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Navigating corporate accountability in Trump’s second stint
Get PDFSome 247 years ago, the directors of the East India Company installed an expensive, but artistically drab, painting titled The Offering at East India House, their headquarters located in Leadenhall Street, London. The painting’s purpose was to showcase the company’s “commercial domination” over Asia where its “scale of executive malpractice, stock market excess and human oppression” finally led to its demise in 1874
Privacy policies of healthcare services in India: using transparency scale to measure compliance level
No full textPurpose – Health data is considered sensitive personal data, which carries a high risk to the individual’s privacy. Therefore, it is essential to ensure that users of health services are adequately informed of privacy practices to be able to make informed privacy decisions. The study aims to assess the privacy policies of health applications in India. The global principle and requirement of transparency under data protection law in the EU is used to understand where privacy policies are lacking and suggest how privacy policies can improve.
Design/methodology/approach – This paper understands transparency through an interpretative legal analysis considering three different approaches. One approach is to consider different peoples’ behaviour based on how they perceive privacy. Here, the paper relies on Westin’s privacy categorisation. The second is to consider the transparency requirement in Article 13 of the EU GDPR, which lays down the different kinds of information that must be provided in privacy policies. Lastly, the general principle of transparency is considered to ensure that the manner of providing information helps achieve transparency.
Findings – The overall synthesis of the legal framework, the interpretive guidelines shared by Article 29 Working Party, the privacy attitude framework by Westin and constructive arrangement of several of the relevant literatures helps propose a scale for assessing transparency. The paper finds that privacy policies of health services in India are lacking on several of the parameters of the proposed scale. The paper also suggests how privacy policies should be designed to overcome the identified limitations and to better meet the scale.
Originality/value – This paper develops a unique scale to assess privacy policies. This scale can be used to draft and design privacy policies of health services in India. Since the scale is based on the GDPR global benchmark, the scale can be used for assessing and designing privacy policies in India and globally in various sectors, including health and others
Why India Is Falling Behind Global Mental Health Standards
No full textThere is no health without mental health – the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) enduring reminder takes on renewed urgency today. Globally, an epidemic is unfolding, claiming lives at an alarming pace. Over 1 billion individuals across the globe are lost to suicide or continue to live with severe mental health conditions without access to adequate care. These numbers are often dismissed as statistics, but what remains unseen are the lives behind them and the structural factors that lead to such devastating outcomes. Despite this, responses remain grossly inadequate.
Every year, October 10 is observed as World Mental Health Day by the WHO, serving as yet another reminder of the urgent need for awareness and destigmatisation. The 2025 theme highlighted mental health for those at the forefront of “natural disasters, conflicts and public health emergencies.” In an era marked by war, environmental crises and public health disasters, a central question persists: can mental health be prioritised when survival itself is at stake? This raises a deeper concern – do governments treat mental health as a right or as a privilege accessible to only a few
Determinants of adoption of organic conservation agriculture in rainfed Nimar region of Central India
No full textIn India, Conservation Agriculture (CA) is predominantly practiced in the irrigated Indo-Gangetic Plains and typically involves the use of agrochemicals. This study explores the unique context of the Nimar region in Central India, comprising rainfed, diverse, and organic farms. Utilizing primary data and a PROBIT model, we identify factors that influence the adoption of CA. Variables including farmers’ age, household size (a proxy for labour), extension frequency, farmer’s initiative-taking ability, farming experience, and market accessibility, were found to be significant. The study finds widespread recognition of the ecological and economic benefits and challenges as perceived by the sampled farmers. Over 90% of adopter farmers perceive improvements in soil health, reduction in water consumption, and increase in yield quality and quantity. More than 80% express that CA practices lead to cost savings and higher incomes. Despite its benefits, the biomass shortage hinders mulching a fundamental principle of CA. Farmers reported that biomass scarcity stems from declining cattle feed resources, which has heightened competition for available feed. To scale CA and produce food sustainably in rainfed areas, it is necessary to initiate supporting policy and institutional interventions that would improve extension, biomass production, and availability within the farming system. • The adoption of CA in rainfed organic farming systems in Nimar region is determined by farmers' age, their experience, and initiative-taking ability, along with extension frequency, labour availability, and market access.• Maintaining the required level of soil mulch is difficult due to biomass scarcity.• Promoting in-situ biomass production within CA systems can help address mulch shortages.• Extension efforts should target risk-taking farmers who are willing to adopt biomass management practices. The adoption of CA in rainfed organic farming systems in Nimar region is determined by farmers' age, their experience, and initiative-taking ability, along with extension frequency, labour availability, and market access. Maintaining the required level of soil mulch is difficult due to biomass scarcity. Promoting in-situ biomass production within CA systems can help address mulch shortages. Extension efforts should target risk-taking farmers who are willing to adopt biomass management practices
