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The present book evaluates tenets of Gandhian philosophy in relation to contemporary social realities. Globalised scenario has made impact and caused multifaceted effect on Indian social fabric. After over six decades of independence, the Indian socio-political scene and economic realities have undergone a lot of change, but one aspect which has remained unchanged is the utility and relevance of Gandhian philosophy, thought and ideas. Whatever be the changes, the Gandhian aspects of livelihood and social reality are of basic importance even today, and would, in all likelihood remain so in the decades and centuries to come. Gandhiji belived and preached for peace and harmony in society and experimented with the truth and morality of life. The research papers cover majority of social aspects of common man?s life from education, aesthetics, foreign affairs, social peace, international affairs, social justice etc. The contributors have analysed the problems from various angles and evaluated the feasibility of remedial means to overcome and solve these problems. Their evaluation proves the utility and pin points that the relevance of Gandhi is more pertinent in the contemporary globalised social scenario than it was during forties, fiftees and sixtees. Gandhian ideals would nurture and strengthen the social fabric and pave the way for peace in society and the world.

Recent explosion of interest in traditional medicines has been driven by the accelerated loss of indigenous plantlore, consideration of indigenous plantlore as national heritage, natural products research, new drugs derived from plants and becoming of western medicine more open to alternative approaches to healing. This interest has become episodic in nature and therefore needs many fora or platforms to disseminate the products of research in this regime. The present book is hoped to serve the same purpose. This book contains 22 articles on different aspects of the subject reflecting views and thoughts of experts. It incorporates articles on traditional plant uses in family welfare, wound care, diabetes and skin afflictions, ethnobotanical or ethnomedicinal plants from West Rarrh (West Bengal), North Gujarat, Jharkhand and Western Orissa, ethnotherapeutic leads from tribals of Orissa, ethnomedicinal leads from modern drug development programmes, parasitic angiosperms from mythology to medicine, graphic review of ethnobotany in Chhatisgarh and veterinary medicines of Gond tribals (M. P. ). It also covers topics on development and standardization of herbal medicine, methods of tribal drug purification, ethnomedicinal uses of Neem and traditional knowledge with particular emphasis on ethnomedicine/ traditional medicine. Articles on recent approaches in phytochemical and biological importance of Calendula officinalis, in vitro anthelmintic activity of Bauhinia species, in vitro regeneration, phytochemical screening, antibacterial activity and hypoglycemic effects of Ocimum sanctum are included. This book unfolds rich Indian traditional heritage and focuses on modern drug development in India. This book will be useful not only as reference book but will also cater to the immediate needs of students, teachers, research workers, herbal healers, pharmaceutical industries, botanists and ethnobotanists.

The present book is the outcome of the 3-days National workshop on Joint Forest Management in India  2 Volume Setby P. Bhattacharya - A.K. Kandya - K.N. Krishna Kumar at crossroads which has tried to examine the issues present in the scenario of JFM in India. The book has attempted to give an overall picture of JFM in India. It has dealt with several facets of JFM from policy to commissioning and brings about the success stories as well as the problems faced in the implementation of the program in different areas with or without external funding supports in project mode in various states. There are 49 papers relating to several issues of JFM and have been grouped under following six themes: 1. Policy, Legal issues and Property rights regimes in JFM and its challenges 2. Livelihood opportunities for sustaining JFM 3. Ecological Ramification of JFM and Innovations in Silvicultural Aspects 4. Institutional Innovation Issues in JFM and its Implementation 5. Emerging Opportunities for Diversifying JFM 6. State presentations on the status of JFM The book provides all relevant and latest information about participatory forestry in India and would be useful for forest scientists, policy makers, forest officers, planners, researchers and the students of forest and environmental management.

Plants and drugs obtained from them have always been in the centre of all the traditional and modern systems of medicine including Allopathy, Homoeopathy, Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani schools of healing. Scholars of these different pathies have published therapeutics of plants with their own point of view. No efforts seems to have been made to bring medicinal and spiceal plants useful in different pathies at common platform. Endeavour made through this book is unique and novel in the sense that we have collected, compended and published well processed and refined information on such plant wealth useful in different systems of healing. Therefore, the book will certainly find its utility amongst scholars, researchers, teachers and scientists of different disciplines and interests including Botany, Environmental Science and Forestry, Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Agricultural Botany, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Horticulture and Economic Botany and also post harvest management, technology and processing. The compendium will also pave the way for domestication and ecofarming of many, otherwise, wild medicinal plants and for this purpose, several organizations involved in herbal farming and trade will like to have the book on their desks besides some progressive farmers. Such farming activity may be locationed at any part of the world including tropical, sub tropical, temperate, semi-arid and arid niches. (Includes more than 140 colour plates and numerous line sketches)

