In today’s era of globalization, the role of various sectors in the development of economy - namely, primary, secondary and tertiary - is changing day by day. As in the past, agriculture was the dominating sector in the countries like India but with rapid policy changes, the secondary and...

This comment examines the energy challenges that the Indian government faces in developing its infrastructure. It briefly summarizes the policies adopted by the government, as well as their scope and limits

India represents an economic opportunity on a massive scale, both as a global base and as a domestic market. India represents an economic opportunity on a massive scale, both as a global base and as a domestic market. Price controls have been progressively liberalized since 1992, but a small...

There are a number of reasons why franchises have become the fastest growing way of doing business but the most worthy explanation is that franchising and franchises are simply filling a market need. The 1980's and 1990's brought radical changes to the employment market and the way people...

An investigation into rural credit delivery system in Maharashtra shows slower growth in institutional finances through commercial banks, credit cooperatives, RRBs and LDBs, particularly during the decade of 1991-2000, which is mainly due to adverse environment created by the financial sector...

In order to curb post-harvest losses of horticultural produce and attract private investment in the horticulture industry, the National Horticulture Board (NHB) had initiated soft loan schemes (SLSs) in 1993-94. Under these schemes, soft loan assistance with a maximum limit of Rs. 1.00 crore is...

To eradicate poverty in all its dimensions is one of the greatest challenges humanity is facing. United Nations has given 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are to be achieved by 2030 and the first goal is to eradicate extreme poverty. This paper seeks to find out whether India can...

The Self Help Group (SHG)-Bank Linkage Programme, in the past nineteen years, has become a well known tool for bankers, developmental agencies and even for corporate houses. SHGs, in many ways, have gone beyond the means of delivering the financial services as a channel and turned out to be...

As a heterogeneous group of businesses, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) has been the most essential component for developing and developed economies. Even their important contribution, SMEs still do not have a unanimous definition either in the national level or in the international one....

COVID-19 has disrupted every possible human activity across the world. What began as a health crisis has soon turned into a devastating disrupter for trade and commerce wiping away millions of jobs due to varying degrees of lockdowns, making the trade -off between saving lives and saving...