The problem of food security is de facto and global. While we look at the financial crisis we cannot ignore the almost forgotten food crisis. India has revolutionised its agriculture but there is the phenomenon of food mountains and lakes alongside poverty, malnutrition and ill-health. For an...

It is said that that India is at the threshold of a Dalit Revolution, dalits being the most marginalised people in India. This paper opens a debate on participation and poverty of dalits in India’s social and economic spheres by introducing the lens of ‘inclusion’ to arrive at a more...

Dalits are the perpetual victims of marginalisation and socio-economic exclusion. The word Dalit is derived from the root ‘Dal’, incidentally common to both Sanskrit and Hebrew. In both languages it has the same meaning i.e. weak, crushed, split open and trampled upon. The demand for SC...

Higher education in India today is in a transformative stage, both in structure and content. Conventional concept of education in general and higher education in particular is changing – albeit slowly – largely due to globalisation and the advancement of new technologies in information and...

Emerging India owes its newfound growth to tertiary sector in general and tertiary education in particular. India, known as the ancient seat of learning has grown into a knowledge economy. In the present era of knowledge driven economy the role of higher education becomes instrumental in the...

Every business unit needs human resource (manpower) for the conduct of different business activities. In fact, no organisation can exist or operate efficiently without the support of human resource. Such human resource includes top level managers, executives, supervisors and other subordinate /...

Environmental and developmental decision-making processes should be integrated for better environmental planning and management. There is an increasing concern in India today about ecological imbalance and the adverse effects on agriculture. With the new mandate of sustainable development, we...

Skilled human resource is vital for inclusive growth. Skill development is not an isolated phenomenon. Skill development has to be an integral part of education. Lack of education and lack of skills is a pandemic that we need to overcome in the current scenario. According to UNESCO, women...

Traditional cultural perception perceived the roles of women to be confined within the four walls of the house, but in modern times, with economic reforms there is a transitional trend that is observed in terms of women’s participation in economic growth and women participation in business...

The recent policy of allowing 100% FDI in multi-brand retail has generated political feuds with lot of “ifs and buts” rather than proper economic debates. The proposed policy is primarily an economic one and hence likely to affect significantly the national economy. This paper, therefore,...