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Leisure and self-care for Dalit women in India
No full textDalit women’s experiences emerge from a system of Brahmanical patriarchy that confines them to inhumane tasks at low wages, while denying them the opportunity to reconstitute themselves. According to Social Reproduction Theory and the Depletion framework developed by Shirin Rai, this opens up the potential for a care crisis as Dalit women get depleted by the demands on them. One way to resist depletion is through self-care or the labour of reconstituting oneself. This is not just through sleeping or eating but also consuming media and socialising. Allocating time to self-care requires opportunities for leisure. Caste inequalities in leisure prevent Dalit women from reproducing themselves and worsen the care crisis. Our paper builds nationwide estimates of caste inequalities in leisure within women in India with microdata from the Time Use Survey of India, 2019 as a data source. We find that married Dalit women spend 34 minutes per day less than upper-caste women on leisure. As Dalit women get older, they continue to be burdened by paid and unpaid work. Senior Dalit women spend 56 minutes a day less than upper-caste women on leisure. Building a Simultaneous Equation Model to estimate the determinants of leisure and self-care along with paid and unpaid labour, we find that education and household expenditure allows women of all caste categories to spend more time on leisure. In particular, Dalit women from households at higher-income quartiles, gain significantly more leisure. We also apply the Oaxaca Blinder decomposition and the Quantile Regression Method as robustness checks
The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir: a constitutional lens to examine In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution
No full textThe “special status” accorded to the state of Jammu and Kashmir by Article 370 was abrogated by Constitutional Orders dated 5 August 2019 and 6 August 2019. Post abrogation, Parliament introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act 2019, which reorganized the territories of the erstwhile state into two union territories, thereby stripping the state of its statehood. This case note assesses the procedural trickery adopted to “re-integrate” the state of Jammu and Kashmir into the Indian nation-state. To that end, the case note critically analyses the hands-off approach of the Supreme Court of India in In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution (2023). It examines the judgement in relation to the scope of the President’s power to issue the two Constitutional Orders under Article 370 and the extent of Parliament’s power to reorganize the states’ territories, particularly the transformation of a state into a union territory
AI social-appraisal support: effect on adoption intention and value co-creation
No full textPurpose
This research investigates how AI assistants enhance user adoption intention and value co-creation (VCC) through appraisal support, a form of social support that makes users feel valued and supported, beyond merely receiving information. It explores the psychological and behavioral impacts of AI-driven appraisal support on technology adoption.
Design/methodology/approach
Across four experimental, scenario-based studies, the research examines how AI-delivered appraisal support influences the adoption of AI services and VCC. It focuses on the mediating role of social cognition, specifically, users’ perceptions of AI warmth and competence.
Findings
The findings demonstrate that AI-delivered appraisal support significantly increases the adoption intention of AI-facilitated apps (Studies 1 and 2) and enhances value co-creation (Studies 3 and 4). Furthermore, self-efficacy is a key moderator affecting the relationship between social cognition and VCC (Study 5).
Practical implications
This research provides actionable insights for managers, suggesting the development of user-friendly features that enhance the social dimensions of human-machine interactions. Such features can boost the likelihood of adopting AI services and foster a culture of value co-creation.
Originality/value
By focusing on appraisal support, this study fills a gap in understanding the social dimensions of AI interactions. It highlights the importance of users feeling involved, cared for and respected in their interactions with AI
What SC’s bail denial to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam tells us about India’s criminal justice system
No full textThe Supreme Court’s decision to deny bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, even as bail has been granted to the other accused in the 2020 Delhi riots cases, raises serious questions about the judiciary’s current approach to liberty, delay, and constitutional responsibility. While the grant of bail to some accused is undoubtedly welcome, the continued incarceration of Khalid and Imam, now extending beyond five years without the conclusion of trial, exposes a deeper failure of India’s criminal justice system.
