India has emerged as one of the world's most appealing locations for renewable energy development. It has set lofty renewable energy goals to reach 450 gigawatts (GW) capacity by 2030. These aims indicate India's determination to move to greener and more sustainable energy sources. India has been investing in R&D to promote technological innovation in renewable energy. This includes improvements to solar photovoltaic technology, wind energy, energy storage technologies, and smart grid systems. Innovation is critical for improving efficiency, lowering prices, and increasing the reliability of renewable energy sources. This paper aims to analyse the linkages between economic growth and renewable energy usage in India. For this, the Granger Causality technique is adopted, and it is found that no short-run causality exists among the economic growth and RE installed capacity. However, Industrial Production Granger Causes both GDP and Renewable Energy Capacity. When the stock price data of the last five years of top renewable energy companies was also collected, it was found that all the companies are showing an upward trend. While renewable energy is growing rapidly, especially solar and wind power, it is insufficient to meet the bulk of India's energy demands. Renewables contribute to reducing carbon emissions and diversifying the energy mix, but they still account for a smaller percentage compared to thermal power.

Fintech, which combines the words “financial” and “technology,” refers to the integration of new technical developments with financial industry goods and services. The phrase refers to a quickly expanding sector that meets the needs of both companies and consumers in a variety of ways. Fintech offers a seemingly limitless range of uses, from cryptocurrencies and investment apps to mobile banking and insurance. Fintech is an essential component because of our increasing reliance on technology, large data sets, intricate networks of financial institutions, and affordable IT solutions like process automation software. The regulatory environment and industry have changed due to the growing use of FinTech solutions. Businesses that implement fintech are guaranteed to provide end customers with a secure environment in addition to good risk management. Digital payments, digital lending, InsurTech, and WealthTech are some of the major Fintech subsectors. In the upcoming years, each of these sectors is expected to have a significant uptrend.

Decentralised Finance (DeFi) provides a new way to perform complex financial transactions by exploiting blockchain's ability to maintain a decentralised ledger of transactions without being constrained by centralised systems or human intermediaries. DeFi provides alternative financial instruments that might lessen portfolio risk, especially given the erratic state of the financial markets today. This study analyses the association between the year of the coin in which it was introduced and the market capitalisation of the respective companies. Furthermore, the study also tries to understand the volatility associated with cryptocurrencies using EGARCH & GJR-GARCH models. The results reveal that market capitalisation is not similar for all three stages of the age of cryptocurrency. Also, negative news tends to impact Bitcoin more than positive news, and the volatility is persistent and long-lasting. Ethereum, BNB & Solana see more volatility from absolute past shocks; however, Tether exhibits low but persistent volatility as a stablecoin.

Green bonds are a type of financial instrument whereby the issuer pledges to allocate the revenues towards environmental and sustainable projects. This tool serves as a link between investors' desire to fund projects that promote sustainability and the environment with cash raising. The private sector and multilateral institutions are the main issuers, with the overall goal being to improve the environment and climate. With about 1.4 billion people, India is the most populated nation on Earth. As such, the carbon intensity of its economy directly affects global emissions and, consequently, climate change. The nation's constitution includes provisions for the preservation and enhancement of the environment, as well as the protection of forests and wildlife. In order to raise money for environmentally friendly infrastructure, the Indian government plans to issue sovereign green bonds, as announced by Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs last year. The money raised will be used for public sector initiatives that lower the economy's carbon footprint. A comparative analysis of BRICS nations and a few developed nations will be conducted in terms of issuance of green bonds in this chapter. This comparative analysis will give an understanding about the intensity of earnestness among the different nations. Request access from your librarian to read this chapter's full text.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the spillover effect of volatility in macroeconomic variables on indices of emerging nations. Theoretical Framework: This research considered macroeconomic variables such as GDP, FDI, Inflation, and money supply and indices of emerging nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). This paper focuses on identifying how stock markets of BRICS are affected by variations in macroeconomic variables. Design/Methodology/ Approach: The data on GDP, inflation rate, FDI, Money Supply, and Indices (Chinese BOVESPA, Russian, Indian Bombay Stock Exchange, Chinese Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index, and South African FTSE) was drawn for a period of 20 years from 2001 to 2021. Prices of the indices were acquired from www.investing.com. Macroeconomic indicators data was taken from the www.worldbank.org. For analysis, the VECM and VAR models are prepared. Findings: The findings show that all the economic variables are considerably leaving a spillover impact on the prices of BRICS nations. VECM models state relationship among the GDP, FDI, Inflation, and money supply and Stock markets of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. However, in the case of South Africa, these economic variables have a dynamic correlation with its stock market index as is depicted through the VAR Model. Research Practical and Social implications: The study addresses the issue of spillover effect of factors which had indirect impact on the volatility of the indices of BRICS nations. In the times of such high level of uncertainties like covid pandemic it is important to understand the direct and indirect factors and variables which may impact the variability of the stock markets. Originality/Value: This articles has conducted an extensive analyses of macroeconomic variables and their impact on indices of emerging nations. The authors provides clarity and insights in understanding the variability in markets in depth.

Growth and upliftment of an economy like India lies in the hands of young generation. Our young generation dreams and aspire to reach new heights and be a part in the growth story of our country. For this the talent and ideas need to be recognised and a backup support is required. Government of India has taken a number of initiatives to help this young blood and ultimately which contributes towards the economic development of our country. Its goal is to engage academics, investors, industries, non-governmental organisations, and large and small business owner. Many research studies have been done to signify the role of government in the upliftment of the start-ups in India. Adding to it, in this paper an insight on the reforms taken by various regulatory bodies of India in their specific field has been discussed and also an analysis on impact of increase in the no. of recognised start-ups on the GDP and Financial Markets performance has been done. In this study we also concluded that there is positive relationship between number of Start-ups and GDP, BSE index and with Exports.