After sixty years of Independence and experiencing almost two decades of economic growth, India’s healthcare system is far behind those of other emerging economic powers. It is widely acknowledged that health is pivotal for human...
Some truly monumental changes are taking places in the world of business, particularly entrepreneurship. Today, a quarter to a third of all new businesses in the formal economy worldwide are started by women entrepreneurs, according...
The new cabinet of Narendra Modi as it stands today is of moderate size. But with the proposed expansion way, we may see at least another 10 ministers added to the list which will make...
Social science has two fundamental branches i.e. politics and economics. Recently, elections are tempting people to get involve into it, which has divergent the focus from economic scenario. Elections and economics are mutually exclusive variables...
The movement in currency – rupee is linked to the Balance of Payment Account .When there is current account appreciation, as more rupee flows come to India, and also capital account surplus. Then the excess...
The inflation index bonds which were introduced in the union budget last year have evoked a lack luster response. Inflation index bonds vary from traditional bonds in terms of returns. While traditional bonds offer a...
Just read a paper on why Africa has not industrialized (Alan Gelb, Christian Meyer and Vijaya Ramachandran, Does Poor Mean Cheap? A Comparative Look at Africa’s Labour Costs, Centre for Global Development, Working Paper No...
Solving the Arab Food Security Rider By 2020 the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries would have to feed 50 million more stomachs and spend over $53 bn on the food import bill, according to an...
ABB has become the latest electrical giant to launch agricultural solar water pumps for the Indian market. The company follows other big global giants such as Schnieder and Toshiba to grab a piece of this billion...
“India is a Rich country inhabited by Poor people” … The generation going through its first pangs of mid-life crisis would recognize how this phrase was used as the opening remark in Indian geography classes....
In today’s convenience based marketplace, where conserving energy, time and resources is vital in building the most efficient supply chain, logistics specialists everywhere must carefully weigh out their delivery method options. Which leads to a...
West Asia, which includes the Gulf Co-operation Council (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain) and other key regional players like Iraq and Iran is undergoing unprecedented changes. The international press has been very...