Terrorism has endured the constraints of time and mankind, prevailing for as long as mankind has existed, although maturing into an altogether different symbolization in today’s contemporary world. There has been much heated debate on how such acts of violence are labelled and defined and what fundamentally constitutes terrorism. Thus, this paper initially contemplates the different interpretations of terrorism. It then goes on to analyse the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism, while demonstrating the economic assumptions about human behaviour critical for further analysis. It then goes into an in-depth analysis of the microeconomic and macroeconomic variables that come into play while studying the interrelation between terrorism and economics. It incorporates analysis of the level of knowledge about the causal chains between macroeconomic conditions and the frequency and quality of terrorism. It also assembles the knowledge on the impact of terrorism on the economy at micro and macro levels, while apprising the variables liable for such ramifications. It touches on the subject of counter-terrorism and finally concludes by conferring projected solutions to the exhaustive issue of terrorism and what policies governments around the globe have adopted to combat terrorism and their further implications on terrorism. (200 words)
In Karnataka, Covid caseload has crossed one lakh mark on 27 th July 2020. July month witnessed a new record, adding at least 85 percent of all cases in the state since March 9, 2020. The Covid infection is rising at faster rate. The major reasons for rising this infection are; very lenient/absurd quarantine policy, slow rate of testing in the initial phase and poor health infrastructure and manpower under public health facilities. This status of public health facility is a inherent problem does exist before Covid 19 enters the state. The entry of this pandemic potential virus has made the system still to suffer. The poor anticipation and insufficient preparedness for Covid 19 added to already the burning fury. Lack of people cooperation also equally true. Now almost lock down is unlocked, therefore the suppressing the virus should be with an immediate extra measures. The state cannot continue lockdown for a long period as financial crisis already set in. Preparing for this pandemic does not mean we have to sideline non covid health needs. The immediate steps should be that, certain proportion of beds shall be reserved at all level of health facilities to treat the Covid and non covid patients also. The major key to suppress the virus will be, effective tracing, increasing the testing, isolating the needy and efficient treatment. The government should enhance the capacity building of our health system in terms of Covid specific infrastructure as well as manpower without delay. Mass rapid testing should be initiated especially in urban wards and ward wise Covid Care Centers (CCC) shall be established on priority base. Private hospitals shall ensure their social responsibility and ethics.
This paper focus on the issue of disguised unemployment and shows the relevance of Dairy farming business is raising the income of the farmer while utilising surplus workforce. For the purpose, concerned literatures are reviewed and secondary data are studied regarding farm households, average farm production, farm size and milk production. Using Chi-square test we find that milk production in the region has tremendous potential to raise the income of the farmers while generating additional employment. Further it has been observed that the specified region suffers from the lack of proper processing and marketing channel. The need of the hour is to get Dairy farming business organised and to carry out work in a comprehensive manner as suggested in the paper.
The main aim of skill development, particularly in case of women, is not merely to prepare them for jobs, but also to improve the performance of women workers by enhancing the quality of work in which they are engaged. Hence, the 12th five year plan has recognized India's massive need to skill millions of formal and informal workers in the next ten years. In response, the government developed many schemes to increase the proportion of formal and informal skilled workers in its total workforce especially among women. One of such program was Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship outcome-based skill training scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development in Entrepreneurship. However, many independent investigations done on the PMKVY reveal that there are many problems and inconsistencies in the programme. Against this background the study is designed with the following objectives 1. To give a brief note on PMKVY 2. To analyze problems in PMKVY 3. To suggest suitable policy measures for improving the PMKVY).
Study on resource use efficiency in maize cultivation was conducted in Tejwapur block of Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh.Primary data was collected from 100 respondents including three categories i.e. marginal, small and medium sized sample farms.Purposive cum random sampling technique was applied to draw the sample of respondents.Personal interview method of data collection, tabular and functional analysis was applied to bring the study at final stage.Result of study revealed that maize production shows the stage of decreasing return to scale and MVP indicate further scope to invest on four factors included in the study to achieve the position of optimum resource combination and maximization of the profit. Highlightsm Efficiency of different resource used in maize cultivation in Bahraich district of U.P. was studies.m Among different resource considered for study: use of manure & fertilizer and human labour were found efficient on all size of farms.m Marginal value productivity of all factors were also found more than one on all size of farms.m Thus, study show good scope to encourage the maize cultivation.
Green Banking is a new and an important phenomenon in the financial world. It is a form of banking and its main objective is to protect the social and economic environment. Many countries have adopted this new phenomenon successfully in their daily business activities. Green banking is a welcoming fact that people have awareness and sensitized towards the pollution and have the state of mind to protect the environment. Banks need to play a key role in reducing the carbon prints. Indian banks are taking initiatives to introduce green banking system and thereby act responsibly to contribute sustainable development and try to establish institutional mechanism to enhance sustainability. This paper gives detailed information on green banking, its importance, benefits and initiatives taken by the Banks. The objective of this paper is to study the practices of banks to create awareness on Green Banking to customers and to study customers perceptions regarding green banking. A survey was conducted on Green Banking Development which included the bank as well as customers of the banks to know the various green banking initiatives taken up by the Banks and customer's knowledge on Green Banking. Suggestions are taken up to develop the banking techniques to be adopted by the banks.
