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The Industry-Academia (I-A) research linkages are considered to be the backbone of technological innovations. In developed nations, there is a strong handshake of Research and Development (R&D) programmes of universities and industries and has led to the most impactful technological innovations of the world. However, in developing nations including India, I-A interactions have not been given due credit. In 2014, though India published over 100,000 research papers and was globally ranked 9th, it fared poorly in converting academic research into patents and transfer of technologies.

E-commerce involves an online transaction. E-commerce provides multiple benefits to the consumers in form of availability of goods at lower cost, wider choice and saves time. The general category of ecommerce can be broken down into two parts: E-Merchandise & E-finance. Many companies, organizations, and communities in India are doing business using E-commerce and also are adopting M-commerce for doing business. Ecommerce is showing tremendous business growth in India. Increasing internet users have added to its growth.

India and China are emerging as leading economies of the world. The robust economic growth of these two countries is largely attributed to the significant progress in the domains of science and technology. China and India share similarities in population size, market size, natural resources, investment risk and market entry barriers. In spite of these similarities, China has recently forged ahead of India both in terms of overall developmental achievements and economic growth.

The study attempts to evaluate sectoral linkages of the service sectorof Indian economy by means of input output analysis.

The Nigerian judiciary is currently faced with a critical and historical role of killing or saving her democracy through its rulings on petitions arising from the post-2015 gubernatorial elections. This paper focuses on the contradictory post-2015 State Election Tribunal rulings in Nigeria and its implications for Nigeria’s Democracy. Our objective is to examine some of the rulings in order to expose the contradiction therein so as to give vent our claims of existing inequity, miscarriage of justice, as well as its implications for Nigeria’s democratic development.

Theoretical advancements in gender-related literature has witnessed discursive shifts. Chronologically on a global level, gender theorising has advanced from the welfare approach (WA), women in development (WID), gender and development (GAD), women and development (WAD), the efficiency approach, empowerment approach, the gender and environment (GED) approach and subsequently Gender Mainstreaming. These theoretical advancements have been further strengthened by the recently concluded Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) framework and the soon to start Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This study relies on assessing of prisoners’ criminal thinking, perceptions of quality of their life in prison and their level of depression. It was carried out in Jimma Zone Correctional Center (JZCC). Out of 741 prisoners 253 were recruited by the sample size estimation formula. Regarding length of time they spent in prison, they were categorized into 56 short term prisoners and 197 long-term prisoners.

The aim of this study is to estimate the economic value and marketing margins of round wood from managed areas. A positive economic value indicates economic viability of the activity. Besides generating a positive margin, in the case of this supply chain, the values are relatively higher than those generated by competing agricultural activities that are contributing to Amazonian deforestation. This result leads to the restructuring of the forest industry, by integrating the portfolios of decision makers and agencies.

The fishing industry not only acts as foreign exchange earner but also plays an important role in Kerala economy. This study analyses the issues of seafood processing export industry and examines the state’s position in the international market. The study employs, non-parametric tests, Kruskal Wallis H Statistic test to rank the various problems faced by the seafood export processing surveyed units. The success of fish and fishery export processing industry can be achieved by minimizing the cost of production and improving the quality standards to attain higher economies of scale.

Peer mentoring is widely used in counselling, guidance, and vocational, socio-psychological support for young people at risk involving one-to-one structured interaction with another young individual. The ‘Young People’s Program’ is a preventative intervention project designed to provide learning and thinking skills in young people in order to develop social awareness, interpersonal skills and increase their chances of employability. The article outlines the program set-up, selection of participants, including the program’s challenges, outcomes and impact on those involved.