phenomenon known as “global warming”. This has caused Earth’s temperature to rise by 1.4°F over the past century on average. Such increases in temperature would directly impact the world’s water resources, food supplies, ecosystems, transportation, agriculture, energy supply and public health. (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2014) Climate change is a long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods of time. This phenomenon is happening all around the world,
where multiple, both tangible and intangible, criteria need to be considered. Some criteria are developed with specific customer needs while others are common for all environments. Spencer et al., (1994) survey with 154 firms listed in the American Public Warehouse Register and identified 23 specific criteria used by these firms to choose their 3PL in the just – in- time (JIT) situation. These criteria were in the following order of rank: on-time performance, service quality, good communication, reliability
Tourism is one among the major segments which the new government is seeking at to boost the economy of the Nation. After realising that, the MICE segment can be the best game changer for the growth of the tourism, the ministry of tourism also adopted an approach which is aggressive to promote the segment. The new tourism policy in fact have to be released anytime soon has identified MICE as the leading growth driver for the tourism industry in India. MICE is the new buzzword which relates to varied
Importance of Reverse Logistics in the Indian food industry: As India is the second most populated country, the need of food reaching each and every citizen is at a high priority. Manufacturers have an additional burden of ensuring qualitative and quantitative
somewhat influenced the processes of the railway development. Whereas the Siamese state succeed in operating the railway system under the Reign of King Rama V during the final years of the nineteenth century, the Siamese elite had acknowledged the importance of the railway since the middle of this century, at least. In 1857, two years after the signing of the Bowring Treaty, King Rama IV had assigned 27 delegates to Great Britain to study Western technologies, including railways (Suehiro, 1996: 9).
Maize (Zea mays) is one of the important Kharif crops and largely distributed in the world. It ranks first in world production (868 million tons from 168 million hectares) followed by wheat (691 million tons) and rice (461 million tons). This represents 38% of the total grain production as compared to 30 % for wheat and 20% for rice. Globally maize occupies the fifth largest position in area and sixth position in production, contributing to 2.4% of world production with almost 5% share in world harvested
CONTENTS Title Page number CHAPTER-I Petroleum Industry Profile • Type of industry and its characteristics • Scope of industry in India • Market size and growth • Major players and market shares • Government initiatives and reforms • Demand analysis • Investments • Recent developments • Regulatory bodies • SWOT analysis • Facts and figures CHAPTER-II Oil and Natural gas Corporation Limited • Historical
It seeks to create a favourable investment climate for the private sector as well as mobilise resources for the investment in public sector. In its way the government seeks to promote rapid industrial development in the country. (ii) Balanced industrial Structure: The industrial policy is designed to correct the prevailing lopsided industrial structure. Thus, for example, before
1.1 What is Venture Capital? Venture capital is a segment of private equity industry, which focuses on early-stage, high-potential, start-up companies. The venture capital fund earns money by owning equity in the companies it invests in, which usually have a new technology or business in high technology industries, such as biotechnology and IT, however with high risk. Funds are typically established as limited partnerships, which is a contract between institutional investors who become limited partners