The Dharwar craton, Cuddapah basin and the Godavari graben characterise three diverse geological and tectonic settings in the peninsular shield of India. Owing to their contiguous proximity, they offer a unique opportunity to document differences, if any, in their seismic wave attenuation...

Earthquakes cause a variety of hydrological phenomena, including changes in the ground water levels in bore wells. The Koyna region in the peninsular shield of India, hitherto considered stable in terms of seismic activity, has been active since 1967. More recently, the earthquakes have been...

In the present study, we analyze the strike-slip-type earthquakes along the Himalayan arc that are transverse to the collision front, with a special emphasis on the Sikkim region. The study examines seismicity and focal mechanism data in conjunction with crustal structure derived from receiver...

This paper analyzes the factors of industrial growth in India from a multi-sectoral perspective and also highlights inter-industry linkages in the economy during the period 1973-74 through 1984-85. The analysis at aggregate level, indicates the dominance of the domestic final demand expansion;...

The Indian economy has experienced a major transformation during the decade of the 1990s. Apart from the impact of various unilateral economic reforms undertaken since 1991, the economy also had to reorient itself to the changing multilateral trade discipline within the newly written GATT-WTO...

Commentary on FTAs and the Doha Development Round.Rajesh Chadha is Chief Economist at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in New Delhi, India. His Teaching and research experience of more than 29 years includes the University of Delhi and the NCAER. Chadha's specialization...

The differential multiple tax regime across sectors of production leads to distortions in allocation of resources thus introducing inefficiencies in the sectors of domestic production. With regard to India’s exports, this leads to lack of international competitiveness of the sectors which...