The micro finance is agenda for empowering poor women. Micro enterprises are an integral part of planned strategy for securing balanced development of the economy of the poor women. Rural women's participation in agro-based activities is much more than what statistics reveal. The study was...

The economic empowerment of women is a vital element of strong economic growth in any country. Entrepreneurship happens to be one of the best ways towards self-sufficiency and poverty alleviation for women in a country where employment is not guaranteed. Involvement of women in entrepreneurial...

According to the National Sample Survey (NSS) conducted in 1999–2000, more than 70 percent of all households in India used solid fuels mostly biomass, such as firewood and dung, but also coke and coal as their primary cooking fuels. For convenience, cleanliness, and public health, gaseous...