Microfinance is globally trusted for corroborating the upliftment of the rural vulnerable poor sections. It is looked upon as a means of credit-based poverty alleviation through financial inclusion. India also witnesses the same. In India, the self-help group bank linkage programme (SHG-BLP) is...

Once tea was the major source of export earnings for India, but now India is trailing behind in the field of tea production and exports. Darjeeling tea is considered as India’s pride and almost entire production are exported. The depressed tea export of India actually caused the breakdown...

Socio-economic status of women plays a very vital role in both individual and community life as women constitute half of the society. In Manipur from the historic period, women have been an important part of the society. This paper, in this regard tries to analyse the condition of women in...

The movement for universalisation of education began in the UK about a century ago and it reached India several decades later. Female education is important for having success in issues like gender equality and alleviation of poverty. Although admission of girls has gone up significantly over...

Faced with stiff competition from major coffee growing countries like Brazil and Vietnam, Indian coffee is loosing out significantly in the global export market. The situation on the domestic front is no better. Although in the last few years the consumption of coffee has grown significantly....