Various forms of tobacco available are Beedi, Cigars, Cigarettes, Creamy snuffs, Dipping tobaccos, Gutkha, Hookah, Kreteks, Roll-Your-Own Pipe, smoking, Snuff, Snus. The most common smokeless tobacco products are chewing tobacco, naswar, snuff, snus, gutkha and topical tobacco paste.A pre-packaged mixture of areca nut, tobacco, slaked lime, catechu, and flavoring agents is popularly known as Gutkha.Gutka, a dry preparation commercialized since 1975, containing areca nut, slaked lime, catechu, condiments and powdered tobacco, was originally available custom‐mixed from pan vendors. For the last couple of decades, gutka has been available in several brands. A similarly packaged mixture without tobacco, often with an identical brand name, is called pan masala. Oral cancer is one of the most common non-communicable diseases worldwide with an estimated increase of 275,000 new cases each year (Warnakulasuriya, S.: 2009). Oral cancer is the term used for cancers that form in tissues of the oral cavity (the mouth) or the oropharynx (the part of the throat at the back of the mouth). These along with other head and neck cancers are the sixth most prevalent type of cancer in the world and one of the leading causes of death in developing countries. (A Jemal,. et al.: 2011)This sociological study aims at to explore the causative factors associated with gutkha addiction and to know whether the addicts know the composition of gutkha and whether aware of health problems arising out of gutkha addiction.
The wind of change in payment system in India is gaining strength by government accelerating financial inclusion, opening new business models and providing impetus to digital payments system. The system offers an unprecedented opportunity to people, most of whom lives in rural India or are migrants in big cities. Traditionally, the field of payments has been bank driven but with the continuous innovation in the technology, payment system is emerging as a distinct industry. Following the demonetization of high denomination paper currency notes, the Government urged small traders to embrace technology by using digital payment systems. It is expected that by embracing technology, we can bring about a big transformation in the form of a cashless society. However, thi transformational phase is accompanied by heightened concerns around cyber crime, consumer protection, competition, safety and convenience. The anonymity of cash transaction is a non_trivial barrier to digital payments and is a constant battle between Government and those who evade taxes.
Digital transformation is changing every industry and banking is at the forefront of this trend. Banks need to improve the customer experience, improve operational efficiency and respond faster to changing business environments. Today major disruptive trends in the financial sector are taking place, and this year these trends are set to accelerate. Mobile financial services are becoming more popular and it is replacing the basics you can do on a website. But there are also some drawbacks in mobile financial services such as it is time consuming with passwords, codes and security questions etc.
Banking union is the most important policy initiative to advance Euro-area integration since monetary union started in 1999. It involves the transfer of authority over banking policy from the national level to a pan-European institution level. A significant milestone in the process of building a more robust and resilient banking system in Europe completed through the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), led by the European Central Bank (ECB) in November 2014 And the Single Resolution Board (SRB), launched in January 2015. This article analyses structure of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) of the European Banking Union. The Banking Union represents an unprecedented transfer of sovereignty from participating Member States to an EU institution for conducting banking supervision and for delegating authority to an EU agency to have responsibility for the preparation, implementation and funding of a European bank resolution regime. The article examines the SSM in the Lisbon Treaty and considers whether the European Central Bank's (ECB) strong form of independence is appropriate for its role as a bank supervisor, and whether its limited powers to take macro-prudential regulatory and supervisory measures are adequate to ensure banking sector stability. The article further argues that the SRM provides an important institutional step to build a more effective European banking Union.
The world faces a great challenge of environmental degradation during the process of economic development. Banking sector as responsible stakeholders in this regards can do better contribution towards the environment by adopting various green banking practices. Green banking practices mean promoting environment-friendly practices and reducing carbon footprint from day to day banking activities. Green banks or environmentally responsible banks do not only improve their own standards but also affect socially responsible behaviour of other business. This concept of “Green Banking” will be mutually beneficial to the banks, industries and the economy. Green banking will not also ensure the greening of the industries but also facilitate in improving the asset quality of the banks in future. Banking sector plays a crucial role in promoting environmentally sustainable and socially responsible investment. Banks in India especially the largest commercial bank State Bank of India has developed several green banking initiatives. Recently the bank has introduced various paperless banking practices for their customers. Adopting these practices the customers can contribute a lot towards the environment. This paper aims to highlight the green banking initiatives undertaken by SBI and attempt has been made to discuss the environmental and other benefits of these practices.
