Tribal communities inhabited in different regions of India are not homogenous and neither is their level of development. Substantial gap exists among tribal communities and the other communities with respect to poverty, education, health, livelihood ... opportunities and assets, particularly in rural areas. The implementation of the New Economic Policy (1991) led to the total monetization of the rural economy and a corresponding increase in the overall price level of commodities. In such an economy, gains from both rural farm and non-farm activities require capital support. Their dependence on farm sector is high vis-à-vis non-farm sector, as the latter mostly provides less remunerative work to them. This paper attempts to identify the association between agricultural productivity and access to capital across two social groups: ST and the general population (non-ST) Households using NSS 77th Round Land and Livestock Holdings Unit-Level Data 2019. The present study also tries to show that the productivity of ST households is lower than that of non-ST households due to inadequate accessibility to capital resources.Read More...Read Less...

India’s capital market represents a dynamic depiction of its economic growth and capital creation, exemplified by volatility that triggers a range of acknowledgement from investors. When making informed investment decisions, investors often conside... r emotional factors that influence volatility. This research explores the nexus between investor sentiment, represented by India VIX and stock return volatility. The analysis examined the dynamic relationship through the application of ordinary least squares (OLS) methods, the Granger Causality test and the Exponential Generalised Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (EGARCH) model. The results from the EGARCH analysis indicated asymmetric volatility effects, unveiling increased volatility following negative shocks. Conditional variance results exhibit fluctuating volatility, which peaked during crises such as COVID-19, manifesting market uncertainty and risk dynamics over time. This investigation is significant for investors, policymakers, regulators and scholars, as it provides valuable insights, empirical evidence and a profound knowledge of capital market mechanisms and risk management tactics.Read More...Read Less...

This study investigates women’s work-life balance (WLB) across various countries, focusing specifically on the Indian subcontinent. Utilizing bibliometric analysis of literature from 1990 to 2023 sourced from the Scopus database, the research addre... sses four key questions: the impact of WLB on women, the evolution of related keywords, the most prolific researchers, and the key research areas in WLB. Findings reveal that while some countries benefit from robust support systems, women in the Indian subcontinent encounter socio-cultural barriers that complicate their work-life dynamics. Notably, India has emerged as a leader in WLB research within the Indian subcontinent, driven by policy initiatives aimed at improving women’s experiences. The study highlights the urgent need for targeted policies in the Indian subcontinent that address specific challenges, advocating for family-friendly practices and further research on intersectionality and comparative analyses across nations to enhance understanding of WLB in diverse contexts.Read More...Read Less...

Recent developments in mobile technology have led to a significant impact on everyday life from mobile commerce, which is also starting to provide novel and beneficial services. In order to improve the convenience and ease of human beings, numerous u... tility services are being offered. Specifically, the e-commerce (e-com) application has surfaced, facilitating the usage of smartphones by customers to purchase products and services wherever they are. The extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model was applied in this study to examine consumers’ usage intention (USI) of e-com applications. Perceived Trust (PVT) is the additional significant factor, along with online rating (ORT) and online review (ORE) as moderating factors that this study introduces and which underpin the UTAUT2 determinants. Data has been collected from e-com website users using an adapted questionnaire, and 300 valid responses were analysed. Smart PLS 3 and partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) were applied to assess the proposed framework. The findings showed that: (1) USI was favourably and significantly influenced by PVT, performance expectancy (PFE), effort expectancy (EFE), facilitating conditions (FTC) and hedonic motivation (HDM); (2) Use behaviour (UBR) was favourably and significantly impacted by USI; (3) USI was not significantly influenced by social influence (SLI); and (4) ORE significantly and negatively moderated the association between USI and UBR, whereas ORT does not act as a moderator. The study suggests a managerial implication based on test results to assist e-commerce service providers in improving the quality of their services, suggests directions for future development, and approaches suitable tactics for prospective consumer groups.Read More...Read Less...

The paper develops a closed economy macro-theoretic framework in the light of Keynes (1936) to explore the macroeconomic implications of peace disruption due to geo-political disturbance. The basic idea underlying disruption of peace having macroecon... omic fallout is rather simple in as much as it derives from the fact that outbreak of civil or cross-border military conflict will result in uptick in government expenditure in defence and peace-keeping ventures. This, amidst fiscal deficit restriction, will potentially curtail the fiscal space for directly productive expenditure, particularly in the areas of health, education and infrastructure, as what, is considered as the opportunity cost of defence and military expenditure. To this end, the current paper attempts to illuminate how a plausible diversion of government spending from the directly productive areas, as noted earlier, in the wake of civil or military conflict, can have macroeconomic backlash, by setting in cumulative contraction of aggregate production or output. Thus, the paper seeks to indicate how events causing disruption of peace and order in a country can pave the way to macroeconomic recession.Read More...Read Less...