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Technical Paper Presentation Contest J B INSTITUE OF ENGG AND TECH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Biologically Inspired Intelligent Robots Using Artificial Muscles) PRESENTED BY: Praveen Kumar J Sai Krishna A B.Tech III/IV B.Tech III/IV j_pravee@yahoo.com adimula_saikrishna@yahoo.com Abstract:
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Advances in technology can bring about dramatic changes in military operations, often termed revolutions in military affairs or RMAs. Such technology-driven changes in military operations are not merely a recent phenomenon: they have been occurring since the dawn of history, they will continue to occur in the future, and they will continue to bestow a military advantage on the first nation to develop and use them. Accordingly, it is important to the continued vitality and robustness of the U.S. defense
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Companies Ordinance, 1984 1 i THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 1984 (XLVII OF 1984) ********* CONTENTS ………… PART I - PRELIMINARY Sections Pages 6. Preamble Short title, extent and commencement Definitions Meaning of "subsidiary" and "holding company" Ordinance not to apply to certain corporations Application of Ordinance to non-trading companies with purely provincial objects Ordinance to override memorandum, articles, etc. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART II-JURISDICTION OF COURTS
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Efficacy of Corporate Governance Contents 1. Definition of Corporate Governance 2. History of Corporate Governance – Pre and Post Liberalization 3. Objectives of Corporate Governance 4. Need of Corporate Governance 5. Framework of Corporate Governance 6. Principles of Corporate Governance in India and in the World 7. Merits and Demerits of Corporate Governance 8. Impact of Violation of Corporate Governance Laws 9. Case Study – a) Satyam b) Pfizer c) 3rd Company
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“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little
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Bank ADB’s vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Despite the region’s many successes, it remains home to two-thirds of the world’s poor: 1.8 billion people who live on less than $2 a day, with 903 million struggling on less than $1.25 a day. ADB is committed to reducing poverty through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional
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McGill Law Journal ~ Revue de droit de McGill JUSTIFYING FIDUCIARY DUTIES Paul B. Miller* Fiduciary duties are critical to the integrity of a remarkable variety of relationships, including those between trustee and beneficiary, director and corporation, agent and principal, lawyer and client, doctor and patient, parent and child, and guardian and ward. Notwithstanding their variety, all fiduciary relationships are presumed to enjoy common characteristics and to attract a core set of demanding
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industry due to the danger to the environment, local towns and cities, and employees. The following project looks at the TransCanada Company in detail to determine the practices and policies they have in place to ensure ethical decisions are made. The paper will explain the company’s goals, current systems in place and plans for the future. It will also show past examples of why careless mistakes and risky behaviour could cripple a company’s performance, even if the mistake is minor. The TransCanada
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DEVELOPMENT POLICY INSTITUTE (RDPI) & PRACTICAL ACTION (August 2012) Islamabad PUNJAB LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL 2012 (A CRITICAL ANALYSIS) Theoretical Context: Believed to be an integral part of democratic system of governance, it is the third tier of local governance that is highly argued about and advocated in contemporary times. Closer to the people and representatives of their essential needs and aspirations, it holds tremendous potential for civic comfort, environmental peace, social
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