected from the senior level academicians especially from the field of finance who have adequate knowledge of the Indian banking sector. The study is based on the Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) model which is mainly used for the multi criteria decision making. The selection criteria of a particular bank on the basis of ownership such as, public banks, private banks or foreign banks depends upon the various factors such as, bank’s physical environment, bank’s workforce and convenience & excellence.
Findings: It has been found from the study that customers give more weight age to the ability of a bank in providing convenient and excellent banking services in comparison to the efficient & knowledgeable staff or classy infrastructure of the banks while taking decision about selection of a particular bank.
Research Limitations: The current study is limited to three types of banks; it can be extended to the regional rural banks and cooperative banks too.
Practical Implications: The study will be useful for managers and policy makers while making strategies for increasing the customer data base of the bank, strategies for financial inclusion and marketing strategies of the bank. They will come to know that at which criteria they should focus more to attract the customers towards their services and also provides knowledge about the areas to be improved by the bank.

KeyWords:Public sector banks, Private Banks, Foreign banks, Commercial banks, Analytic hierarchy process (AHP), Working Environment and Efficiency of employees.

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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE RELEVANCE OF WELFARE MEASURES OVER PAYROLL TO EMPLOYEES IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

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Today human resource is considered as the greatest resource and asset of any organization and thereby of the nation. Every organization strives for growth and development by developing the human resources. Salary con-stitutes the major compensation, rather is the pact between the employer and employee. Apart from this certain additional benefits too are provided to the employees. These constitute the employee welfare measures, meant for the improving the quality of life of the employee. This is intended to optimize human resource development for better productivity, organizational growth through the development of the individual employee. Banking is a sector with a series of welfare measures which bridges the gap between the sector of the population employed and a higher standard of living.

KeyWords: Employee Welfare, Salary, Banks, Organizations, Development.

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A DIAGNOSTIC STUDY OF POTTERY CLUSTER IN BORIARAB, YAVATMAL, MAHARASHTRA

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This study explores current practices and the processes followed by the craftsmen of Pottery cluster in Boriarab, Yavatmal Maharashtra. The study suggests that through analysis of the Pottery Cluster’s need, the socio-business relation can be better explored. It further suggests a common facility model for the craftsmen to explore their ideas and perform their business better.
The study makes a case for the importance of Strategic Intervention with a focus on Design Approach in the Pottery Cluster as a key both to design better products and create awareness about the craft in the market. The assessment highlights the key issues such as traditional methods, traditional tools, lack of awareness about the changing lifestyle of people, etc. It suggests that a common facility blueprint can enhance the cluster potential w.r.t. new products, brand value to boost the clusters holistic growth and its market reachability.
The study concludes with recommendations of remedial solutions with a focus on detailed analysis of competitive forces, action plan for Soft interventions and Common Facility Centre containing the program for Capacity Building, Technology up-gradation, Market Development, Networking etc. & need of Common Facility Center for improving Global competitiveness.

KeyWords: Pottery, Design Approach, Common Facility Centre.

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M- LEARNING: PARADIGM SHIFT IN EDUCATION

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‘’Knowledge is the food for man because in absence of knowledge
man cannot grow his food
“Education is the pond of knowledge”
To lay the ground for delivering 21st Century Skills to students, schools must first go beyond simply teaching students to “reproduce” what they are taught. Some might ask: how will it be possible to do so while still covering the syllabus? The solution is to re-focus the curriculum by emphasizing a focused set of knowledge and concepts that can then be taught in much greater depth. Around the world, most students today are still taught using the “Transmission” model of education. Teachers transmit factual knowledge to groups of pupils via lectures, utilizing textbooks and other sources for reference. The problem with this is that while students can memorize information, they don’t get much – or often any – scope to apply the knowledge. To be impressed into young minds, knowledge must be applied to new contexts, communicated in complex ways and used to solve problems.
Things are changing around us very dramatically, very quickly. The world is becoming more interconnected, the environment is becoming less stable, and technology is continuously altering our relationship to information. Changing global conditions demand that we rethink what, but even more important, how and where we learn. In response to the challenges we face in the digital age, schools are starting to do education differently.
Mobile learning, or “M-Learning”, offers modern ways to support learning process through mobile devices, such as handheld and tablet computers, MP3 players, smart phones and mobile phones. Present paper attempts to highlight the importance of mobile learning for education purposes. It examines what impact mobile devices have had on teaching and learning practices and goes on to look at the opportunities presented by the use of digital media on mobile devices. The main purpose of this paper is to describe the current state of mobile learning, benefits, challenges, and its barriers to support teaching and learning.
The schools that are taking this seriously are still in the minority. But across the world there is a growing global movement towards achieving the vision of 21st century education.

KeyWords: Mobile learning, 21st century, school education.

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THE IMPLICATIONS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON RETAILING SECTOR

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This paper finds that FDI in retailing can be a powerful catalyst for development of organized retail and the fears being perceived by unorganized retail have no logical or historical base. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is always contributing in the positive growth toward the economy of one country due to the investment by another country or country’s personnel’s. Indian retail industry is one of the sunrise sectors with huge growth potential. According to the Investment Commission of India, the retail sector is expected to grow almost three times its current levels to $660 billion by 2015. The last decade has witnessed the entry of a number of organized retailers opening stores in various modern formats in metros and other important cities. Government of India gradually liberalized foreign investment in various sectors. Recently in 2011 India permitted 100% FDI in single brand retail and in 2012, 51% FDI permitted in multi brand.

KeyWords: Foreign direct Investment (FDI), Indian economy, Economic growth, Implications

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THE ANALYSIS OF RISK THAT ARE RUN BY FINANCIAL MARKETS

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Financial risk management is difficult at the best of times, but especially so in the presence of economic uncertainty and financial crises. In recent decades the structure of financial markets has changed from a bank-based to a market-based financial system in which systemic risks arise in the capital markets. Financial regulation and crisis management have not kept pace with these changes. This seminar will highlight the current proposals within the European Parliament on EU financial regulation and how they address the risks posed to global financial markets and exchanges. The research has highlighted the few risks which are observed in financial markets.

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A STUDY ON IMPORTANCE OF BRAND MARKETING FOR PROMOTION OF PRODUCT

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In this paper I made a discussion concerning the importance of branding in the promotion of product. Branding theory and practice evolved in the latest years, being considered a valuable marketing investment. Branding is essential in creating value for the products of a company. Branding is important because it gives meaning to the consumption process. Companies understood that selling without the presence of a strong brand is much more difficult. As a methodology I realized an intersection of the branding and marketing strategy theories. The result is that branding can be regarded as a tool that can enforce all resources of a company towards implementing the strategy.

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A STUDY AND APPROACH ON WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

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Traditionally, investors, creditors and bankers have considered working capital as a critical element to watch, as important as the financial position portrayed in the balance sheet and the profitability shown in the income statement. Working capital is a measure of the company’s efficiency and short term financial health. It refers to that part of the company’s capital, which is required for financing short-term or current assets such a cash marketable securities, debtors and inventories. It is a company’s surplus of current assets over current liabilities, which measures the extent to which it can finance any increase in turnover from other fund sources. The present paper makes an attempt to give a conceptual insight on working capital management and assess its impact on liquidity and profitability of Coal India Ltd. The liquidity and profitability trade off has become an important aspect for all the organizations. The attempt also has been made to test the liquidity and profitability position. For this correlation and spearman’s rank method has been applied.
KeyWords: working capital, current assets, current liabilities, finance, Liquidity.