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<#LINE#>Medical and Wellness Tourism: Opportunities and Challenges-Marketing 'Brand India'<#LINE#>Begum@ShaikShahazadi<#LINE#>1-6<#LINE#>1.ISCA-RJMS-2012-055.pdf<#LINE#>GITAM School of International Business, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA<#LINE#>18/12/2012<#LINE#>24/12/2012<#LINE#>  Travel and tourism is the largest service industry in India and the second highest foreign exchange earner, accounting for nearly nine percent of the total employment in the country. A significant and increasingly upcoming segment of this is the multi-billion dollar medical and wellness tourism industry which has recorded remarkable growth in the recent years. Several features such as cost-effective and advanced healthcare systems, availability of specialized and skilled healthcare professionals, and increasing popularity of traditional healing systems and alternative medicine, have all positioned India as a favorable destination for wellness and health care in the global scenario. However, India enjoys less than two percent share of the global wellness market. This calls for drawing attention of all concerned to explore the opportunities and address the existing challenges facing the industry. 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<#LINE#>Role of Foreign Direct Investment - FDI - in the growth of Automobile Industry in India<#LINE#>VijayBhasker@Velury,Sarma@Y.V.S.Subrahmanya<#LINE#>13-20<#LINE#>3.ISCA-RJMS-2012-01.pdf<#LINE#>2 CIRD, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA Dept. of Commerce, P. G. Courses and Research Centre D.N.R College (Bhimavaram), Andhra University, AP, INDIA<#LINE#>02/1/2013<#LINE#>03/1/2013<#LINE#>  FDI has an important contribution in the growth of a developing country. It is essentially through an investment in equity or starting a subsidiary company, technology transfer with managerial skills and applying improved management methods leading to cost reduction and may lead to increase in productivity. In mid 80’s world over few countries allowed inward FDI for economic development and in 1991 India needed foreign investments to accelerate economic growth. This can also trigger in other areas in the developing economy like India. Automobile Industry is one of the key roles played in GDP factor of Indian economy. This paper will give details on the FDI and in-relation to the development of production and export of Automobiles in India for the last decade – 2001 - 02 to 2011 - 12. Automotive Mission Plan 2006-16 and vision 2020. <#LINE#> @ @ Eleventh Five year plan 2007-12 released in August 2006 by working Group on automotive industry, Department of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India, New Delhi (2011) @No $ @ @ Kamlesh Gakhar, Foreign Direct Investment in India – 1947 to 2007 (Policies, Trends and Outlook) published by New Century Publications, New Delhi (2006) @No $ @ @ Dr. Thakur Anil Kumar and Dr. Shandilya Tapan Kumar, Foreign Direct Investment in India (problems and Prospects) published by Deep and Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (2008) @No $ @ @ Auto Policy - Department of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India, New Delhi  (2011) @No $ @ @ Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP’s), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India - FACT SHEET ON FDI (From April 2000 to October  2012) [http://dipp.nic.in] (2011, 2012) 6.Data from SIAM India website [Society for Indian Automobile Manufacturers ] (2011, 2012)7.http://info.shine.com (2012) @No $ @ @ 8.http://www.ibef.org/industry/india-automobiles.aspx(2012) @No $ @ @ 9.Automotive mission plan 2016 – A mission for development of Indian Automotive Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and PublicEnterprises, Government of India (2012) @No $ @ @ 10.12th Five year plan, Automotive group, department of Heavy Industries under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Enterprises, Government of India  (2012) @No $ @ @ 11.Automotive Components Manufacturers Association of India, Annual Report 2011-12 – as on 7th August 2012 (2012) @No