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Mandatory IPO Grading: Does It Help Pricing E ciency?
(2013-11-25)
The paper examines the market impact of a unique IPO certi cation
recently introduced in India mandatory grading of IPOs by a credit
rating agency. The grading was expected to improve the IPO pricing
e ciency by providing ...
Evolution of Model Concession Agreement for National Highways in India
(2013-11-22)
Economic liberalisation in 1990s necessitated development of a world class road network to
trigger the economic growth trajectory for India. The concept of involving private sector was
mooted as the investment required ...
Innovation, Investment, Enterprise: Generating Sustainable Livelihood at Grassroots through Honey Bee Philosophy
(2013-11-26)
In memory of Dr. C.V. Seshadri, a maverick scientist and a social change agent, it is suggested that a new model for sustainable livelihoods is followed. The ex-ante and ex-post transaction costs of innovators, investors ...
Values in Vogue: Institutional Pathways for Sustaining Grassroots Innovations for Creating Public Goods
(2013-11-27)
The institutional pathways through which grassroots struggles and initiatives can not only be articulated but also nurtured are crucial for inclusive development. It has been noted earlier that to institutionalize even a ...
Science and Technology for Inclusive Social Development in 12th Five Year Plan
(2013-11-26)
India has used science and technology for social development right from the beginning of planned development. The first time when television programmes were beamed through satellite, it was for education and not just ...
Roadmap for Educational Innovation in Institutions of Higher Learning: Towards Inter-University Centre for Innovation
(2013-11-26)
It is ironic that while searching for models that promote excellence, we have not made the outstanding teachers and researchers the hub of future reforms. The fact that in any field of social investigation or higher ...
Conserving, Augmenting and Sharing Water
(2013-11-28)
There is a huge crisis for water all around the world, certainly in India with groundwater table going down and drinking water selling almost at the rate of toned milk. Who would have imagined two decades ago that a very ...
Policy Gaps for Promoting Green Grassroots Innovations and Traditional Knowledge in Developing Countries: Learning from Indian Experience
(2013-11-23)
Society for Research and Initiatives for Technologies and Institutions [SRISTI] has
pioneered a knowledge intensive model for transforming institutional context of
problem solving at community level. In this paper, the ...
Eat, Drink and be Healthy: A Paradigm Shift for Linking Food and Beverages Industry with People’s Knowledge and Institutions
(2013-11-26)
The food and beverages industry has not yet established strong and vibrant linkages with the local communities to develop value added products and share the benefits. The paper lists seven models for building such linkages. ...
Conserving, Augmenting and Sharing Water
(2013-11-27)
There is a huge crisis for water all around the world, certainly in India with groundwater table going down and drinking water selling almost at the rate of toned milk. Who would have imagined two decades ago that a very ...