Consumer vulnerability: its impact on ethical perceptions and brand love towards online retail from a stimulus-organism-behaviour-consequence perspective
No full textEthics in e-commerce becomes essential, especially in crisis situations such as COVID-19. However, few e-commerce platforms adopt unethical practices to benefit in these vulnerable times. An online survey is conducted for respondents who have bought medical products online during COVID-19. The data is analysed using PLS-SEM for 400 respondents. This study utilises the stimulus-organism-behaviour-consequence (SOBC) perspective by presenting resource scarcity and distinguishing ability as the stimulus, different facets of consumers' perceived ethics of online retail (CPEOR) as the organism, trust, and brand love as behavioural and consequential outcomes, respectively. The results of the study support the SOBC framework. Findings indicate that resource scarcity and distinguishing ability influence facets of CPEOR, which impacts trust towards online retail, finally impacting brand love for online retail and products. The study contributes to the literature by offering new perspectives on managing ethical perceptions of online retailers
Revisiting the Right to Die with Dignity A Critical Look at Karnataka’s Progressive Approach to Autonomy
Get PDFThe right to life and personal liberty is recognised as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. It is important to note that Article 21 has been interpreted quite inclusively by the Indian Supreme Court, reading into its ambit various rights such as the right to shelter, right to food, right to privacy and even the right to be free from the impacts of climate change. Importantly, in Common Cause v. Union of India (2023), the Supreme Court clarified that although the right to life does not include the right to die, it does include, within its scope, the right to die with dignity
Cosmopolitanism from the Margins: Religion and Mobility Among Young Punjabi Dalit Women
No full textThis paper explores the role of religion in the class mobility projects of young Dalit women. It traces the journey of Nina, an upwardly mobile Dalit woman from Chaheru village in the Doaba region of Punjab, to the site of Ravidass Jayanti celebrations in Varanasi. In Chaheru, Nina utilises her fluency in urban cultures and religious knowledge to assert a cosmopolitanism oriented toward modern spaces abroad. During the Ravidass Jayanti celebrations, she draws on her regional and caste identity to claim proximity to the transnational Ravidassia movement and its mobility ethos. Nina’s shifting discourses of cosmopolitanism across the two sites highlight that class mobility among Dalit communities is tenuous and is accompanied by fragile claims to cosmopolitanism and middle-class status. Young Dalit women resolve their compromised access to economic resources and cultural capital by claiming a selective cosmopolitanism that is exclusionary, hierarchical and tied up with parochial identities
Port-Led Diplomacy of India: A Case Study of Paradip Port as a Gateway to the Indo-Pacific
No full textPatriarchal family, gendered society and capitalist state in India
No full textThis chapter looks at the problematic dynamics of gender within the family, state, and society in India, exploring how deeply entrenched patriarchal norms and structures shape the experiences and roles of women across these spheres. It examines the historical and cultural contexts that have perpetuated gender inequalities and how these disparities manifest in contemporary Indian society. The analysis includes an exploration of legal frameworks, policy measures, and social practices that impact gender relations within the family unit, highlighting both progress and persistent challenges. By investigating the intersections of caste, class, and religion with gender, the chapter provides a critical understanding of how various forms of social stratification exacerbate gendered experiences. It also considers the role of the state in reinforcing traditional gender roles through legislation and public policies. Furthermore, the chapter discusses the influence of societal attitudes and norms on gender expectations and the everyday realities of women. Through a critical review of recent developments and examples, the chapter aims to illuminate the ongoing struggle for gender equity and the transformative potential of feminist movements and gender-sensitive policies in reshaping the landscape of Indian family, state, and society
Beyond traditional engagement: An empirical assessment of the nomological network of the human spirit at work
Get PDFEngagement is a widely recognized concept globally, crucial for assessing and predicting job and organizational performance. However, some question the need for new constructs that resemble established ones. Similarly, workplace spirituality varies in academic definitions, challenging its validity. Yet, emerging literature suggests a clear link between spirituality at work (SAW) and engagement at work (EAW), both connected to the human spirit, albeit unexplored empirically. This research aims to establish epistemological congruence between EAW and SAW. Drawing on existing literature emphasizing their similarities, this study integrates them as 'Engagement of Human Spirit at Work' (EHSW). Analyzing two data samples (n1=166, n2=253 respondents) confirms a robust EHSW nomological network with interrelated antecedents and consequences. This study advances EHSW literature, strengthening the theoretical foundations of engagement and workplace spirituality. This study also discusses theoretical implications, bolstering these domains within academic discourse