Reference No: ECO0257TECPages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: This note deals with the following questions: (a) Why technological, particularly biological, innovations are needed in agriculture? (b) What contributions does technology make to growth in agricultural productivity? What public investment is needed to develop new technology? (c) How do these contributions of technology compare with the contributions of extending ... More
Reference No: CMA0707TECPages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1991
Abstract: The note provides a framework for analysing agricultural and rural development policies. Four models are used 4-S to link spatial, seasonal, sectoral, and social aspects of a policy. 3-A to link access, assurance, and ability. Socio-ecological paradigms to analyse the relationship between ecological variables and portfolio choices of the households. ... More
Reference No: JSW0003TECPages: 11Published on: 20, March, 2025
Abstract: The role of the Supreme Court in formulating a policy to ameliorate air quality control in Delhi is an example of judicial activism. It can be said to be necessary due to lack of effective action by the legislature and the executive. The creation of the Commission for Air Quality ... More
Reference No: JSW0004Pages: 12Published on: 4, August, 2025
Abstract: Antrix (ISRO) entered into a contract with Devas in 2005. A dispute arose when Antrix terminated the contract in 2011 on the grounds of fraud and violation of the public policy of India. After Devas invoked the arbitration clause in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, ICC rendered an award of ... More
Reference No: CMHS0034TECPages: 12Published on: 18, March, 2015
Abstract: In this note, we discuss the concepts of policy, planning, and implementation & control decisions for program/project management in any organization and relate these to the core functions of public health program management. We describe the (i) policy making process through an illustration of the UNAIDS policies for HIV/AIDS ... More
Reference No: ECO0362Pages: 1Published on: 26, December, 2016
Abstract: The case illustrates application of the concepts of demand elasticities of an agricultural product with high protein contents - pulses. It considers the current situation where good monsoon has raised hopes for the bumper crop of pulses in India. Form a deficit of about 20% met by imports the county now ... More
Reference No: CMA0471TECPages: 8Published on: 1, February, 1979
Abstract: That irrigation and fertilizers contribute significantly to the growth of agricultural output is a common fact. Similarly, investment in irrigation, flood control and drainage is a matter of social overhead capital and hence the role of public policy is also well recognized. What needs, however, to be appreciated is the ... More
Reference No: BP0156TECPages: 4Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: As the Indian business community has to function within the constraints of the overall economic policy framework and regulations formulated by the states, this note briefly describes the various channels of access and influence employed by business groups in India, both individually and collectively, in the formulation of public policy ... More
Reference No: JSW0005TECPages: 13Published on: 2, July, 2025
Abstract: Often, arbitral awards are challenged in a court of law on the grounds of “public policy”. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, amended over the years, deals with the issue of public policy in detail. Over the last three decades, the phrase “public policy” has gone through several changes, both legislatively ... More
