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Realizing Africa’s promise: The role of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology in achieving the objectives of the African continental free trade area
No full textTraditional water management in Uttarakhand: Exploring Naulas as progenitors of temple architecture in India
No full textFukusa: Japanese gift covers from the Chris Hall collection
No full textThe exhibition Fukusa: Japanese Gift Covers from the Chris Hall Collection (Perakanan Museum 2024) showcased an exquisite ensemble of Japanese textiles from the seventeenth century to the early twentieth century, in particular fukusa or square-shaped gift covers mostly made out of silk and replete with ornate embroidery and motifs. Fukusa hailed from Japan and were intended to conceal gifts while also conveying symbolic messages. The 75 pieces on display, curated by Louise Lui, were drawn from the acclaimed Chris Hall collection (a private collection of Asian textiles) and served as the Peranakan Museum’s first special exhibition after its reopening in 2023
Assessing ecological sustainability of the Narmada River using the macrophyte river index
No full textNarmada River, one of the largest waterways in India, plays a critical role in supporting aquatic ecosystems. This study examines the relationship between macrophyte diversity and nitrogen levels across fifteen sampling stations (A1-A15) in the central India (Anuppur, Dindori, Mandla, and Jabalpur) during the pre-monsoon seasons. Three macrophyte indices like RMNI (River Macrophyte Nutrient Index), MIR (Macrophyte Index for Rivers), and RMHI (River Macrophyte Hydraulic Index) were employed to assess ecological conditions and water quality. A total of 20 macrophyte species from 14 families were identified, with Lemna minor, Potamogeton pectinatus, Polygonum persicaria, Ceratophyllum demersum, Persicum hydropiper, and Potamogenton natans being the most prevalent in nutrient-rich environments. The principal component analysis is conducted to identify the similarities in the variables and to extract the key factors that exhibit strong internal correlations while remaining distinct from other factors. The analysis revealed significant spatial variability across monitoring stations, with A-5, A-6, A-10, A-11, A-12, A-13, A-14, and A-15 exhibiting elevated orthophosphates concentration. Notably, station A5 showed moderate level of DO, BOD and COD, whereas sulfate was comparatively low. These findings underscore the heterogeneity of water quality conditions along the Narmada River and highlight the influence of localized anthropogenic inputs. The clustering analysis grouped stations on their ecological status, highlights variations in macrophytes indices and water quality parameters. This study highlights the macrophytes' utility as ecological indicators for assessing riverine nutrient dynamics and overall environmental health, and further emphasizing the need for site-specific interventions to mitigate pollution and enhance ecological resilience
To what extent solid waste could be managed through intelligent approaches?
Get PDFWaste management has been considered an antecedent of delivering environmental sustainability. However, the present conventional waste management approaches have several difficulties in addressing the significance of effectively managing solid waste to avoid health and environmental problems. Therefore, the present research aims to identify intelligent approaches to tackle the issue of managing solid waste. The present study conducts a systematic literature review through bibliometric and content analysis of 226 relevant articles using the Scopus database. The findings from the descriptive bibliometric analysis highlight the year-by-year publication trend, significant publication sources, affiliation statistics of various institutions, and an analysis of the corresponding author’s nation. Furthermore, the content analysis offers three clusters based on artificial intelligence, machine learning techniques, and the Internet of Things. Also, based on the findings, the article provides a research framework to offer a thorough understanding of the use of different intelligent approaches in managing solid waste. This present research offers a thorough understanding of the impact of different intelligent approaches in managing solid waste. Also, the given research framework summarises and highlights how intelligent approaches are managing solid waste and what will be the possible outcome in doing so
“I exist because I adapt” : evolving technology HR themes, HR roles with STARA competencies for performance
Get PDFThe paper aims to understand the research themes evolved from 2011-2024 in Human resource (HR) technology field and highlight key HR technology roles with STARA (Smart Technology, AI, Robotics and Algorithms) competencies. To capture the technology shift and research themes in the technology HR field pre- and postpandemic period, we conducted bibliometric analysis for the two time periods viz., 2011-2019 and 2020- 2024. Co-citation and co-occurrence keyword analysis of existing tech-based HRM literature was done for the above two periods for exploring the traditional and emerging HR STARA roles and responsibilities aligned to emerged HR themes. Moreover, a bibliographic coupling on the articles at the intersection of HR skills and HR technology was conducted to map the future technology roles with emerging HR STARA competencies. Research themes such as e-HRM adoption and consequences, Robotic Process Automation in HR and Digital HR transformation have emerged with HR roles such as strategic technology integrator and institutional digital capability planner. Similarly, new tech-based HR roles and future-oriented STARA competencies have also been highlighted. The findings are novel in identifying the barriers and enablers to technology HRM systems in organizations. Moreover, identifying HR technology roles with STARA competencies linked to the career capital framework is a unique contribution of this paper. Moreover, the research gaps and future directions of HR technology research with an HR career perspective have both theoretical and practical relevanc
