Buddhism is a complex subject, a philosophy that has evolved in many different ways and various regions of Asia, and is still a living faith today. However, if we take the trouble to go to the words of the Buddha himself, we find a full and rich teaching encompassing every aspect of human life, with a great deal of practical advice on how to live with integrity, wisdom and peace in the midst of a confusing world. Perhaps it is time for such teaching to be more widely disseminated. In this paper I have tried to discuss the Buddhist perspective on the subject of economic thoughts and theories. While not seeking to present a comprehensive Buddhist economic theory, I have tried to provide tools for reflection, ways of looking at economic questions based on a considered appreciation of the way things are, the way we are. I hope that presenting this paper may go at least a short way towards resolving what has been called the current 'impasse of economics,' and to awaken researchers and academicians to the wide-reaching contemporary relevance of the timeless truths that the Buddha discovered and shared with us. This paper takes a different approach -- a spiritual approach. As such, it does not delve into the technical intricacies of economics. Instead it examines the fundamental fears, desires and emotions that motivate our economic activities.

Constructivism is a new approach in education that claims humans are better able to understand the information they have constructed by themselves. According to constructivist theories, learning is a social advancement that involves language, real world situations, and interaction and collaboration among learners. Co-operative learning strategies are based on social constructivism which is one of the main streams of constructivism. In this concept, students work in a small group and collectively for better learning. Students get the chance for the active participation than the passive listener like in traditional teaching methods. In the present study, an attempt was made to check the effectiveness of co-operative learning strategies and Lecture method on B. Ed students in Science Education subject. The Post Test- Only, Two Equivalent Groups – Experimental and control group Design was used for the present research. A significant achievement was seen in experimental group based on co-operative learning strategies as compare to control group instructed by Lecture method in B. Ed students

Mudra ka vikas kram manav samaj ki pragati ke padao ka itihas hai. Mudrao ki kahani pragaitihasik manav dwara badale me pane ki ichha se diye gaye upharo se prarambh hoti hai.

The petrological, geochemical and fluid inclusion characters of Cordierite bearing gneisses of Kulappara are reported in this study. The common mineral assemblages of the quarry were identified as Garnet + Sillimanite + Cordierite + K-feldspar + Biotite + Quartz + Plagioclase + Rutile with accessory mineral such as Zircon and Monazite.The symplectite and granoblastic textures were obtained from the samples which revealed that the prograde and retrograde metamorphic mineral reaction might have prevailed during partial melting. The parentage material of the Kulappara Khondalitequarry might have been derived from Pelitic rocks. The presence of CO2 rich fluids were observed entirely in the quarry

Wetlands are ecosystems or habitats for specific plants and animals that are saturated with water, the presence or absence of water determines their formation, processes and characteristics. Wetlands are of great importance to man and nature as it purifies water, reduces flood, stores water, prevents soil erosion and supports varied biodiversities. Starting about thousands of years in urban areas of the world and typically a few hundred years ago in most of the coastal areas, humanity has profoundly impacted, degraded or destroyed many coastal wetlands worldwide by direct physical degradation, pollution or dumping them for settlement purpose. The present study tries to evaluate the public perception about the wetlands. Stratified sampling method is adopted to select the sample from the population through questionnaire having 24 basic questions on the reality and myths associated with the wetlands.

SHGs are novel and innovative organizational setup in India for the women upliftment and welfare. All women in India are given chance to join any one of SHGs for training and development, so as to be prospective entrepreneur and skilled worker. The SHGs are promoted by the Government as if women in India may not be resourceful enough to be entrepreneurs. When the SHGs arrange training facilities to carry out certain kind of work which are suitable for women in India, bank must arrange financial assistance to carry out manufacturing and trading activities, arranging marketing facilities while the Governments will procure the product of SHGs, arrange for enhancing the capacity of women in terms of leadership quality and arranging for the management of SHGs by themselves so as to have administrative capacity. As a social movement with government support. SHGs become more or less a part and parcel of the society.

