nilanjana kumari

Conversations about workplace spirituality are becoming more frequent, which is raising the awareness about ethical responsibility. There are intensifying questions about the appropriate definition for the S-word at work place. Some call it religious change, some diversity and others call a mode of marketing for spiritual gurus. However, the growth of workplace spirituality is widely based on one’s personal responsibility towards the building of a mechanistic work environment to enhance spiritual and mental growth. Spirituality needs to be practiced for development of ethical leaders at workplace. Walter Earl Flucker an expert in the theory and practice of ethical responsibility quoted in his work Spirituality, Ethics and Responsibility “ Spirituality demands that leaders cultivate and nourish a sense of self that recognizes the interrelatedness of life or a sense of community ”. The study has been designed with the perspective to analyse the rising importance of spirituality at wor...

Organized commodity derivatives in India started as early as 1875, barely about a decade after they started in Chicago. However, many feared that derivatives fuelled unnecessary speculation and were detrimental to the healthy functioning of the markets for the underlying commodities. However with the profits earned in commodity market during the decade (2001-02-2011-12), has forced the policy makers to re-think their decision of banning the commodity market in India. Since, 2002 the Government of India eased the restrictions and in 2006 our commodity market earned trade value from the future trading in commodities for more than US$ 1 trillion. Although owing to its massive size and volatility, it initiates a series of unsettling macro-economic effects. The study undertaken below has been outlined on the theme of the commodity markets functioning in India. The paper has been divided into four parts: Overview of the commodity market, sector-wise commodity market development, initiativ...

India’s foreign trade has been always regulated by the government of India under the purview of various acts and regulations amended from time to time. India’s foreign trade policies have been focusing on increasing its exports as a supplement to the growth of GDP. Its policies have been mainly focusing on providing assistance to small and medium traders and enterprises. The study below is a review of FOREIGN TRADE POLICIES of India from 2004-2009 and 2009-2014, with special reference to its two assistance programs: special focus initiatives and promotional measures . The study concludes that India at present is focusing on schemes like market diversification and product diversification so that its share exports to LDC’s can increase and it can achieve its target of 5% share in world trade by 2020. Keywords : foreign trade policy, special focus initiatives, focus product schemes, market development assistance.

"Business decisions can be made rapidly in an error free environment with the application of information technology. The XML computer language has been extended further for its application programme in extensible business reporting language (XBRL). Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is a language for the electronic communication of business and financial data revolutionizing business reporting around the world. XBRL has become the standard way of recording, storing and transmitting business and financial information from the computer information providers to the information users. XBRL was developed by XBRL International in 1998, an international non-profit consortium of approximately 450 major companies, organisations and government agencies. XBRL India is known as the Indian Jurisdiction of XBRL International. Its main objective is to promote and encourage the adoption of XBRL in India as the standard for electronic business reporting. The business value possible from XBRL can be realized by the transparency, uniformity, accuracy, timely and reliability provided to its users. As it has been framed in accordance to the GAAP and IFRS standards, its adoptability is gaining momentum for all the countries that are looking forward towards a smooth functioning in the global scenario. In the light of this, the present paper provides a conceptual framework of XBRL as a business reporting language, along with its worldwide usage. The paper further discusses components and uses of XBRL in corporate reporting. It also focuses on the status of applicability of XBRL as a business reporting language for Indian business entities."

Management has always been a part and parcel of everyday life, may it be at home or office. It has never been limited to the walls of organization rather it has been crucial in every part of the society. Management has come into action in all organizations, where a group of human beings assemble for a common purpose, through the management of resources, finance and planning, priorities, policies and practice. However, at times it has been seen that management has crossed limits and harmed various sections of the society by misleading and exploiting them. The paper focuses on the business ethics policies and standards to be followed by companies which help them to socially acknowledge the society through their participation. The paper has tried to create a connection between ethics and spirituality. It also provides a brief concept of corporate social responsibility to be practiced by all leading companies and organizations.

