Anthropocene in current timeline has been the center of every ecological and environmental discourse and its representation in apocalyptic narratives stands as one of the most appealing and intriguing depiction of eco-dystopia. Italian scholar Marco Malvestio theorizes the concept of eco-dystopia which he collected from the frame of science-fictions. According to him these measures are apt yet limited since anthropocene is a complex matter and more than a mere apocalyptic event. Malvestio’s measures of what eco-dystopia is or not and T.S. Eliot’s Wasteland are blended in this paper to explore the knowledge pool of eco-dystopia.

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Sentilemla Lemtur
Assistant Professor and Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of English, ICFAI University Nagaland

This study aims to investigate the factors influencing doctors' decisions to adopt AI-based diabetes diagnostic interventions in urban Maharashtra and Karnataka, India. These regions have a high prevalence of diabetes, and AI has the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy and efficiency.

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Mrinmoy Roy
Research Scholar, Mittal School of Business, Lovely Faculty of Business & Arts, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India

Green building materials or products are composed of renewable resources. These products are accountable environmentally because their impacts are considered significant over their product life. In today’s highly competitive business market environment, the consumers are showing greater concerns towards sustainability. Thereby companies are paying more attention to make their products greener and more sustainable. Consumers' concern with green issues is a worldwide subject continuously changes their lifestyle into becoming more environmentally responsible. To promote green products as the wave of the future, the focus should be on product stewardship and product marketing. Because evolving and changing customers’ views drive business product development, it is the customers’ expressing their newly found interest in green products because they are focusing on health advantage and today’s consumers are more environmental conscious that should prompt businesses leaders to refocus their efforts and dedicate their resources to explore how they can harness this new and potentially competitive advantage to increase companies’ bottom lines while satisfying the customer base. This paper has been made to assess the Perception and preference among consumers of green products. Analysis of data brought out, awareness level of consumers are identified, purchase pattern, factors influencing and perception and preference on green products. Statistical tool like T-Test, Correlation, Friedman were administered on the collected data to arrive at the major findings.

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Mr. Ajay Chakraborty
Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce , ICFAI University Nagaland
Dr. K. Ashok kumar
Independent Scholar

Equal accessibility of health care services is one of the main objectives of health policy of the government. As the third goal of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 is “Good Health and Economic Well being”, health inequality causes serious concerns for the policy makers. An attempt has been made in this research paper to compare the health inequalities of the North Eastern States of India with the national average in some selected health parameters on the basis of the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 (2019-21) data. A composite index is constructed and the states are grouped into three categories: Aspirants, Achievers, and Front-runners. It is revealed from the study that the health status of the states of North East India is below the country average in some selected health output parameters like antenatal care visit, vaccination, infant mortality etc. Moreover, there exists vast inequality among the states of North Eastern Region (NER) regarding health output parameters. However, the states of NER performed well in some health input parameters like women literacy, sanitation, drinking water facilities etc. It is also apparent from the assessment of performance ranking among the NER states that Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura are the states lagging behind and Sikkim and Mizoram performed well in health indicators as per the latest available NFHS-5 (2019-21) Report. As providing equal accessibility of health care services is a serious concern for the policy-makers, such information will help balanced development of all the North Eastern states of India.

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Dr. Ira Das
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Pragjyotish College, Guwahati, Assam

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries overwhelmingly have a great number of international migrant workers in most of the private sectors. Migration of labour force to GCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) countries remarkably increased after the oil boom of the 1970s. According to the resent Ministry of External Affairs report (2022) of the Government of India Gulf region is the host to the over 8.5 million strong and growing Indian expatriate community; and source of about US$35 billion annual remittances. Moreover, there are many constraints in the migration policies of the GCC countries like „kafala system‟. Even in many cases, the workers are contract labourers and not eligible to take their families with them. Apart from this, the socio-cultural changes for both skilled and unskilled labourers are also making the foreign life difficult. Most importantly, citizenship in most GCC States is difficult to obtain. It is because of the desire not to dilute the benefits of citizenship by naturalising the migrant workers that form the majority of the labour force. Thus, this paper tries to analyse the problem faced by the labourers in the GCC countries regarding their temporary status with reference to Deepak Unnikrishnan‟s novel Temporary People.

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Dr. Shrabanti Kundu
Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies, PP Savani University, Surat
Dr. Dhiraj Saha
Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies, P P Savani University, Surat

There is a challenge of conserving the nature and environment of North-East India without compromising its economic development. The urban based exogenous development strategy with focus on industrialization may not benefit the region and perhaps may hinder the way of becoming the region self-sufficient. Development model in the region must analyse the possible cooperation and contradictions that are emerging between environment and development factors here. The paper suggests Bioregional model as most fit model for the region and discusses the economic diversification of this region (NER) which can take many forms. The mixture of local identity and place-based knowledge can play a central role in the formation of several rural businesses in the region.