Slum mapping is not standardized, but persistently arises subsequently two types of approaches, promulgated by the World Bank and UNDP. The previous uses an expenditure-based econometric method, established on small area approximation. The concluding uses a value absorbed method, founded on its amalgamated human development indicator. Such presentations are likewise stated to as the „unconvinced basic necessities‟ catalogs, used in South America and some European countries. (Baud, Pfeffer, Sridharan, & Nainan, 2009).

Groundwater pollution is one of the major concerns as it is directly related to human health. Gulbarga is one among the districts where the fluoride concentration is very high. The present study shows the fluoride concentration in Gulbarga taluk ranged between 1.61 and 5.17 mg/l. A simple correlation study is carried out to understand the relationship among the few available physicochemical parameters. The observed correlation relationship indicates that there is a strong interdependence among fluoride, pH, TH, TDS and elevation in the present study area. The study revealed that the entire taluk of Gulbarga is having fluoride concentration higher than the permissible limits. The authors are of the opinion that there is an urgent need of testing the water quality of all the drinking water wells in the taluk as a public health concern and identify safe drinking water sources in the taluk. Key words: Fluoride, Gulbarga, Correlation, Groundwater

Preparing and implementing master plans in India have been criticized for numerous reasons such as inefficiency in addressing challenges of land acquisition, degradation in urban poverty and inequality, social inclusion, inadequacy of infrastructure facilities and lack of urban services. The challenges Indian cities are facing demands renewed attention and innovative thinking for better and effective planning which is however yet to be produced. Significance of the study lies with the growing urbanization, increase in the number of master plans and growing consciousness to have an inclusive and participatory planning approach. Despite several alternatives have been suggested over the years yet none of them were realized practically. Thus the master plans needs to be flexible, inclusive, transparent and accountable which would help in reducing the gap in plan preparation and implementation.

This research paper explains the implementation and inculcation of skills in student teacher. Good student teachers form the foundation of good schools, and improving teachers’ skills is one of the most important investments of time and money that local, state, and national leaders make in education. The wide variety of professional development options available, which methods have the most impact on student learning. If each student teacher recognizes the over-all relationships and significance of the skills. Teacher training program is also important in the education sector same as the teacher training institution. The need for training in education particularly for student teachers is important to improve the quality of education.

Educationally, Kerala stands today at the threshold of excellence. The state has been able to achieve and sustain universal access to school education. It has world class social indicators against its name. Then also it is lagging behind several states within the country in terms of economic development. It is at the top of the unemployment chart. Causes for this paradox need to be analysed before the steep fall of the state economy. In this study we tried to know the trends and pattern of state financing and public expenditure on higher education. Lower per capita expenditure and less expenditure of allocated budget on higher education is responsible for declining the quality of higher education in the state. Recommendations were also given in order to improve the condition of higher education in the state.

Good health is no doubt a prerequisite for global livability of man, and it is a critical component of societal needs, hence a need for equitable distribution of health facilities as a factor for sustaining the population in cities. Accessibility to health facilities has a strong influence on people’s earning capacity and it is fundamental to people’s ability to enjoy and appreciate other aspects of life.

Solid waste, often called as the third pollution after air and water pollution, is that material which arises from various human activities and which is normally discarded as useless or unwanted. The present studies made and attempt to analysis the urban solid waste management operation in Ernakulam city. Ernakulam city is the largest urban agglomeration and most densely populated cities in the state. The study focuses on generation, disposal and management of solid waste in Ernakulam city. It further explains its characteristics, management and its treatment practices

This paper focuses on the post-lexical tonal properties in Thadou and Mizo, the two Kuki Chin languages spoken in North-East India, and tries to typologize them based on the interaction of phonetic and phonological modules in the grammar of these languages. The paper investigates the different downtrending phenomenon like the declination, downdrift and downstep and accounts how the pitch is realized differently in each of these languages. The study reveals that the gradient implementation of certain phenomena in the phonetic component may be severely constrained by the nature of the lexical and post-lexical phonological component in a language. The results of this investigation thus reveal two varied types of post-lexical tones among the Kuki-Chin group of languages.