Central to the Court’s reasoning is its observation that “this stage of proceedings does not justify their enlargement on bail.” This raises a deeper concern. Even if proceedings have formally progressed, they remain nowhere near their conclusion after more than five years. Treating the absence of a concluding stage as a reason to deny bail risks converting prolonged detention into a holding pattern without constitutional endpoints, where the state seems to benefit from delay without bearing the burden of proving guilt within a reasonable time
Is Life Imprisonment Without Remission a ‘Fourth Category’ of Punishment
Full text linkLife imprisonment without remission is a penal sentence in which the convict remains incarcerated for their entire natural life, without the possibility of release. This form of punishment is problematic for several reasons. It raises significant human rights concerns, as it deprives individuals of any hope for release, which can be considered inhumane and degrading. The psychological impact on prisoners is severe, often leading to mental health issues such as depression and hopelessness. Additionally, it contradicts the principle of reformative justice, which aims to rehabilitate and reintegrate offenders into society. There are also concerns about judicial overreach, as courts imposing this sentence may be seen as creating a new category of punishment beyond the legislative framework. Furthermore, life imprisonment without remission disproportionately affects marginalised communities, exacerbating existing inequalities within the criminal justice system. These issues highlight the need for careful consideration and debate regarding the use of this severe form of punishment. This sentencing practice is becoming increasingly prevalent in Supreme Court decisions, serving as an alternative to the death penalty in cases where the crime is heinous, but mitigating factors suggest potential for reformation. The Supreme Court’s decisions in cases like Swamy Shraddananda v. State of Karnataka and Union of India v. V. Sriharan have established precedents for this type of sentencing
Sonipat Human Development Report 2026
Full text linkThe
United
Nations
Human
Development Programme's
Human
Development
Report
(HDR) 2025
ranked
India
130
out
of
193
countries
on
the Human
Development
Index
(HDI),
marking
a
steady rise
in
the
country's
ranking
over
the
years.
India continues
to
remain
in
the
medium
human development
category.
In
India,
14
states
were
in
the high
human
development
category
in
2017-18,
and Haryana
was
one
of
them.
The
contribution
of
HDRs to
a
better
understanding
of
critical
development parameters
has
been
well
acknowledged
and reflected
in
the
continued
production
of
these reports
at
the
global
level
(documenting
the
progress of
countries)
and
at
the
national
level
(documenting the
progress
of
states
within
a
country).
While
India has
been
producing
HDRs
at
the
sub-state
level
for over
two
decades
now,
they
have
been prepared for only some districts across eight states. With this district HDR for Sonipat, the number of states with at least one district HDR increases to nine
From Market Shield to Ocean Stewardship: Rethinking EU Trade Remedies and Subsidy Control in the Blue Economy
Full text linkThis paper reconsiders the trade remedies and subsidy control regimes of the European Union (EU) through the lens of “ocean stewardship”. It claims the EU's economic instruments exhibit a profound normative shift from the role of shield for defensive market regulation to sustainability governance in a proactive form. Historically the function of trade remedies and state aid disciplines has been to provide a shield for market stability, with competitive neutrality and counteracting unfair behaviour at the cornerstone of their objectives. However, under the developing framework of the European Green Deal, the Blue Economy Strategy, and the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) agenda, the emphasis of these instruments, or their application, has increasingly pivoted toward ecological responsibility and conservation of the oceans. This study contextualizes the EU trade and subsidy control regimes within a broader regime of normative power, where fairness in economics, environmental integrity, and governance of the ocean is constitutive rather than separate policy arenas. This normative reassessment of the regimes presents a unique instance of “sustainable market governance” and positions the EU as the global standard setter to promote climate justice and protect the oceans through trade regulation. However, this paper also questions the possible tensions of this approach and highlights the risks of green protectionism, extraterritoriality, and fragmentation between trade and environmental regimes. It notes that the EU's legitimacy as a leader depends on developing a coherent, transparent, and collaborative governance approach that balances competitiveness and stewardship while embedding sustainability into the principles of international economic order. Ultimately, the paper develops a critical vision of how trade defence and subsidy control, once vehicles of market insulation, can become regulatory conduits for ocean sustainability and global environmental governance
Toward a Sustainable Future: A Comprehensive Review and Future Directions in Sustainability Reporting Research
No full textThis study aims to review the extent of sustainability reporting (SR) research focusing on corporate disclosures. This study presents the evolution of SR research, describes the current state, and suggests potential directions for future research. For this research, we retrieved data from the Scopus Database, following the systematic literature review data retrieval protocol. Our search has yielded a total of 1206 eligible research documents. The retrieved metadata of relevant papers were analyzed using various bibliometric techniques such as performance analysis, structured network analysis, and thematic categories. The findings of this study reveal that there has been an increasing trend of publications with an annual growth rate of 28% in this domain. Our study constructed the conceptual and intellectual structure of SR research and described the past and present of this research base. In addition, our study portrays the various thematic categories of SR literature. The present study is an early effort to systematically evaluate SR research and has several implications for the theory, society, and policymakers. Firstly, stakeholders and the community can gain insights into organizational initiatives toward climate change, governance, and ethics. Secondly, Policymakers can analyze how and to what extent organizations are incorporating the guidelines into their strategic decisions and can focus on the further scope of the improvement in the policy formation