Orchids are primarily valued for their beautiful and intriguing flowers. In the global market cut flowers and potted flowering plants of orchids occupy a very important place. Moreover, the international trade on these crops are advancing very steadily and search for newer materials are rising irresistibly. Orchids also play many beneficial roles in human life as medicine, phytochemicals, spice, flavouring agent and food. Interest on orchids has increased manifold over the years and marked accomplishments have been made through scientific research and investigations. To stimulate the development of an enquiring mind, this book is organised in 19 comprehensive chapters to review, streamline and highlight the achievements on orchids. It provides a wealth of fascinating information on 110 important and interesting genera, 400 species and many hybrids of orchids. This book also furnished extensive review chapters on history, evolution, classification, propagation, pollination, breeding, agrotechnology, green houses, in-vitro seed culture, tissue culture, post-harvest technology and plant protection. This publication is intended to be comprehensive source of information to amateur and professional growers, exporters, orchid industries, horticulturists and also concerned students, teachers and researchers.

Man has now realized the limitation and shortcomings of medicines developed by chemical processes as indicated by side and ill effects. Hence, the scope of medicinal plants and spices has widened for different systems of medicine. Besides domestication and cultivation technologies, economic parts of plants need to be processed at primary, secondary and tertiary channels. Such agroprocessing strategies are required for preparing medicines of Allopathy, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani and other systems of healing. Properly processed information have been included on different facets of biotherapeutics and pharmaceutical sciences. Post harvest management and technology of value addition, marketing and trade of medicinal plants and spices have been incorporated alongwith biodiversity and its conservation in lower as well as higher groups of medicinal plants. Roles of herbal ecofarming in societal welfare through cooperative movement in different parts of the nation and world has also been effectively included. Export potential and trade scenario of spices and medicinal herbs has been adequately described alongwith its relationships with industry & WTO. Medicinal values of Indian food of plant origin has been especially highlighted alongwith nutrient management for propagation of medicinal plants and spices. The book will certainly be useful for herbal industrialists, progressive farmers, scholars, teachers and scientists of various disciplines including Basic and applied Botany, Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Biotechnology, Plant Breeding, Post Harvest Science and Technology and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

"This is a unique and most exhaustive encyclopedia of explosives, bombs and IEDs--from gunpowder to RDX; from door breaching to building implosions; from dumb bombs to smart bombs; from landmines to bunker busters; from napalm to fuel-air explosives; from alarm clock time bombs to IC chip controlled IEDs, from wired to remote control devices; from suicide bomb jackets to car bombs, everything is here. Why do we need this book? Firstly, nobody in the world has written a book like this and secondly, because explosives are extremely important for the industry, the military and in everyday life. With terrorists' bombs exploding all over the country, everybody must know what they are all about. Presently, not only the common people but the media, the security forces and the intelligence agencies everybody has only intriguing, vague and wild notions about the arcane field of explosives and bombs. Such ignorance is dangerous because it distorts perceptions. Distorted perceptions result in defective policy-making. This book will educate and enlighten all of them. This book discusses not only all about explosives and bombs, their invention, and their inventors but also their place in history and industry, and the technology involved therein. This is a technical compendium, a collection of human stories, a historical survey, and a tribute to the conquests of technology, all blended into a highly readable treatise. This is as much a very high-standard reference book for those having some knowledge of explosives as it is a lively introduction to the subject for the layman. The only affordable and complete encyclopaedia of weaponry in the whole world -- exhaustive yet attractive, informative yet interesting with 264 extremely rare pictures, it is the The Ultimate Book of Explosives, Bombs and IEDs by N.C. Asthana. IPS - Anjali Nirmal

