Earlier attempts on forecasting energy demand for agriculture have largely been based on aggregate macro-level data and overall national averages and trends. Useful as they are in indicating some broad trends, these forecasts are unable to capture variations between crops, regions, operations...

We estimate the equity risk premium in India using data for the last 25 years. We address the shortcomings of existing indices by constructing our own total return index for the 1980s and early 1990s. We use our estimates of the extent of financial repression during this period to construct a...

Survey of strengths and weaknesses of senior executives was undertaken in the context of increased use of self-awareness and personal growth programmes in through feedback and counselling. Survey had the objectives of finding out (i) Characteristics or qualities that are perceived by Indian...

We present in this paper, an operational study of CJ Patel Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market of Ahmedabad city using simulation. This market was built in the year 1996 in order to reduce congestion in another older market. Viewed as a dynamic queuing system, simulations suggest that even...

That India faces a ‘fiscal crisis’ has been a recurrent refrain of the literature on India’s economic reforms. Indeed a central objective of the reforms process, one that has proved elusive so far, is the reduction in the fiscal deficit of the central government. The supposed...

Systems for harvesting dew for human consumption are new to India. This paper provides insights from the tracking of the innovation journey of dewrain harvest systems from incidental observation to commercialization. It traces the key phases in the innovation journey and documents the activities...

This research examines the role of member-funds in multi-purpose cooperatives in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The central thesis is that member-funds, both in terms of quantity and quality, can enhance the control members exert on the cooperative. The involvement of members through their...

We present in this paper the results of road transport trial of newly developed tomato packaging named Vastrapur Carton. Farm fresh tomatoes were taken from Khanderaopura village to Rajkot a distance of 250 km. Two trials were made. In one trial, entire truck was loaded with Vastrapur Carton...

The present system of auditing in public enterprises focuses mainly on economic variables – it does not give a complete picture of how well a public enterprise is performing in relation to the preference systems impingent on it. The performance measurement system outlined in this paper yields...

The present study examines the inter- relationship between economic growth, saving rate and inflation for south-east and south Asia in a simultaneous equation framework using two stage least squares with panel data. The relationship between saving rate and growth has been found to be...