Energy is the prime mover of economic growth and is vital to sustain a modern economic and social development. Renewable energy applications have brought about significant changes in the Indian energy scenario. The identification and efficient use of various renewable energy resources are the...

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...

One of the most promising subsectors in the horticulture industry is floriculture because of its importance from an aesthetic, social, and economic standpoint. It has the ability to generate revenue in foreign currencies and year-round job possibilities. The main agricultural exports of many...

The research paper focuses on the economic consequences of Goods and Services Tax (GST) personified newly in the Indian Tax structure. The paper also discusses the anticipated barriers and future predictions for GST. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a vast notion that simplifies the giant tax...

A sound and effective banking system is the backbone of an economy. ICICI Bank is India's second-largest bank with total assets of ` 4,062.34 billion (US$ 91 billion) at March 31, 2011 and profit after tax ` 51.51 billion (US$ 1,155 million) for the year ended March 31, 2011. The Bank has a...

This paper presents the socio-economic status and customer's satisfaction towards LPG in house hold in Thoothukudi city of Tamilnadu.The objectives of the present study are:1. To study the socio-economic structure of LPG consumers in Thoothukudi city.2. To identify customer's satisfaction...

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) aims at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of wage-employment in a financial year to a rural household whose members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The objective of the Act is to...

The economic empowerment of women is a vital element of strong economic growth in any country. Entrepreneurship happens to be one of the best ways towards self-sufficiency and poverty alleviation for women in a country where employment is not guaranteed. Involvement of women in entrepreneurial...