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Today many government organizations are exploring the benefits of cloud computing .With the help of the new technology government is providing better and efficient services to the citizens. In addition, to the cloud computing government is also started using mobile cloud in order to make the most from cloud computing . Mobile cloud computing is a service in which benefits of both cloud computing and mobile go hand in hand in order to provide better services.This paper explore current state of mobile cloud computing in different government organizations .It will also identify the benefits and challenges faced by the organizations while using Mobile cloud computing.

Drawing inference from signalling theory, the study attempts to examine the relation between corporate governance and corporate reputation in the Indian context. There is hardly any study directly deciphering the impact of board attributes (like size and ownership pattern) on corporate reputation (taking market capitalisation as proxy) in India. Based on a sample of 403 Indian companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the results of panel regression indicate that board size and ownership pattern influence the assessment of a company's reputation, which is in line with the findings of previous research on this issue in developed nations. It is also found that firms who allow access to institutional investors and those with larger boards exhibit better reputation. Overall, the findings of the current study support the proposition that board characteristics influence the formation of firm reputation by the business community. The study bears significant implications for corporate managers that along with improving financial performance, social performance and media visibility, they should give significant weightage to good governance and management quality (reflected through board attributes) to enhance firm reputation and gain competitive advantage over others.

A major landmark that took place in the history of India was Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) resolution to make IPO grading mandatory with effect from 1 May 2007. But SEBI's decision to make IPO grading voluntary with effect from 4 February 2014 has made researchers reexamine the impact of this verdict on underpricing. Multivariate regression analysis run on the data collected from 164 graded initial public offerings (IPOs), which are issued during mandatory grading regime (from 1 May 2007 to 4 February 2014) in the Indian capital market, reveals the efficacy of IPO grading in lowering underpricing. The implication for the naive investors is that the assessment tool dispensed by the market regulator to make splendid investor choice was actually proving its worth for them as well as for the issuer company in lowering the anomaly they face in the form of underpricing. It was concluded that graded IPOs faced lesser underpricing, thereby making quizzical SEBI's verdict.

India has been endeavouring to achieve gender equality, but has failed to attain much success in the corporate sector. The male-dominated Indian corporate board clearly exhibits gender discrimination. The much-awaited move has finally come from the Indian legislators who took an audacious step towards gender egalitarianism by mandating women directors in Indian boardrooms with the advent of New Companies Act, 2013. The scenario of women involvement on Indian boards just prior to this enactment has been appraised through this study. A glimpse on the advantages accruing to the companies permitting women-led initial public offering (IPO) is explored. The impact of the presence of women directors on IPO underpricing is examined by analyzing 230 Indian companies that went public from 1 May 2007 to 31 March 2013. It was found that more than 50 per cent of the sample companies lack gender diversity and in fact employ no women directors in their boards. The results point towards the existence of women on Indian boards as mere token who fail to impede IPO underpricing. The implication for the managers of Indian companies is to pursue the global trend of female inclusion and appraise women on Indian boards from mere tokens to form a critical mass to procure the benefits of gender diversity.

The ideology and beliefs have a profound impact upon once lifestyle. Economic status, level of knowledge and awareness, beliefs and notions, social support system available, constitutes important determinants impacting to copeup strategies for cancer victims. The present study was conducted to assess the fatalism and stigma amongst cancer patients in south western Punjab. Two districts i.e. Bathinda and Sri Muktsar Sahib were randomly selected. Majority (87.5%) of the respondents believe that in cancer patients attributed cancer has caused due to their karmas. Forty six per cent of the respondents believed that cancer is contagious. One third (34.3%) of the respondents and their family members used the term 'cancer' as they believed that taking the name of disease had nothing to do with its curability versus non-curability or to describe the dreaded disease from which they were suffering. One third of the male respondents perceived imbalanced diet and sedentary lifestyle behind as a reasoning causing cancer and half of the male respondents and significantly majority of the female respondents (93.3%) perceived substance abuse as a reason behind causing cancer in the region. The study suggests that NGOs, religious bodies and philanthropists can contribute significantly towards treatment, management and rehabilitation of cancer victims. The use of recommended doses of pesticides/ insecticides and fertilizers and unprecedented use of chemicals should be monitored through government agencies and guilty should be punished.