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Parambikulam: Forest dwellers in charge
The Kerala Forest Department, through its unique model of community engagement, has involved the forest dwellers in the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve area to safeguard the forest, and provide a livelihoo...
Trends in household consumption
The 68th round of National Sample Survey (2012) indicates that though the economic growth is pushing up income and consumption levels of the average Indian faster than before, income disparity is gett...
From Poor to Dismal - HDI India
Despite India’s big improvements, its human development index (HDI) score is ranked at 136 in a list of 186 countries, according to the United Nations Development Programme report, 2013. Meanwhile, a...
Intra region trade: A regional perspective among SAARC countries
The intra-regional trade among the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries is exceedingly low as compared to the European and South East Asian countries. According to the Fe...
Socio-Economic Profile of States
Inter-state comparisons of socio-economic development of select states based on available indicators from the recent Economic Survey of India show some interesting results.
Indian transport industry
An overview of the Indian transport industry, which comprises freight and passenger transportation, as well as warehousing and cold storage.
Electric vehicles vs India’s energy security: Emission scenarios
Though India is committed to promoting electric vehicles, can they address the challenges of energy security, climate change and pollution?
Inland water transport: A neglected mode
Today, it is recognised that a relevant plan to revitalise inland water transport needs to be implemented to bring about an optimal inter modal mix required to sustain a transport system to meet India...
Killer highways
Expansion in the road network, surge in motorisation and the rising population of India contribute to increasing number of road accidents.