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At high levels, noise is a serious pollutant that can cause much damage to health. It is a nuisance that produces much psychological stress and discom­fort.Increase in road, rail and air traffic is a chief source of noise pollution, which is particularly acute in big cities in India. Misuse of loudspeakers, hooting of motor horns, firing of crackers, playing of music records and radios at high pitch are other important sources. Yet another important source is religious discourses broadcast on loudspeakers, sometimes through a whole night.Some people are quite indifferent to the effect of noise on others, showing little or no consideration to the neighbours whether the occasion is a wedding, a political rally, a religious occasion, or a procession of agitating strikers. India is one of those few countries…

The engineering services in a hospital include the civil assets, electricity supply, water supply including plumbing and fittings, steam supply, piped medical gases, air and clinical vacuum delivery system, air conditioning and refrigeration, lifts and dumb waiters, public health services, lightening protection, communication system (public address system, telephones, paging system), TV and piped music system, non conventional energy devices, horticulture, arboriculture and landscaping and last but not the least workshop facilities for repairs and maintenance.They are an extremely vital service on whose efficiency depends the efficiency of the entire patient care delivery system of the hospital.They are responsible for the inspection, repair and maintenance of all the facilities and services mentioned above to ensure their optimum operational reliability and reduction/elimination of any risks associated with them. Image Source: fvbenergy.com ADVERTISEMENTS:…

i. Mom-and-Pop Stores: Mom & Pop stores are stand-alone stores owned and managed by individuals and their families. They typically carry fewer goods (lesser variety), do not adhere to any uniform display format and goods are supposedly priced higher. It is interesting to note however that some of the biggest names in organized retail like Wal-Mart or Tesco started their journey as a single (mom & pop) store!These stores generally cater to small sections of society and located near to the residences of Mom-and-pop store of consumer. Indian Kiranas, a form of mom-and-pop stores will continue to survive because they have one of four attributes of a successful retailer – either to be the cheapest, the biggest, the best, or the nearest. There are over 12 million mom-and-pop stores in…

Chain stores are those retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses have come to dominate the market in many parts of the world. A franchise retail establishment is one form of chain store.The displacement of independent businesses by chains has generated controversy and sparked increased collaboration among independent businesses and communities to prevent chain proliferation. Types of Chain Stores: There are different types of chain stores depending on the kind of products the company creates – Business chains (encompass many industries, including music, clothing, and electronics stores) and Restaurant chains ( which create a different kind of consumer product…

Noise pollution can be defined as unwanted or offensive sounds that unreasonably affect our daily activities. The term noise is very subjective. Sometimes when you are concentrating on your work then even a mild conversation or whisper sound may become a noise. On the other hand if you are in light mood in a party, then even many people talking does not seem to be noise.The unit of sound measurement is decibel (dB). Decibel is the unit for measuring the relative loudness of sounds equal approximately to the smallest degree of difference of the loudness that human ears can normally detect. Some levels of sound and their sources. Image Source: c14608526.r26.cf2.rackcdn.com Major Sources of Noise Pollution: ADVERTISEMENTS: i. Road traffic: Road traffic noise is one of the most widespread and…

Freedom is an innate right which humans have since their birth. Freedom is not something that can be touched, seen, felt or reached. All this gives a vague idea about freedom. What exactly does freedom mean?Different people have different opinion, definition and thoughts about the idea of freedom. Some talk about freedom in political sense, some talk about social freedom, some about personal independence and some define it as religious freedom. But the fact that everyone wants to be free, holds true in all cases. “The best road to progress is freedom’s road.” – John F. Kennedy Image Source: img07.deviantart.netFreedom is the choice to live one’s life doing what one wants, live where one wants, eat by own choice and learn what one’s heart desires. This means that freedom can…

Janmashtami is celebrated with all fervor and heightened spirits throughout the country. It marks the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna who is believed to be an incarnation of Vishnu as per Hindu religion.The festival celebration takes place on the eight day of the dark fortnight of the month of Shravana (August-September) as per Hindu calendar. Krishna was the eighth son of Devaki and Vasudeva. King Kansa ruled the Yadava province “Mathura” and a prophecy predicted the death of the king by the eight sons born to his sister. Kansa killed all the six children given birth by Devaki after imprisoning the couple. The seventh one, Balarama was secretly handed over to Rohini. The eighth child was Krishna. Vasudeva escaped from the prison the night Krishna was born and he was…

The law of diminishing marginal utility suffers from the following limitations: (1) Measurability of utility: The law assumes that utility of a commodity can be measured with the measuring rod of money. If a consumer goes on consuming several units of the commodity then from each successive units of commodity he derives some satisfaction. Image Source: s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Those are measured in our example 25, 20, 15 and so on. But utility is a subjective concept. It is not objective like a matter in the laboratory. It is a short of feeling and introspection. How can we measure feeling by giving number. This appears to be impossible. (2) Abnormal persons: The law is not applicable to abnormal persons. If a man is drunkard the more liquor he drinks the more…