India's gas sector is in the midst of a major controversy with potential consumers exercised about what they see as an arbitrary and non-transparent pricing policy on production from recent...
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The earlier policy of social and development banking has given way to one of financial inclusion, albeit without compromising commercial opportunities. Rural households are thus turning to more...
Given that global population projections indicate a manifold increase in the ageing population and that this is a group where poverty is highly concentrated, there is a case for setting up a global...
The Microfinancial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2007, which has attracted criticism on many counts, aims to ensure that NGOs use their social mediation skills to ensure financial...
In the debate on capital account convertibility, financial and macroeconomic objectives and constraints have been paramount, with much less discussion on the growth and development dimensions of CAC...
The ongoing dispute between the union and state governments and among the states themselves regarding funds for centrally-sponsored schemes has severely affected the adoption of sound accounting and...
The recent violence between Akali groups and the Dera Sacha Sauda in Punjab underscores the existence of a number of 'deras' in various parts of the state, which are but a manifestation of prevailing...
A closer look at the gender budgeting statement in the Union Budget 2007-08 reveals that programmes and allocations remain plagued by "mistakes", with several schemes wrongly prioritised as being...
Results of the recently released third National Family Health Survey carried out in 2005-06 reveal that 46 per cent of India's children under three years are underweight. The NFHS-3 clearly shows...
The importance of Khairlanji lies in providing a clear illustration of the genesis, development and culmination of a caste atrocity. Khairlanji brings to the fore the irrelevance of dalit politics...
This article critically reviews the process of reconstruction of Kachchh district since the 2001 earthquake; it examines the urban development of Bhuj as well as the industrial development patterns...
No authentic reconciliation is possible unless it is based on four components: (i) acknowledgement, (ii) remorse, (iii) reparation, and (iv) justice. None of these have taken place in Gujarat after...
The question of how satellite television is to be regulated has been differently interpreted in India. The orthodox viewpoint of airwaves "belonging" to the public is one that is difficult to...
Industry today faces an acute shortage of land to set up factories and it has to draw upon farm land. Because the very news of a proposed industrial project site breeds speculation of a boom in land...
This article discusses whether capital account convertibility can or should be an objective or a means towards achieving more fundamental macroeconomic goals. It presents an overview of the risks and...
