The mining sector includes a vast array of background players, who act as consultants to the bidding companies. Often, the companies pan out strategies to acquire blocks and thereby, have exploration permits. Additional strategies are then formulated for Mining Leases and Prospecting Licenses...

Rapid urbanisation and economic growth will increase the demand for adequate housing in Indian cities. Mass housing projects can help cater to this need. However, building mass housing using conventional technology is slow, lacks quality and is detrimental for the environment. In contrast, more...

The manufacturing sector works as an engine of growth as it creates the conducive path for socio-economic development. In the said perspective, numerous studied have empirically proved the positive contribution of manufacturing sector in social – economic development. However, limited studies...

This research is an attempt to gauge the impact of capital structure (leverage) on the financial performance of companies listed on the KSE in the cement sector. The data was extracted for a period of seven years from 2009 – 2015. The total firms listed in the sector are 18 out of which data...

This research is an attempt to gauge the impact of capital structure (leverage) on the financial performance of companies listed on the KSE in the cement sector. The data was extracted for a period of seven years from 2009 – 2015. The total firms listed in the sector are 18 out of which data...

An analysis of provisions -- an exception to copyright and a compulsory licence -- proposed to be introduced into the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, in order to make available to disabled persons copies of copyrighted works in accessible formats. (These provisions have been included in the Indian...

The practice of countries demanding discharge of offset obligations as a prerequisite to foreign firms’ participation in major civilian or defence contracts is not new, and recent years in particular have seen a number of countries, both developed and developing, apply offsets and industrial...

Public-private partnerships (PPP's) have been successfully implemented in a large number of basic infrastructure projects and in the provisioning of public services; and this model has been found to achieve better cost-efficiencies and improved delivery of customer services under certain...