This paper highlights agricultural productivity and the food security through public distribution system in a brief manner. Agricultural sector is the backbone of the country's development and sustenance for 65 per cent of the population in rural areas and approximately more than 58 per cent of...

Retail industry is the largest industry in India, with an employment of around 8 percent to over 10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product. Retail industry in India is expected to rise 25 percent yearly being driven by strong income growth, changing lifestyles, and favourable...

It is now universally accepted that the level of consumer rights and protection is a true indicator of the development of a country and the progressiveness of its civil society. The reasons for universal acceptance of consumer rights and protection, as often cited, are: the rapidly increasing...

Indian retail sector is highly fragmented as compared to the developed as well as the other developing countries. This shows a great potential for the organized retail industry to prosper in India, as the market for the final consumption in India is very large. Retail trade is largely in the...