The third seminar of the NSE-PIF Financial Sector Policy Series was organised in Mumbai on 23rd August 2022. The topic for this discussion was “Carbon Trading and India Inc”. The Introductory Remarks were made by Dr Tirthankar Patnaik, Chief Economist, National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE). The session was chaired and moderated by Dr…
The second seminar of the NSE-PIF Financial Sector Policy Series was organised in New Delhi on 21st July 2022. The topic for this discussion was “Leveraging Green Bonds for a Net Zero Emission Economy”. The Introductory Remarks were made by Dr Tirthankar Patnaik, Chief Economist, National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE). The session was…
The first seminar of the NSE-PIF Financial Sector Policy Series was organised in Mumbai on 28th June 2022. The topic for this discussion was Green Financing: ESG Ratings and Funds. The Introductory Remarks were made by Dr Tirthankar Patnaik, Chief Economist, National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE), while the Welcome Remarks were made by…
The gold ecosystem in India, despite numerous reforms in recent times, is still riddled with various problems such as transparency, price discovery, and standardisation among many others. Moreover, the business of gold has multiple regulators and ministries controlling the various aspects of the business. Pahle India Foundation believes that the business of gold could benefit from the establishment of a Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO), which…
The Rashtriya e-Market Services (ReMS) Private Limited is a joint venture initiative between the Government of Karnataka and NCDEX e-Market Limited (NeML), started in 2013, with the objective of bringing about transparency in the agricultural marketing system and helping with efficient price discovery that would benefit farmers. Further, in 2016, the National Agriculture Market (eNAM)…
This study looks to understand the positive spills of the liquor business in the state of Karnataka on other sectors such as tourism, hospitality and agriculture as well as critically appraise the excise policy of the state.
The role of air express or courier delivery services is essential in terms of end-to-end delivery of products. India’s logistics market is estimated to be USD 210 billion and is one of the fastest growing sectors at 8-10 per cent CAGR. The sector also contributes to 13 per cent of GDP. The cost of logistics…
In 2019, the Government of Andhra Pradesh made an announcement for bringing in prohibition for sale of alcohol in the state. However, in 2020 this stance changed and the Chief Minister stated his intent to move from Nishedham (prohibition) to Niyantrana (restriction). Even though the state government has decreased the number of liquor outlets in the state and brought the entire liquor business under…
The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has been working on the development of production modes of biofuels like used cooking oil (UCO) based biodiesel. This dovetails with the National Biofuels Policy’s (2018) focus on stepping up production and adoption of biofuels. Pahle India Foundation has undertaken a study to assess the current status of biodiesel…
