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Himalayan organic produce market in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
We think there is a need to address the concern of food adulteration. Additionally, words like organic, natural, fortified are misinterpreted. This is done either deliberately or because of lack of information. Having a ...
Analysing the working of one-person company in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
The Companies Act of 2013 completely transformed Indian corporate law by adopting several new approaches that had never existed before. The adoption of the One Person Company concept was one such move. This resulted in the ...
Analysis of defamation cases in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
Defamation is the act of injuring a said person's reputation by making statements about them that are false when observed by a common neutral person. Any lies, incorrect or unprivileged statements that are written or spoken ...
Sustainability in cotton value chain: role of retail & small producers groups
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
Cotton is one of the important commercial crops grown in India. In the global cotton production, India rank third after the US and China. Of 8-9 million hectares of cotton being grown every year, India contributes to ...
Shukranitisara: a political economy text at the cusp of Indian kingdoms and colonial rule (Revised as on 15/03/3021)
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020-08-02)
Shukracharya’s treatise on political economy has been referred to in many ancient Indian texts such as Arthashastra, Buddhacharitam and Mahabharata. However, that treatise has been lost. A text titled Shukranitisara was ...
Auditors’ negligence and professional misconduct in India: a struggle for a consistent legal standard
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020-01-09)
Gross negligence is a severe form of negligence. Its severity has been characterized using the presence of a mental element or mens rea accompanying the negligent act. Within the context of professional negligence, gross ...
The Pre-Kautilyan period: crucible of proto economic ideas and practices
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020-10-03)
A number of studies have been conducted in the recent past throwing light on Kautilya’s contribution to economic policy. In his treatise Arthashastra, Kautilya informs that his contribution was based on received knowledge ...
The role of insolvency tests: implications for Indian insolvency law
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-04-01)
Insolvency determination is central to the formal insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings of a debtor entity. In determining whether a company is solvent or insolvent, two tests are generally used by the bankruptcy courts ...
A minimum buyback requirement in open market repurchases: impact on the signalling role
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-04-02)
The paper investigates the impact of the imposition of a minimum buyback requirement on open market repurchases in India. We find that the regulatory change has led to a significant increase in the abnormal stock returns ...
Gold is old: noble metal in Indian economy through ages
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-11-01)
For millennia, gold is considered auspicious in India and consumers have a fascination for possessing gold, gold jewellery, and gold coins. In this paper I document the sacredness associated with gold, the ancient Indian ...