National Council of Applied Economic Research
Opinion: Ajaya K Sahu and Bornali Bhandari. As India increasingly urbanises, it has become important to measure its economic parameters, not only at the aggregate level but also at the disaggregated level. The literature review suggests that there are differences across city tiers. However, we find that the current statistics simply do not capture the... Read More
The most popular trend in the institution of marriage in India is a mix of a love and arranged match. Its implications need to be studied in depth It is said that a successful marriage requires falling in love many times but always with the same person. This idiom can be interpreted in different ways... Read More
The survey covered 1049 units in 20 states and Delhi ranking them on their investment potential based on the six major metrics. The efforts towards improving the business climate started some years ago and deepened when the government’s flagship initiatives Make in India and Start-Up India took centre stage. The department of industrial promotion and... Read More
Minor ports in India do not act as a growth engine unlike in developed countries. Mere development of infrastructure will not make them financially viable. Strategy must focus on creating economic epicentres around minor ports India has a coastline of 7500 km and is studded with 12 major ports and close to 200 minor ports.... Read More
It’s troubling that women have a higher rate of mental ailments than men. The need is to guide them so that they can emerge from the inner recesses of conservative and patriarchal households Women in India have traditionally been perceived to be two-three times more vulnerable than men to mental ailments stemming from psycho-social factors... Read More
Government’s biodiesel programme holds the potential of sustainable entrepreneurship development and meeting all three objectives of economic growth — social equity job creation and environmental sustainability The Government’s launch of a biodiesel programme represents a unique case for the development of numerous sustainable entrepreneurs employment generation empowerment of the subaltern masses by providing them ownership/occupational... Read More
India though an early mover in the biofuel sector failed to embrace rewards from one of the safest and cleanest of energy sources. To tap this precious resource the Government has to formulate a new strategy After lying in limbo for a few years concomitant with low oil prices India’s biofuel sector made headlines recently.... Read More
India is in dire need of a long-term national logistics plan that can help minimise gaps reduce costs align developmental projects so we can all reap economic benefits In today’s world economic climate changes more quickly and countries realise that globalisation has made the world smaller and more competitive. Also customers seek products and services... Read More
“Delhi leads the NCAER-State Investment Potential Index 2018 Tamil Nadu is second.” New Delhi (Friday August 3 2018): The National Council of Applied Economic Research NCAER released its 2018 N-SIPI the NCAER State Investment Potential Index at a launch workshop inaugurated by Shri Ramesh Abhishek Secretary Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Covering 20... Read More
Delhi has emerged the most-attractive State for investors improving its position on the think-tank National Council for Applied and Economic Research (NCAER)’s 2018 State Investment Potential Index. Gujarat previously No 1 slipped two places to the third position. The surprise elements in the index named N-SIPI was Tamil Nadu which moved up four places to... Read More
Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian Wednesday said that it is not possible for the diverse Indian economy to have one uniform Goods and Services Tax (GST) across the country. The useful debate in fact can be whether there can be three GST rates instead of the present four rates with the possibility of reevaluating the... Read More
