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India Must Endorse The Dalai Lama’s Statement On His Succession
No full textThis article examines why India must openly endorse the Dalai Lama’s succession wishes, linking national interest, Himalayan identity, and religious freedom. Ahead of his 90th birthday on 6 July, the still-youthful Fourteenth Dalai Lama put to rest (some of) the speculation about the future of his office after him. The Tibetan Buddhist leader, revered as an emanation of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, confirmed that “the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue” after him. The statement, dated 21 May 2025, was released on 2 July at the start of the Fifteenth Tibetan Religious Conference in Dharamsala. There have been, in recent times, some doubts about the continuity of fthe institution. Since the 1960s, the Dalai Lama (b. 1935) had himself
The Role of Youth Aspirations in Shaping India’s Migration Policy
No full textThe push for migration governance is typically situated in destination countries wherein the objective is to better manage migration to reduce irregular migration and ensure that migration is filling labour gaps and facilitating economic growth. This is also reflected in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) wherein 7 (objectives 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) of the 23 objectives focus on reducing different dimensions of irregular migration. In addition, there is a Western bias in the understanding of migration governance, as something that is located squarely in the developed world27. Debates about the merits of multiculturalism, models of migrant integration and limits of cultural freedoms dominate public discourses and policy discussions in traditional migrant receiving countries like UK, Canada, Australia and United States. These discussions preclude a transnational framework that would consider the lives and motivations of migrants in the pre-migration phase and the role of the sending countries in facilitating regular migration. However, if the objective of migration governance is to facilitate migration lead development and even reduce irregular migration, overlooking how migration is pursued and understood in the sending country is counterintuitive. In addition, in sending countries combatting irregular migration entails moving beyond a largely ineffective legalistic approach and engaging with the social and cultural reasons why people engage in irregular migration
Education, Occupation and Food Sufficiency : a study of forest dwelling communities in the jharkhand and odisha states of india
No full textThe researchers aim to consider three vital issues such as education, occupation, and access to food (food sufficiency) for analysis on the basis of household surveys conducted among 15 forest-dwelling communities in two eastern Indian states, namely, Jharkhand and Odisha. The sample size included 598 households that distributed across 21 villages including nine villages in the four districts of Jharkhand and 12 villages in four districts of Odisha. The total sample size included approximately 60% PVTGs and 40% non-PVTGs, such as other scheduled tribes and traditional forest dwellers, selected from the same village or from other adjoining villages for the survey. Data were collected from the selected household samples via the questionnaire survey method. In addition, the qualitative data were also collected through observation, informal interviews and interaction, and focused group interviews. We used descriptive statistics for the analysis and also used Spearman’s correlation test to examine the nature of the relationships between different ordered or ranked variables, such as occupation, education and food access (sufficiency). Furthermore, we used ANOVA to compare more than two groups and determine the relationships between the groups. It was found that approximately one-third of the total households, mainly landless or with few or meager landholdings, faced food deficits during some months of the year. The degradation of forest resources and lack of access to forestland and agricultural land are among the primary reasons for food insufficiency. Households with forest-based occupations as their primary source of livelihood accounted for a greater proportion of households with food insufficiency than those who were primarily engaged in agriculture and other occupations. While engagement in daily wages is an adaptive mechanism, food security schemes and other social protection measures are important livelihood support systems, mainly for landless households and forest dwellers. This study emphasizes quality education and better land access to improve the livelihood of forest-dwelling communities
Is household contact investigation a missing link for tuberculosis care in Chhattisgarh, India?–Operational research using programmatic data
No full textHousehold contact (HHC) investigation helps in early identification of people with tuberculosis (TB) and initiation of TB preventive treatment (TPT) among those at high risk of developing TB. This cross-sectional study uses National TB Elimination Program data of all people notified with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB and their HHCs from October to December 2023, from Chhattisgarh, a central Indian state, to assess coverage of HHC investigation, proportions identified with TB and put on TPT (all age groups and age < 5 years). Sociodemographic, clinical, and health system-related factors were used to identify predictors of HHC investigation not done, as determined through modified Poisson regression. Of the 4,221 people notified with TB, an HHC investigation was conducted for 3,177 (75%) cases. Among a total of 11670 contacts screened, TB was diagnosed in 0.9%(n = 109) for all age groups and 0.7%(n = 9) for children<5 years. TPT was initiated in 66% (n = 7740) for all age groups and 73% (n = 903) for children<5 years. Women (adjusted prevalence risk aPR 1.10; 95%CI:1.01-1.19), those notified from non-tribal districts (aPR 1.14; 95%CI:1.01-1.29), current facility being tertiary care (aPR 1.50; 95%CI:1.12-2.00) and private (aPR 1.42; 95%CI:1.08-1.86) facility, diagnosed with test other than sputum microscopy (aPR NAAT 3.19; 95%CI:2.39-4.28; LPA 8.88 95%CI:6.15-12.82; culture 9.69; 95%CI:5.99-15.68) and for whom diabetes (aPR 1.40; 95%CI:1.16-1.70) and HIV screening (aPR 1.55, 95% CI:1.17-2.05) was missing predicted higher risk of HHC investigation not done. The study highlights the need to improve HHC investigation, as well as the low yield of TB and TPT initiation. Predictors of HHC investigation not done suggest a need to decentralize it to the primary level and improve data-based program monitoring. A statewide capacity-building initiative for improving the investigation of HHC is the way forward
Advancing Cauliflower Leaf Freshness and Disease Classification Using Deep Learning Models
