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Developing nations like India having a unique trajectory of traditionally hierarchical society with a specific socio-political and economic context, with escalating cost on one hand and increasing needs on the other as the high population, higher studies has become a scarce resource. It shows that there has been a continuous elite domination on the one hand and perpetual marginalization on the other, over the accessibility of this scarce resource. Critical evaluation on the impact of education would show that only a section of elite groups benefited, contradictory to the fact that a huge subsidization made at the cost of the poor. Although India made huge investment in higher education; its returns have not been impressive. It has been projected that private returns are higher than social returns from higher education. It faces other challenges as to bring more you young people into the higher education fold, as well as to significantly focus on building quality and global competitiveness to produce educated and skilled labor force to keep pace with the growing Indian economy. Private funding is highly required and welcome to fill up this huge gap. Increasing democratization would gradually change elite domination in higher education. But sometimes consequences of massive privatization are commodification of knowledge; social values of education eventually be replaced by market values, alarming rate of unemployment, social unrest, slow economic growth and economic disparities. Therefore privatization is required in a controlled fashion and private education providers are required to be adherent to some legal framework.

Jaideep Chandra, Irrawaddy Imperatives: Reviewing India's Myanmar Strategy. Pentagon Press LLP, 2021, pp. 470, ISBN: 978-93-90095-34-6.

Recognising the importance of sanitation in human development, several policies and programmes have been formulated and implemented to provide sanitation in India since independence. Despite many efforts, the provision of sanitation, especially in rural areas, has been a challenging task. In this context, the article tries to analyse the evolution of policies and performance of programmes based on the available literature implemented after Independence. It also examines whether the policymakers have taken into account the past lessons while formulating the policy or programme. The analysis reveals that there has been a progressive move in the policies and programmes towards the participatory, decentralised and sustainable management of sanitation. Implementation has been the main problem, but in recent years, more attention has been given in this direction. Even after having much success in achieving sanitation, that is, 100% access to toilets, still, many more challenges persist, especially in terms of sustainability and waste management.

Pterocarpus santalinus (Family – Fabaceae) popularly known as Red Sanders is an endemic species confined to Southern parts of Eastern Ghats of India specially in Andhra Pradesh. Heartwood of Red Sanders has high demand in domestic as well as international market and the wavy grained wood is valued. Along with its extensive use in furniture, the red dye obtained from the wood is used as colouring agent for textile, medicine and food. The heartwood can accumulate various elements and rare earth elements like strontium cadmium, zinc, copper and uranium. The wood has different uses in traditional and folklore medicines and is used for the treatment of diabetes, prickly heat, skin diseases and for various other ailments. A number of studies have been carried out to anatomically and phenotypicaly screen wavy grain at seedling stage. Morphological variability and genetic diversity studies reveal that Red Sanders harbours enormous variability. Though, macro and micro propagation protocol have been developed, further refinement is required for mass propagation. Andhra Pradesh Forest Department has also initiated different activities under tree improvement programme. Considering the wood demand, restricted distribution, slow regeneration, illegal harvest, trade and habitat destruction, the species has been categorized as endangered by International Union for Conservation of Nature and has been listed in Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and is also classified as a "reserved tree" under the Andhra Pradesh Preservation of Private Forest Rules, 1978. To revive the past glory of this valuable species, Government agencies, farmers, entrepreneurs and policy makers have to join hands for its protection, sustainable utilization and conservation.

Discusses recent advances in the use of modern technology and management concepts--from distributed virtual manufacturing enterprises to integrating green technology in a cost-effective manner to materials and energy savings. Offers engineers and technical managers the needed insight to plan for future growth and success.

The Thutapuzha watershed (TW) is one among the major tributaries of Bharathapuzha – the largest west flowing river in Kerala, India. Morphometric analysis was carried out to determine the spatial variations in the drainage characteristics and to understand the prevailing geologic variation, topographic information and structural setup of TW using Survey of India topographic maps and ASTER-DEM. Geoprocessing techniques has been used for the delineation and calculation of the morphometric parameters of the watershed. The TW sprawled over 1107 Km2 and the study revealed that the watershed includes a sixth order stream and lower order streams mostly dominate the basin with a drianage density of 1.36 m/Km2exhibiting highly resistant subsoil, dense vegetation, and low relief of surface nature. The study indicate that rainfall has a significant role in the drainage development whereas the drainage pattern is controlled by structure and relief. The watershed of TW is moderate to well-drained and exhibited a geomorphic maturity in its physiographic development. The shape parameters revealed the elongated nature of TW having less prone to flood, lower erosion and sediment transport capacities and drainage network development in the watershed. This study strongly brings to light that the drainage morphometric parameters have the enormous potentiality to unveil the hydro-morphologicalcharacteristics of the river basins. Integrating hydro-morphological characteristics with conventional watershed assessment methods would have a beneficial effect on judicious watershed management, which helped to formulate a comprehensive watershed management plan.

The origins of Right to Information Act can be traced to the 1990's. Over the course of time it underwent various changes and waves of evolution. Post 1990's, many state governments tried to formulate their own versions of the RTI. However, it was due to the efforts of social activist turned politician Arvind Kejriwal that the RTI Act came into existence in the year 2005. RTI has had also been subject of intense discussion and deliberations across academia, policy makers and bureaucrats for a large period. Despite restraints on certain information not accessible and obtainable for the people always, this Act is beneficial for a larger populace. The current research paper looks at awareness and usage of RTI by various women journalists who are working in various media organizations. The study employs quantitative research approaches in the form of survey.

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The aim of the current study is to analyze the relationships of Emotional Intelligence (EI) dimension and Personality (P) traits of individual towards Team Performance (TP). The current study analyses the effect of Emotional Intelligence (Goleman, 1995) and personality (Big Five personality; Gosling et al., 2003) traits for Air India employees' Team Performance. This study has used a simple random sampling method with a sample size of one hundred and twenty five employees from Air India. The Current study uses Smart PLS based Structural Equation Modeling approach and the results shows that Personality and Emotional Intelligence affects the team performance by 72.080% which is a considerable effect and this concludes that EI is a vital factor and it is considered as work place glue of individual personality and team performance of the contemporary organization..