India’s has been in relationship with China since 16 th century, which has strengthened with passage of time. Besides, trade relations we have been sharing strong bond of cultural exchange. Our bond of friendship plays a dual role of being competitive as well as complementary to each other. The present paper has been compiled with a view to analyse the change in trade relation of India and China from pre-to-post liberalisation period. The paper also throws light on comparative advantage of India over China’s agricultural exports, along with the analysis of trade intensity of our country with China.

Social media marketing has been a recent development and addition in the field of marketing. It has become a platform for both the companies and consumers to exchange their views directly through use of internet. It is the best source for attracting consumers, and creating brand awareness and brand loyalty simultaneously, for the product and service. The term social media optimization is a new-bee under the wings of social media marketing, which is catching its pace rapidly with time. As the producers are getting aware of the utilities of social networking sites and search engines, they are indulging in more and more of social networking sites and using the user-interface system for expanding a broader customer base. This article studies the evolvement of social media optimization from social media marketing, in context of which a brief introduction of both social media and optimization has been provided, along with picturesque representation of social media framework, development cycle, strategy framework and elements of social media optimization. A summary has been provided of the five famous rules given by Rohit Bhargava, along with the profile of top 15 social media agencies in India, and a concluding note on the benefits derived by companies of future of social media optimization in marketing biz.

Financial position of any company can be easily ev aluated through its profitability, liquidity, solvency and activity ratios. Ratio analysis is one of the most easiest and competent tool to evaluate the financial soundness of a company. In this paper the financial health of MMTC has been evaluated by usi ng ratio analysis and the chances of bankruptcy in the near future is evaluated with the help of Z score developed by Prof. Edward I. Altman (1968). From the study of five years (2007-08 to 2011-12), it is deduced fro m the analysis that profit earning capacity and short ter m investing capacity of MMTC is quite good, but its financing position of assets is comparatively poor. However the Z score value indicates that it is in a strong position, and it has no chances of being bankrupt i n the next two years.

Organized commodity derivatives in India started as early as 1875, barely about a decade after they started in Chicago. However, many feared that derivatives fueled unnecessary speculation and were detrimental to the healthy functioning of the markets for the underlying commodities. However with the profits earned in commodity market during the decade (2001-02-2011-12), has forced the policy makers to re-think their decision of banning the commodity market in India. Since, 2002 the Government of India eased the restrictions and in 2006 our commodity market earned trade value from the future trading in commodities for more than US$ 1 trillion. Although owing to its massive size and volatility, it initiates a series of unsettling macro-economic effects. The study undertaken below has been outlined on the theme of the commodity markets functioning in India. The paper has been divided into four parts: Overview of the commodity market, sector-wise commodity market development, initiatives in the form of developmental activities undertaken by the Government of India, challenges faced by the commodity market and conclusion.

Organized commodity derivatives in India started as early as 1875, barely about a decade after they started in Chicago. However, many feared that derivatives fueled unnecessary speculation and were detrimental to the healthy functioning of the markets for the underlying commodities. However with the profits earned in commodity market during the decade (2001-02-2011-12), has forced the policy makers to re-think their decision of banning the commodity market in India. Since, 2002 the Government of India eased the restrictions and in 2006 our commodity market earned trade value from the future trading in commodities for more than US$ 1 trillion. Although owing to its massive size and volatility, it initiates a series of unsettling macro-economic effects. The study undertaken below has been outlined on the theme of the commodity markets functioning in India. The paper has been divided into four parts: Overview of the commodity market, sector-wise commodity market development, initiatives in the form of developmental activities undertaken by the Government of India, challenges faced by the commodity market and conclusion.

Organized commodity derivatives in India started as early as 1875, barely about a decade after they started in Chicago. However, many feared that derivatives fueled unnecessary speculation and were detrimental to the healthy functioning of the markets for the underlying commodities. However with the profits earned in commodity market during the decade (2001-02-2011-12), has forced the policy makers to re-think their decision of banning the commodity market in India. Since, 2002 the Government of India eased the restrictions and in 2006 our commodity market earned trade value from the future trading in commodities for more than US$ 1 trillion. Although owing to its massive size and volatility, it initiates a series of unsettling macro-economic effects. The study undertaken below has been outlined on the theme of the commodity markets functioning in India. The paper has been divided into four parts: Overview of the commodity market, sector-wise commodity market development, initiatives in the form of developmental activities undertaken by the Government of India, challenges faced by the commodity market and conclusion.

