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Shipbuilding Infrastructure: An Efficiency Analysis
of Indian Shipyards
-- K M Chudasama
Despite a meagre growth in the recent world
output, the world seaborne trade, world fleet of ships
and new shipbuilding activities have continuously increased over time. The global shipbuilding activities
have shifted in favor of those countries which have
a comparative cost advantage and efficient shipyards.
Although India remained passive in the 1990s in shipbuilding
activities, since 2000 shipbuilding activities
have boosted its economy, and its share in the global order book
depicted an impressive trend. Consequently, huge investments are coming up in
the Indian shipbuilding industry. Given this background,
the paper attempts to analyze select Indian shipyards to review their efficiencies using Data Envelopment
Analysis (DEA). The review provides a feedback regarding the operations at
the Indian shipyards and helps in identifying the possibilities of increasing the output and sources of inefficiency.
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Indian Power Sector: The Need for Demand and Supply Convergence
-- Ipshita Basu and Renuka Garg
Globally power is one of the major catalysts for economic development and for strengthening
the infrastructure, besides being a basic human need. India's installed capacity was around 100,000
MW by the 9th Five Year Plan (FYP) (end of 2003). Power deficit was at 7-9% and peak
deficit at 15-18%. India's per capita power consumption was 704 kWh in 2007-08, which was much below
the world average of around 2600 kWh (2005). The Power Ministry aims to provide 1000 kWh for
the per capita consumption by 2012. A dismal 43% of the population has access to power. The
main challenge is to reduce the demand and supply gap of power.
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National Telecom Policy 1999:
A Post-Implementation Appraisal
-- A S Sidhu and Harpreet Dusanjh
To give a momentum to the growth of Indian economy,
the early 1990s witnessed a wave of rigorous reforms. Even one of the most vibrant sectors of the service basket
i.e., telecom could not resist this wave. Hence, two major
National Telecom Policies (1994 and 1999) were the outcome. However,
mere policy formation is always a futile exercise unless accompanied by proper and timely
implementation. Therefore, the present paper attempts to appraise
the National Telecom Policy (NTP) 1999 for
assessing the success of realization of its objectives. The study found that except for some areas like rural
services; this policy has been successfully implemented.
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Towards a Sustainable Urban Transport System:
An Analysis of the Epistemology and Planning
Policy Direction for Non-Motorized Transport in
Ethiopian Cities
-- Tendayi Gondo
In the cities of developing world, provision of urban transport is often
a complex amalgam that links formal and informal transport in the context of rapid
urbanization. Ethiopian cities are typical in this regard. Despite its environmental advantages and significance to
the poor as a mode of transport and a source of income, the potential role of Non-Motorized
Transport (NMT) is often immobilized or even actively suppressed. This analysis disagrees with the implicit
notion that formal transport sector is the major or exclusive creator of mobility value. Empirical evidence
is drawn from studies carried out on five Ethiopian cities, by employing a `Comparative Studies
Framework' to compare and contrast the emerging issues. Results indicate that NMT modes add as much value
to sustainable mobility as does the formal transportation sector.
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