Challenges to Industry 4.0 for circular business models in pharmaceutical supply chains
No full textPharmaceutical waste is a cause of concern for public health, environment, and economy. Pharmaceutical waste comprises expired, spoiled, and unused medicines and vaccines. Pharmaceutical supply chains (PSC) counter several complications in managing unsuitable medicines and pharmaceutical products. In this context, previous literature proposed a few applications of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) to resolve the hazardous impacts of PSC and facilitate circularity in PSC. However, PSC literature has rarely explored the application of I4.0 in the context of circularity. Thus, the current study identifies the challenges to circularity and I4.0 that facilitate circular business models (CBM) in PSC through literature reviews and experts’ opinions. In total, 17 challenges were identified to facilitate circularity in PSC and they were modeled by adopting the Grey DEMATEL approach. Further, applying the maximum mean de-entropy (MMDE) algorithm helped compute the threshold value established on the information entropy of the inter-relations between the challenges to I4.0 in PSC. The results reflect that lack of control and limited monitoring of pharmaceutical products, quality and ethical concerns in pharmaceuticals, and time pressure are the most dominant challenges to I4.0 that facilitate CBM in PSC. The study findings suggest that pharmaceutical manufacturers redesign the manufacturing strategy and develop a product recovery system in PSC. The implications involve PSC stakeholders' knowledge building for achieving sustainable performance. The study's findings will help PSC practitioners create suitable action plans for adopting CBMs and I4.0 technologies
Embracing risk : Islamic finance and practice in the bazaar
No full textIn this article I demonstrate that Muslim traders in the bazaar inhabit a practical-experiential conception of Islamic economic practice in contrast with the normative conceptualization implicit in modern Islamic finance. I examine the role of non-economic factors like reputation, generosity, mistrust, and an acknowledgment of the workings of the divine in sustaining bazaar transactions. I argue that these attitudes are learned through experience and act as risk-bearing and trust-inducing mechanisms without the framework of normative law and the governance of state institutions. I present practice as a meaningful site of hermeneutical engagement with Islamic teachings, an alternative to the text-bound hermeneutics that Islamic reformers espouse
Women in security services : a (post) feminist reading of Lt Col Nitisha v Union of India
No full textThe role of women in Indian security services was debated in the recent judgement, Lt Col Nitisha v Union of India. The Supreme Court invalidated the impugned selection criteria and their retrospective application upon female staff as instances of indirect discrimination. This case note identifies three major implications regarding the gendered nature of the debate. Firstly, the Court’s findings reveal that the government adopted certain strategic modes of postfeminist governmentality to utilize the discourse of women empowerment for departmental ends. Secondly, popular readings of the judgement risk being reduced to postfeminist cultural sensibilities, which romanticize individualistic agency and manufacture isolated struggling heroes to eventually dull the cross-sectoral feminist solidarity. Lastly, the Court’s progressive doctrinal turn still construed women officials as mere employees-beneficiaries mostly claiming careerist interests. It abandoned any holistic appraisal of the role of women in military service, thereby articulating an impoverished account of female agency, dignity, and personhood
Continuing Security Council Resolution 1325 in India : Thinking Feminist Foreign Policy
No full textAs a middle-ranking power that projects its vision internationally and aspires for global recognition, India is embedded in its specific traditions and presents itself as a voice of the Global South. India promotes dialogue as opposed to confrontation and has from the highest level stated ‘this is not the time for war’. Peace as rhetoric and practice constitutes a feminist principle. In the light of this positioning, what would a feminist foreign policy (FFP) look like and how should it be measured? In this article, we trace recent debates on an FFP and examine how it can conceptually apply to Indian foreign policy. Policymakers who seek positive change advocate an FFP, in keeping with UN Security Council Resolutions (SCR) 1325 and others that call for the participation of women in institutions of peace, politics and security. With a focus on the case of India, we broaden the paradigm of the FFP to include internationally accepted norms like sustainable development goals and human security be part of the goals of FFP. Further, we seek to broaden the metrics of how FFP can challenge patriarchal systems and intersecting oppressions. In doing so, it is situated at the intersection of the literature on critical foreign policy analysis and postcolonial scholarship (Achilleos-Sarll, 2018, Journal of International Women’s Studies, 19[1], 34–49; Martin de Almagro & Ryan, 2019, European Journal of International Relations, 25[4], 1059–1079), with a focus on the Indian experience