From Access to Advantage: ONDC’s Role in Democratizing India’s Digital Economy and Promoting Sustainability
Prof. Ashwani Mahajan Professor, P.G.D.A.V College, University of Delhi, Nehru Nagar, New Delhi ashwani.mahajan@pgdav.du.ac.in Prof. Phool Chand Professor, P.G.D.A.V College, University of Delhi, Nehru Nagar, New Delhi phool.chand@pgdav.du.ac.in ORCID id:https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-6687-1226 Annu Kumari Doctoral Scholar, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector-16C, Dwarka, New Delhi annu.8116690021@ipu.ac.in ORCID id:https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-4946-6904 Abstract Today, India’s e-commerce is ushering towards…
Impact of foreign direct investment on Indian small retailers
Nupur Goel1, Ashwani Mahajan2 Research Scholar, Mewar University, Rajasthan, India. Department of Economics, PGDVA College, Delhi, India nupurgoel82@gmail.com ABSTRACT In India, the retail industry is second largest employer after agriculture. Recorded by NSSO 64th Round 2007-08, retail trade employed 7.2% of the total workers and offers job to 33.1 million. India’s retail trade is largely…
Anomaly of Exchange Rates
Ashwani Mahajan and Phool Chand Based on the analysis of the economic performance of India during 2014–16,…
An Empirical Study of Consumers Cognizance towards Foreign Direct Investment in Indian Retail Sector
Nupur Goel1 Research Scholar, Mewar University, Rajasthan, India. Ashwani Mahajan2 Department of Economics, PGDVA College, Delhi, India. Abstract Indian retail sector is in the nascent stage, even though India has become an attractive place or target for foreign players due to one of the largest consumer marketsintheworld.At present, around 92 percent retail sector comes under…
Navigating the Demographic Shift: Youth’s Role in Realizing Viksit Bharat @2047
By Ms. Rakhi Solanki and Dr. Sarabjeet Kaur As India approaches its centenary of independence in 2047, the nation finds itself at a critical demographic crossroads. The vision of a fully developed or “Viksit” Bharat faces a significant challenge: a steadily declining fertility rate. In 2021-22, India’s fertility rate reached 2.0 births per woman, falling…
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN RETAIL: OPPORTUNITIES OR CHALLENGES
Nupur Goel1, Dr. Ashwani Mahajan2 1Research Scholar, Mewar University, Rajasthan, (India) 2Department of Economics, PGDVA College, Delhi, (India) ABSTRACT A small sample survey for analyzing the impact of foreign direct investment on retail sector especially, on unorganized retail sector in Delhiis conducted and the results shows the high impact on business in terms…
01st-15th August 2024 A Fortnightly Newsletter
01st-15th August 2024 A Fortnightly Newsletter
The Exchequer, Vodafone and the Government
Dr. Ashwani Mahajan Associate Professor, Dept of Economics, P.G.D.A.V. College (University of Delhi) Sometime back, news flashed that the efforts for a compromise between world’s third largest telecom company Vodafone and the government of India have come to a dead end and the income tax department is going to slap a notice on Vodafone asking…
From Access to Advantage: ONDC’s Role in Democratizing India’s Digital Economy and Promoting Sustainability
Prof. Ashwani Mahajan Professor, P.G.D.A.V College, Prof. Phool Chand Professor, P.G.D.A.V College Annu Kumari Doctoral Scholar, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector-16C, Dwarka, New Delhi Abstract Today, India’s e-commerce is ushering towards inclusive growth with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). It is a revolution in e-commerce practices that aims to solve consumers’ day-to-day problemsand…
COVID-19 and Disparities in India: An Analysis
Abstract COVID-19 has been no less than a nightmare for the world. No community or person was left unaffected. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic can be seen in different sections of society, but this impact has not been uniform for all. The current pandemic has amplified the inequalities that were somehow already deep-rooted across…
Why Housing is important for Rural Development?
