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AN ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DISCLOSURES PRACTICES OF SELECTED INDIAN LISTED COMPANIES

In recent times, corporate governance has attracted much attention both in academic literature and press media, especially in the wake of failure of some of world’s most respected corporations. Corporate Governance is related to effective, transparent and accountable administration of affairs of an institution by its management, while protecting the interests of its stakeholders including shareholders, creditors, regulators and the public. But the implementation of ‘Corporate Governance’ is not that much simple as its means. It is very wide subject and it includes lot of discussion.

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE LIFE INSURERS AND LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA (LIC)

This study basically revolves around the life insurance sector which has been opened for the private life insurers in the beginning of 20th century. Life Insurance Corporation of India  (henceforth, referred to as LIC)  for a long period of time has enjoyed a monopoly in life insurance sector and the fact cannot be denied that LIC has a pre accomplished market leadership which makes it difficult for the new players to compete.

AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON CSR EXPENDITURE OF BSE LISTED COMPANIES IN INDIA

Spending on CSR is not new in India. It has raised a lot of expectations and gained growing recognition as a new and emerging form of governance in India after legislating of CSR mandate in Companies Act, 2013, w.e.f 1st April, 2014. India has become the first country to mandate CSR through a statutory provision. Countries like U.K, U.S.A, China, Germany and Australia have voluntary guidelines for CSR spending/reporting.

A STUDY OF EMPLOYMENT SCENARIO OF ZARI WORKERS IN WEST BENGAL

Zari industry in India dates back to the 16th century reaching its pinnacle during the Mughal rule and is one of the leading industries after diamond and textiles. It is largely a family based, hereditary and skill-oriented business and enjoys the status of cottage industry since 1955. There is no dictionary meaning of “Zari”. It is an expert embroidery work done an silk cloth with thread coated with gold and silver. The craft of Zari is known by different names: Kinkhwab, Zar-baft, Zartari, Zarkashi, Mushaiar and so on.

FACTORS INFLUENCING PURCHASE OF HEALTH INSURANCE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF BARDOLI AREA

The term ‘Health Insurance’ relates to a type of insurance that essentially covers your medical expenses. A health insurance policy like other insurance policies is a contract between an insurer and an individual / group in which the insurer agrees to provide specified health insurance cover at a particular “premium” subject to terms and conditions specified in the insurance policy. Health Insurance comes is useful to meet with health emergencies. 

AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES IN INCLUSIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF UGANDA

The study assessed the Availability and Accessibility of Physical Facilities in Inclusive Primary Schools of Uganda. The objectives of the study were to establish  available physical facilities, find out the extent children with special needs access the physical facilities in inclusive schools and to establish whether the condition of physical facilities affect learning of children with special needs in an inclusive setting. Twenty two inclusive primary schools were selected to be involved in the study. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used.

COMPETITION LAW AND CONSUMER WELFARE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

As far as protection of consumer’s interest is concerned, it is basically understood as injustice which is suffered by the consumer in the commercial street in the form of quality, price, and guarantee choice extra which needs to be redressed by justified means. Competition which has got affected to a large extent by Globalization can unearth a lot of intricacies in the system of consumer protection strategy because of the ever changing size and involvedness of production and allocation attributions.

THE MAKING OF HISTORY OF TRANSLATION: A HISTORIAN’S DISCOVERY OF THE PAST: A WESTERN CONTEXT

History is a human creation. History is written by different historians from different points of view. For centuries, the writing of any type of history and especially that of Translation Studies (TS) has been viewed insignificant, non-creative and therefore inferior activity. However, many history books written so far include cultures, races and religions of not only the Source Language (SL) text but also those of the Target Language (TL) text.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY AS A POLITICAL STRATEGY

The contemporary recognition of autobiography is that it is a constructed narrative of the self. There have been several instances in history when a person has been “represented” to the world through defective voices from the hegemonic realm of our society. Autobiography is a medium through which one can freely talk about one’s self in a much more democratic way. And for those, especially women, who were forced to surrender their self for epochs and centuries, autobiography can definitely be a powerful political strategy to construct their selves.

Body Weight-Carapace Length And Body Weight-Carapace Width Relationships Of Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus Pelagicus, Linnaeus, 1758) From Phuket Province, Thailand.

The blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus) is an important commercial species in Phuket Province, Thailand but it is difficult to handle these spiny crabs to measure their carapace length and width directly. On the other hand it is easy to measure their weight only as much handling is not needed in this case. The aim of this study was to make correlations between body wet weight and carapace length, as well as body wet weight and carapace width of blue swimming crabs from Andaman Sea, Phuket Province.