Business Aviation, a sunrise sector in India is expected to make its presence felt in times to come. Factors which would lead to its growth and pave the way for success are unknown. Author has used the qualitative research approach to answer this intriguing question. Using an initial conceptual...

This article discusses the role of regional aviation in economic development of India. It stresses the importance of governmental initiative in building airport infrastructure at regional level for inclusive growth. Economic opportunities as result of such development are best left to private...

A large number of railway mega-projects are planned or are under implementation for capacity augmentation, for serving the needs of trade, specific regions or industry sectors. Since transport capacity is one of the main levers of economic progress, it is essential that augmentation of transport...

The paper focuses on evaluation of the few turn around strategies available with the Indian Railways to improve its operating ratio. The strategies examined are (a) choice of electric traction and the pace of electrification (b) improvement of utilization of network capacity (c) bench marking of...

This paper has adopted the exploratory case study method of analyzing a few recent cases of public procurement irregularities on Indian Railways documented by the vigilance departments and the CAG available in public domain to inquire into the following issues: (a) how do irregularities and...

The purpose of this research is to be acquainted with the awareness and approval of halal supply chain among Indian manufacturers and distribution network members for haulage and warehousing activities from the perception of respective service suppliers. A total of 20 respondents, which consist...

Identifying the effect of a ruler's religious identity on policy is challenging because religious identity rarely varies over time and place. We address this problem by exploiting quasi-random variation in the religion of rulers in the Indian Princely States. Using data from the 1911 census, we...

This paper focused on India and Sri Lankans relationship. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Sri Lanka from 13 to 14 Mar 2015. It was the first stand-alone Prime Ministerial visit to Sri Lanka since 1987. It was also the second Summit in a month's time since the visit of President...

The objective of this paper is to examine the conceptual framework under which business and general aviation has developed globally and the roadmap for its growth in India. It traces the growth of business and General Aviation (GA) in the United States of America (USA) and its use by various...

Per capita energy consumption of India is declining with increasing its population, which has direct impact on national economy. Biogas technology seems promising to attain sustainable energy yields without damaging the environment. Waste management, manure creation, health care and employment...