The purpose of this study was to assess the technical efficiency and productivity of listed Housing sector companies in India, from 2008 to 2017. The study employed the Data Envelopment Approach (DEA) to examine the efficiency of the selected sample. The Malmquist Productivity Index was used to reveal the productivity change in Housing companies over the specified time. The study found little productivity growth among the Decision Making Units (DMUs) in spite of their efficiency improvement practices during the study period. The study indicates that there is a need for better utilization of resources and scale expansion. Further improvements in the housing sector can be achieved by technological improvements as it is the main reason behind poor productivity growth during the study period.

The current airline industry of India has passed through so many changes like the standardization of airports, emergence of low cost carriers, privatization of airline industry in India and increase in the affordability of airline service among Indians. The present study is an attempt to analyze the operating efficiency of two scheduled domestic airlines i.e. Air India and Indigo Airlines. The study is based on secondary data collected from the Profit and Loss A/c and Balance Sheet associated with schedules, annexure available in the published annual reports of airlines and Capitaline data base. The data have been collected for the past twelve years ranging from 2004-05 to 2015-16 and compiled into tables and analyzed with the help of Ratio Analysis, Mean, Standard Deviation, Coefficient of Variation and Compound Annual Growth Rate. It has been found in the present that the national carrier i.e. Air India could not earn profits during the entire study period. The result conducted on the expenses ratio and profitability ratio depicts that the operating efficiency as well as profitability of Air India has been poor during the study period. On the other hand, the financial performance of private carrier i.e. Indigo Airlines has been good as compared to Air India which is clearly depicted in the ratio analysis.

The main objective of present study were screening of phytoconstituent produce by Launaea procumbens and evaluate it phytochemically by using four different solvents(petroleum ether, acetone, methanol and aqueous) in terms of total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) and antioxidant properties analysis. Antioxidant potential of the extracts was evaluated by non-enzymatic assays (DPPH, ABTS). Lowest IC 50 values were shown by methanolic extracts followed by acetone, aqueous and petroleum ether extracts. The antioxidant properties of the extracts showed positive correlation with the total phenolic and flavonoid content of the extracts. The finding indicated that some of the recognized phytochemicals possess pharmacological actions which may be responsible for its medicinal values.

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