Strengthening management capacity and meeting the need for Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) services is a major challenge for the national RCH programme in India. Central and state governments are working through multiple options to meet this challenge, responding to the complexity of issues...

Insurance as a financial instrument has been used for a long time. The dramatic increase in competition within the insurance sector (in terms of providers coupled with awareness for the need for insurance) has concomitantly resulted in more policy options being available in the market. The...

In response to market pressures resulting in increased competition, product proliferation and greater customization, firms in many industries have adopted modern technologies to provide operational flexibility on several dimensions. In this paper, we consider the role of product mix flexibility,...

This paper explores the constituents of the technological industrial society. It historically reviews the emergence of new societal maps through Renaissance to second world war. It then crystallizes the constituents of the technological ethos. The constituents are mobility, structure of...

Problems of illiteracy, malnutrition, anaemia, vitamin-A and iodine deficiency are very common among children in India. In 2001 Supreme Court of India ruled that state governments must provide mid-day meal (MDM) to children of government assisted primary schools. The 2007-2008 budget of the...

The gap between demand and supply of edible oils in India has been widening over the years and have resulted in rising prices of edible oils. This paper illustrates the working of intermediaries in the terms of quantities handled, costs, margins, and working capital in various stages. It also...

The Working Paper presents the findings of a research study which was initiated to develop a generalised scale which could be used to pretest an advertisement prepared by an agency or to compare alternate advertisements for the purpose of selecting the most appropriate one which best meets the...

The logistics industry in India is evolving rapidly and it is the interplay of infrastructure, technology and new types of service providers that will define whether the industry is able to help its customers reduce their logistics costs and provide effective services (which are also growing)....

What type of persons should be selected as Community Health Volunteer (CHV) has been a matter of debate. This study relates socio-economic characteristics – age, sex, marital status, education, caste, organization membership and land ownership – with performance on Direct Patient Care,...

Understanding perceptions of channel members and consumers regarding sales promotion activities enhances the effectiveness of these activities. Widespread usage of sales promotion activities in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector makes it imperative that manufacturers take into account...