Awareness of various methods of safety management is critical to managing productivity and operational effectiveness in organisations. Many studies have confirmed that employees who understand the significance, role and implications of safety management at work place, work more productively. Knowledge of fundamentals of safety performance, accident prevention methods, safety education and training, employee participation in safety and human factors is the key to reduce the risk of failures in the achievement of strategic objectives of an organisation. This book comprehensively covers the basic aspects of safety management. The contents will benefit all those who are concerned in managing safety by initiating appropriate measures. Especially, the students of safety management courses will benefit in understanding the essentials of safety management in various working environments. Contents : 1. Industrial Safety Management - An Introduction 2. Planning for Safety 3. Organising Safety 4. Directing for Safety 5. Monitoring Safety and Health 6. Accident Prevention 7. Safety Education and Training 8. Employee Participation in Safety 9. Organisational Behaviour - Human Factors in Safety

Everybody wants to be happy in life but very few become so. Happiness cannot be brought from outside. It is within us and we have to explore it. The present book will give you certain practical tips to do it with success. The recent U.S. sub-prime crisis leading to global crisis, slowdown, business failures, massive employee retrenchment have created a situation of ‘stress and distress’. The present book is intended to offer a spiritual solution to contemporary global phenomenon of acute stress and depression. It will help managers and employees to regain peace and happiness by revisiting Ashtavakra Gita. Happiness through self-management and self-realization is the main theme of a dialogue between Guru Ashthavakra muni and his regal disciple King Janak. This is called Ashthavakra Gita which forms part of Mahabharata epic which dates back 3200 B.C. It is revealed through a dialogue between King Yudhisthira and Lomash Muni Happiness through self-management and self-realization is the main theme of a dialogue between Guru Ashthavakra muni and his regal disciple King Janak. This is called Ashthavakra Gita which forms part of Mahabharata epic which dates back 3200 B.C. It is revealed through a dialogue between King Yudhisthira and Lomash Muni Son of Uddalak Muni Shwet Ketu and Ashthavakra Muni were contemporary experts of Vedas. Both were very famous experts. Shwet Ketu was maternal uncle of Ashthavakra muni. Both had gone to yajnashala and court of King Janak where Shastrartha between Pandit Bandi and Ashthavakra muni had taken place. Parents of Ashthavakra muni were Kahod and Sujata. Kahod’s guru was Uddalak muni, father of Sujata. Ashthavakra muni and Shwet Ketu got spiritual knowledge hereditarily. But Ashthavakra muni got knowledge of shastras in his mother’s womb from his father Kahod. While in mother’s womb, he contested his father Kahod’s knowledge. Father became angry and cursed him to be of ugly body with eight bends. That is why he got the name ‘Ashthavakra’ (eight curved or eight bended body). Kahod muni got defeated in shastrartha by Pandit Bandi of Mithila in the Court of King Janak. He was compelled to be drowned in the river. Ashthavakra’s childhood was spent in his maternal grandfather Uddalak Muni’s care. He came to know about death of his father from his maternal uncle and then he took vow to take revenge on Pandit Bandi. He attained this goal at the age of 12 years only. At this unique success of Ashthavakra Muni, his dead father reappeared from river water and blessed him. Contents : 1. Guru’s Discourse on Self-realization 2. Thrill of Self-realized Disciple 3. Evaluation and Mentoring by Guru through Critical Questions 4. Response of Disciple to Guru’s Queries. 5. Removing Ego of Self-realized Disciple by Guru 6. Queries Raised by Disciple 7. Self-realized Disciple’s World 8. Confirmation of Quality of Disciple by Guru 9. Evenness of Mind 10. Detachment (Vairagya) from Three Purusharthas 11. Knowledge Which Leads to Happiness 12. Experience Sharing by Self–realized Disciple 13. Attributes of a Happy Person 14. 'Svastha' or Super Peace 15. Essence of Happiness 16. Way to Self-realization 17. Qualities of Jeevanmukta 18. Summary and Conclusions by Guru (Shanti Shatkam) 19. Summary and Conclusions by Disciple (Resting in Self or Videha) 20. Summary and Conclusions by Disciple (Jeevanmukta) Appendices: 1. Happiness Simplified – Pathways to Happiness 2. Drills to Make You Happy 3. Glossary of Technical Terms – Sanskrit to English 4. Sutras for Happy life 5. Self Test Exercises

