Over the past decades, there has been increasing competition for the available water resources and increasing water pollution. Consequently, water shortages, water quality degradation, and destruction of the aquatic ecosystem are seriously affecting prospects for economic and social development,...

In the run-up to Union Budget 2019, the cabinet committees have been set up to address the focus areas of growth and job creation across sectors. Expectations are rising to bring in reforms aimed at creating a tax and business friendly regime and enhancing foreign investments. In spite of some...

The aim of this paper is to identify challenges and solutions for the energy grids and economics of the future. Smart grids are perceived as a key building block for a sustainable energy future with less emissions and better quality of service. Energy efficiency is at the heart of any strategy...

Financial education is the process of imparting information and instruction to citizens, consumers and employees to enhance their knowledge and understanding of financial concepts and financial products. In addition to developing skills, it helps individuals attain the necessary confidence to...

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 U.S. remained only as a global political power Caspian States, special importance due to its Geopolitical position in Eurasia and its energy reserves Powerful countries like the US, Russia and China realized that sustainable energy resources can...

The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (1936) did revolutionize economic analysis and established Keynes as one of the most influential economists of all time. He attacked the foundations of classical theory and, in doing so, touched off a major revolution in economic thinking on...

The agriculture sector is a critical component of the Indian economy with over 60 percent of the country’s population dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. With the huge and disparate climatic and crop diversity across India, it is a challenge to keep the farmers informed about the...

Building on strong economic growth and regaining public trust requires greater oversight, increased innovation and comprehensive structural reform. More remains to be done to strengthen regulation in order to deal with the risks of contagion and government and other fail institutions. As...

The instability of the Caspian region, matters profoundly to the west and to the U.S. for several reasons. First, its instability permits the operation and growth of terrorist movements that often have a global and specifically anti-American scope. Second, the Caspian is a emerging oil producing...

The world economic system is now integrated, in the increased cross-border flows of goods and capital and in the sustained activity of institutions like the UNCTAD, World Trade Organization and other regional organization. In such a world, domestic political and economic dynamics have global...