The first volume outlines ?diversity and distribution? of the underutilized fruits and nuts and provides collated information on their value in ?food and nutrition security?, in ?livelihood and income security?, and for ?development of value added and commercially useful products? and for ?rehabilitation and conservation of the ecosystem?. The available information on distribution, uses, botany and culture of 56 subtropical and 39 temperate fruits has also been presented in this volume. Appendices on ?botanical and other names of the fruits suitable for humid, semi-arid and arid regions of tropical, subtropical and temperate areas?, ?families, genera and species? and ?food value? of these fruits and their ?use in agroforestry systems? have been given. The second volume provides the available information on distribution, uses, botany and culture of 157 tropical fruits that have potential to be promoted for systematic cultivation. The ?epilogue? given at the end of this volume outlines the suggestions on the required activities intended to be of help to develop participatory research and developmental work on the neglected and underutilized fruits. The fruits of the subtropical and temperate groups (in first volume) and those of tropical group (in second volume) have been further divided into three sections, i.e. the fruits for humid, semi-arid and arid regions to enable selection of the right species for cultivation to suit a given environment. The fruits in each section have been arranged alphabetically according to their common names. Botanical and other names of the fruits and nuts have been given in the text.

Outrageous myths have been created and perpetrated about terrorism in general and terrorism by Muslims in particular. There are two reasons for it. One is, of course, genuine ignorance about things Islamic. The other reason is more sinister. Myths are created and perpetuated because that keeps everyone in business. By spinning yarns about the most horrible things the terrorists are capable of doing, the media ensures that they have a never-ending supply of sensational material with which to keep the people hooked?it also enables the intelligence agencies and security forces to appear more relevant and expand their turf in the process. The myths must be busted because they tend to settle deep in the collective subconscious and ultimately come to influence policy decisions. The media, for example, would have you believe that we have not been able to eradicate terrorism only because we do not have enough commandos everywhere! The fact is that terrorism would not be finished by killing a few terrorists. Bomb blasts continue to take place in spite of the arrests of the ?masterminds?. As long as we do not address the root cause, there would be many more willing to kill and get killed. Victory against terrorism can be achieved only if you have completely understood the fundamental reasons of terrorism, the motivation of the terrorists, the intrinsic weaknesses of the targets, the innate strength of the ?way of the terrorist?, and the follies of the approach that you have persisted with so far. If a nation has floundered in its ?war against terrorism?, it is because it has never had a serious and honest-to-God analysis of terrorism. Hence this book. Exhaustive yet attractive, informative yet interesting?and above all, extremely hard-hitting?it is the ultimate encyclopedia of terrorism.

The present urban governance model is unlikely to help our cities need to be governed differently and that calls for a new political culture of urbanity and citizen friendly administration. Financial and economic future of our urban areas will largely rest on how they are managed. Keeping this in mind, this publication familiarizes the reader, urban managers and economist towards understanding the role of urbanization in national economy and to suggest solutions to the challenges thrown up by this phenomenon. It seeks to describe and analyze problems and the response of the concerned urban management institutions in managing them and attempts to define the guidelines in search of their solutions. The study is divided into six chapters, each dealing with different aspects. After the introduction, second chapter examines various dimensions of urbanizations and its impact. The third chapter examines the interrelationship between urbanization and economic development. In fourth chapter institutional set-up and urban management are discussed in details. Fifth chapter deals with strategies and policy options suggested and finally in the sixth chapter conclusions are reported.

This book is a systematic depiction of psychological complexities of women entrepreneurs in purely work-set-up. For evaluation of these complexities special emphasis has been laid down on motivation, role-stress, coping, emotional intelligence and transactional styles of women entrepreneurs associated with different sectors. Fundamentally this book is designed on research findings and personal experience of authors and entrepreneurs of manufacturing, trading and service sectors sine-qua-non. For in depth and wider understanding of these aspects new instruments have been improvised, established and enumerated. Modest efforts have been made to explore and introduce the correlative effects and linkages of all these important aspects. The present book will be of great help to many women entrepreneurs to provide them clear understanding of complexities of psychological profile of entrepreneurs and workers along with their surrounding of work schedule. As the world grows and sees more and more women entrepreneurs coming to the light of the business and a need for understanding of their motivation coping styles, emotional intelligence is paramount. This book will be a step towards the direction of evolving ?Superior Entrepreneurship? for future. Entrepreneurship is always a fear for the impact of fluctuation in economic state. In current time of economic recession the book becomes even more relevant with the state of challenges being faced by entrepreneurial commerce.