Groundwater is a renewable natural resource that is over exploited for drinking as well as industrial and agriculture purposes all over the world. The quality of the groundwater depends on its physical, chemical and bacteriological characteristics. The quality of drinking water is directly related to human health. Samples are collected from bore wells from different locations such that they are spatially distributed in the study area. The concentration of all the parameters are within the permissible limits for all the samples except sample number 3 where the concentration of bicarbonate, magnesium and total hardness is above the permissible limits. The present study revealed that all the sampled wells of Madaragalli village are yielding the water that is very hard which may not be suitable for consumption. The author suggests the people living in the study area to purify the water before consumption.

Tourism is world’s biggest industry without creating smoke. It inhabits one in fifth global jobs and also contributes 10 percent to the total world’s Gross Domestic Product. It is an animatedly emerging area of external economic activities. It gives there affects to other different sector`s economy through its higher evolution and improvement rates, significant amounts of foreign currency inflows, infrastructure enlargement and an introduction of new management and educational skills. Successively it adds positively to the social and economic development of the country. Its genuine and prospective economic impact is impressive. So this paper is an effort to measure the economic impacts of tourism in India. Currently, various measures are present to measure the impact. The important measures are Input- Output Method, Tourism Satellite Accounts Method, Multiplier Method, Economic Impact Assessment Scale, Impacts of Visitor Spending Method and Computable General Equilibrium Model. To complete this study the author is using the Visitor Spending Method.

Teaching is a noble profession and we are the torch bearers for the future generation, this statement is used frequently to refer about teachers and their role. But in this dynamic and ever-changing society it becomes imperative to focus on the role of teachers and meet the challenges faced in the classroom. The present study is a survey carried on 40 Student- teachers and their views of the qualities of an ideal teacher under four categories – Social, Emotional, Personal and Intellectual quotient. Each quotient has various statements that emphasise the role of a teacher. The results may illuminate the perceptions of Student - Teachers in reaching the demands of the new generation students and thus reduce the gap between teaching and learning and result in a better learning atmosphere through effective and efficient teachers

The term globalization means integration of economics and societies through cross country flows of information, ideas, technologies, goods, services, capital, finance and people. India is a founder member of the GATT 1947 and its successor, the World Trade Organisation(WTO),which came into effect on 1-1-95.after the conclusion of the Uruguay Round(UR)Multilateral Trade Negotiations. India’s participation in an increasingly rule based system in the governance of international trade is to ensure more stability and predictability which ultimately would lead to more trade and prosperity for itself and the 149 other nations which now comprise the WTO.India’s experience shows that it has been able to increase its share in world trade over the recent years.However,India’s exports have been restrained because of various non-traiff barriers(NTBs).In this context, the present paper try to analyze the India’s attitude towards WTO,WTO and its impact on select sector Viz-Pharamaceutical sector agriculture sector and service sectors in india.This paper also addresses the benefits and fear of WTO in India.

Expectations of the corporate world are ever increasing from engineering graduates. In India students’ enrolment for engineering course is increasing along with increasing trend of engineering institutes. But various studies have proved that there is a skill gap among the students. Corporate expectation are not fulfilling from the fresh engineering graduates. As a results companies have strengthens their criteria of selection of engineering graduates. Various new criteria like, no gaps in the education, no ATKT, Continues passing and 60 % throughout the qualification are the major eligible criteria which are fixed by domestics as well as multinational companies. These criteria have created obstacles for both the companies and students also. Awareness among the engineering institutes and students about these criteria is very essential. Both institutes and students need to understand the market requirement and they should update themselves. In this context, this article will explore the important criteria of the companies adopted for the selection of the fresh engineering graduates and obstacles faced by students as well as by the companies during the selection procedure.