Shelter is an essential component of human survival. Roof over one’s head is to be seen as the basic human right. Housing is an important aspect among the developing nation. Its main focus is to imply economic development within the rural sector. But we see shortage of shelter is a universal phenomenon faced by majority…
Hindenburg, REIT, FII, and Indigenous Financial Capital
The financial capability, technical capability, and knowledge capability areamong the core of the self-reliance of any nation. The demographic dividend is the runway on which the technical capability and knowledge capability can rely to fly. The shelf life of technology and knowledge applications is diminishing fast. It is the technical capability that has proved as…
15th-31st August 2024 A Fortnightly Newsletter
15th-31st August 2024 A Fortnightly Newsletter
HANDBOOK OF STATISTICS ON THE INDIAN ECONOMY
Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy, 2023-24
The Roadmap: India to Become a Global Economic Power by 2047
The Roadmap: India to Become a Global Economic Power by 2047 Anvesha Sharma Kshitiz Negi Nishant Chaturvedi Abstract This paper focuses on the theme of India’s path toward becoming a global economic power by 2047. It critically analyses the various sectors of the economy that could potentially accelerate India’s growth. The paper takes into account…
From Algorithms to Accountability: Rethinking AI’s Role for 2047
From Algorithms to Accountability: Rethinking AI’s Role for 2047 India, being the fastest growing economy with having the world’s second largest population, has a significant stake in the AI revolution. Recognising AI’s potential to transform economies and the need for India to strategise its approach, Hon’ble Finance Minister, in his budget speech…
MAJOR EXPORTS OF INDIA FROM 1947 TO 1990 (TRENDS AND DIRECTIONS)
-By Nishant Chaturvedi ABSTRACT- This paper discusses the evolution of the major exports of India from 1947 to 1990 against the background of significant changes in economic, political, and social trends. The paper identifies such significant export sectors through a historical analysis of data and statistical evidence, mainly products of agriculture, textiles, and manufactured goods,…
Analysing Sustainability Movements through Indian Thoughts
-By Anushka Verma Abstract: Sustainability movements have influenced environmental discourse throughout the world. They focus on the urgent need for conservation and responsible resource management. While international movements often originate from reactions to industrialization and environmental crises, Indian sustainability movements are deeply connected with cultural and spiritual traditions that focus harmony between humans and…
Homage to Dr. Manmohan Singh
Dr. Manmohan Singh served as prime minister for ten consecutive years and as finance minister for five years. His tenure as finance minister and the trade policies of the then-union government had substantial differences with the ideologies of Rashta Rishi Dattopnat Thengdi Ji. The decreasing contribution of the agriculture sector to GDP and the…
Fertility issue: An analysis
Dr Nithyanandha Prof IIM trichy Context: Dr. Usha Sriram, a healthcare specialist provided the social context to the falling fertility rates in India. Medically, the genetics have not changed in India over the last three decades. Thus the falling fertility rates in India are fundamentally related to socio-economic and environmental issues. India cannot go back…
Emerging Water Quality Problems in Developing Countries
Manish Kumar, Gurmeet Singh, Tushara Chaminda, Pham Van Quan, and Keisuke Kuroda 1 Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam 784028, India 2 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 3 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka 4Hanoi Architectural University, Vietnam 5 Center for Environmental Risk…
Education: Key to Master the 4th Industrial Revolution
Bhagwati Prakash and Jaya Sharma The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), characterized by the fusion of technologies blurring lines inter se the physical, digital, and biological spheres and collectively referred to as cyber-physical system has been fast embracing the world. This new industrial revolution can offer an opportunity to leapfrog rapid development and growth in the…
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILL ATTITUDE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF HARYANA STATE
Vaibhav Verma (Research Scholar Department of Economics, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra) Dr. Pradeep S. Chauhan (Professor Centre for Economic Studies & Planning (CESP)) School of Social Science (SSS-II) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India Abstract Dr. Paramjit Singh (Professor Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi New Delhi, India) Over the years, there…
India and Central Asian Republics: A Review of Economic and Strategic Partnership
India and Central Asian Republics: A Review of Economic and Strategic Partnership Rahimullah, Dr. Pradeep S. Chauhan, Dr. Sushil Sharma Research Scholar, University School of Management, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Professor, University School of Management, Kurukshetra University,…
Data Exclusivity-Anti Poor, Anti-Farmer, Anti-Self Reliance and Anti-Industry
-By Ashwani Mahajan Since the time of GATT (General Agreement on Trade and Tariff) negotiations, the issue of the data exclusivity has been a bone of contention. There had been a consistent effort and lobbying by the multinational corporations to include data exclusivity in the rule book, in one way or the other. But the…
An analysis of RBI & CSO data on household savings: What is the correct methodology for such data?
If we re-estimate the Indian households’ savings based on the data provided by the RBI and methodologies suggested by the SEBI, we get altogether different figures for household savings. Here we compare two scenarios, one RBl’s estimates of household savings and two, household savings after taking into consideration financial savings using SEBl’s methodology. Traditionally, households…