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Unlocking Climate Finance in Global and Indian Context

April 14, 2022 arflabweb

The world is experiencing a growing frequency of extreme weather, average temperature, shifts in seasons, and other climate change characteristics.…

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Filed under: Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Finance, Green Bonds, Green Finance

How Mobile Gender Gap is Hindering DFS Penetration in South Asian Economies

February 4, 2022 arflabweb

Over the last decade, India has seen a tremendous increase in the number of internet service providers and users. Secure…

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Filed under: Digital divide, Digital financial services, Digital literacy, FinTech, Mobile gender gap

Green Bonds- A new armour in the kitty for India’s agricultural investment needs

December 10, 2021 arflabweb

Agricultural sector plays a unique role in the development of the Indian economy due to its involvement in alleviating poverty and potential to provide livelihood to vast section of the population.

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Filed under: Agriculture, Climate Change Adaptation, Green Bonds, Priority Sector Lending

National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd., Priority Sector Lending, and Non-Performing Assets in the Indian Banking System

September 27, 2021 arflabweb

A Budgetary (2021-22) Perspective Non Performing Assests (NPAs) have been a challenging issue with the Indian Banking System. The Union…

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Key Insights from Budget 2021-22 on Rural Infrastructure & Rural Health

August 17, 2021 arflabweb

1. Overall allocation in the rural development sector As India’s economy struggles to recover from the COVID-19-induced lockdown, the Union…

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Minimum Support Price (MSP) & Budget 2021

June 16, 2021 arflabweb

GoI declares Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 23 crops before the sowing seasons based on the recommendation of the Commission…

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Agriculture 4.0- Possible Transformation in FPO-based Agribusiness Models with Blockchain Technology

February 23, 2021 arflabweb

To address the farmer crisis, GoI took a step forward and revitalized the Farmer Producer Organization/Companies (FPOs/FPCs) model to escalate…

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Rural Women and Farm Bills: A SHG Perspective

December 12, 2020 arflabweb

Indian Farming System and Rural WomenAgriculture, the largest source of livelihood, accounted for 23% contribution in GDP where 70% of…

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Adaptation and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Solar Based Micro Irrigation Systems in Western India

October 16, 2020 arflabweb

Micro-irrigation technologies are proven to be the best solution for tackling the issues of declining water and energy resources, and…

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AI Potential to Strengthen the Agricultural Finance Access by Small-Scale Farmers

October 9, 2020 arflabweb

The possibility to use different artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in predicting the financial requirement and its effective management by smallholders…

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