7b) A demerit good is a product or a service that goes against common interest of a population and is related to promoting negative externalities. Examples of demerit goods are alcohol‚ fast food and cigarettes. All of these are goods that mostly cause problems in health and as a result they are causing a negative externality of high health costs to the NHS. These costs need to be covered by taxation and other sanctions which ultimately aim to reduce the consumption of demerit goods. T.V can be
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Short essay on Onam festival of Kerala Onam is one of the most significant harvest festivals of Kerala and is an attraction for thousands of people outside and within the State. All the activities during this season are centered on worship‚ music‚ dance‚ sports‚ boat races and good food. This festival is celebrated in the Malayalam month Chingam (ending of August and beginning of September). Onam is a harvest festival and celebrates the reward of nature after a year of hard work. The merry-making
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Merits and Demerits of Shakespeare In Preface to Shakespeare‚ Johnson has shown the merits and demerits of Shakespeare based on the plays he has edited. Here he gives the readers some sound ideas about the virtues and faults of Shakespeare. That Shakespeare’s characters have am interaction with nature and that his works have a universal appeal are the major assertions of Johnson in favour of Shakespeare’s merits and what he says about the demerit of Shakespeare is that Shakespeare tries more to
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Vishu is a festival celebrated in the state of Kerala Kerala ‚ is a state located in southwestern India. The state was created in 1956 on linguistc basis‚ bringing together those places where Malayalam formed the principal language... in South India . The festival marks the first day of Malayalam Year and falls in the month of Medam (April – May). and generally falls on April 14 of the Gregorian year. Vishu follows the sidereal vernal equinox An equinox occurs twice a year‚ when the
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Kerala has the highest literacy rate among the states of India‚ followed by the state of Mizoram. State topped the Education Development Index (EDI) among 21 major states in India in year 2006-2007. More than 94% of the rural population has access to primary school within 1 km‚ while 98% of population benefits one school within a distance of 2 km. An upper primary school within a distance of 3 km is available for more than 96% of the people‚ whose 98% benefit the facility for secondary education
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A Kerala King in Salalah Mohammed Ali Thottoly Since I landed in Oman‚ Salalah had been at the top of the places I planned to visit. It continued to beckon me and people and pictures attested that it is very much like Kerala‚ one of the southern states of India‚ where I belong. The long weekend in December was enough to make a quick visit. Just before our trip‚ in one of the working days in the college‚ my colleague in ELC Mr. Waqas Ahmed had a casual talk with me. He asked whether I had any
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ce The Disadvantages of Comprehensive Continuous Evaluation Comprehensive evaluation assesses students’ involvement in sports as part of the curriculum evaluation process. Comprehensive continuous evaluation (CCE) is an educational evaluation style used in India for evaluating elementary and secondary school students. The assessment system is designed to replaced standardized board examination testing by evaluating students based on academic and personal progress from the start of their education
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Unleashing IT Winter 2013 Seize innovation‚ accelerate business‚ drive outcomes. All through the cloud. National reach‚ local touch In collaboration with Intel® How Doug Saunders of waste and recycling leader Republic Services strikes a balance between national efficiency and local delivery. Page 16 • CIOs reveal typical cloud journey • Healthcare organizations unify‚ transform IT Unleashing IT Seize innovation‚ accelerate business‚ Winter 2013 Perspectives and Solutions 03 New
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MERITS AND DEMERITS OF FDI --Rosesforme METHODOLOGY: Qualitative and descriptive text. Also‚ the enumerated points for Merits and Demerits have been substantiated with relevant examples and/or data in the form of Case point. OBJECTIVES: An attempt has been made to make this report country-specific; therefore‚ the merits and demerits; the advantages and disadvantages‚ as would be almost similar with all developing countries‚ have been co-related with India’s dynamics and some data has
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SLIDE 1- ROAD ACCIDENTS IN KERALA Traffic accidents are a major cause of death and injuries world wide‚ but while they are declining in many parts of the developed world‚ fatalities are still on the rise in many developing countries including India. In our state more than half of the road accident victims are in the age group of 20 to 55‚ the key wage earning and child raising age group. The loss of the main bread winner and head of household due to death or disability can be catastrophic‚ leading
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