This paper explores the behaviour of the forward premia for US$ vis-à-vis INR during the five-year period of September 2000 to September 2005. Indian forex market experienced a peculiar phenomenon in the years 2003 and 2004 where the forward premia on US$ spot (cash) vis-à-vis Indian rupee...

Accordingly, the agricultural outlook and situation analysis undertaken in this study refers to the main crop based food items: cereals (specifically rice, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize and overall coarse grains), pulses (gram, tur), selected fruits and vegetables (banana, potato, onion), sugarcane...

The paper evaluates government price policy in controlling food price variability using monthly indices of wholesale prices of wheat, rice and coarse-grains. Annual price analysis showed that inter-year variability in annual nominal prices declined for both wheat and rice in the nineties as...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to organize and take stock of the present situation of research on stock market integration by reviewing the available literature, to provide quick and easy access for future researchers. Another objective of the present study is to classify the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to organize and take stock of the present situation of research on stock market integration by reviewing the available literature, to provide quick and easy access for future researchers. Another objective of the present study is to classify the...

Purpose – This article aims to examine the state of risk management in agriculture and power sector of India, evaluate the effectiveness of weather derivatives as alternative risk management tools and basic framework required to implement them. Design/methodology/approach – Applications of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss a comprehensive literature survey of studies focusing on the efficiency and productivity of the banking sector using parametric and non-parametric frontier techniques. Design/methodology/approach – Critically reviewing 106 studies published...

The regulatory model presented in this paper has its evolution in the views and motives of three distinct interest-groups, namely, regulators, financial institutions and investors. The model structurally symbolises a partly unified or ‘lead’ model. One may see this as consensus model...

In this study, assessing the atmospheric instability, a new index, named here as MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) profile index (MPI), has been statistically computed using temperature and moisture profile data from the real-time direct broadcast receiving systems installed...

This paper describes a decision support methodology for the selection of a wastewater treatment system based on integrated urban water management principles for a remote settlement with failing septic systems. Thirty-two service and treatment technologies options were considered, these included:...