The importance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector in terms of its contribution to the national economy is a well researched area. Its contribution, particularly in terms of bringing equitable growth in a rural economy, is also important.In cognizance, Government took governance...

Background: Suicide is a major public health concern in India. There is limited information regarding views about suicide and suicidality in the community.Aims: It was intended to study the suicidal cognitions and behavior in a sample of adults in India along with views about suicide....

Context: Periodic systematic profiling of suicidal risk factors in developing countries is an established need.Aims: It was intended to study the risk factors associated with suicide attempts in Orissa, one of the most economically compromised states of India.Settings and Design: Cross-sectional...

Firm age and its distribution is related to different parameters of an industry and economy. The shape of the firm age distribution can indicate firm mortality or survival. However, research on firm age distribution is scant in India.Theoretically, firms are ongoing entities, but in reality...

The paper aims to investigate the relative importance of the factors among existing customers of mobile telecom industry and identify any difference in importance among the service quality dimension with respect to demographic variables.Questionnaire response to different quality dimensions was...

After the banking industries started lending to micro, small, and medium industries (MSME), state financial corporations (SFC) were written off as developmental financial institutions. Over the years, SFCs have eroded even their net worth and were found to be constrained for performance because...

There is a radical undercurrent of socio-economic transformation in Odisha. Women Self Help Groups as entrepreneurial organization have started contributing to their own cause and to the economy. Women entrepreneurship has many interwoven dimensions and hence presents many challenges. This...

Odisha’s economy is predominantly agriculture driven. Exports from mining industries remained a significant source of foreign exchange. However, over a period, aquaculture exports have also emerged as a lucrative possibility. It is a perfectly suitable sector considering the long coastline,...