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Digital India: the move towards E-Government Transformation

The governments around the globe are rapidly transforming to establish themselves as E-Governments. The Government of India is also moving towards E-government transformation. Digital India initiative of the government is an umbrella program which not only facilitates e-government transformation but also focuses on transforming the lives of citizens and inclusive development.

A Comparative Study on Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation and General Evaluation in the English Medium schools of Ahmedabad

Education is the vital and essential right of every child. Evaluation is considered as integral part of teaching-learning process. As we know evaluation is mostly focused on the attainment of educational objectives. As child development is a continuous process, evaluation should be continuous. CCE is an innovative way of assessment it refers to a system of school based assessment that covers all aspects of students’ development.

SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE- AN INITIATIVE TO INVOLVE PARENTS IN SCHOOL

Parental involvement is viewed as critical to the development of effective schools and student achievement. Parent’s involvement in their child’s education is definitely important. It creates a big difference in their child’s performance and academic evaluation. Parents are known to be the role models for kids. Decades of research provide convincing evidence that parents are an important influence in helping their children achieve high academic standards.

Productivity Analysis of Commercial Banks in India: A Comparative Study of Selected Public and Private Sector Banks

Performance of the banking sector is an effective measure and indicator to check the performance of any economy to a large extent. Better functioning of banking sector may lead to the overall improvement of the economy. Present study is an attempt to appraise the productivity of selected public and private sector banks on the basis of two ratios Business per Employee and Profit per Employee. The study depicts the productivity of selected banks and groups of Indian banking sector during last 10 years from 2005-06 to 2014-15.

STUDY OF PROFITABILITY PERFORMANCE OF CROSS BORDER MERGERS - A CASE STUDY OF BHARTI AIRTEL & ZAIN AFRICA BV

This paper examines profitability of acquiring company in the pre-merger and post-merger period. The selected company is Bharti Airtel Ltd. which took over Zain Africa BV. in July, 2010. Various profitability ratios are computed and statistical t-test is done for evaluation of profitability of Bharti Airtel Ltd. The results reveal no significant difference on profitability due to merger. Merger has not resulted into improving profitability of the acquiring company.

Drought-induced changes in photosynthetic performance of Triticum aestivum L.

Drought stress has multiple effects on the plantdevelopment. Photosynthesis is one of the key metabolic processes which determine plant productivity. The objective of present study was to understand the effects of drought stress on wheat var. [HI-1531(Harshita)] through fast chlorophyll a fluorescence analysis (OJIP). Various phenomenological parameters suggest that mild drought stress have no significant effect on the primary photochemistry of photosystem II (PSII) in var. HI-1531. The light harvesting complexes was found stable even in severe drought stress.

Effectiveness of Computer Based Instruction (CBI) on Achievement in Mathematics of Secondary School Students

This study attempted to find the effect of Computer Based Instruction (CBI) on achievement in mathematics of secondary school students. An experimental study was conducted using two equivalent group design among IX standard students in R.A.N. Matriculation school, Kavarapetti, Thiruvallur district, Tamilnadu, India. The sample was divided into two groups, each consisting of 35 students. The effectiveness of CBI was measured using gain scores (difference between pre-test Post-test scores) of both the groups.

EFFECTIVENESS OF CAI PACKAGE ON LEARNING OF BLOOM'S TAXONOMY OF B.Ed STUDENTS

This study attempts to develop the learning of Bloom's taxonomy among B.Ed students using CAI package. An experimental study was conducted among B.Ed trainees to find out the effectiveness of the CAI package, at Suraj College of Education, Melathangal, Tamilnadu, India which was considered taken as the sample for the study. The sample was divided into two groups consisting of 35 students in each group. The study results revealed that experimental group and control group students did not differ in their pre-test scores , which was measured using achievement test.

Development and try-out of a Role Play Programme in Social Science Teaching at primary level

This study aims at investigating the effect of a role play Programme on Gujarati students learning social science at primary level. The sample of the study consisted of 140 students randomly selected from two schools and assigned to experimental and control groups. Data were collected within a week period via a pre-posttest design.