Few complexities in the agriculture value chain that need immediate attention include information asymmetry (especially prices), lack of knowledge transfer (agri extension), spurious inputs, storage facilities, and number of intermediaries. MCX’s Gramin Suvidha Kendra, the winner of Businessworld FICCI...
There are reasons to believe that euro crisis is not driving the free fall in rupee value...
FICCI opines that by 2050, India should become the world’s hot bed for creation, protection and exploitation of intellectual property. A strong and balanced intellectual property rights regime encourages both domestic innovation and knowledge diffusion through IP protection, trade,...
The recent emergence of creative industries as a distinct area of interest for economists, statisticians, cultural specialists and policymakers reflects a growing awareness of the economic potential and role of this sector. Creative industries refer to a range of economic...
Among the major developing nations, India is facing serious and persistent water resources crisis owing to a growing imbalance of supply and demand. The simultaneous effects of agricultural growth, industrialization and urbanization coupled with declining surface and groundwater quantity,...
Figure this, nearly one-third of all the malaria-fighting drugs in the Southeast Asia region are fake or of bad quality. A perilous state of affairs that foretells the imminent washing out of our decade long fight against the disease....