This study, entitled “Municipal Finance in India – An Assessmentâ€, undertaken for the Development Research Group (DRG), Reserve Bank of India examines the performance of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in India. Using data from 35 Metropolitan Municipal Corporations, the study...

The paper aims at understanding the reasons which influence migration and mobility choices, ways by which vulnerabilities can be managed and the role that local, national and regional policy responses can play in strengthening the knowledge base and improving collaborative platforms for action.

Speech of Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal. URL:[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Budget_2013-14/English_Speech_2013-14.pdf].

A picture about the macroeconomy that is, the world economy and the domestic economy is given. The two recent regulatory measures are given here. [FICCI/IBA Annual Banking Conference].

Even though the economic and social benefits of thriving entrepreneurship and innovation are evident, it is critical to recognize that these benefits will only accrue if the key gaps in the ecosystem are addressed. Five key areas that an entrepreneur would need to address on a priority basis are...

The Minister of Railways, D V Sadananda Gowda, presented the Railways Budget 2014 to Parliament on July 8, 2014. In his address, he assessed the performance of Railways in 2013-14 and laid out his budget proposals for 2014-15. The Ministry targets to become the largest freight carrier in the world.

The paper reviews the existing evidence on migration-poverty interface in the light of the macro and micro level studies in India. It also discusses the extent, patterns, and correlates of short term migration with the help a large set of data collected from rural households in major states in...