http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1929 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:41:34 GMT 2026-04-01T13:41:34Z http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/19815 Title: Are India's young founders redefining the rules of startup success? Authors: Kumar, Arya Abstract: The Indian economy needs job creators, for which multiple initiatives have been introduced by the Government to give a push to entrepreneurship and innovation. The policy initiatives on multiple fronts have resulted in building a vibrant startup ecosystem over years. More than 117 startups have become unicorns, out of a total number of 4.15 Lakh (0.75 Lakh women led) startups, growing at 12–15 percent per annum, having provided employment to around 17.28 Lakh persons. This could happen with an improvement in the Global Innovation Index (GII) from 81st in 2015 to 39th in 2024, a leap of 42 spots, demonstrating substantial progress in the innovation ecosystem and a jump in Ease of Doing Business from 142nd in 2014 to 63rd in 2020, reflecting efforts to simplify regulations and promote a business-friendly environment. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/19815 2025-10-16T00:00:00Z http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/19240 Title: Assessing the education production function for India with a specific focus on climatic factors Authors: Mohapatra, Geetilaxmi Abstract: The study estimated a model that considers education index data as the output in the education production function (EPF) as a function of various socioeconomic and climatic factors. This study utilized the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) cointegration bound testing approach to evaluate long-term connections and short-term fluctuations. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/19240 2025-08-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/19239 Title: Role of FinTech and technological innovation towards energy, growth, and environment nexus in G20 economies Authors: Bal, Debi Prasad; Rao, N.V.M. Abstract: The current global consumption scenario is characterized as an energy-intensive economic development, indicating a rising mismatch in the harmonious relationship between individuals and the environment. The mismatch is caused by unsustainable consumption practices that do not take into account long-term ecological repercussions. To address this mismatch, it is necessary to turn toward sustainable energy use, greener technologies, and more responsible resource management, with the goal of balancing human economic progress with environmental care. Therefore, this study examines the influence of FinTech and technological innovations on the energy-growth-environment nexus in the context of G-20 economies for the time span of 2005- 2022. The study employs the panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) model in the generalized method of moment (GMM) approach to explore the interrelationship among the variables. From the findings, it was concluded that FinTech has a positive impact on the energy-growth-environment nexus. Similar to FinTech, technological innovation also has favourable influence on the energy-growth-environment nexus. Finally, there exist positive influence of energy on growth and environment, whereas rising carbon emissions exerts negative influence on growth and renewable energy consumption. From the policy standpoint, authorities can catalyse a more sustainable and inclusive future by encouraging collaboration among the fintech, technological advancement, energy, and environmental sectors. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/19239 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/19238 Title: Analysing the role of fintech and resource use in shaping environmental outcomes using load capacity factor in G20 countries Authors: Rao, N.V.M.; Bal, Debi Prasad Abstract: This study examines the dynamic interrelationships between financial technology (fintech), natural resource rents, economic growth, urbanization, and environmental sustainability, using the Load Capacity Factor (LCF) as a composite measure of ecological balance. Unlike prior studies that rely solely on demand-side indicators such as carbon emissions or ecological footprint, this research employs LCF to capture both environmental supply and demand dimensions. Utilizing annual data spanning from 2005 to 2022, we construct fintech index using variables, namely, automated teller machine, mobile cellular subscription, fixed broadband subscription, and internet usage, by employing Principal Component Analysis approach. For preliminary testing, current study considers cross-sectional dependency test, slope homogeneity tests, pedroni and westerlund tests for cointegration and pairwise dumitrescu hurlin panel granger causality tests, and common correlated effects mean group and driscoll-kraay estimation for robustness. For result findings, we utilized the panel Vector Autoregression (Panel-VAR) method to illustrate the dynamic relationships among these variables. Our findings from Panel VAR approach indicate that fintech shocks initially have a positive impact on natural resource rent and load capacity factor but this effect weakens over later horizon, suggesting the need for cautious policy design. Furthermore, economic growth responds positively to fintech shocks, while the influence of fintech on natural resource rent and urbanization appears to be negative. From a policy standpoint, our research suggests that promoting fintech could mitigate environmental degradation and contribute to sustainable development. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/19238 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z