According to the Journal of Environment Research and Development,The  Indian Brick Industry is the second largest after China. The industry has both an organized and unorganized segment in the country and it provides employment to nearly 12 million people in … Read More

“India lives in its villages.” Mahatma Gandhi After nearly sixty years, Gandhiji’s statement still holds true.  From the social, economic, and even the political perspective, India is still very much rural. Gujarati women working as Agricultural Laborers Constituting roughly 70% … Read More

One of the premises on which research is based, is the quality of the data collected. That is, the assurance that researchers are eliciting correct information from their respondents. We can be confident that this is the case for information … Read More

With recent developments in the banking Industry regarding the Reserve Bank of India’s call for applications for bank licenses, underlining financial inclusion as a criteria for assessment, the question rises as to whether MFIs (Microfinance Institutions) are likely to be … Read More

One thing I like about Impact Evaluation is the discipline it imposes on your thinking. It makes you think twice before jumping to conclusions, and it makes you open to learning — both qualities I think the world could use … Read More

To continue the conversation from my earlier blogposts ( Link : 1 and 2 ) and the last CMF meet, this post will attempt to briefly summarize the micro-pensions market in India. This summary may be ambitious for a single post, the … Read More

It is well known by now that 26 applications (complete list given below and categorized according to my own whims) were received by the Reserve Bank of India last week for the fresh round of banking licenses which are expected … Read More

Growth is the most pressing issue in a system, so much so, that growth has become synonymous with success. Higher are the growth figures bigger are the smiles that they incite, and so it should be, because growing is nothing … Read More

The much delayed food security bill has recently been kindled by the media as the parliament considers holding a special session to pass the bill. Introduced in December 2011 in the Lok Sabha, the bill was tabled earlier this year, … Read More