Purpose Progress accomplished by the disabled entrepreneurs on the fronts of profits, turnover, return on investment (ROI), employees engaged, capital employed and diversification shall be studied and prevalence of gender differences in such progress shall be assessed. Design/methodology/approach The proposed research is descriptive in nature, based on primary data, collected by personally administering a well-structured interview schedule to 201 disabled entrepreneurs in Puducherry selected using a snowball sampling technique. Data collected has been analyzed using SPSS 21, using the tools of mean, one-way ANOVA, factorial ANOVA and chi-square (χ2) analysis. Findings The prevalence rate of entrepreneurship among female disabled is very low. Female disabled entrepreneurs manage higher turnover than their male counterparts and manage insignificantly higher progress in terms of capital employed, while male disabled entrepreneurs have managed insignificantly higher progress in terms of profits, diversification and ROI. Illiterate disabled, both men and women, struggle to manage decent turnover while the better educated manage better turnover. Research limitations/implications This paper has highlighted the low prevalence rate of entrepreneurship among women disabled though the fewer women disabled entrepreneurs are performing better than their male counterparts in operating their business. Originality/value The findings of this paper may be taken as base for formulation of effective government policies in empowering disabled persons in general and women disabled in particular.

The Population explosion has led to excessive consumption and exploitation of natural resources resulting in degradation of the biophysical environment. Many agitations have gained momentum in various parts of the world to protect it from environmental degradation. Many governments have banned the usage of plastics in their endeavor to protect the environment. This descriptive research has attempted to study the greenish pattern of 320 Indian consumers with special reference to their plastic bag usage behavior while carrying their purchases back home. The Results of the study have revealed that customers accord importance to the environmental impact of goods and services before purchasing such goods and they prefer to visit shops that are eco-friendly while they do not attach much importance to the environmental reputation of companies dealing with such goods and services. They prefer green products due to their good quality and reliability and are willing to pay a premium price for such products.

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Saving is very important to provide for future contingencies. However, mere saving is also not good. Money saved should be properly invested. Investment should be made such that returns earned outsmart the inflation rate. This descriptive research has made an attempt to study the factors affecting investment decision of Pondicherrians, the proportion of income invested by them and the impact of factors influencing investment decision on this proportion. Results of the study reveal that Pondicherrians have ranked corporate bonds and debentures as their most preferred investment avenue followed by company shares. Pondicherrians largely consider safety of investment followed by returns and risk while making investment decision while they accord moderate consideration to liquidity and capital appreciation. Around one-quarter of the investors are not rational in deciding about their investment. Pondicherrians are investing a little more than one-third of their income (34.61%). This percentage is expected to increase if safety and returns associated with investment increases. Hence, securities involving less risk and reasonably good returns will be well demanded by Pondicherrians.