In the past days, many consumers could simply unplug their appliances and go on holidays, assuming that their electricity meter would just stop. Standby power is a power consumed by an appliance when switched off or not performing its primary functions. Standby power consumption provides good oppourtunity for reducing both energy consumption and green house gas emissions. Through co-operation among governments, industry and consumers and the co-ordination of international policies, standby modes can be made more efficient, thereby reducing the overall demand for power. In this paper, standby power consumption of various domestic appliances was determined using an energy cost meter. The experimental results shows that the standby power of various house hold electrical appliances is consuming more electricity during standby mode.Electrical Energy is the basic necessity for the economic development of any country. Many functions in our present day living will grind to a halt when the supply of energy stops. The energy used per person has a close relationship with the standard of his/ her living. The greater the per capacity consumption of energy in a country, the higher the standard of living of its people, under the provision of Electricity Act (EC Act) In[1] Mohanty et al. presented energy efficiency of office equipment in commercial buildings. Mohanty et al. discussed the perspectives for standby power consumption in electrical appliances [2].Our country has taken several steps to mobilize the energy efficiency products in the market. Standby electricity is the energy consumed by appliances when they are not performing their main functions or when they are in standby mode. In [3] Alan Meier presented the importance of conservation of standby power for saving the energy consumed. The standby power consumption during night mode was highlighted in [4]. The energy wasted in this manner is commonly referred to as "standby loss" or "leakage electricity". The standard of living and the economic growth is purely based on how much energy produced, utilized and energy saved. Most people are not aware of the fact that modern electrical and electronic appliances, even those having on/off switches, consume power for standby functions. The number of products with standby power consumption is growing rapidly in both quantity and diversity. Several products commercialized in the market *

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The external, oral and buccopharyngeal morphologies of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis tadpoles were studied using ste-reoscopic and scanning electron microscopy. Using DNA barcodes, taxonomic identity of the tadpoles was establishedand tadoples of N. sahyadrensis were reared in semi-natural conditions. Development in the species from hatching tometamorph was prolonged and it took about 100 days for the freshly hatched larvae to metamorphose. The tadpoles areexotrophic, torrent dwelling with a large ventral suctorial oral disc, broadly rounded snout, cylindrical body, and a funnelshaped vent tube opening medially. During development external and buccopharyngeal characters show extensive changes. During metamorphosis developmental asynchrony was observed.

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