The impacts of technological and environment disasters are increasingly being felt. This book deals with these disaster in great details. The book has three sections. Section I deals with environmental disasters. It covers topics on the climate system of the earth and the energy balance theory of climate in order to comprehend, detect and predict the process that lead to climate change. The section also provides information on the working of the greenhouse effect, global warming, the effect of ozone depletion and air pollution. Section II is titled biodiversity and biosafety , and deals with issues concerning loss of biodiversity, deforestation and wetland loss. A chapter on biotechnology and genetic manipulation looks at the advantages and disadvantages of this emerging field. Various measures, including the convention on Biological Diversity are discussed. Section III deals with man-made and technological disasters, train disasters, noise pollution, toxic chemicals, hazardous waste, mining disasters, and the role of modern technology. This book is based on the syllabus of some popular courses on disaster management. The book is designed to fulfil the needs of professionals, teachers and students in understanding the subject. Contents - Section I: Environment Disasters 1. The Global Climate 2. Predictions of Future Climate 3. The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming 4. Ozone Depletion 5. Air Pollution and Acid Rain Section II: Biodiversity And Biosafety 6. Biodiversity Extinction 7. Deforestation And Loss of Biological Diversity 9. Biosafety and CBD Section III: Technological Disasters 10. Man-Made Hazards 11. Toxic Chenicals and The Environments 12. International Efforts To Reduce Chemical Disasters 13. Mining Disasters 14. War and The Environment 15. Hazardous Waste 16. Technological Hazards Section IV: Case Studies

Sports performance is the central concept in competitive sports. Sport training aims at improving the performance of athletes. Knowledge of sports performance is therefore a starting point for talent selection, formulation of sports training schedule and its assessment and evaluation. Theory of sports performance is a relatively new addition to the general and specific methods of training. The sports performance depends upon physical fitness, technique and tactics which are interrelated and interdependent. Physical, physiological, psychological and nutritional factors also affect performance. For proper control and regulation of the improvement of physical fitness components is needed. Performance evaluation is essential to grade the athlete. These tests form essential criteria for selection of sportspersons for various sports disciplines. For Interpretation of sportsmens performance, several researchers have attempted and developed normative data. With the help of these norms or standards, one can easily assess the level of sprotsmens performance and categorize them accordingly. A number of physical fitness tests have been formulated in various countries but are hardly available in one literature. With the increasing involvement of youth in the area of sport there is a need for evaluation of physical performance so as to ascertain their suitability for training and future performance. Nutritional and health status are key factors influencing the performance. Besides physical fitness, mental and emotional stability in competitive sports is of dire importance. Strength and conditioning professionals spend a great deal of time and effort trying to improve athletic performance. Coaches can evaluate each athlete by using the results of a vast battery of tests. Book Content of Fitness Evaluation Tests for Competitive Sports Part I : Introduction to Physical Fitness Part II : Performance Evaluation 1. Performance Evaluation to Monitor Athletic Development 2. Aerobic Fitness Part III : Performance Evaluation Tests 3. Aerobic

Occupational accidents and diseases remain the most appalling human tragedy of modern industry and one of its most serious forms of economic waste. An accident is a phenomenon of diverse and multiple etiology. An accident often is the result of an occurrence, or series of occurrences, chronologically remote from the accident itself. These characteristics make the search for time causative factors of accidents costly, difficult, and time consuming. In some highly industrialised countries industrial accidents are responsible for the loss of four or five times as many working days as industrial disputes. Originally, the main thrust of preventive action was to improve the unhealthy working conditions. The first international standards were designed either to do away with the more flagrant abuses impairing health, such as the employment of very young children, long hours of work, the absence of any type of maternity protection, and night work by women and children and to combat the risks of occupational diseases. Higher health safety standards are a primary responsibility of enlightened social policy and efficient management. A major thrust of this book has been to provide an authoritative, up-to-date guide in the areas of industrial health and safety. The book is intended for students, practitioners, and all others who are responsible in one way or another for workers health and safety. Book Content of Industrial Health and Safety Management 1. Accidents and Their Prevention 2. Development of Industrial Safety 3. Health and Safety Organisation and Administration 4. Occupational Health and Safety 5. Health and Safety at Workplaces 6. Accident Compensation Statutes 7. Construction Safety 8. Environmental Pollution and Prptection Appendices

