Universities Press India Pvt Ltd : 38 books

Cover of Spiders of India
by Sebastian, P A, Peter
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012

Spiders of India is the only modern book available on the subject, and will prove an invaluable resource for professionals, students, naturalists, and researchers in zoology, entomology, ecology and physiology. The first part of the book looks at the morphology and anatomy of spiders, as well as systematics...
Cover of The Legacy of Caraka
by M.S. Valiathan
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

Caraka, the master physician, is believed to have lived in the first century AD. The Samhita composed by him forms the bedrock of ayurvedic practice today. His contribution to India’s cultural inheritance was profound. Caraka Samhita was, in fact, a revision of an older text Agnivesa Tantra, which...
Cover of Chandrasekhar and His Limit
by G.Venkataraman
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013

It is a heartwarming and very inspiring story about Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar, the most distinguished mathematical physicist India has produced. In a long and remarkable career, Chandrasekhar has done many outstanding things but this book concentrates mostly on one of them, namely, the discovery of the Chandrasekhar Limit.
Cover of Bhabha and His Magnificent Obsessions
by G.Venkataraman
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

This book is about the remarkable scientist Homi Jehangir Bhabha who, at the age of eighteen, went to Cambridge to study Physics and started his research career there. In 1939, when Bhabha came to India on a short vacation, he was forced to stay on as the Second World War broke out. This was, of course,...
Cover of Advances in Cloud Computing
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Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012

The next wave in computing technology, expected to usher in a new era, will be based on cloud computing. Cloud computing assembles large networks of virtualized services comprising hardware resources (CPU, storage, and network) and software resources (e.g., databases, message queuing systems, monitoring...
Cover of Textbook of Surveying
by C Venkatramaiah
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

This comprehensive textbook on surveying covers, in a single volume, all the topics prescribed at the undergraduate level in civil engineering in India. It presents the various methods of surveying and the underlying concepts of surveying, including modern and advanced surveying techniques and instruments...
Cover of Disaster Management
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013

his book contains seven chapters, each dealing with one major natural disaster encountered in our country. Each of the authors is an expert in that particular field. The outstanding contribution of this book is that it not only deals with the forecasting and description of the various natural disasters,...
Cover of Compendium of e-Governance
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Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012

Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) are finding major applications in the government sector todayenabling easy and transparent flow of information between various government departments; and between the government and the citizens of the country. The Indian government, both at the state...
Cover of A Brief History of Rocketry
by P V Manoranjan Rao, P Radhakrishnan
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012

This book attempts to showcase Indias capabilities in rocketry developed over the past 45 years (1963-2003). Starting from scratch, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) painstakingly mastered this technology in a remarkably short time. The book explains the complex technological developments...
Cover of The Management of Labour -3rd edition
by Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

The third edition of The Management of Labour arms the practising obstetrician with clear, evidence-based guidelines to provide optimum care to the woman in labour and her unborn child. The editors and the contributing authors believe that better management of labour will result in a reduction in...
Cover of Field Days:A Naturalist's Journey through South and Southeast Asia
by A J T Johnsingh
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

As a young boy in south India, AJT Johnsing avidly read Jim Corbett in Tamil translation: apart from the nail-biting adventure, Corbett's writing provided fine details on the landscapes, forests and wildlife of the Himalaya, observing and interpreting perfectly the sights, sounds and smells of the...
Cover of Quantum Revolution II — QED

Quantum Revolution II — QED

The Jewel of Physics

by G.Venkataraman
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013

This volume describes how the battle of infinities was fought and, more importantly, about a new approach to quantum mechanics. It deals with the birth of quantum electrodynamics, a theory of incredible and unmatched precision and the most perfect physical theory known to man.
Cover of Quantum Revolution I — The Breakthrough
by G. Venkataraman
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018

The discovery of quantum mechanics is often hailed as the greatest revolution in human thought. This volume, the first in a series of three, seeks to capture the drama of this supreme achievement.
Cover of International Finance
by G Shailaja
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012

It is a textbook for management students and a reference for practicing managers. In this revised edition, all the chapters have been updated. New chapters on global strategic alliances, international taxation, international project management and currency crises have been added. The approach has been...
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