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The initiation rituals that freshmen are subjected to in universities have been characterized quite differently, although the most frequent view is that it is a rough experience for those coming to higher education for the first time. Gender has emerged as a differentiating variable of how students experience this practice. In this study, our interest is to find out the perceptions of university students over the events that take place during the entry to higher education through a comparative gender analysis. The sample included247 students of both genders.

The salvation of an underdeveloped economy lies in its development. The basic objectives of this paper are to estimate Women Empowerment Index using Principal Component Analysis and to examine the effectiveness of joint liability microfinance programmes through cooperative banks in empowering rural women socially and economically. The sample has been selected from one block of Hooghly district. The role of Hooghly district cooperative bank is significant. Results show that the women are empowered socially and economically which has contributed to rural development.

Tribal, rural and urban are the three types of society on the basis characteristic and problems. India is the country of villages. Six lakhs villages are scattered across India and 74% population accommodated in rural society. In rural society, most affected and exploited factor i.e. rural women. In the age of globalization and urbanization slowly rural women is tilting towards development but expected success could not get in the rural society of India. Indian rural women are suffering various social, psychological cultural, economical, physical and psychological problems.

Many international development agencies and some national governments base future budget planning and policy decisions on a systematic assessment of the projects and programs in which they have already invested. Results are assessed through mid-term reviews (MTRs), implementation completion reports (ICRs), or through more rigorous impact evaluations (IE), all of which require the collection of baseline data before the project or programme begins.

This study was conducted to explore the relationship between cultural endowments and effective promotional efforts in the promotion of destination image. Data were collected from 410 international tourists in Zanzibar airport’s departure lounge using a highly structured questionnaire. The findings from structural equation modeling revealed a significant relationship between cultural endowments and destination image. The effectiveness of destination promotional efforts also revealed a significant mediating relationship between both cultural endowments and destination image.

The paper discusses the impact of industrial pattern on Indian economy and how this pattern is affected by the factors like Conditions for Capital – Intensive Industries non-existent, Labour Intensive Industries, Socialism and Mixed Economy, Public Sector, Private Sector and Concentration of Economic Power, Joint Sector, Foreign Loans, Foreign Investments-Multinationals or Collaborations, Widening Income Disparities, Mounting Unemployment-‘Sarkar kal Phir ayen’, Waste of resources, De-Industrialization of India and Labour Policy  directly or indirectly.

The main aim of this research is to construct optimum portfolio through Sharpe index model. The portfolio is constructed to help the investor to reduce the risk.  In this study two sector sugar and metal are chosen for constructing the portfolio. Ten companies are selected from each of these sectors and ranked according to single index model. The cut-off points are than calculated and securities are selected for construction of optimal portfolio. Proportion of investment in each security in the portfolio is found out.

For long years, Women and their welfare has been a matter of concern for development thinkers, planners, policy makers and administrators. How well they can be protected and what steps can be adopted for bringing them to the forefront of development were the agenda of the policy makers. A real transformation takes place if women participation and their advancement are focused as women are often the victims of vulnerability and backwardness.

Diatom frustules continue examined commonly during autopsies of deaths due to drowning. Diatoms are unicellular microorganisms which are commonly found in almost all water bodies. Their silica wall plays significant tool in forensic diatomology. Diatom analysis has been suggested to provide supportive evidence of drowning but the consistency and applicability of quantitative and qualitative diatom analysis in the diagnosis of drowning is still tentative in the literature.

Rural Marketing is defined as any marketing activity in which the one dominant participant is from a rural area. This implies that rural marketing consists of marketing of inputs (products or services) to the rural as well as marketing of outputs from the rural markets to other geographical areas. Rural marketing is a very wider term in itself. It is the marketing which is specially meant for the rural people and the products which are specially meant for them and to make them aware about the products which they are not known.