We are living in a world marked by growing conflict, both in terms of its frequency and intensity. Filled with a constant overflowing tension within our communities, our countries, our world, we have seen that any interaction at any moment can erupt into violence. Diversity is the law of the nature, and respect for diversity ensures peace within and between the communities and regions. While celebrating and nurturing the diversity across the world we must promote a culture of peace so that generations to come will live in peace. At present the world is facing many, often overlapping, crisis including financial, security, environmental and other socio-economic challenges hindering the peace and development. Considering what we have achieved and lost over the decades, I believe that peace and development are the two most common interests across the world. Our political standpoints may differ, our faith may differ but we share many common interests which are extremely important to ensure sustainable peace and development in the world. The greatest challenge for the current leadership is to ensure meaningful engagement of people in creating an enabling environment for sustainable peace through dialogue.

The research study focused on Internet usage among higher secondary students foe learning Tamil. Descriptive survey method was employed to collect the data through questionnaire by adopting stratified random sampling technique. The questionnaire was constructed and validated by the researchers. The sample size of this study comprises 500 higher secondary school students, among them 276 were boys and 224 were girls studying in various districts of Tamil Nadu. The objectives of the study is to assess the level of internet usage for learning tamil among higher secondary students and to find the Internet usage for learning tamil among higher secondary students based on Gender, Medium of Instruction, Locality of the School, Type of School and School Management. The results indicate that, the internet usage for learning tamil among higher secondary students is low. It is also found that there is a significant difference in Internet usage for learning tamil among higher secondary students with respect to Gender, Locality of the School, Type of School, School Management and there is no significant difference in Internet usage for leaning tamil among higher secondary students with respect to Medium of Instruction.

The religious community known as „Kabirpanth‟, formed after the name of Kabir, seems to be striking its organizational roots in the years following Kabir‟s Samadhi (death), but it was probably not well known by this name till his death. All the available textual evidences and oral tradition indicate that despite Kabir‟s widespread popularity both in royal and popoular circles, scribes of the time do not refer to this word Kabirpanth (the path of Kabir) in their texts. Yet we have evidences to believe that certain places where Kabir himself had either visited or were invited as a jinda pir or a living guru, most of these places, saw the emergence of centres of devotion, involving active support of Kabir followers in all possible manners- financially, physically and religiously. These centres gradually grew into the congregational points and came to form a group of distinct religious panth called Kabirpanth in coming centuries. Kabir is said to have died in early sixteenth century.There seems to be consensus both among academic scholars and the sectarian believers on the year of Kabir‟s death at Magahar in 1518.

The purpose of this paper is to find out the proper and conducive educational setting (integrated and special school setting) for the maximum development of the potentialities of their children. The study was carried out to determine the difference in social skills among hearing impaired students studying in integrated and special schools. The sample comprised 300 hearing impaired students studying different secondary school of Haryana and Delhi. The data were collected with the help of The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY). The results show there is a significant difference between students studying in integrated and special schools on social skills in general and all the dimensions.

The manager strives to maintain a proper link between top management and the employees. The quality of performance of the employees depends on the leadership, Knowledge, Skills, Attitude(KSA) and the talent of a manager. The manager has to be multi-intelligent with a nice blend of Intelligent Quotient-IQ, Emotional Quotient-EQ,Social Quotient-SQ and of course Cultural Quotient-CQ or Cultural Intelligence (CI).If a leader is culturally intelligent then he can motivate the organization and labour force to be culturally intelligent. Studies found that IQ remains same in all ages but Cultural Intelligence (CI) changes as per experience and training. As the Economy becomes increasingly global, the workforce becomes increasingly diverse. In every organization the Human Resource is Heterogeneous & Diverse in nature. Cultural Intelligence is, “A person‟s capability for successful adaptation to new cultural settings, that is, for unfamiliar settings attributable to cultural context.”(Earley and Ang2003) Cultural Intelligence (CI) is Multidimensional construct .Cultural intelligence is proven to reduce attrition, attract & retain top talent ,improve innovation, promote leadership and make multicultural teams more effective. When Cultural Intelligence levels are high in organisations, diverse teams perform better in several areas :innovation, cost saving, productivity, efficiency, employee engagement, profitability, etc. To overcome the challenges in Diversity management, the diversity training inclusive of Cultural Intelligence training is desirable. The data is collected through questionnaire from57 managers of various organizations to judge the awareness of CQ and also to know whether any tailor- made efforts are initiated in organizations or not. Also the attempt is made to know whether CQ and work performance are related with each other.

