Estimated potential of solar energy in India is nearly 20,000 times more than the presently installed capacity of 137600 MW of electricity (as on 2005). Higher cost per unit is one of the limiting factors in harnessing the full potential of solar energy. A practical option to reduce cost is...

Energy requirement of Indian economy is enormous and growing fast. Growth of industry implies growing requirements for energy. Coal, oil and natural gas are the three primary commercial energy sources. Huge parts of this demand for energy are met through imports of energy resources. The recent...

The system of organized business enterprise is amongst the important actors of the national innovation system. Given the wide variations in ownership, size, nature of competition, there would be similar differences in the depth and types of innovative activities. The economic dynamics of this...

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) segment of the Indian economy is vast, with largest number of enterprises, very large numbers employed, highly dynamic in terms of the entry of new entrepreneurs and the exit of a huge number of enterprises annually. Data from the Fourth Census is...

Innovation behaviors of listed firms are likely to be different from business enterprises that are not listed, such as privately held family firms. The listing entitles a firm access to supposedly cheaper capital market. Listing also makes it obligatory on the part of companies to divulge...

Due to their influence on the extent of sophistication and standard of living, materials have defined the ages of mankind. The development of the field is determined to a great extent by societal needs ranging from national security and communications to health and housing. Aspiration of India...