Social Sciences and Humanities

Yoga is a very popular word nowadays. People starts their days with the practice of yoga. Yoga improves physical structure, mental atmosphere and spiritual development of a person. Therefore it is admitted that yoga is a therapy for holistic development.According to Patanjali, the founder of the Yoga system, yoga is a spiritual effort to attain perfection through the control of sense organs, gross body, subtle mind, intellect and ego. It guides to achieve the highest wisdom through the spiritual realization.

Empowerment in the context of women’s development is a way of defining, challenging and overcoming barriers in a women’s life through which she increase her ability to shape her life and development. It is an active, multidimensional process which should enable women to realize their full identity and power in all spheres of life. The rural poor with the assistance from NGOs and various microfinance institutions have demonstrated their potential for self-help group to secure economic and financial strength.

The informal sector constitutes a significant proportion of the total output of developing nations of the world. The figures reported by the ILO state that 48 per cent of non-agricultural employment in North Africa, 51 per cent in Latin America, 65 per cent in Asia and 72 per cent in Sub-Saharan Africa is represented by the informal sector. The urban informalsector plays a crucial role in providing sources of livelihood particularly to the rural migrants and low income households residing in urban slums.

The COVID-19 epidemic has posed unique difficulties for small enterprises, especially those in rural areas, worsening their pre-existing obstacles caused by their isolated locations, sparse population, and scarce resources. There is insufficient information about the particular issues that rural small companies have after COVID-19. The study concentrated on Chivi Growth Point as a typical rural location, utilizing a case study approach and survey methods including 193 small companies.

History of Israel indicates a painful birth and continuance amidst hostility with neighbors. Always decided by paramount powers from afar. Palestine formation followed decades. Jerusalem region was reserved for the proposed nation of Palestine. Israel kept throwing tactical spanners in the path of Palestine nation until 1966. Practiced territory occupation by raids & skirmish; insulating self by verbal barbs & border barricades; aided-&-abetted by US. Declared shifting of capital from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Jeru solicited governance. Aviv glued guile.

Background: Soil-transmitted Helminths (STH) infections affect 24% of the global population, with India reporting 375 million cases in 2013. The research explored the impact of constructing latrines to reduce STH transmission among school-aged children in Dharavi Slums, India. Open defecation, a prevalent issue, contributes to STH transmission. While mass drug administration has been the primary intervention, this research focused on building latrines to address infection reservoirs.

Revitalizing Balinese culture in the era of globalization is very important. This is in line with the various changes that have occurred in the lives of society, nation and state after reform, as well as the emergence of excessive demands in almost all areas of life. These demands often give rise to critical problems that can threaten the integrity of society, nation and state.

This paper seeks to investigate the many meanings of the sense of identity, attachment and roots in old people, and attempts to offer a review of different perspectives on the issue, including whether or not these factors stimulate the sense of expulsion or the sense of citizenship and resilience.

The present study aims to investigate the effect of emotional maturity on academic achievement and social adjustment among college students. Emotional maturity is the ability to manage our emotions which helps us to achieve our goals and desires. On the other hand, adjustment is to make a change in our behavior patterns and needs just to balance a situation. Both concepts play important roles in the lives of students. For this purpose, 140 students of BA-2nd semester (boys and girls) were selected from different colleges of South 24 Paragans district of West Bengal.

In low-income economy such as Ghana, most citizens have poor access to quality health delivery (QHD). Healthcare system in Ghana suffers from numerous challenges that affect people accessibility to quality health care. This research investigates the comprehensive dynamics influencing the quality of healthcare in Ghana, focusing on the interplay between government funding (GF), human resource management (HRM), demoralization of health workers (DHW), healthcare infrastructure (HCI), and work attitude and ethics (WAE).