The book Healthcare Management is based on the need and requirement of students pursuing various degree courses in management. Due to difficulties faced by the students. We decided to write a book having all the relevant topics in a single book. The syllabus is vast and there are diversified topics. So, it was a dream came true when all the topics were summed up. The book has been organised into fair section. Section one deal with Healthcare and Social development, section two deals with Healthcare System. Section three comprises of Healthcare economics and finance section four deals with the Hospital functions, organisation, classification and components. The book also comprises of relevant cases studies according to the topic of syllabus and also last three years question papers and a model question paper. We do not claim that much of the material in the book represent new or original thinking on our part. The material was developed from various sources and from the works of well-known authorities. References were taken from well known literature, books, journals and websites. Possibly, we have cited the reference at appropriate places. If inadvertently, we could not cite the reference, it is deeply regretted. Contents : Unit - I Chapter 1 : Healthcare Management: The Basic Framework and the Current State of Affairs Chapter 2 : Healthcare in Social Development Context-Indigenous, Participatory and Empowering Approaches Chapter 3 : National Health Policy Chapter 4 : Distribution of Health Services in India Chapter 5 : Health Sector- The Role of Private, Public and other Agencies Chapter 6 : Output-Based Performance Unit - II Chapter 7 : Healthcare System Chapter 8 : Health Research Chapter 9 : Healthcare in India (Trends of Healthcare in Indian Scenario) Chapter 10 : Healthcare Decision-Making Chapter 11 : Healthcare Issues for Mega Problems Unit - III Chapter 12 : Healthcare Finance Chapter 13 : Healthcare Economics Chapter 14 : Budgeting and Controlling of Health Services Chapter 15 : Pricing and Efficiency Unit - IV Chapter 16 : Hospital : An Introduction, Classification & Organisation Chapter 17 : The Current State of Public Health Infra-Structure Chapter 18 : Medical Ethics - Case Studies - References - Question Papers

The book has been divided into two parts: Part I: Political Theory, and Part II: Governmental Machinery. The table of Contents and the Index are fairly detailed. This will enable the reader to reach the required topic of sub-topic in a second. At the end of each Chapter, Summary has been given. Contents - PART − I : POLITICAL THEORY SECTION − I : Introductory Topics 1. Definition, Meaning and Nature of Political Science 2. Scope and Methodology of Political Science 3. Political Science and Other Social Sciences SECTION − II : State, Government, Association and Nation 1. State and Its Nature 2. State and Nation SECTION − III : Origin of State 1. Social Contract Theory 2. Theory of Drive Origin and Theory of Force 3. Patriarchal and Matriarchal Theories 4. Historical or Evolutionary Theory SECTION − IV : Historical Growth of State 1. State in Ancient Times 2. Medieval State 3. Modern State SECTION − V : Sovereignty 1. Meaning and History of Sovereignty 2. Kind of Sovereignty 3. Austins Theory of Soverignty 4. Soverignty and Pluralists SECTION − VI : State and Individual 1. Law 2. Citizenship 3. State Authority and Obligations and Rights of Individual 4. Liberty 5. Equality SECTION − VII : End and Functions of State and Sphere of State Activity 1. End and Functions of State 2. Idealist Theory of the State 3. Individualism and Liberalism 4. Utilitarianism 5. Capitalism and Democratic Socialism 6. Collectivism or State Socialism 7. Fabianism 8. Syndicalism 9. Guild Socialism 10. Communism 11. Anarchism 12. Fascism 13. Nazism 14. Gandhism and Sarvodaya SECTION − VIII : International Law, War and Peace 1. International Law 2. International Relations, War and Peace PART − II GOVERNMENTAL MACHINERY SECTION − I : Forms of Government 1. Comparative Study of political Institutions and its Limitations 2. Classification of Government 3. Monarchy and Aristocracy 4. Democracy and Its Rivals 5. Dictatorship SECTION − II : Division of Powers 1. Unitary Government 2. Federal Government SECTION − III 1. Constitutionalism, and Written and Unwritten Constitutions 2. Flexible and Rigid Constitutions SECTION − IV : People 1. Electorate 2. Representative SECTION − V : Legislature 1. Organisation of Legislature 2. Powers and Functions of Legislature 3. Direct Legislation and Delegated Legislation SECTION − VI : Executive 1. Organisation of Executive 2. Powers and Functions of Executive 3. Parliamentary Executive 4. Presidential and Other Types (The Swiss and the USSR)of Executive 5. Administration and Civil Service 6. Consultative and Advisory−Bodies SECTION − VII : Judiciary 1. Organization and Functions of Judiciary 2. Rule of Law, Administration Law and Administrative Tribunals SECTION − VIII : Separation of Powers 1. Montesquieus Theory of Separation of Powers 2. Application of Montesquieus Theory of Spearation of Powers SECTION − IX : Public Opinion, Political Parties and Pressure Groups 1. Public Opinion 2. Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Lobbies SECTION − X : Local Government 1. Organisation and Functions of Local Government 2. Local Government in Different Countries SECTION − XI : International Organisations 1. The League of Nations 2. The United Nations Organisation

