Instalment purchase of household durable equipment is gaining popularity. More agencies and consumers are likely to venture into this fia«d. In the absence of adequate research support and legislative measures, the consumers will be exploited by the Agencies 9¥ charging usurious rates o:f interests. The study provides sooe :factual data regarding additional a...

Two hundred urban teenage boys of 15- 18 yrs old were randomly selected from Parbhani town of Maharashtra slate. Out of them, 83 who belonged to group-1 were Science students and the remaining (117) were students of A rts and Commerce (group-11). The data pertaining to the study were collected by personally interviewing them based on structured cum open-ended q...

The significance of child study - normal or handicapped, cannot be overlooked as it is a contributing factor to the welfare of the individual and society. It has become a topic of potent interest to parents, teachers and significant adults, who are interested in the welfare of the society at large. A child with a mental handicap develops at a slower rate tha...

A study on "Iron deficiency and behaviour pattern in preschool children" was taken forth to evaluate the possible role of iron deficiency on the behaviour development of preschool children. Of the 50 preschool children surveyed, 25 children were normal and the remaining 25 were iron deficient. The socio-economic pattern, health profile, dietary profile and beha...

Jutefibreisknownasgoldenfibreanditislignocellulosicbastfibre,obtained from stalks of corohorus. Jute fibre has certain desirable propertieslikehightensilestrength,gooddyeabilityetc. Indiaisoneofthe most importantjutegrowing countries intheworld. At present, India is passing through great crisis due to the heavy competition from Jute substitutes. Sodiversificationof...

Solar energy is one of the promising solutions to the increasing energy crisis. Solar cookers, can help to a great extent in minimising the wastage of scarce non-commercial fuels like cowdung cake, agricultural wastes and firewood. It can also save a large proportion of the women's time and.energy. The 'sunbasket' is one type of solar cooker, which attains h...

Waste is any unwanted or unusable materials or any substance which is discarded after primary use or it is worthless, defective and of no use. With the growing population waste accumulation becoming a great threat to the society specially in developing countries. India is now world’s third largest garbage generator and Odisha produced around 43 million tonnes o...