Consumer – the king of the market is being ruled by the fear of the new normal of Pandemic life.True to his words, the pandemic has hit the behaviour strongly, transforming the effect of money, family, friends, psychology, and more into one pivot – FEAR of being COVID–19 Positive. This fear has downsized and completely restructured the pattern of consumption, where the consumer satisfaction has been converted to consumer protection. The 4Ps of marketing has new escort; "Products" are characterised as immunity boosters, "Place" has been re-modified with temperature monitors and sanitization areas, "Price" has a new hike with the inclusion of Corona Tax and "Promotion" the most important pillar has been rebranded, relabelled and re-advertised as #StaySafe #StayHealthy and #StayDistant.

Conversations about workplace spirituality are becoming more frequent, which is raising the awareness about ethical responsibility. There are intensifying questions about the appropriate definition for the S-word at work place. Some call it religious change, some diversity and others call a mode of marketing for spiritual gurus. However, the growth of workplace spirituality is widely based on one’s personal responsibility towards the building of a mechanistic work environment to enhance spiritual and mental growth. Spirituality needs to be practiced for development of ethical leaders at workplace. Walter Earl Flucker an expert in the theory and practice of ethical responsibility quoted in his work Spirituality, Ethics and Responsibility “Spirituality demands that leaders cultivate and nourish a sense of self that recognizes the interrelatedness of life or a sense of community”. The study has been designed with the perspective to analyse the rising importance of spirituality at workplace. The paper has been divided into five parts: Introduction; Interdependence between Spirituality, Ethics and Business; Spirituality and Workplace: A Contemporary View; Emergence of Virtuous Leaders; and Conclusion.
Keywords: Spirituality; Workplace; Ethics; Leadership; Management

Organized commodity derivatives in India started as early as 1875, barely about a decade after they started in Chicago. However, many feared that derivatives fueled unnecessary speculation and were detrimental to the healthy functioning of the markets for the underlying commodities. However with the profits earned in commodity market during the decade (2001-02-2011-12), has forced the policy makers to re-think their decision of banning the commodity market in India. Since, 2002 the Government of India eased the restrictions and in 2006 our commodity market earned trade value from the future trading in commodities for more than US$ 1 trillion. Although owing to its massive size and volatility, it initiates a series of unsettling macro-economic effects.
The study undertaken below has been outlined on the theme of the commodity markets functioning in India. The paper has been divided into four parts: Overview of the commodity market, sector-wise commodity market development, initiatives in the form of developmental activities undertaken by the Government of India, challenges faced by the commodity market and conclusion.

India has been in relationship with China since 16th century, which has strengthened with passage of time. Besides, trade relations we have been sharing strong bond of cultural exchange. Our bond of friendship plays a dual role of being competitive as well as complementary to each other. The present paper has been compiled with a view to analyse the change in trade relation of India and China from pre-to-post liberalisation period. The paper also throws light on comparative advantage of India over China’s agricultural exports, along with the analysis of trade intensity of our country with China.

Blog, Facebook, twitter, and wikis, have become a raison d’être for both the producers and the consumers. A corporate
without a web page is considered like life without oxygen. Today, social media has become the most cost effective and time
friendly source for routing consumers towards the company. Social media is slowly changing the definition of promotion
from advertising to digitizing, and blogging being an integral part of it. It is binding the seller and the buyer into a strong
and trustworthy relationship, creating brand loyalty and awareness.
The study undertaken is an attempt to explore the effectiveness of blogging in the corporate world. Further it provides a
bird’s eye view of uses of corporate blogs along with a summarised view of the companies adopting blogging. An effort has
also been made to represent the legal framework controlling the environment of blogging, by analysing the case social
guideline structure of IBM.

