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EXPLORATION OFTHE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF YOUTH: A SOCIAL MEDIA INTERVENTION WITH REFERENCE TO DIGITAL INDIA AND SWATCH BHARATH MISSIONS
Get PDFYoung people between the ages of 15 and 25 constitute a fifth of the world’s population. India is one of the youngest countries in the world, with an estimated 65 percent of the population under the age of 35. UN report says, with 356 million 10-24 year-olds, India has the world’s largest youth population despite having a smaller population than China. There are 243 Million internet users in India and it is likely to increase to 500 Million by 2018 making India larger than the US in terms of the number of Internet users (RajanAnandan, MD, Google India). In 2018, it is estimated that there will be around 283 million social network users in India, up from close to 216.5 million in 2016 (The Statistics Portal). Indians are very active on different social networks and 88% of users share content on their social profiles and as wellincreasingly spend time on various social networking sites. The ease of using and creating social media have spawned an explosion of grassroots participation, allowing individuals to express their opinions more openly and freely as well as to build a more active and significant relationship with official institutions (Rojas H 2012). The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Digital India, one is the most significant cleanliness campaign by the Government of India and the other, to ensure that Government services are made available to citizens electronically by improving online infrastructure and increasing Internet connectivity.The purpose of this thematic paper is priority to investigate the relationship between social media use and political participation focusing on India’s two massive movements Swach Bharath and Digital India which happen in the network society. This paper provides an overview of what is considered the power of social media and how it shapes national news agenda with democratic values. It also analyses how social media users shape the future of news and information about these movements. This paper attempts to explain the exposure to human interest and conflict frames of news based on Swach Bharath and Digital India as a result of use of social media and it concludes on all aspects of governance and attempts to improve the quality of life of citizens
Cost Benefit Analysis of Kharip Hybrid Jowar of Walwa Tehsil
Get PDFThe cost benefit analysis carried out in the study is just not for understanding profitability. It is in this sense it is useful to observed in the study of commerce and economics. Therefore cost of production of jowar is assumed to be the cost of natural recourses consumed by the crop. It also helps to understand any other alternate crop which can fetch more profit utilizing similar quantity of natural recourses. Further labour observed in the study is used to understand capacity of the crop to generate employment for local labor force.                  The study of cost benefit analysis is very important for any crop that can be observed the economic profitability of the farmer. To identify problems related to use of water resources, employment potentials and cash flow analysis.It gives the cost structure which is useful to understand cash flow along employment generated for local population. It may also be used for identifying proper cropping pattern to reduce the requirement of water without compromising profitability. It help to identify physical, social and economic issues.Â
An Improved Double Sampling Regression Type Estimator of Population Mean Using Auxiliary Information
Get PDFThis paper provides a new improved double sampling regression type estimator of population mean using auxiliary information. Its bias and mean square error are found and its comparative study with some of the well known estimators is done. From numerical examples it is also observed that the proposed improved regression type estimator performs better than the existing estimators
“Cashless Economy boon for Indian Economyâ€
No full textIn India almost 98 per cent of the economic transactions were cash based. This is too high percentage. This has paved number of evils like black money which was running a parallel economy, corruption, counterfeit currency etc. In India the campaign for cashless economy was a fall out of demonetization of Rs.1000 and Rs.500 denomination notes and the government’s failure to replenish the same with the new notes. Therefore, in order to reduce the sufferings of the public the government pushed this campaign. The govt. also took several initiatives. As this was not a planned initiative there were several problems in its introduction. Even the industries which manufacture the Point of Sales machines were not prepared to meet the demand for it. The public adopted these machines and the other modes PTM, etc. to carry out their businesses. In the urban and metropolitan area the public response was good. In order to reduce the hardships of the rural people the Govt. of India supplied PoS machines in the villages. There are pros and cons of cashless economy. The cashless economy will bring transparency which will help the govt. to administer the taxation and increase its tax payer’s base. However, it will not be possible to totally reduce the cash transactions. The govt.’s approach should be to have a fair proportion of cash and cashless transactions to have smooth development of the economy.Â
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ADOLESCENTS IN RELATION TO ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND STUDY HABITS
