The Banking Sector under Financial sector reforms/ Globalisation/ Information Technology/ concomitant Rural Developmental imperatives is passing through a dynamic phase of unparalleled metamorphosis and tough challenges. The survival, growth and efflorescence of this service based sector in this millennium is inexorably linked to the quality and potential realization of its human resources. This multidisciplinary/cross-cultural pioneering study executed at leading institutions of Asia, North America and Europe identifies the prevailing GAP in the HRD/Training Systems of the vast/heterogeneous/besieged Indian Banking Sector. By introducing the innovative concepts of RRD and GRD (as components of HRD), and synthesizing the related trends/view points/findings, this book proposes a radical Integrated Reengineering Action Plan/Model as the regenerative/ remedial blueprint for this sector's tryst with the challenges of the Millennium.

In today's education system, media in its different forms has also become its part, as broadcast programmes, film societies, educational television, film and press play an enormous role in the process of education. Communication is a vital element in enabling the children to catch up with the modern usage of language. Student-teacher relationships in a new shape, now. It is prudent to continue the conventional methods of study, but the children should not be deprived of the modern techniques and facilities of the new educational system. The present work sufficiently covers all vital aspects of media and methods of education. Undoubtedly, the book would serve the purpose of a good reference work.

Academic Staff development in India is part of the career advancement of Teachers in Colleges and Universities. They need an orientation in the Philosophy, Sociology and Economic aspects of higher education. The more relevant and useful part of the orientation of the teachers in the 21st century is in the area of techniques of teaching. The Teacher should understand first the psychology of the learner, the learning situation and the learning process. This will facilitate him to devise his own strategies of teaching. The Teacher is expected to be an effective communicator. The most effective and extensively used method of teaching continues to be lecture method. There are several limitations with this method and they need to be understood by the teacher to make it effective. The experiences of great educationists like Amrik Singh, Babatosh Datta, Suresh C> Goel, with their teaching and research career are illuminating and inspiring to young teachers. The policies of higher education have been changing and the UGC is introducing a number of schemes that help strengthen higher education including NAAC. The knowledge about value education and assessment of classroom performance are inevitable inputs for a teacher. The problems like poverty, gender sensitivity, etc. are part of the general awareness of a teacher. A modern teacher is expected to know the reference skills and the sources of information through the use of internet. All the above inputs are systematically analysed in the research articles written by scholar teachers in the 21 papers included in the book. The book is a compulsory reading material for every teacher who wants to improve his performance as an effective teacher. It can be used as reference book for students and scholars of Education and participants' orientation courses.

This book, based on the doctoral research, analyses stock price behaviour around the announcement of half-yearly financial results by companies. The objective has been to discover investment strategies to beat-the-market using earnings information. The statistical analysis of the stock price reaction to earnings announcement carried out in this study has strong implications for security analysis, portfolio management, efficiency of information processing market and many other allied issues. Both academicians and professionals will find this book interesting.