No full textThis study introduces a novel method for cauliflower leaf disease detection using deep learning from raw data. Cauliflower is an economically significant crop that faces substantial challenges due to highly pathogenic leaf diseases, which severely impact yield and quality. The inability to implement effective management practices exacerbates these issues. Accurate disease detection is significant for effective disease management and sustainable agriculture. This study uses a deep learning approach to classify cauliflower leaf diseases, exploreing the application of three convolutional neural networks. A dataset comprising 1,598 images was utilized for training and evaluation. Various image pre-processing techniques were applied to enhance model performance. Experimental results indicate that ResNet50 outperformed VGG16 and VGG19, achieving perfect classification accuracy. These findings underscore the precise detection of cauliflower leaf diseases, and the future development of automated agricultural systems
Enterprising Citizens : digital self-help gurus in post-liberalization India
No full textThis paper analyzes the content of India's digital self-help gurus (SHGs), who are popular online figures in India, and engages a varied online audience across multiple social media platforms. We examine the role that the digital SHGs play to mediate cultural transformation following economic restructuring of the Indian economy that began in the 1990s and rapidly transformed the socioeconomic landscape. There was a shift to contractual and uncertain employment, and a simultaneous valorization of entrepreneurial citizenship. We propose that the digital SHGs facilitate this transformation by undertaking the work of mourning and the work of dreaming. Through their advice and content, they enable a letting go of the values historically attached with higher education and stable employment and help cultivate new attitudes toward skill accumulation, self-audit, and responsibilization—core tenets of enterprise culture—to posit entrepreneurial citizenship as a desirable goal. However, entrepreneurial citizenship can be exclusionary and offer unstable belonging. The digital SHGs assuage these fears and anxieties by normalizing failure and prescribing perseverance to cultivate the entrepreneurial self
Big data analytics and FinTech in BFSI industries : emerging trends
No full textThe banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sectors are considered the data-driven sectors that manage big data in large quantities intensively. Big data and FinTech technologies brought multiple drastic changes and advantages in the past two decades in the BFSI sector. Using these technologies, companies listed under BFSI have started offering customized products and services to the public through their innovative financially engineered services and products. Financial engineering (FE) includes designing and developing financially engineered products and services with the help of FinTech technologies along with other FE technologies. Notably, critical stakeholders of these sectors are enjoying the digital experience with an excellent and enhanced level of financially engineered services and products with big data applications. In financial markets, there are huge opportunities for data accumulation and precipitation. Thus, the authors have attempted to study the evolution, tools, and applications of big data and FinTech in the BFSI sectors, as well as FE applications and the emerging trends in the process. The scientific contribution of this chapter is how big data and FinTech technologies are used in the BFSI sector considering the emerging trends in the sector
AI Ethics and Societal Well-being: Perspectives from the Global North and South
No full textWhile artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to drive significant advancements, it also raises critical ethical questions that require input from various stakeholders, including philosophers, technologists, and everyday users. Such a collaborative approach is considered essential in addressing the challenges posed by AI, as its impact is not uniform across different cultural and socio-economic contexts. To this end the editors of this volume convened global conversations with informed stakeholders on broad issues related to AI ethics and societal well-being. A summary of the key ideas, including the need to go beyond the role of AI in increasing GDP per capita growth while addressing the maintenance of cultural pluralism in AI ethical standards, are presented in this chapter
Handbook of Global Philosophies on AI Ethics
No full textThis book offers an exploration of the diverse perspectives shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the influence of non-Western thinking in its development. What would the impact be if AI were developed with the wisdom of Ubuntu, the harmony of Confucian thought, or the Indian principle of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, "the world is one family", at its core?
This thought-provoking collection brings together leading voices from around the globe to reimagine AI systems that are fair, ethical, and inclusive. Addressing critical issues such as bias, fairness, privacy, and existential risks, it challenges the status quo and envisions a future where AI reflects the values of all humanity—not just a select few. Exploring the influence of topics like religion, culture, and social movements, the book examines how these perspectives shape AI’s application in industries such as finance, education, and the military, while underscoring the importance of establishing robust ethical guardrails.
Whether you’re a curious reader, a policy maker, a scholar, or a tech innovator, this book is your guide to understanding how different cultural perspectives can redefine AI ethics. It’s time to ask: what kind of world do we want AI to build for us all
Influence of Romantic Relationship Posts on Instagram and Twitter among Gen Z
Get PDFInstagram and Twitter were used to represent social media. This study investigated the influence of Instagram and Twitter posts on romantic relationships among Gen Z undergraduate students of Redeemer's University. The survey research design was used with a questionnaire as a data collection instrument. The questionnaire was administered to 373 undergraduates of Redeemer’s University which comprised departments with the highest population of students in all faculties. The findings of this study indicated a strong association between Instagram and Twitter posts and romantic relationships among Gen Z undergraduates. The findings revealed that Instagram and Twitter significantly impact romantic relationships, including self-perception, communication, and overall relationship satisfaction. Participants reported that carefully curated posts on these platforms often contributed to the perception of romantic relationships. Therefore, this study suggests the need for increased awareness, critical reflection, and social media usage among Gen Z undergraduates. Parents, educational institutions, and relationship counsellors can be vital in guiding and promoting healthy digital habits. Strategies such as media literacy programmes, relationship education workshops, and open dialogue can empower students to navigate the complexities of social media and foster healthier and more fulfilling romantic relationships. It is strongly recommended that further research be embarked upon to examine other factors that influence romantic relationships among Gen Z undergraduates, as this study is by no means exhaustive of the subject matter