Biography

Vijeta Singh is an Assistant Professor, at the Jaypee Business School, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida. She obtained her PhD from IIT Bombay in 2018 in the area of microfinance. Her research has been published in ABDC and Scopus-indexed journals and her research interests broadly lie in topics like renewable energy, microfinance, sustainable development goals (SDGs), green growth, hydrogen economy, green finance, and clean fuels; relevant skills and expertise include working on statistics and econometric modelling over various ranges of micro and macroeconomic issues. She has experience in heading/co-heading funded projects and organizing research workshops.

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

1. Singh, V. & Padhi, P. (2015).Information and Communication Technology in Microfinance Sector: Case Study of Three Indian MFIs. IIM Kozhikode Society and Management Review, Vol.4 (2), pp.106-123, SAGE Publications (ABDC-C)
2. Singh, V. & Padhi, P. (2016). Financial Sustainability of Business Correspondent Model in Mirzapur District (Uttar Pradesh, India), Arth Vijnana, Vol. 57 (4) (2015), pp. 276-300.
3. Singh, V. & Padhi, P. (2017). Dynamic Incentives and Microfinance Borrowers: A Comparative Study of Self-Help Groups and Joint Liability Groups- A Case Study of Mirzapur District in India, Journal of Land and Rural Studies, Vol. 5(1), pp. 67-92, SAGE Publications.
4. Singh, V. & Padhi, P. (2017). Loan Demand by Microfinance Borrowers- Do Self-Help Groups and Joint Liability Groups Differ? - A Case Study of Mirzapur District, International Journal of Social Economics, Vol.44/12, pp.1-1892-1905, Emerald Publications. (ABDC-B)
5. Singh, V. & Padhi, P. (2019). Factors Influencing Outreach Performance of Microfinance Sector in India. Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation, Vol. 15 (4), pp.162-176, SAGE Publications.
6. Singh, V., and Mishra, N. (2023). Impact of Green Finance on National Economic Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Energy Research Letters, Vol. (3), Early View. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46557/001c.29975 (Q1 Scimago)
7. Mishra, N., and Singh, V. (2022) Green Finance and Sustainable Development Goals in post covid era – With special reference to India. Studies of Applied Economics. (Scopus)
8. Singh, A., & Singh, V. (2022). Application of Block-Chain Technology in the Insurance Industry : The Case for India. Bimaquest, 22(2), pp.37-47.

Book and Book Chapters

Book Chapters

1. Singh, V., & Padhi, P. (2018). How Does Microfinance Address Documentation and Psychological Barriers to Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Mirzapur District of India. In Raman, Rastogi, Bandopadhyay and Tapas (Ed.), Advances in Business Management- A Contemporary Perspective). Emerald Group Publishing (India) Private Limited, New Delhi.
2. Mishra, N. & Singh, V. (2020). Purpose-Driven Business for Sustainable Development-A Case Study of AVAADA Energy Pvt. Ltd. In Performance Management: Happiness and Keeping Pace with Technology. Taylor and Francis Group-CRC Press.
3. Singh, V., Mishra, N., and Hesary, F. (2022). Mapping the current practices & patterns of Green Digital Finance in India and the way forward (edited book chapter). Green Digital Finance for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (Springer). (Scopus Indexed)
4. Singh, V., Mishra, N., and Hesary, F. (2023). Policies to Alleviate Energy Poverty in the Cooking Sector in India (edited book chapter). Handbook of Energy Policy (Springer).
5. Singh, V., Mishra, N. (2024). Understanding the implications of macroeconomic factors and alternative investments on ESG and green indices returns: the case for India. In A Modern Guide to Energy Economics. Eds: Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Ehsan Rasoulinezhad, and Naoyuki Yoshino.
6. Singh, V., Nerlekar, V., Pate, H. (2024). Empirical Understanding of the Dynamic Interconnectedness Between ESG/Green Indices and Conventional Indices in the Indian Capital Markets. In Financial Markets, Climate Risks and Renewables. Eds: Sandeep Mohapatra, Puja Padhi and Vijeta Singh. Springer Singapore (Scopus Indexed)
7. Singh, V., Jatav, S., Subbarao, P. (2025). The Path Towards Sustainable Hydrogen-Based Economy: A Pestle Analysis of India. In Geopolitical Landscapes of Renewable Energy and Urban Growth. IGI Global.

Book

Financial Markets, Climate Risks and Renewables. Eds. Sandeep Mohapatra, Puja Padhi and Vijeta Singh, Springer Singapore.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

PAST PROJECTS

1. Worked as co-project director for the major project Employment Generation Through Women Entrepreneurship: Practical Approach” (budget INR 840000) awarded under IMPRESS scheme of ICSSR by government of India sanctioned on 20th March 2019.
2. Worked as the principal investigator for the student research project awarded in 2013 by National Stock Exchange, Mumbai India (budget INR 30000) titled Indian Microfinance Sector in Capital Markets- Perils and Prospects (project status submitted). The research output from this project has been published on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) website.

ONGOING PROJECTS

1. Working as co-project director for the research project awarded in 2024 by National Insurance Academy (budget INR 860000) titled Examining Financial Capability as a Determinant of Uptake of Crop Insurance Under PMFBY Scheme in Maharashtra”.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

1. Nominated as content developer for new course in entrepreneurship at senior secondary level for National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Government of India, 2020.
2. Member of editorial committee for the course entrepreneurship at senior secondary level for
   • National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Government of India, 2020.
3. The paper titled “The Determinants Effecting the Outreach of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: A Comprehensive Study” co-authored with Dr. Seema Gupta and Dr. Sudhir Kumar Jain won best paper award first runner up at Doctoral Symposium at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode on 10^th-11^th December 2020.
4. Panellist speaker for webinar on Green Digital Finance for Achieving SDGs co-organized by Tokai University, Yonsei University, Springer Nature, Green Finance Forum-Korea, Asia Research Center, The International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS) on June 30 – July 1, 2021, Japan.
5. Delivered guest lecture on capital markets and foreign trade at National Insurance Academy, Pune in October 2021.
6. Delivered lecture for a session on digital disruptions in the insurance industry at LIC@75 event at National Insurance Academy, Pune in July 2022.
7. Panel session chair for SEBF conference at IIT Bombay, 12^th-13^th October 2023.
8. UGC JRF fellowship in Commerce in 2010.
9. Have been a reviewer for journals- Financial Innovation (Springer), Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management (L&H Scientific Publishing), Energy Efficiency (Springer Nature), Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation (SAGE Publications), International Journal of Rural Management (SAGE Publications), Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (World Scientific), Economic Analysis and Policy (Elsevier), Indian Economic Journal (SAGE Publications)