The present work is perhaps the book on population studies which is mainly based on Indian data and meant for Indian students. It will, therefore, he found to be useful to students and teachers alike, both at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Even research scholars, we hope, will find it useful as an introduction to the subject, while the general reader will find much of interest in this book because it explains population processes in simple terms, after defining the various concepts. Contents : 1. Population Studies: Nature and Scope 2. Sources of Population Data 3. World Population: Growth and Distribution 4. Population Growth in India 5. Population Theories 6. Population Structure and Characteristics 7. Mortality 8. Fertility-I 9. Fertility-II 10. Migration 11. Population Distribution Geographic Areas and Classification of Residence 12. Labour Force 13. Population Policies 14. Indias Population Policy APPENDICES Appendix-A: Population Change Appendix-B: The Life Tables Appendix-C: National Population Policy : 2000 Appendix-D: Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Phase-II Appendix-E: National Rural health Mission (2005-2012) Appendix-F: Population Projections

The book is unique collection of data covering the various parameters from gender perspective in India. It elaborates the problems of literacy and educations in which Indian women are far behind in comparison to the western world. Health is a general is far from satisfactory in India and in case of women it is deplorable. The recent introduction of micro-finance concept with the women group is a ray of hope for women empowerment and their emancipation from the traditional bridle is explained elaborately in the book. Present position of womens participation in the countrys political scenario is not very encouraging. The growing violence on women is also codified in the book to indicate the deprived status of women in our country. The book is useful for the students of women studies and those who are pursuing their research in gender studies. Content 1. Indian Women 2. Education of Women 3. Health and Women 4. Employment for Women 5. Microfinance and Women 6. Women in Politics 7. Violence Against Women Bibliography

This is a compilation of articles written by author on burning issues pertaining to Indian Economy. Author has identified root causes of various problems and suggested creative ideas for turning around India. We must come out from the past legacy and old mindset; that we inherited after Independence and is tilted towards crony-socialism and populism. We need Jan Andolan for the true economic liberalization. Government alone can't turn around India in the absence of public participation. Indian entrepreneurs must play a vital role to make India, a prosperous and vibrant. Contents - 1. Inter-mixing of Growth, Development and Human Development 2. Inclusive Growth - A Political Slogan 3. Poverty Alleviation Scheme - A Mirage 4. Revised Scheme of Gold Monetization Could be a Game changer 5. Boost Infrastructure Spending to Stimulate Economy 6. Transform India Through Ease of Doing Business 7. Land Acquisition - A Road Blockade to Development 8. When Indian Economy Will be at 10 Trillion USD? 9. Whether High Interest is Good for India? 10. Roadmap for the Budget 2015-16 11. India Must be Globally Competitive to Check Inflation and Trade Deficit 12. Modijee Calls for Jan Andolan for Vikas Yatra 13. Road Map for Adrsh Gram Yojana 14. When Indian Economy Will Turn Around? 15. India's Prosperity - Role of Entrepreneurs 16. Mineral Shortage is Converting India a High Cost Economy 17. India Needs Productive and Efficient Use of Land 18. Regulatory Reforms - An Urgent Need for Economy Revival 19. What Should be Top Agenda for New Government? 20. India Needs Innovative Tax Reforms 21. Get Rid of Old British Colonial Rules and Russian Economy Model 22. What India Needs - A Populist or Development Politics? 23. Interest Hike Can't Control Inflation in India 24. Green Laws Damaging Economy But Not Protecting Environment 25. Land Bill Shall Deepen Crisis to Next Stage 26. Change Mindset and Unlock Hidden Value of Rupee 27. Leverage Gold Stock in the Country to Overcome Present Crisis 28. Railway Needs Innovative Reforms for Boosting Economy 29. Whether Food Security Bill is for Public Welfare?