Business decisions can be made rapidly in an error free environment with the application of information technology. The XML computer language has been
extended further for its application programme in extensible business reporting language (XBRL). Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is a language
for the electronic communication of business and financial data revolutionizing business reporting around the world. XBRL has become the standard way of
recording, storing and transmitting business and financial information from the computer information providers to the information users. XBRL was developed by
XBRL International in 1998, an international non-profit consortium of approximately 450 major companies, organisations and government agencies. XBRL India is
known as the Indian Jurisdiction of XBRL International. Its main objective is to promote and encourage the adoption of XBRL in India as the standard for electronic
business reporting. The business value possible from XBRL can be realized by the transparency, uniformity, accuracy, timely and reliability provided to its users.
As it has been framed in accordance to the GAAP and IFRS standards, its adoptability is gaining momentum for all the countries that are looking forward towards
a smooth functioning in the global scenario. In the light of this, the present paper provides a conceptual framework of XBRL as a business reporting language,
along with its worldwide usage. The paper further discusses components and uses of XBRL in corporate reporting. It also focuses on the status of applicability of
XBRL as a business reporting language for Indian business entities.

Social media marketing has been a recent development and addition in the field of marketing. It has become a platform for both the companies and consumers to exchange their views directly through use of internet. It is the best source for attracting consumers, and creating brand awareness and brand loyalty simultaneously, for the product and service. The term social media optimization is a new-bee under the wings of social media marketing, which is catching its pace rapidly with time. As the producers are getting aware of the utilities of social networking sites and search engines, they are indulging in more and more of social networking sites and using the user-interface system for expanding a broader customer base. This article studies the evolvement of social media optimization from social media marketing, in context of which a brief introduction of both social media and optimization has been provided, along with picturesque representation of social media framework, development cycle, strategy framework and elements of social media optimization. A summary has been provided of the five famous rules given by Rohit Bhargava, along with the profile of top 15 social media agencies in India, and a concluding note on the benefits derived by companies of future of social media optimization in marketing biz.

India’s foreign trade has been always regulated by the government of India under the purview of various acts and
regulations amended from time to time. India’s foreign trade policies have been focusing on increasing its exports as
a supplement to the growth of GDP. Its policies have been mainly focusing on providing assistance to small and
medium traders and enterprises. The study below is a review of FOREIGN TRADE POLICIES of India from
2004-2009 and 2009-2014, with special reference to its two assistance programs: special focus initiatives and
promotional measures. The study concludes that India at present is focusing on schemes like market diversification
and product diversification so that its share exports to LDC’s can increase and it can achieve its target of 5% share in
world trade by 2020.

Management has always been a part and parcel of everyday life, may it be at home or office. It has never been limited to the walls of organization rather it has been crucial in every part of the society. Management has come into action in all organizations, where a group of human beings assemble for a common purpose, through the management of resources, finance and planning, priorities, policies and practice. However, at times it has been seen that management has crossed limits and harmed various sections of the society by misleading and exploiting them. The paper focuses on the business ethics policies and standards to be followed by companies which help them to socially acknowledge the society through their participation. The paper has tried to create a connection between ethics and spirituality. It
also provides a brief concept of corporate social responsibility to be practiced by all leading companies and organizations.
Keywords : Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Holistic Approach.

FDI has been one of the most distinguished factors for financial aid and growth for developing countries. The
paper examines the present and future status of FDI in India. The methodology used in the paper is divided into
two parts: first, determining the effect of FDI (equity inflow) on total FDI inflow through regression analysis, F
– Test, and test of auto correlation through Durbin-Watson test, and the second part studies the trend of FDI
inflow and forecast of the inflow till 2016 through trend analysis. The paper interprets that the FDI equity inflow
is a significant determinant of total FDI inflow in India. The paper provides a composite view of the present
status of India in world FDI flow, examines the situation of FDI retailing (single brand and multi brand) in India
and determines the advantages and drawbacks of FDI flow on Indian economy.
Key Words: FDI, retailing, sectoral analysis, regression analysis, auto correlation, trend analysis.