Development economics is about understanding how and why lives change. How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and Development Economics studies a single village in a crucially important country to illuminate the drivers of these changes, why some people do better or worse than others, and what influences mobility and inequality. How Lives Change draws on seven decades of detailed data collection by a team of dedicated development economists to describe the evolution of Palanp...

Have you ever found yourself lost in elaborate daydreams for hours, unable to pull yourself back to reality?What if imagination stops being harmless and starts interfering with your real life?Trapped in My Own Mind is a deeply personal and insightful exploration of Maladaptive Daydreaming — a condition where vivid fantasy worlds begin to overpower daily living.In this book, Himanshu shares his honest journey of struggling with excessive daydreaming while man...

Operations research encompasses a wide range of problem-solving techniques and methods applied in the pursuit of improved decision-making and efficiency. Some of the tools used by operations researchers are statistics, optimization, probability theory, queuing theory, game theory, graph theory, decision analysis, mathematical modeling and simulation. An Information System is any combination of information technology and people's activities using that technology to support operations, manag...

In the digital age, social media is everywhere—shaping our thoughts, emotions, and even our self-worth. What started as a tool for connection has evolved into an addiction, silently manipulating our behavior without us even realizing it. Social Hunt exposes the hidden mechanisms behind social media’s control, revealing how algorithms keep us hooked, how our attention is being bought and sold, and why we find it so hard to break free.This book is more than just an exposé—it’s a road...

If in a horoscope, all seven planets are placed within the axis of Rahu and Ketu; Kaal Sarp Yog is formed in such horoscope; provided both Rahu and Ketu are functionally malefic in the horoscope. It means that even if one of them is benefic in such horoscope, Kaal Sarp Yog may not form in such horoscope.Based on placements of Rahu and Ketu in various houses of horoscope, 12 types of Kaal Sarp Yog exist; from Anant Kaal Sarp Yog to Sheshnaag Kaal Sarp Yog. The book features a chapte...

Welcome to the revised edition (2021) of Retrograde Jupiter - Part I. A retrograde planet may not change its functional nature in a horoscope, in most cases. Hence if a benefic planet goes retrograde in a horoscope, it may still give benefic results. Likewise, if a malefic planet goes retrograde in a horoscope, it may still give malefic results.When a planet goes retrograde, it may undergo some changes in its style of working, rather than in its nature of working. Due to such chang...

Welcome to the revised edition (October 2021) of Exalted Planets Part 3. When a planet gets exalted, it becomes very strong. However, exaltation of a planet doesn’t mean that such planet is benefic in nature. It can be benefic or malefic, depending on the overall horoscope in consideration. Exaltation of a planet is primarily a measure of its strength as well as its ease of operation, and not that of its functional nature in a horoscope. Vedic astrology lays several guidelines to decide fu...

'His jaw lies here, but he is no more.He was not his bones turned to ash.He was not his flesh melted away.'At the first step of a promising career, Ranchor returns home to face the sobering reality of his father's demise. A railway employee prevents a young man's desperate attempt at suicide. Elsewhere, a doctor faces the harrowing prospect of facilitating euthanasia for a friend. In an idyllic city, Keshav's life i...

Humans have already colonized a perfectly inhabitable planet in a distant galaxy - trillions & trillions of light years away. The mutual transmission is possible only through a series of unconventional and complicated procedures. The otherwise spotless track-record of this mass migration is marred by a solo blot during year 2210; when a big caravan suffered anunprecedented sabotage. Decades have passed, and the world has conveniently forgotten everything.Then after 45 years, one gr...

Your one-stop guide to learning and implementing Red Team tactics effectivelyKey FeaturesTarget a complex enterprise environment in a Red Team activityDetect threats and respond to them with a real-world cyber-attack simulationExplore advanced penetration testing tools and techniquesBook DescriptionRed Teaming is used to enhance security by performing simulated attacks on an organization in order to detect network and system ...

A heart-warming story about love, faith, smiles, and friendship. You Are Still the One traces the lives of Trisha, Aditya, Varun, Meetu, and Dakshit. Trisha, a lively and talented young seventeen-year-old, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. Her father brings her to Delhi for treatment where she meets her doctor’s son, Aditya, a smart, cheerful army officer. Their friendship and love blossom during Trisha’s treatment. Even as Trisha is doubtful about her rey, Aditya, along with Trish...

A retrograde planet may not change its functional nature in a horoscope, in most cases. Hence if a benefic planet goes retrograde in a horoscope, it may still give benefic results. Likewise, if a malefic planet goes retrograde in a horoscope, it may still give malefic results.When a planet goes retrograde, it may undergo some changes in its style of working, rather than in its nature of working. Due to such changes in its style of operation, retrograde Venus may produce results, whi...