International Conference on Applied research in Business, Management, Economics and Finance (ARC-2015), Colombo, 14-15 AUG,2015

International Conference on Applied research in Business, Management, Economics and Finance (ARC-2015), Colombo, 14-15 AUG,2015

ARC 2015- III INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLIED RESEARCH IN BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

Colombo, Sri Lanka

August 14-15, 2015

Call for Abstract / Full papers: Academic Research Conference is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, applied Research on Business & Management, Economics and Finance and applied Management Technology and Science. The conference will bring together leading researchers, academicians, and scholars in the domain of interest from around the world. This conference is Co-Sponsored by University of Keleniya, Keleniya, Sri Lanka.

Important Dates

Last Date for Abstract submission           June 15, 2015

Last Date for Full Paper Submission        July 1, 2015

Early Bird Registration before            June 1, 2015

Conference Schedule Release                  July 15, 2015

Conference Dates                                   August 14-15, 2015

                                                                                                               

Publication Opportunities: All Abstracts of registered participants will be published in conference compendium (ISBN Publication). All papers will undergo peer review and after acceptance will be published in IARJBM or IARJEF, if desired by the contributors. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication.

International Academic Research Journal of Business and Management

ISSN: 2227-1287(Print),Impact Factor-5.60 (Index Copernicus)

International Academic Research Journal of Economics and Management

ISSN: 2227-6254(Print),Impact Factor-6.11 (Index Copernicus)

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Contact: Jey Yoganand / Kevin Smith, Conference Coordinators,

Email: arc2015@acrpub.com

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100% placement at IIM-Trichy, average salary escalates

In the present scenario, not just the major IIM’s, but also the newer ones, are setting excellent placement records. IIM’s have always set benchmarks for academic excellence and this year, IIM-Tiruchirappalli (IIM-T) has recorded 100 per cent placement, with marginally higher average salaries than last year.

It may be mentioned here that sometime back, Prof Saral Mukherjee, who served as Chairperson of the Placement Committee at IIM Ahmedabad during 2008-12 and as Member of the Placement Committee (2012-13) had said that placements at IIMs are not an entitlement, determined by mood in corporate India.

IIM-T has informed that out of the total 106 students belonging to the batch of 2013-15, 103 registered for placements and all were placed. In all, 103 recruiters visited the campus as against 76 companies last year. 106 offers were made, with students getting multiple offers, compared to 86 offers last year.

The highest salary offer this year was Rs 19.50 lakhs, marginally higher from Rs 19.25 lakh offered last year. The institute said that the number of offers at the higher band exceeded last year’s numbers. At the lower end, the minimum salary package witnessed a 20% increase from last year and ended at Rs 7.5 lakh. The median annual compensation levels continued to be around Rs 11 lakh.

Abhishek Totawar, chairperson, placement & external relations at IIM-T said, “Our biggest efforts this time was to match students’ interests with the recruiters and job profiles and we have been able to satisfy majority of our students”.

June 21: Universities to observe International Yoga Day

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all universities to observe June 21 as International Yoga Day, an official statement said has said. Secretary Jaspal S. Sandhu, in a letter dated April 17, said the idea of declaring an International Yoga Day was formally proposed by the prime minister in his maiden address to the 69th UN General Assembly on September 27. In a letter was shared on the UGC website.

The secretary added that the government has decided to give ‘practical effect’ to the resolution by ensuring that the first International Yoga Day is “commemorated in a befitting manner”.

“You are, therefore, requested to kindly observe International Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2015 in your esteemed university and colleges affiliated to your university,” the letter said. “You may also ensure that the promotional films and other Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material on yoga should be distributed,” it added.

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution last year to observe International Yoga Day on June 21 every year.

Vedanta - Sankara's Path of Self-inquiry

PRANAV KHULLAR





Adi Sankaracharya's life was dedicated to a quest for Truth.He said, `Brahmn (Consciousness) alone is real, the world is illusory . The individual and Universal Soul are one'. Sankara's advaita is in contrast to other thought-systems of the time, like Ramanujacharya's visishtadvaita which treads middle ground by focusing on the relation between world and God; and Madhava's dvaita or dualistic world-view.Sankara's is a call to free inquiry , which sets the tone of all speculation.His two-level theory of the Brahmn is at once abstruse and simple, as detailed in his magnum opus Brahma-sutra Bhashya, and also in smaller masterpieces like AtmaBodha and Vivekachudamani. He perceives Consciousness as being essentially featureless, but manifesting itself with illusory attributes.
Sankara uses everyday metaphors and similes to illustrate advaitic concepts, comparing at one point the practice of knowledge which purifies by removing ignorance with the method of purifying muddy water with kataka-nut powder. Just as powder sprinkled on the surface of water forms a film and drags all impurities to the bottom leaving pure water on the surface, constant practice and use of knowledge removes the dirt of ignorance.Also, like the kataka-nut powder, which merges into the water after doing its work, knowledge too disappears after the Self emerges.
Sankara also used the metaphor of oyster shells scattered along a beach, which on a moonlit night, are mistaken for silver. Just as the illusion of silver lasts in the perceiver's mind only till he recognises the reality of oyster shells, so too does the world of names and forms exist till Self-knowledge dawns.

