Long Route Truck Driving – A 360 Degree Review

Truck drivers are the vital part in any economy as they help us get us the resources, be it raw materials or finished goods. These individuals risk their lives to get these products to the common man but they themselves are denied of certain facilities. They face the extreme weather conditions, uneven road paths and still deliver the goods to the destined place. They face many hurdles on the way to mention a few – robbery, bribe the police and miss their family in this long journey. They face emotional problems like loneliness, not satisfied in their relationships, depression, anxiety among others. Due to this strenuous job the health problems they face are back pain, headache and vision problems. Since they are away from home they depend on the foods that are unhealthy for the body. On the whole this article reviews the overall problems faced by the long route truck drivers. This paper is based on the research articles published on the given topic.

Livestock-population for the Sustainable Development of Kerala

 Livestock have been an integral component of the agricultural and rural development of Kerala economy. They supply energy for crop production in terms of draught power and organic manure and in turn, derive their own energy requirements from crop by-products and residues. It is a source of food, raw material and by products in the form of hides and skins, blood, bone, fat, etc. The rate of increase in the demand for animal products is increasing globally. The livestock sector is also a major livelihood provider and an important secondary source of income and employment for rural families requires sustained growth. The supply demand gap and projected demand for livestock products necessitates the growth of this sector in a sustainable way in the state.

Role of Special Banks in Agricultural and Rural Development - A Study with Reference to Karnataka

 The special banks providing long term Agricultural credit are known as Primary Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Banks (initially Land development Banks). The first of this kind of bank was established at Jhang in Panjab in the year 1920. Though, primary Cooperative Agricultural and Rural Development Banks were established dating back to independence, the real growth of these Banks took place only after passing the Land Development Act in the year 1930. These banks were initially called as Land Mortgage Banks as they were financing on the mortgage of Land for which they are used to finance. The Agriculture Credit review Committee in its Report submitted in the year 1989 recommended to incorporate Agriculture and allied activities in its credit policy. But now these banks have included rural credit in its financing policy. Since these banks are playing a greater role in the development of rural area also these banks are now renamed as ‘Primary Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Banks.
In this paper an attempt is made to explain the Role of Primary Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Banks in India and how these Banks are helping in the economic growth of India.

India’s Co-operative Banks on the Route to Financial Inclusion

Financial inclusion has increasingly attracted attention of the global community in recent years. The importance of financial inclusion can be explained in terms of maximizing the proportion of population covered by the formal financial sector, to enable the chanelling of funds for productive investment, controlling inflationary tendencies, and monitoring and widening the tax base among other things. This paper looks at the role of the cooperative banking system in promoting financial inclusion. It discusses the genesis of the credit cooperatives supported by the district central cooperative banks (DCCBs) in enabling the provision of financial services to low income families. These institutions are currently the subject of reform programmes intended to make them more efficient and effective as providers of financial services if not necessarily as promoters of inclusion.

Introduction to Elementary Particles

Dramatic progress has been made in particle physics during the last two decades. A series of important experimental discoveries has firmly established the existence of a sub nuclear world of quarks and leptons. This article gives a basic introduction to elementary particle physics and its latest advancements.