There has been an exponential growth in the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The emergent properties of Generative AI are not understood or explainable by the Modelers themselves. While earlier Foundations models were merely stochastic parrots statistically generating information based on what data they had been trained, new models of AI are emerging where AI…
Recently, Raksha Mantralay (the Defence Ministry) has given approvals for modernisation of the armed forces and upgradation of several military infrastructure and projects. One of the foci has been on acquisition of 155 mm howitzer guns and upgradation of the existing guns in the Indian artillery. Pahle India Foundation intends to do a comparative analysis…
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…
The Government of India has been emphasising on the need to bring transparency in transaction in the gems and jewellery sector and fairness in gold dealings. The government’s announcements to establish a bullion spot exchange and a Gold Policy for the country show the positive intent of the government in this regard. Our survey based…
E-commerce has drastically transformed the way business is undertaken in India. Rising smartphone penetration, 4G networks and increasing consumer wealth would propel the Indian e-commerce market to probably grow up to USD 200 billion by 2026. The current government’s push towards “Make in India” which aims to increase domestic production, exports, and building suitable infrastructure…
Under the mobility theme, this paper tries to understand multiple issues – PPP in Metro rail; value addition in Electric vehicles, investments and value addition in Li-ion battery manufacturing segment, and the investments in the Hydrogen fuel cell segment in the country. Download Report
India ranks 35 in Logistics Performance Index (LPI), compared to China at 27, Taiwan at 25, and Japan at 12. India’s merchandise trade to GDP ratio was 38.5 per cent in 2014 and 31.8 per cent in 2015, reflecting a high cohesion with the global economy. Global trade has burgeoned, by leveraging technology and air express just in…