The topics of morphology of angiosperms in advanced level are included in the present book in 13 chapters, more or less covering the syllabi for Advanced Morphology of B. Sc. and M. Sc. courses in most of the Indian universities. However, in this book, morphology of vegetative and reproductive parts of plants, more particularly their modified structures, morphological characters of some selected angiospermic families, along-with few noval stomata and plant taxa discovered by the author have been added as an attraction towards this book. Some selected questions are also appended at the end of the chapters. Each topic has been provided with utmost care by incorporating data from recent literatures/research publications. The author has given more emphasis to present the subject matter of each and every topics covered by the syllabi, in simple, concise and easily understood form to the students. For better understanding diagrams are included. The contents include: ? Origin and Evolution of Angiosperms ? Leaf: Morphology of Leaves ? Stem: Specialized and Modified Structures of Stems ? Root: Specialized and Modified Structures of Roots ? Inflorescence: Origin and Evolution of Inflorescences ? Flower: Origin and Evolution of Angiospermic Flowers ? Stamen: the Morphology of Stamens ? Carpel: Morphology of Carpels ? Fruit: Types of Fruits/Seeds ? Role of Morphology in Plant Classification ? Homology and Analogy in Plants ? Special Types of Nutrition in Plants with Reference to Angiosperms ? General Morphology of Selected Angiospermic Family. The book will be useful to the teachers and students of Botany and Plant Science.

Contents: Foreword. Acknowledgments. Preface. Biochemistry and medicine. I. Protein structure, functions and enzymology: 1. Proteins and amino acids. 2. Enzymes. II. Bioenergetics and metabolism: 3. Carbohydrates of physiological importance. 4. Digestion of carbohydrates. 5. Metabolism of carbohydrates. 6. Biological oxidation. 7. Gluconeogenesis. 8. Blood sugar homeostatis. 9. Lipids of physiological importance. 10. Lipids: digestion and absorption. 11. Lipid Metabolism. 12. Cholesterol metabolism. 13. Lipoprotein metabolism: transport of lipids. III. Protein metabolism: 14. Proteins: digestion and absorption. 15. Protein metabolism. 16. Metabolism of individual amino acids. IV. Molecular biology and genetics: 17. Nucleic acids. 18. Nucleotide metabolism. 19. DNA Replication. 20. RNA Synthesis and functions. 21. Protein biosynthesis. 22. Regulation of gene expression. 23. Recombinant DNA Technology. V. Nutritional aspects: 24. Mineral metabolism. 25. Vitamins. 26. Oxy free radicals and antioxidants. 27. Nutrition. VI. Biochemical endocrinology: 28. Hormones. 29. Thyroid hormones. 30. Hormones of adrenal cortex. 31. Hormones of Gonads. VII. Biochemistry of blood: 32. Plasma proteins, immunoglobulins and blood coagulation. 33. Hemoglobin structure and functions. 34. Hemoproteins, Heme synthesis and catabolism. 35. Water, electrolyte and pH Maintenance. VIII. Clinical biochemistry: 36. Clinical biochemistry I--Kidney functions. 37. Clinical biochemistry II--Analytical procedures. IX. Current topics: 38. Biochemistry of AIDS. 39. Biochemistry of cancer. Appendices.

This book should prove to be an useful source of information for anyone with an interest in food microbiologyfor both undergraduate as well as post-graduate courses of microbiology. The contents of this book will be also useful to the students of food technology, biotechnology, public health, veterinary science, food and nutrition, environmental studies, hotel and catering management and other food related courses. U. G. . C. syllabus for food microbiology suggested for vocational Industrial Microbiology courses is also adopted in framing the chapterization of the book. This book will be proved as an useful reference to get first hand information of food microbiology for the people who are working in food-processing industries, state and local Government agencies and in academic institutions. The book includes forty chapters and four appendices. The contents of the book have been divided thematically in seven units. The theme of Unit-1 is ""Microorganisms and Food"" covering chapters 1to 8, elaborating interactions between microorganisms and foods leading to the development of Food Microbiology. The Unit-II has ten chapters (No. 9to 18) dealing with microbial spoilage of different types of foods. The Unit-III describes ""Food-borne Illness"" covering four chapters (No. 19 to 22). The theme of Unit-IV is ""Food Preservation"" covering total 12 chapters (No. 23 to 34), explaining various methods of food preservation. ""Beneficial activities of Microbes in Foods"" theme is described in Unit-V with three chapters (No. 35 to 37). The theme of Unit-VI is "Microbial Quality Control and Safety of Foods" covered in three chapters (No. 38 to 40), discussing various aspects as well as recent issues of food quality control. Unit-VII includes four appendices which can be used as additional reading materials.

