Expansion of the secondary sector in India is marked by the inability to achieve prolonged spells of its rapid growth, though it has shown relatively stable employment elasticity. The analysis of the nature of employment growth with output growth in the sub-sectors indicates that while...

In the face of the challenges of globalization, there are new questions about the ability of Indian economy to adjust to structural change and how to foster a more dynamic and competitive environment that encourages to enhance productivity and create new employment. However, there is a need to...

The recent moves of the Indian economy towards further opening up of the economy with less government control has brought about changes in its policy structure. The objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that greater economic freedom leads to higher levels of economic growth in a...

Despite India’s resurgent growth over the past years, the country seems to have failed miserably on the employment front. The employment content of economic growth—the employment intensity of growth—is on the decline. The objective of the present study is to identify the...

The recent move of Indian policymakers towards a more open economy with less government control is said to have brought about considerable changes in the policy structure with respect to the size of the government—expenditures, taxes and enterprises—legal structure and security of...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a term used for any device that can be sensed at a distance by radio frequencies with few problems of obstruction. The origins of the term lie in the invention of tags that reflect or retransmit a radiofrequency signal. According to a recent article by...

Several past studies have been conducted for the purpose of measuring and analyzing the dynamics of single package shipping environment for the next day delivery services provided by companies including DHL, FedEx, UPS and USPS. Over the past few decades increased shipping hazard evaluations...