Today, we are living in the age of competitions. Gone are the days when the degrees were enough to get a job. Now the thorough study of any subject is required to get through in any competitive examination. The objective multiple choice type questions are asked almost in all the competitions. In nutshell, this technique is popular to assess the candidates' knowledge of a particular subject. In order to meet the increasing demand of the aspirants, we have prepared the Data Bank on Indian Economy and feel pleasure on presenting the same before you. It is concise, comprehensive and dependable which has a wide coverage of the syllabus. The proportion, of questions from Economics in General study has get tremendous increase in the recent past. Near about 15% questions are asked from this portion. In the present data bank we have touched all the corners of syllabus as well as the latest pattern of questions asked in UPSC, SSC, LIC, GIC, CDS, NDA and other central/state level examinations. We have taken utmost care in preparing the questions with particular gradation and level of the various examinations. To enhance the utility of the book and to make it more informative, the readers can send their comments and suggestions, which will be incorporated, in the subsequent editions of the book.

The main thrust of the book entitled, Planning in India: Challenges and Opportunities is apparently of National Building.

The book is mainly divided under four major sections and each section is sub-divided in 13 chapters in total. Under section -1 Era of Socialist Planning, Planning at sub-National Levels and Revitalization of Rural India have been analysed. Section II deals with Management of National Assets like Population Control, HRD Land Use Management and Environmental Protection. Section-III highlights on national Programmes for Rebuilding cities. The book strongly suggests that reshaping India into a modern developed society, demands profound structural revamping administrative system. It suggests a development focused paradigms for city or town planning under the chapter City Planning at Crossroads in Section IV.

The book is highly recommended for students of art, architecture and planning and practicing architects.

Though ' Capitalistic' in nature, the Islamic economic system is not, however, based on the European or American Capitalist economic principles, which is no way heed moral or ethical conceptions. The Islamic system obeys fully and unconditionally the dictates of moral and ethical doctrines. The difference between the Islamic and the Capitalist economic systems is thus a cardinal and fundamental one.

This Islamic economic system also laid down the principle of the equality of value between labour and capital, by recognizing that labour should be accorded equal consideration with capital-in fact that it can itself be regarded as form of 'capital'.

The present book consists of eleven articles explaining some vital aspects of economic system in Islam. The material is based on the writings of renowned scholars on the subject, drawn from different sources- books, journals and magazines. As such a dependable source of reference.