Slums as a part of the urban settlement which can always affect the urban environment of nearby location. Most of the people of slum area work on any occupational system of nearby localities. They may work as driver, watchmen, wage labour, garbage collector, hotel waiter, and so on many think the working population include child labour. Because of some reasons it is therefore one of the basic problem of slum in any urban areas. The study was carrying out on the basis of primary data including the field survey, secondary data from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and also computer based technique. This paper examines the assessment of socio-economic environment like, Caste status, occupational status, educational status, age group wise population distribution and home appliances in Kharalwadi slum.

Sangali jilhyatil khanapur talukyatil Dhavaleshwar gavat janmalela aani anek pidhya gavkusabaherchya dahakatene jagat aslelya kutumbat macchindra Sakate yancha janma jala.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect taxation in India , introduced as The Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act 2016, following the passage of Constitution 122nd Amendment Bill. The GST is governed by GST Council and its Chairman is Union Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley. Present paper highlights the weaknesses of the present tax structure and also throws some light on the concept, nature & significance of newly introduced tax i.e.GST. GST, as the giant indirect tax structure designed to support and enhance the economic growth of a country. This paper will try to understand why there is so much huge hue and cry against its implementation and how this proposed GST regime may hamper the growth and development of the country.

The present study is about the awareness of Open Source Software (OSS) among the students, researchers and faculty members of Punjab. Study shows that the researchers are well aware with OSS whereas faculty members & students lack awareness substantially. Researchers, students and faculty members were quite familiar with names of various software which are actually open source. Since the OSS can be extremely useful in accelerating knowledge and information free of cost besides saving a lot of precious time, therefore, adequate steps are required to be taken to highlight awareness about OSS through organizing conferences / seminars, guiding, preaching and imparting hand to hand practical training to enable users gain maximum benefits through this splendid gift of OSS.

Women play an imperative role in any society. The modification of roles of a woman from the past to present is worth mentioning. Earlier they were devoid of many rights. They are no longer in void. Revolutionary changes have taken place in the position of women in India after independence. Besides legislations, education is also an important aspect in raising the status of women in society. The status of the women in has greatly improved which proves that women can be even better than men if given an opportunity to grow.

The study entitled Semantic Level of Language of Children with Cochlear Implant and Normal Hearing was conducted with the purpose to find out the receptive and expressive semantic level of language of children with cochlear implant and normal hearing. Total 50 children in the age range of 5-7 years were conveniently selected from mainstream schools, special schools and therapy centers from Mumbai as a sample for study. Out of which 25 were cochlear implanted children and 25 children were having normal hearing. A standardized tool, Linguistic Profile Test (LPT) developed by AYJNIHH (1992) was administered to assess the receptive and expressive semantic level of language of children with cochlear implant and normal hearing. Descriptive survey design was used for study. The data analysed by using’ test and R package. A significant difference was found between the receptive and expressive semantic level of language of children with cochlear implant and normal hearing. The result indicated that the children with cochlear implant have less receptive and expressive semantic level of language compare to normal hearing children. The study concluded that this could have happened because of less frequency of using cochlear implant, lack of post cochlear implant therapies, inappropriate listening environment from the family. However the fact cannot be denied that the children normally display a phenomenal growth in linguistic skills in their every year, with cochlear implant children need to get linguistic communicative environment.

