In many developing countries the rural poor are often denied access to financial support because of inadequate infrastructure and pro-urban banking systems. This may be overcome where microfinance systems are introduced. A system of microfinance usually signifies a financial arrangement designed...

The capture and permanent storage of CO2 emissions from coal combustion is now widely viewed as imperative for stabilization of the global climate. Coal is the world’s fastest growing fossil fuel. This trend presents a forceful case for the development and wide dissemination of technologies...

The study explores the role of energy in India’s foreign policy strategy and examines the wide gap between India’s need for a strategic energy policy and the government of India’s inability to put such a policy into practice. As a stark departure from the idealized vision, India’s energy...