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- Value Addition of Mulberry Silk Waste/ Wool Blends to Develop Handloom Fabrics
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1 Department of Clothing and Textiles, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludiana, Punjab, IN
1 Department of Clothing and Textiles, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludiana, Punjab, IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 8, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 14-19Abstract
The present study was carried out to add value to silk waste by developing blended as well as union handloom fabrics to increase the fabric range. Blending of mulberry silk waste and 24 micron wool was done at the Gillbox stage and the yarns were spun on worsted spinning system. The blend proportion of 65s:35w considered optimum was spun into 30s and 40s metric count (Nm) yarns to make twill woven fabrics. Two fabrics were developed using blended yarns having 2/30 Nm warp and 30 Nm weft (S1) as well as 2/40 Nm warp and 40 Nm weft (S2) yarns. Two union fabrics (S3) and (S4) were also made using pure wool warp and developed blended yarns in weft, respectively. Fabrics S1 and S2 exhibited excellent drapability, significantly lesser (p 3 and S4 had excellent crease recovery, better dimensional stability, good thermal insulation, high breaking as well as tear strength. Fabric S4 exhibited more drapability, and less flexural rigidity. The cost of production with 65s:35w blended yarn was much lesser in comparison to the yarn made from 100 per cent mulberry silk waste whereas variability from other blends was found to be very less. The estimated cost of blended fabrics developed was Rs. 376.70 per meter whereas the cost of developed union fabric with 100 per cent wool warp and 65s:35w weft was Rs. 327.63 per meter. Such cost effective handloom blended and union fabrics have the potential to enhance domestic and export earnings of the handloom weavers.Keywords
Blended, Handloom, Mulberry Silk Waste, Union, Wool, WorReferences
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- Awareness & Attitude towards Financial/Investment Products among Working Professionals in Delhi and NCR
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1 G L Bajaj Institute of Management & Research, Greater Noida, UP, IN
1 G L Bajaj Institute of Management & Research, Greater Noida, UP, IN
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Review of Professional Management- A Journal of New Delhi Institute of Management, Vol 14, No 1 (2016), Pagination: 19-28Abstract
This research is aimed to investigate on the level of awareness about financial/investment products among the working professional in Delhi/NCR. Financial/Investment assets such as mutual funds, fixed deposits, Public Provident Funds (PPF), Insurance, Equity (shares), Recurring deposits (RD), Provident Funds (PF), Post office schemes and Commodity Derivatives are selected for studying level of awareness among sample respondents. Research also analyzed insights about retirement planning, factors influencing decision making for investment, Income range for first time investors and percentage of total income invested in financial products. Cluster analysis technique has been used to divide the entire population into two unique clusters; constituent elements of a cluster have similar characteristics in terms of awareness about the financial/investment products. Upon analyzing data, it is clear that awareness about range of Financial/investment products is very less among working professionals. People hesitate investing in complex financial products such as equities and derivatives due to their risky nature and are quite less aware about the risk management strategies. This research is useful for various investment companies and for people who are looking forward towards making an investment.Keywords
Cluster Analysis, Mutual Funds, Financial Assets, Awareness, Working Professionals.References
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