Juvenile boards will take final call





The Juvenile Justice Act will be changed to allow for trial of juveniles aged 16-18, accused of heinous crimes, as adults under the Indian Penal Code, with the Modi government bowing to the clamour for a tough deterrent against young criminals who go unpunished because of the lenient provisions under the law.As per the changes cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday , Juvenile Justice Boards will decide whether a juvenile accused of a heinous crime ought to be treated as a child or an adult. The proposed Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill also provides for classification of crimes as “petty“, “serious“ and “heinous“, and differentiated processes for each category . Under existing law, only those aged 18 and above are tried under IPC.
The decision heeds the demand for tougher punishment to hardened “juvenile criminals“, which spiked after the Nirbhaya gang rape in December 2012. One of the accused in the crime which shook the nation is a juvenile who was said to be the most brutal of the gang.
The proposed changes come in the teeth of opposition from child rights activists and members of the parliamentary standing committee who argued that even horrific crimes don't subvert the reason for laying down a milder legal regime for minors. The Juvenile Justice Act provides for leniency for juvenile criminals on the ground that they are of impressionable mind and, hence, incapable of either thinking through their actions or fully recognizing the consequences of their alleged crimes.
While the opponents have been overruled, their concern has been factored in by providing for a two-stage process to determine whether a juvenile accused of a crime classified as “heinous“ deserved to be treated as an “adult“ and, therefore, was unworthy of protection provided for under the Juvenile Justice Act.
Under the proposed law, Juvenile Justice Boards will take the final call on the sensitive matter. An official press release emphasized, “Since this assessment will take place by the JJB, which will have psychologists and social experts, it will ensure that the rights of the juvenile are duly protected. The trial will take place as a juvenile or as an adult on the basis of this assessment.“
It further said, “This brings about a balance that is sensitive to the rights of the child, protective of his legitimate interests and yet conscious of the need to deter crimes, especially brutal crimes against women.“
Although the decision is expected to go down well with people outraged by the growing involvement of “juveniles“ in serious crimes as well as that they could get away lightly , it was not an easy one to take in view of the passionate advocacy of child rights activists and UN laws which put the young on a different footing in matters of crime and punishment.
Earlier this month, PM Narendra Modi referred the issue to a group of ministers for a final round of deliberations in the light of warnings that changes in the JJ Act would mean a raw deal for juveniles who are not mature enough to comprehend the results of their alleged crimes.
“The Cabinet has approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act so that those in 1618 age bracket can be tried under IPC if they are accused of heinous crimes,“ telecom minister Ravishankar Prasad told reporters after a meeting of the Union Cabinet.
The bill was introduced in the monsoon session last year and was referred to the standing committee.
The parliamentary panel, in its report in February , rejected the government's proposals to try juveniles between 16-18 years of age as adults on grounds that it is discriminatory , in contravention of the UN Rights of Child and in violation of Article 14 that ensures all are equal in the eyes of law.
For the full report, log on to http:www.timesofindia.com

Darwin not the first to moot `natural selection'?

London PTI





A Scottish horticulturist proposed the idea of `evolution by natural selection' 27 years before Charles Darwin, according to a UK scientist who suggests the man should be more widely acknowledged for his contribution.A new paper by King's College London geneticist Dr Michael Weale argues that Patrick Matthew deserves to be considered alongside Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace as one of the three originators of the idea of large-scale evolution by natural selection.
Matthew's version of evolution by natural selection captures a valuable aspect of the theory that isn't so clear in Darwin's version --namely, that natural selection is a deductive certainly more akin to a `law' than a hypothesis or theory to be tested, researchers said.
Matthew (1790-1874) was a Scottish landowner with an interest in politics and agronomy .
He established extensive orchards of apples and pears on his estate at Gourdie Hill, Perthshire, and became adept in horticulture, silviculture and agriculture.

A software to track cancer treatment

It can help develop Indian standard of drug regimen: Ramesh Nimmagadda

A lot is known about cancer in India — it is one of the leading causes of death, and nearly 0.8 million new cases occur every year. But how much is known about the outcomes of the treatment of cancer? About how patients react to drugs and how they fare long term?

To gather and analyse this data, Ramesh Nimmagadda, director of medical oncology at Apollo Hospitals, has come up with a software programme called ‘OncoCollect.’

“In India, we still use protocols and guidelines of treatment from the West. But as several Indian studies have shown, Indian patients react differently to drug regimens — for instance, they tend to get more side effects and their tolerance for toxicity is lower. That is why collecting and analysing data on cancer treatments and outcomes is crucial, it can help us develop an Indian standard of treatment,” said Dr. Nimmagadda.

Dr. Nimmagadda said the software could be installed on a desktop or to a hospital’s LAN, enabling doctors to key in details of patients. Drugs used in cancer treatment are part of the software, and doctors can choose the regimen they are using. All other forms of cancer treatment are also covered in the software including surgery and radiotherapy.

They could then record responses seen, toxicity/side effects, survival periods and relapses.

Each doctor could analyse his own data for patterns and could also contribute to a pool of data generated, both within a hospital and across the country. The pool could then be studied by data analysers for larger trends. Both the patients’ and the doctors’ identities become anonymous when the data is pooled.

The software is equipped for all cancers and lymphomas except blood cancers.

“For effective use of the software, we have set up the Ramesh Nimmagadda Cancer Foundation. The software will be given free of cost and we will also provide assistance in using it,” said Dr. Nimmagadda.

The idea, said Dr. Nimmagadda, was to gather as much data on as many cancers from as many patients as possible. “Apart from showing us treatment outcomes, it will also show us economic costs — both costs borne by the patient, as well as costs and efficacies of certain drugs used. Some studies have already found that lower dosages work as well as higher dosages — this cost effectiveness too, can be studied,” he said.