Micro businesses are the backbone of today’s economies and their growth is of great importance for job creation and economic welfare. In India, there are approximately 1.5 million registered MSMEs, out of which 94 per cent are micro enterprises. Among these micro enterprises, 67 per cent are manufacturing units, 17 …
The emerging Indian economy is characterised by un-paralleled dynamism owing to a new wave of technology and market transitions, as well as structural changes in the macro-economic environment. The ‘Entrepreneurship for Empowerment’ programme is conceptualised as a response to this dynamism — to enable vulnerable communities to adapt to these …
The World Tourism and Travel Council estimates that the tourism sector will grow at a rate of 7% annually over the next decade1, an estimate that may well be somewhat conservative. The sector can also generate significant demand for transportation, resource-heavy infrastructure and energy-intensive activities leading to undesirable ecological damage …
There is an urgent need today, to create equitable access to opportunities that provide decent and attractive work for all sections of the society, particularly the under-privileged communities. The emerging Indian economy is characterised by un-paralleled dynamism owing to a new wave of technology and market transitions, as well as …