The word privatize first appeared in dictionary in 1983 and was narrowly defined as, “To make private, especially from public to private control or ownership.” It can also be defined as, “Privatization is the act of reducing the role of…
Privatization of Public Enterprises in Nepal
Most public enterprises (PEs) were established beginning from the Second to the Seventh Five Year Plan periods as a vehicle of development. These units were created as instruments for production and for achieving socio-economic policies of the government. This initiative…
A Review of Planning in Nepal
Before the dawn of democracy in 1951, the economic backwardness was persisted in Nepal. This was mainly due to historical reasons and also due to a unique difficult geographical setting. This prompted the authorities of Nepal to adopt planned development…
Importance of Economic Planning in Development of A Country like Nepal
The main purpose of economic planning is to keep a proper balance between production and social needs. The demands or social needs are always presented by the people, which are changing with the variations of income, habit and fashion of…
Magnetic Hysteresis
Let us consider a ferromagnetic material which is subjected to magnetizing field (H). The intensity of the magnetizing field (H) is gradually increased from 0. Then, the magnetic induction (B) also increases and becomes maximum (at point L in the…
Elements of Earth’s Magnetic Field
The magnetic field of the earth at any point on its surface is determined by using three physical quantities which are called elements of earth’s magnetic field. They are: Declination: Declination at a point of earth’s surface can be defined…
Ampere’s Circuital Law
Ampere’s circuital law was discovered by André-Marie Ampere in the year 1826 A.D. This law states that, “The line integral of magnetic field B along any closed path in free space is equal to the vacuum permeability (μo) times the…
Halo-alkanes
Halo-alkanes are one of the most widely used and important hydrocarbons. When one or more hydrogen atoms of hydrocarbon are replaced by halogen, then the hydrocarbon is called halo-alkane. It is represented by the general formula R-X, where R is…
Theories Related To Acid and Base
There are different theories which help to determine whether a substance is an acid or base. The major and generally accepted theories are given below: 1. Arrhenius Theory According to Arrhenius theory, acid is a chemical substance which gives hydrogen…
Different Grades of Purity of Alcohol
Alcohols are one of the widely used organic compounds. They are the organic compounds which contain hydroxyl (-OH) group as their functional groups. In other words, alcohols can be defined as the hydroxyl derivative of aliphatic hydrocarbons. Alcohols are represented…