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Dr. Gunjan Kumar
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Jananayak Chandrashekhar University, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh

This paper explores the intricate landscape of deontic ethics, a branch of moral philosophy grounded in duty and the inherent value of actions, independent of their consequences. Beginning with a compelling moral dilemma involving a couple and their children, the paper illustrates the critical stance deontic ethics takes against utilitarian approaches that prioritize the outcomes of actions over their moral correctness. Immanuel Kant's deontological framework, which posits that actions are morally right if they are done out of duty and respect for universal moral laws, serves as the foundation for the discussion. The paper navigates the evolution of deontic ethics from its pre-modern conceptions, where duty was seen as a societal imposition, to Kant's revolutionary idea that moral duties arise from rational autonomy and the intrinsic dignity of individuals. Furthermore, the examination extends to how deontic ethics responds to the challenges posed by consequentialist ethics, advocating for actions performed purely from a sense of duty. It further discusses the shortcomings of deontic ethics itself, addressing the moral dilemmas and the potential conflicts between duty and the consequences of actions.

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Merenmeso
PhD scholar, Department of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad

Green energy is a type of energy that is generated from natural resources, such as sunlight, wind, or water. Security cabin is an enclosed space generally used for shop, house, security guard, shop etc. It is providing shelter as well as protection from sun, rain, and cold. They are made from various materials such as mild steel, steel, wood, frp and pvc which protect from dust, moisture, and weathering. A solar panel is a collection of solar (or photovoltaic) cells, which are used to absorb the sun's rays to generate electricity through photovoltaic effect. These cells are arranged in a grid-like pattern on the surface of solar panels.

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Arghadeep Ray
MCA Student, Department of Computer Science, ICFAI University Nagaland
Oinam Bhopen Singh
Assistant Professor & Head, Department of computer Science, ICFAI University Nagaland

In today's fast-paced and interconnected world, smartphone have seamlessly integrated into the fabric of modern life, serving as an indispensable tool for people of all ages. The transition from traditional phones to smartphone has gone beyond mere luxury to become a fundamental necessity, driven by a growing recognition of smartphone's multifaceted capabilities. However, this widespread reliance on smartphone brings with it a set of benefits and drawbacks that deserve careful consideration. The aim of this paper is to investigate the positive and negative effects of smartphone use, as well as how smartphone users balance their time between family, friends, and other activities. Furthermore, it seeks to unravel the complex web of how smartphone users allocate their time, dissecting the delicate balance. Furthermore, it aims to unravel the intricate web of how smartphone users allocate their time, examining the delicate balance between familial engagement, social interactions, and other smartphone-related activities. Furthermore, this investigation will shed light on the staggering amount of time people typically devote to their smartphones, highlighting the widespread nature of smartphone dependency. By examining these aspects, the paper aims to gain a better understanding of the impact smartphones have on our lives and relationships, as well as shed light on how we can optimize our smartphone usage for a more balanced and fulfilling life.

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Dr. Resenmenla Longchar
Assistant Professor, Department of History, ICFAI University Nagaland

Nagaland is known for her range of flora and fauna. The recent NITI Aayog's first North East Region (NER) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index ranked Nagaland 19th position under 'performer' category. According to this index, Nagaland needs improvement in areas of poverty, good health, clean energy, sustainable cities, innovation and infrastructure and had a mixed performance in quality education, reducing inequalities, addressing climate change, maintaining peace, justice, and strong institutions. The economy of Nagaland is marked by challenges such as underdeveloped infrastructure, underutilization of natural resources, high unemployment, over reliance on agriculture, limited industrialization and difficult terrain, which have hindered its development. Thus, the present research attempts to scale the growth of Nagaland economy by exploring the trend of rate of growth of GSDP. Besides these, the rate of growth of sectors of the economy that contribute to GSDP of the state is considered for the study. The secondary data have been collected from Nagaland Economic Survey for the year 2021-22, Nagaland Vision Document 2030, NEDFI databank and official state portals of Government of Nagaland. It has been found that GSDP of Nagaland has grown positively from 5.68% in 2012-13 to 6.86% in 2021-22 with an average rate of growth of 4.5%. The per capita income of the people has increased from Rs.53,010 in the year 2011 into Rs,1,30,221in the year 2021-22. But, the average rate of growth of PCI is declined during the same period. It is further observed that the percentage of contribution of service sector to GSDP is higher than other sectors and is grown faster. The contribution of agricultural and industrial sector to GSDP falls under second and third position respectively with declining contribution. Hence, the Government needs to take requires measures with sprit in letter to develop the state.

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Dr. V.T.Vasagan
Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, ICFAI University Nagaland