medicinal purposes. Cucurbitaceae consists of about 120 genera and 850 species grown mainly in the warmer regions of the world (1). Generally the fruits of this family are consumed in different forms like salad (long melon, cucumber, gherkins etc), sweets (ash gourd, pumpkin and pointed gourd), deserts (watermelon and muskmelon) and other cookery purposes like stews, soups (pumpkin). The common edible (pulp) portion of these fruits is utilized and the remaining unused portions are thrown as waste.
Magnolids Family: Annonaceae GENUS:ANNONA Steam and leaves Branches with a light brown bark and noticeable leaf scars ;inside bark light yellow and slightly bitter ;undergrowth become brown with light yellow brown dots( lenticles-small,oval ,rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the original tissues may obtrude or roots may be large .leaf stalks are 0.4 cm to 2.2 cm long ,green sparsely
CHAPTER: 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Petroleum is one of the primary sources of energy. It is the back bone of industries. It goes through a long chain from exploration to retailing- before it is available for usage in different forms. In our country, the Refining business is primarily dominated by Public Sector Undertaking Companies like Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), etc. Apart from PSUs, major player in this sector
Introduction The automobile industry contributes 22 per cent to India’s manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP). It comprises passenger cars, two-wheelers, three-wheelers and commercial vehicles and is presently the seventh largest across the globe with an average annual production of 17.5 million vehicles, of which 2.3 million are exported. The Indian auto market has the capability to dominate the global auto industry, provided a conducive environment is created for potential innovators to come
1.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY Asset Management involves the corresponding of costs, opportunities and risks against the desired performance of assets, to achieve the organizational objectives. This harmonizing power need to be considered over different time frames. Asset also enables an organization to examine the need for, and performance of, assets and asset systems at various levels. Additionally, it enable the application of analytical approaches towards managing an asset over the
The ever increasing demand for food and other basic needs has put a lot of pressure on the plant genetic resources (PGR) and diversity particularly in agricultural sector in terms of addressing the accompanied challenges associated with increasing crop productivity. The utilization of PGR in agriculture has not only brought about profound changes in the crop productivity and quality, but has also opened up newer and unforeseen potential vistas including improvement of novel traits by domestication
Woman: God’s second mistake? Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who regarded ‘thirst for power’ as the sole driving force of all human actions, has many a one-liners to his credit. ‘Woman was God’s second mistake’, he declared. Unmindful of the reactionary scathing criticism and shrill abuses he invited for himself, especially from the ever-irritable feminist brigade. The fact and belief that God never ever commits a mistake, brings Nietzsche’s proclamation dashingly down into the dust bin