Offering a book named Molecular Cell Biology 2 Vols Set by Mousumi Debnath. The term Cell implies to a living entity wherein biological processes involve molecules that can form complex biological structures, organelles, membranes, tissues and organs. These structure interact via molecules that re present in the organism due to expression of information residing in the genetic material. The fine structure and function of the cell and its organelles, mechanism of gene function and regulation of gene expression and metabolic network of molecular interaction that keep the cellular machine going are some of the burning issues. This book introduces to the basic concepts of molecular cell biology as well as discusses the exciting advances in the field. This book starts with the building blocks of life, the cells and molecules that constitute the unity of living system. The importance of structural, functional and biochemical aspects of cells in biological organization, the basic molecular genetic mechanism and, how they function are also included in the book. Traditional as well as advanced technology like Chromosome painting using FISH and GISH that helps our understanding of gene control during development and disease states has been discussed in details. Significant advances in understanding phenomenon like transport of nutrients, ions and macromolecules across membranes, function of targeting protein, cytoskeleton cell motility, molecular mechanism of cell cycle, differentiation and cell death, cell signaling and developmental biology are some of the topics of focus. At the end, various characteristics and techniques for cell cultures and cell line development are discussed, The purpose of this book is to answer the questions arising in the minds of the young students, researcher and scientist in the field of cell and molecular biology at the same time summarize the current happenings in this field.

Plant Physiology is emerging as the key biological science and it is providing models used in molecular biology for research. The book deals with the physical and physiological processes relevant to plant functions at the molecular and subcellular levels. The book is motivated for a clear understanding of plant structure, organization and function at all levels, with greater emphasis on structure dependent functional attributes. This attempt will help students to appreciate the structural design of plant cells, tissues and organs in terms of their functional correlation. This ensures the suitability of this book for B. Sc., B. Sc. (Hons. ), M. Sc. and even Ph. D. students of Botany and to those appearing in various competitive examinations. The contents include: Introduction ? Energy Transduction in Cells - Plant Cells: Structure and Function - Imbibitions, Osmosis and Diffusion - Water, Solutions, Suspension and Colloidal System - Transpiration - Absorption of Water - Translocation - Ascent of Sap - Mineral Nutrition - Nitrogen Metabolism - Enzymes - Protein and Nucleic Acids - Carbohydrates - Lipid Metabolism in Plants - Photosynthesis - Respiration - Growth and Development - Seed Germination and Dormancy - The Physiology of Flowering - Growth Regulators - Stress Physiology - References.

Offering a book named Food-Borne Illnesses by H. A. Modi. The aim of this book is to review food-borne hazards and illnesses to protect the people from the victimization by the food-borne pathogens. The first chapter elaborates interactions between microorganisms and foods leading to the development of Food Microbiology. The second chapter describes all the nutrients that we must obtain from food. The basic principles of food-borne diseases are elaborately explained in chapter-3, which also helps the readers in understanding the control of food-borne illnesses. The various features of major bacterial food-borne infections and intoxications are summarized in chapter-4. Various types of mycotoxins are described in chapter-5. Other food-borne hazards?viral infections, animal toxins, parasitic infections, mushroom and chemical poisoning etc. are discussed in chapter-6. The basic principles of microbial control are briefed in chapter-7. The basic principles and practice of cleaning and sanitation involved in food industry are described in chapter-8 and so this chapter is very important for the students of food science and food technology. Similarly, chapter-9 ?Microbiological Examination of Food? describes sampling, various test procedures used for detecting food-borne pathogens, food-spoilage organisms etc. The book will prove to be an useful source of information for anyone with an interest in food microbiology especially in food-borne illnesses for both undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses of Microbiology. It will also be useful to the students of Food Technology, Biotechnology, Medicine, Public Health and Sanitary Courses, Home Science, Hotel and Catering Management and for the people who are working in food-processing industries and Government organizations involved in public health.

Offering a handbook of Medicinal Plants Fithth Ed. by S. K. Bhattacharjee. With the cost of modern medicine reaching astronomical height, scientists have begun delving into rich and ancient traditional systems based on plants. The ancient dwellers of India had relied on them for centuries to cure themselves and their wisdom is not only enshrined in treatises but has been handed down orally from generation to generation. In the developed Western affluent world too, thinking has veered around to using natural material for drugs and pharmaceuticals and in this context, the abundant inventory of medicinal plants that India has takes on a very important relevance. This book is a comprehensive volume detailing the characteristics of 560 genera covering 1, 170 species. The documentation is exhaustive including nomenclature, description, distribution, cultivation, processing and physical and chemical properties. With several countries patenting Indian products and methods, a specially written chapter on Intellectual Property Rights and Medicinal Plants has been added to this fourth revised and enlarged edition. Attempts have been made to include all aspects of medicinal plants. To this end chapters contain complete information on history, isolation and characterization of active principles, transformation of medicinal system, medicinal plants widely known for their curative effects on certain diseases, export of medicinal plants and phytochemicals, suggestions for improvement of medicinal crop industry, etc. Dr. A. M. Michael, in a specially written foreword, says: ?The present book provides comprehensive and condensed information of an extensive and large number of medicinal plants grown and found in different parts of the world covering many important and interesting aspects on the subject. The book will be valuable to students and teachers, scientists, cultivators, entrepreneurs and the farmer.