Get PDFThe present study aimed to find the significance of relationship in academic achievement as well as achievement motivation and study habits.The sample of the study was 200 students in  the four Government Senior Secondary Schools of Ludhiana city.Correlation approach was adopted to ascertain the relationship between academic achievement of adolescents in relation to  academic motivation and study habits.Significance of relationship between means was worked out to know the difference between boys and girls adolescents regarding academic achievement of adolescents in achievement motivation and study habits. In this study marks of 10th class board examination were taken as Academic Achievement.Deo Mohan Achievement Motivation scale(2002).Study Habit Inventory (2002) Revised version by Mukhopadhya & Sansanwal.The study concludes that there is significance of relationship between Academic Achievement of Adolescents their Achievement Motivation and their study Habits. Achievement Motivation and Study Habits conjointly predict Academic Achievement significantly higher as compared to their separate prediction for Adolescents.The Academic Achievement can thus be improved by developing good Study Habits and by proper Achievement Motivation
‘Analyzing the analyzed’: A Study of Women in New Media
No full textThe advent and usage of new media has created a whole new space for more interactive, more shared, more democratic and more personalized form of communication. Its feature of virtuality and unlimited tools of creating different kinds of online environment have attracted the eyes of scholars throughout the world, including the feminist ones as well. The present study tried to analyze the nature of this medium with regard to women. It was done by looking at and analyzing the kind of studies attempted on this medium by different researchers on its different tools .It was found that new media is contradictory in nature as it portrays traditional stereotyped image and roles of women in its content on one hand, while creating different social networks for causes , issues, campaigns and important deliberations on public policies. Further, the studies seemed to be attempted in a more varied manner as compared to those attempted on old mainstream media.  A common concern regarding the issue of privacy and invasion of personal lives was raised. It was concluded that there is a need of initiative on the part of policy makers to utilize and tap the unique potential and features of this medium for the development of women in different societies.Keywords: New media, Women, stereotype, images, onlin
WHY DO COUNTRIES FORM REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS – INSIGHTS FROM THE LITERATURE
Get PDFThe world trading system witnessed rapid rise in the formation ofRegional Trade Agreements (RTAs)particularly in the post WTO period. Despite large number of studies conducted on this area by the trade economists, there are divergent views on the outcome of RTAs on world trade as well as there is no unanimity on the desirable mechanism of trade liberalization. The paper looks in to various theoretical arguments and empirical explanations that supports or opposes RTAs. Careful review of the studies identified the underlying conditions that are required for the successful functioning of the RTAs.Even though regionalism is discriminatory in nature, it enjoys as a preferred method of trade liberalisation among nations as it provides immediate results to the trade policy initiatives. The paper concludes that for the successful functioning of the RTAs it should be carefully calibrated by identifying trade creating partners and accommodating the interests of the local stakeholders. Also successful regional cooperation agreements should stimulate multilateral initiatives
Basic Approaches in Vocabulary Teaching
Get PDFThe aim of this paper is to show language teaching approaches. By showdown language structure interpretation strategy versus open approach the standards, the two focal points and inconveniences are considered. The initial segment concerns the authentic and hypothetical foundations of the two strategies and their attributes. It additionally committed by and large standards of vocabulary learning process
Changing perceptions and meaning of Cyberfeminism
Get PDFCommunication is the basis for the existence of social life. As per history of humans’ evolution the patterns of communication, modes of communication, sources of communications, ways to disseminate the information were a major part and reason of Human growth. Communication by signs, by sounds, by signals, by words, face to face communication, communication in groups, communication in masses were the chapters in history. With the advent of written words, printing press and books a revolution of thought was observed in the world. With the newspaper and television, radio, new modes of societal life, development emerge. The industrial development demanded the public interaction beyond personal circle catering the needs of new emerging societal structures. The birth of new inventions brought new methods of communication facilities that were able to attend and affect and involve large number of people that too in different locations. World Wide Web was a revolution still surprising the world with its strength and hidden aspect
Gender-based violence in India: A Human Right Issue
Get PDFGender-based violence is considered as the most pervasive human right violence in the world (WHO, 2013). In India, crime against women is committed every three minutes (National Crime Record Bureau, 2013), 70 percent of women are victims of domestic violence (International Men and Gender Equality Survey, 2011) and 38 percent of Indian men admit that they have physically abused their partners and 65 percent of Indian men believe women should tolerate violence in order to keep the family together (International Men and Gender Equality Survey, 2011). The argument in this paper is that the gender-based violence in India is the most pervasive human right violence. It is examined primarily by drawing the data from NCRB 2015 and NFHS reports. The gender based violence not only endangers women’s right to equality and personal freedom but it is detrimental to right to life the very survival of women with dignity.Â