Macro-Economics – Case Study Inflation In India Is inflation in India structural or monetary? The recent inflation rise was largely cyclical and that the structural inflation trend should remain stable in the range of 5-5.5%. India ’s inflation has been lower compared with other emerging markets. Inflation WPI and CPI-Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) have averaged 5.3% and 6.8%‚ respectively‚ over the last 15 years compared with 11.2% average (CPI) for emerging markets. Double-digit inflation is
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Caste (Oxford India Short Introductions). By SURINDER S. JODHKA. New Delhi: Oxford University Press‚ 2012. xvii‚ 201 pp. Rs 195 (paperback). Surinder S. Jodhka’s monograph Caste provides a concise yet very informative history of the complex reality of caste in India. At the same time‚ the author brings together all the major literature available on the issue into a single thread and thereby taking the reader through the timeline of the changing ideas of caste. Hence‚ the book‚ while newly engaging
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MALNUTRITION IN INDIA India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies sitting on a population of 1.241 billion [1]. Yet still‚ since its independence in 1947 majority of Indian population is either at or below the National Poverty Line. According to a report by the World Bank‚ malnutrition in India is more common than in Sub-Saharan Africa. More than a third of malnourished children live in India. The number is almost 5 times higher than that of China. Malnutrition thus has alarming implications
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cent were below 18 years‚ 51.6 per cent belonged to 18-30 years age group‚ 38.4 per cent belonged to 30-50 years age group and 7.4 per cent were above 50 years of age (Crime in India‚ 1998: 266). Thus about half of the offenders were young (18-30 years). The data on age structure of offenders as given in Crime in India are incongruent to youth offenders‚ i.e.‚ offenders in 16-25 years age group. Therefore‚ we interpolated the percentage of offenders in the age groups of 16-21 years‚ 21-25 years
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INDIA 2012 PART 1 Incredible India beckoned when I received an unexpected email more than a year ago from two classmates from Christian Medical College‚ Ludhiana. They were organizing a class reunion in a year’s time and wanted us to attend. I agreed as I had not been to India in all these years. Something which was organized seemed to be perfect for me. I emailed friends in USA and Germany and asked them to join in as well. Seng Hee said that as long as he was alive‚ he would be there. Karnail
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Outline Thesis statement: The purpose of this paper discuss what role does the caste system play in India today? The word “caste” finds its origin in the Portuguese word “casta” which means “race” or “breed”. Thus caste basically means people belonging to the same breed. According to E.A.G. Blunt‚ ‘caste is an endogamous group or collection of endogamous groups‚ bearing a common name‚ membership of which is hereditary; imposing on its members certain
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9.1 Overview of procedure The procedure followed by Government of India for disinvestment seeks to promote administrative simplicity and speed of decision-making without compromising on transparency and fair play. The process is as follows: · Proposals for disinvestments in any PSU‚ based on the recommendations of the Disinvestment Commission or in accordance with the declared Disinvestment Policy of the Government‚ are placed for consideration of the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment
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Now a day McDonald’s have a big plan of expansion in India. They are projecting an increase of 1000% (or 10 times what it is now) for the year 2025. Currently there are 170 McDonalds’ in India and for the next three years they have plans on opening 120 more (roughly 1 new restaurant every 10 days) with an investment of $ 108 million. Drawing a parallel‚ in China‚ there are 1080 McDonald’s restaurants. Considering this I can infer that India is a place where this fast food chain has a lot of potential
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investment‚ India section. Share of top five investing countries in FDI inflows. (2000–2010)[159] Rank Country Inflows (million USD) Inflows (%) 1 Mauritius 50‚164 42.00 2 Singapore 11‚275 9.00 3 USA 8‚914 7.00 4 UK 6‚158 5.00 5 Netherlands 4‚968 4.00 As the third-largest economy in the world in PPP terms‚ India is a preferred destination for FDI;[160] During the year 2011‚ FDI inflow into India stood at $36.5 billion‚ 51.1% higher than 2010 figure of $24.15 billion. India has
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adequate for a comfortable lifestyle. India has the world’s largest number of poor people living in a single country. Out of its total population of more than 1 billion‚ 350 to 400 million people are living below the poverty line. Nearly 75% of the poor people are in rural areas‚ most of them are daily wagers‚ landless laborers and self employed house holders. There are a number of reasons for poverty in India. Some of the basic reasons of rural poverty in India are: • Unequal distribution of income
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