The book Essentials of Agricultural Statistics is an effort by the author to present the essentials of statistics for the use by the students and professionals of agricultural sciences alike. Less of mathematics and clear understanding of the concepts were the guiding principles in writing this book. The book is organized systematically to take the reader from descriptive statistics to inferential statistics. The first chapter introduces the subject matter. Chapter two tells about the data and sampling procedures. The principles of descriptive statistics are dealt in chapter 3 to 6. Chapter 7 to 11 deal with inferential statistics explaining the principles of probability, probability distributions, statistical inferences and testing of hypothesis. Analysis of variance and experimental designs are dealt in chapter 12 to 16. Chapter17 deals with chi square test, while chapter 18 deals with correlation and regression. Principles and types of non-parametric tests are dealt in chapter 19. The principles of data transformation are presented in chapter 20. A chapter on introduction to Microsoft Excel (chapter 20) has been provided along with notes on using Excel on important topics all through the text book.

Offering a book named Cell Biology by Mousumi Debnath. Life, evolved and gave rise to cell. A living cell is a self assembling, self regulating, self replicating isothermal open system of organic molecules operating on the principle of maximum economy of parts and processes. It also promotes many consecutive linked organic reactions for the transfer of energy and synthesis of its own components by means of organic catalysts it produces itself. In this book, the basic aspects of cell biology is discussed. This book introduces the building blocks of life, the biomolecules, the structural, functional and biochemical aspects of cells in biological organisation. The basic molecular genetics are also elaborately discussed in the book. The various techniques to study cell have been included in this book. The book promises to fulfill all the needs of the young students, teachers and researchers in the field of botany, zoology, biotechnology, biochemistry as well as cell biology.

Offering a book named Secretarial Audit by N. P. Agarwal - R. K. Tailor. Audit is an instrument of financial as well as physical control. Secretarial audit is a new branch of audit. In managing the affairs of a company, the management has to operate with internal rules and regulations as well as external laws mainly regulated by the Government. While performing the business, the company has to keep in mind all the rules and regulations relating to the Companies Act 1956, the Income Tax Act, 1961, various Labour Laws, Factories Act, Environmental and Pollution related Act and also various other Acts related to the safety and maintenance of law and order. In secretarial audit, the auditor has to examine whether all these regulatory requirements are being fulfilled or not by a company. In the present book an effort has been made to critically explain the fundamentals of secretarial audit. The contents include: - Introduction - Management Audit - Cost Audit - Environmental Auditing - Audit U/S 227 (4A) - Value Added Analysis - Bibliography The book is an attempt to provide a systematic study of secretarial audit in a lucid style. Teachers and students of B. Com., M. Com., C. A., C. S., I. C. W. A. and Law will find the book equally useful.

Offering a book named Indigenous Herbal Medicines - Tribal Formulations and Traditional Herbal Practices by Deepak Acharya. The book deals with about 210 important medicinal plants used by the traditional herbal healers in India. Given vernacular names in English, Sanskrit and many other Indian regional languages, short diagnostic taxonomic description, ecology and distributional aspects provided under each plant and up-to-date information about the ongoing research of every medicinal plant mentioned here makes this book more reader friendly and advanced. Latest accepted and valid botanical names in accordance with ICBN have been adopted for the medicinal plants to sustain correct identity. The book contains more than 2200 traditional herbal practices as per the different disorders, methodology of drug preparation and procedure of intake. Easy language, 90 high resolution colour photographs and systematic presentation of medicinal plants with major emphasis given on traditional herbal therapies, usage, and comparative analysis along with data-tables make the study more exhaustive and generate temptation to read it again and again. It is hoped that it will serve as an informative databank for herbal researchers who are engaged in new drug development; a perfect reference material for Ethnobotanists, Herbalists and Pharmacologists; and a guiding tool for a housewife for home remedies.