The Paper focus on the E-Resources, technology has made it more easy and comfortable to apply the strode intellect. The libraries of Punjab are fast changing with the rapid development of electronic Publishing libraries are not only acquiring reading material such as printed books and journals but also arranging for providing access to various learning resources in electronic form the web resources and use of web as a tool is changing the way users and learn.

Prachin kalapasun te aajparyant manavane ji pragati keli aahe tymarge nichitach shikshan ha ghatak mahatvacha aahe.

Shiksha ki prakriya me vidyalaya ke pradhandhyapak ka vishesh mahatva hai. vidyalay padhati ki saralata asi ki kushalata yevam santulanatmak yogyata par nirbhar karati hai.

Rayat shikshan sansstha hi Asia khandatil ek agresar santha asun ya sansthechya maharashtratil 14 jilhyat aani Karnatak rajyat milun 674 shakha ahet.

During the period of 2015-16 this survey was done. Primary data is collected from various Teachers associated with colleges and Institutes affiliated to North Maharashtra University with the help of structured questionnaire. Majority 74% mentioned that they completed some formal training on internet. When college teachers questioned whether they access email regularly then majority almost 90% claimed that they access their email on regular basis and The teachers when they asked whether they use internet for citizen e-services like railway reservation, gas booking, passport application, 7/12 abstract etc., 82.4% mentioned that they use internet for citizen E-services.

The ICT becomes a pathway of acquainting the knowledge. During the period of 2015-16 this survey was done. “Internet availability” with respect to Computer usage in their college for academic and administrative purpose 50% Office Heads rated as Average. The Office Heads when they requested to rate-readiness parameter – “Wi- Fi Internet connectivity” with respect to Computer usage in their college for academic and administrative purpose Majority 48% Office Heads rated as Average. The Office Heads when they requested to rate-readiness parameter – “Internet speed” with respect to Computer usage in their college for academic and administrative purpose Majority 46.1% Office Heads rated as Average. “Availability of Separate office server” with respect to Computer usage in their college for academic and administrative purpose majority 45.1% Office Heads rated as Average. Local Networking” with respect to Computer usage in their college for academic and administrative purpose Majority 48% Office Heads rated as Average.

India is a prosperous country. The prosperity of India is depends on different areas . when we consider the nation as a prosperous nation we always keep some points in mind. While describing prosperity of India we have to consider some nodal points of prosperity.India is an ancient civilization. It is considered to be a pious nation, its peoples are very religious and they follow their faith very devotedly, but it is a sad reality that all the cleanliness and piousness is only confined to religious activities.Dr. A.P.J.Kalam had a vision of India 2020. He prepared a plan for this and he described the plan as transforming the India as a nation into a developed country as developed india. In this plan there are many areas of the progress of the nation. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is one of the important area for the rapid progress and ultimately the prosperity of the India. Present paper focuses on how the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan play a vital role in India’s vision for the transformation of the developing India into a developed Indiaand a clean,green and rich India.

(Girish Karnad’s Nagamandala is an important play that underlines the mythical reality of Indian traditional society. It makes a critical comment on the exploitative nature of the society, established traditional norms of the society are unfair towards women. In this research paper, how Girish Karnad used this traditional myth to highlight the positivity of the established norms. Newly married Rani comes into her husband’s house full of expectations that she would get showers of comforts from her husband but on the contrary, that husband has had illicit relations with a mistress. He locks her in the house and only comes for lunch. Despite that Rani beseeches that and makes a full-blown attempt to attract her husband towards her. This research paper argues that in the traditional society woman has been glorified therefore with that pseudo glorification women do not dare to go against the established flow of the society.)

This paper is focused on the management of libraries using KOHA Open Source Software (OSS). Koha is the first free software library automation package. In use worldwide, its development is steered by a growing community of users collaborating to achieve their technology goals. Koha’s feature set continues to evolve and expand to meet the needs of its user base. Koha is a fully featured, scalable library management system. Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies worldwide.