Is Print Readers Declining? A Survey of Indian Online Newspaper Readers

An online study was conducted among 3,183 online newspaper readers of India. The study reveals that majority of the online news consumers(90 percent) were still reading printed newspapers. It was found that online newspapers have not much affected the print newspaper circulation. But print has start losing young readers. 

As per the study 18 percent of 15-20 age group, 12 percent of 20-30 age group and 8 percent of 30-40 age group readers have reduced their interest to read print newspapers, they prefer to read online newspapers. The displacement effect of online media is very low. The older generation above 50 years read both the media equally, while 3 percent readers of 40-50 age groups have reduced use of print newspaper. 

Intellectual Property Rights and Performance of Start-ups

What is the basic tenet of intellectual property rights (IPR) including patent system in each country? Patents combine incentives for the production of technological knowledge with incentives for diffusion of that knowledge. This review paper deals with intellectual property rights and growth of start-ups. 

There is no exaggeration that intellectual capital is more important than physical capital in globalized and knowledge based societies. Most countries have been interested in facilitating start-ups and growth of them as a way of job creations. Those who claim that the patent is inevitable for creation new venture have been likely to see a patent at an insurmountable hurdle.

Operation Smile.....and How Media has Played a Role Creating Awareness and Promoting this Medical Organisation

Operation Smile is an international humanitarian medical charity, which provides services to children and adults of all faiths. Operation Smile was founded in 1982 by Dr Bill Magee and his wife Kathleen Magee. It is non-profit and non-governmental organisation based in Virginia. It involves corrective surgery of cleft lip and palate to developing countries. 

The organisation assists the host country in managing and coordinating the surgical programs, educating the people of the country medical training, as well as contributing medical equipment and supplies. Operation Smile grows medical self-sufficiency in resource poor environments and is involved in scientific research. Through the organisations scientific research it gives them a better understanding of the incidence of cleft lip and palate with the aim of reducing the occurrence.

Do Current Suicide Prevention Policies Neglect Suicide Survivors?

An online study was conducted among 3,183 online newspaper readers of India. The study reveals that majority of the online news consumers(90 percent) were still reading printed newspapers. It was found that online newspapers have not much affected the print newspaper circulation. But print has start losing young readers. 

As per the study 18 percent of 15-20 age group, 12 percent of 20-30 age group and 8 percent of 30-40 age group readers have reduced their interest to read print newspapers, they prefer to read online news papers. The displacement effect of online media is very low. The older generation above 50 years read both the media equally, while 3 percent readers of 40-50 age groups have reduced use of print newspaper. 

Nuclear Facilities and Nuclear Weapons as a Guarantee of Peace

The global peace is as old as the nuclear weapons (NW)-71 years. It would be an overstatement to describe the Cold War as a long peace since a number of local wars were fought but not between superpowers and not using NW. The difference between nuclear and conventional weapons is well known: figuratively speaking, the use of the formers would spoil the winners’ triumph due to the extensive radioactive contamination. 

This is the probable reason why some bellicose leaders have advocated nuclear disarmament. Deterrence by credible threat of retaliation is another peace-preserving mechanism enhanced by NW. Presence of NW has obviously contributed to responsibility of political and military decisions. The same is true for nuclear facilities such as the nuclear power plants (NPP): destruction of a NPP would cause a contamination by radionuclides accumulated in the reactor. Note that contamination after the Chernobyl accident resulted from destruction of only one reactor.

Drawbacks of Cross border illegitimate relocation from Ethiopia

Ethiopia has the phenomenon of cross border illegal migration which is mainly prompted by rural push than the urban pull reasons. This would disturb the balanced distribution of population between the urban and rural areas. 

Majority of  these migrants  are encountering several challenges at the initial period of adjustment and even while travelling during night times through forest and coastal areas. While negative side of the illegal migration is not only leading to moral decline   but also remaining as a burden on the family. They are often subjected to rejection by their families and the community as they failed to meet expectations, only to return with adequate material wealth.

Harmonisation of Private International Law - Is It Possible At All?

The European Union (EU) entered a new stage in the process of reducing the deficit of democratic legitimation of its politics. April 1st marks the start of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). The ECI is new instrument for EU citizens to participate directly in influencing the development and setting of European law (e.g. regulations and directives).

To look back: The Lisbon Treaty of December 2009 brought about major changes in the architecture of the EU e.g. concerning competences of and decision-making by the European Council, the Council of Ministers, the European Commission and the European Parliament. A further innovation the Lisbon treaty brought about is the ECI. Its legal basis is Article 11: “Not less than one million citizens who are nationals of a significant number of Member States may take the initiative of inviting the European Commission, within the framework of its powers, to submit any appropriate proposal on matters where citizens consider that a legal act of the Union is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties”.

Does rural youth migration help the country?

Due to increase in the education standards and other social factors migration of rural youth has increased significantly mainly in developing countries. Recent studies have shown that rural youth migration improves the socioeconomic conditions of their parents or elders in the village’s and helps in mitigating some harmful traditional/superstitious practices.

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Critical Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility Concept

Corporate social responsibility (CSR), also called business social responsibility (BSR) is achieved when the company began a voluntary and active contribution to the social, environmental and economic improvement. This is in order to improve their competitive, value situation and value of the corporations. When a good performance of these three characteristics is achieved, it is known as the triple bottom line. This triple bottom is used for sustainable business and as the name implies, covers three dimensions: environmental, economic size and revenue statements. Triple bottom line performance is known through sustainability reporting and/or corporate social responsibility.

For the International Labor Organization, social responsibility of business is the set of actions that take into account the companies so that their activities have a positive impact on society and affirm their principles and values that they governed, both in their own internal methods and processes and in their relationship with the other actors. 

Towards Excellence Organization Founded in Human Identity

The development of management thinking, has focused on the study and emphasis of the organizations, that is, single approach by specializing in specific segments, whether the task, structure, strategy, and very sparingly, It has attended the study of shared organizational values and human identity; Therefore, these approaches have been maximized in order to seek more effective solutions to organizational problems; 

Thus, the demands and pressures that are subject organizations of the future, if their senior executives aim to achieve more efficient management of resources for the generation of products and services of higher value, which allows a higher yield for investors and a better quality of life for workers, it is necessary to formulate and implement sophisticated new methods, tools, instruments and management systems that are centered on people, this is their shared values, to achieve organizations founded on human identity.