Domestic violence is a severe social malady and an exploding problem. Also, it is one of the most common but least reported crimes. In recent times, however, there is a rush of publicity regarding women abuse in general. There are those who the victims as wrong-doers and justify violent acts...

This study attempts to explore how due to globalization framing of India in New York Times became relevant and of significance during the period of 1985-2010. An analysis of all the news articles about India was done to find out the change in the space given to India over the three phases of...

Media-industry is an important sector for any region, mostly because of its significant contribution for the socio-economic development. Regional ‘media industry’ is known more as socio-cultural change agent than a ‘business enterprise’. Present paper takes a look at history and growth...

Analysing the future path of an uncertain industry is fraught with risk. We decided to do that. Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) is a rising star in the fast growing wireless business. The growth of this new industry has attracted a wide category of entities right from wireless operators to...

This paper experimentally tests the effectiveness of two short edutainment campaigns (under 25 minutes) delivered through Facebook Messenger at reshaping gender norms and reducing social acceptability of violence against women (VAW) in India. Participants were randomly assigned to watch...

This commentary mainly focuses on financially re-strategizing regional media houses in India during COVID-19 Crisis.The most important lesson that regional media enterprises should learn from this pandemic is to recognize the importance of strategic thinking. Regional media should be able to...

The media are an integral aspect of the society and their influence on our lives cannot be denied. Gradually, as the international media have become highly concentrated and integrated, this hold has increased manifold. The media have a unique position; not only are they hyper-commercial...

The enactment of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Act, 2013, has made sweeping changes in the land acquisition laws of India (LARR Act, 2013). By increasing the compensation for acquired land, mandating a social impact...

This paper exploits time and geographic variation in the adoption of Special Economic Zones in India to assess the direct and spillover effects of the program. We combine geocoded firm-level data and geocoded SEZs using a concentric ring approach, thus creating a novel dataset of firms with...