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Installation of Solar Rooftop : A Viability and an Empirical Study
Get PDFWith conventional energy sources being limited in their availability, the search for alternativerenewable energy sources is inevitable. Solar energy is one of the mostpromising sources of renewable energy (RE). It is widely abundant and producesless. greenhouse gas emissions relative to energy sources from fossilfuel.India is both, densely populated and has high solar insolation, providing an ideal combination for solar power generation. This research is an attempt to understand the financial viability in terms of cost savings for solar rooftop system for the residents of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar city, Gujarat. In addition to that, the willingness and perceptions of the respondents were analysed to shed the light on the potential of adoption for such system. The findings suggested that respondents were willing to install the solar rooftop. The purchase of solar rooftop was backed by at least 40% subsidy. The recovery of investments was at most 3 years. Net present value of the project was also positive
Book Review: Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping Our Future,
No full textElon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is ShapingOur FutureElon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping Our Future”,is a page-turner; a gripping biography of the real-life Tony Stark, whom weknow as Elon Musk, and how he is transforming the world we live in. The bookdelves into Elon’s childhood and upbringing, stints in Africa and Canada beforehe arrives at the United States to pursue his dreams. It gives an inside view ofElon’s world, a wired narrative of the ups and downs of his personal lifeintertwined with his workstyle at a string of Silicon Valley start-ups that hefounded and helped flourish. The book is a must read for every budding techentrepreneur and highly recommended for students of business and managementstudies with a penchant for entrepreneurship
Sustainable Forest Management Practices and the Recent Experience of Birbhum District, West Bengal: Some Critical Observations
Get PDFSustainable forest management refers to both the expansion offorest area and the conservation of biodiversity. Theincorporation of forest-user groups into forest managementpractices under the social forestry scheme has led to animprovement of the canopy cover over the years but the protectionof biodiversity has been at stake. To understand the reasonbehind this dilemma, an in-depth study of such user groups wasconducted in a few selected forest patches of the Birbhum districtof West Bengal. The study reveals that while the incentive packagedesigned for forest protection is encouraging monocultureplantation, a gradual transition of culture as well as livelihoodpractices of the forest-dependent people has adversely affectedtheir motivation for conservation of forest biodiversity. Therefore,need arises to design new strategic intervention policies thatcan incentivise forest protection without compromisingbiodiversity conservation
A Study on Innovative Parenting Technique: Green Parenting
Get PDFA child is God’s gift. Parenting is about teaching children todevelop good habits and become good citizens. Green parentingis about bringing up the child in eco-friendly ways. In this concept,the child is taught the importance of environment and itsconservation. Under green parenting, parents use different methodsin order to raise the babies in green ways such as providingorganic food, using cloth diapers instead of disposable diapers,giving lead-free toys, minimizing usage of plastic products etc.Parents may also swap the “gently used” clothes and toys toconserve the resources. The concept of green parenting is quitepopular in western countries, but the awareness for the same isless in India. The empirical studies for green parenting are rare inIndia. Therefore, the present study tries to empirically highlightthe awareness and practices towards the novel concept of greenparenting in Anand and Gandhinagar region of Gujarat and thestudy is supplemented by the commendable work of Children’sUniversity based in Gujarat in the area of child education anddevelopment
Book review :The Definitive Book of Branding
Get PDFThe Definitive Book of Branding, Kartikeya Kompella, Sage Publications,2014, 407 pages, INR 895.The Definitive Book of Branding is an edited book by Karthikeya Kompella, abrand consultant and columnist. This book has articles from 18 authors. Theentire book is organized into five sections covering a wide range of brand-relatedtopics
Right Sizing and Outsourcing:The Legal Implications
No full textRight Sizing and Outsourcing:The Legal Implication
Issues in Implimenting Systems for Quality Improvement in a Job Shop
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