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Explicatio Software Limited (ESL) is the rising star of the Indian IT industry. With thousands of employees and operations spread over five continents, it is about to join the billion-dollar club. With a niche market and several patents, it is a prime target for a takeover. KnowlejBase Inc. (KB) is a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company with more than $30 billion in revenue. It decides to buy the entire stake from the original promoters of ESL. This saga unfolds through the eyes of four employees. They are about to experience a roller-coaster ride of emotions, anxiety, and agony. The life of all the ESL employees is about to change forever. They go through the painful phase of transition. The entire value system of the company is about to be replaced by an alien system. Careers end, jobs are lost, dreams are shattered, and panic spreads.
Confessions of a Banker is more than an autobiography. It is a bare-it-all account of the aspirations and dreams of a banker who carves a unique place for himself in the big bad world of banking. As the author takes you through his journey through ten banks, he is determined to reveal the truth and nothing less than that. While he takes pride in his achievements and skills, he also confides his mistakes and bravely owns up to his transgressions too. The author talks about the various people instrumental in shaping his career, some of whom were renowned banking personalities. He also traces the evolution of the banking sector since the Eighties, giving a sneak peek into the hitherto unsaid ‘inside’ stories and scams from the industry. Interspersed with incidents from the author’s personal life, the book is bound to make readers ponder, smile, laugh and cry too. This is a bold and candid tale narrated with confidence and conviction and served straight from the heart.
The Government of India enacted special laws viz., the SRFAESI and RDB Acts to help speed up the recovery process of non-performing assets, by vesting the banks and F/Is with extra-ordinary powers for self-enforcement of security interests given as collaterals per mortgage in favour of the lenders. This book explains different stages of recovery process; rehabilitation measures expected of the / banks / FIs to help revive those temporarily sick but economically viable units facing brief span of mis-match in the flow of working funds; the RBI norm of 90 days to classify a loan account as NPA ( Non-Performing Asset), when and whom to approach in case of objection to lender’s action under Sec...
Biodiversity Conservation - Challenges for the Future is a multidisciplinary book, linking topics on biodiversity, conservation, food and nutrition, organic farming, food security and sustainable management. The book summarizes the key ideas for meeting the challenges of biodiversity conservation. It presents suggestions and recommendations and reiterates the need for raising awareness among a range of stakeholders about conservation and sustainable management of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge resources along with ensuring appropriate capacity building at individual and institutional levels. The book also brings a wealth of knowledge about the local marine ecosyste...
At least 5 million people die each year from injuries, and about half the deaths in the 10-24 age group are accountable to them. This is a major health problem for which a number of strategies for prevention and control can be developed. This book presents a series of the plenary and state-of-the-art presentations from the 5th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control. There is a focus on transportation, workplace, sport and leisure, and domestic sectors, and an exploration of the legal, medical, environmental, safety and governmental issues which play a part in the subject. Practitioners and researchers in a variety of activities, including epidemiology and public health, occupational health and safety, ergonomics and product design, medicine, criminology, engineering and physical sciences, and the behavioural sciences, should find this a useful and challenging work.
India has the dubious distinction of being the diabetic capital of the world with the disease causing untold suffering to both the rich and the poor. But, as you will learn from this book, diabetes can be managed adequately -- and its complications prevented or delayed -- with attention to diet, a regular exercise schedule, avoidance of stress and good control of the blood sugar. The key to better diabetes care is education. In a simple and easy-to-understand question/answer format, this book provides information on living with this essentially lifestyle-related disease.
This book provides clinicians and trainees with the latest advances and procedures in the management of paediatric and neonatal emergencies. Divided into 16 sections, the text begins with discussion on the concept of intensive care, resuscitation, and diagnosis of an acutely sick child. The following chapters cover the treatment of emergency scenarios in different systems of the body – respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine, renal and gastrointestinal. The book concludes with sections on infectious diseases, oncology, accidents and poisoning, and neonatology. A chapter on drug dosages is also included. Topics are presented in a step by step, systematic approach, further enhanced by photographs, diagrams, flowcharts and tables to assist learning. Key points Comprehensive guide to latest advances in management of paediatric and neonatal emergencies Covers emergency scenarios in all anatomical systems Includes section on paediatric drug dosages Highly illustrated with photographs, diagrams, flowcharts and tables