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...

Investment and expenditure on S&T (and on R&D) in India has been rising over the years. Computation of such spending is difficult because agencies ranging from public to private invest or spend, on several items that may not be directly accounted for under the respective heads of either R&D or...

Knowledge of national research trends and thrusts as well as R&D capability in solar photovoltaics has become all the more essential post launching of the National Solar Mission. The present study is perhaps the first attempt that analyzes the status of solar PV research in India encompassing...

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...

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...

There is no doubt that the availability/accessibility of drinking water to the rural households in India has increased over the past couple of decades, partly due to concerted efforts by the state and partly due to rise in income of the people. Public provisioning of drinking water is primarily...

Open defecation has remained a major concern in India since independence. Government of India from time to time through several policies and programmes has tried to increase the sanitation coverage. Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) is the prime programme focusing on making India open defecation...