Volume 14 | Issue 3

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India's maritime foreign policy has passed through several distinct phases over the past decade -- from the focused regionalism of the SAGAR doctrine (2015), through the globally framed Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (2019), to the ambitious multilateralism of MAHASAGAR (2025). Each phase represented not a repudiation of what came before but a deliberate broadening of strategic scope, driven by a changing geopolitical environment, India's own growing material capabilities, and the accumulated lessons of a decade of oceanic statecraft. This article traces that evolution in depth. Beginning with Prime Minister Modi's Mauritius address of 12 March 2015, it examines how SAGAR crystallised India's long-neglected maritime identity into a coherent five-point doctrine of regional security and cooperative development. It traces SAGAR's operational record across bilateral capacity-building partnerships, multilateral naval platforms, and humanitarian deployments, while interrogating the structural constraints -- around financing, institutional depth, and Chinese counter-positioning -- that limited its reach. The article then analyses the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative as a doctrinal bridge, before examining MAHASAGAR -- formally, Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions -- as a genuinely global reformulation of India's maritime purpose. Drawing on diplomatic analysis by serving and former ambassadors, the coverage of MILAN 2026, peer-reviewed scholarship, and primary policy documents, the article argues that the SAGAR-to-MAHASAGAR transition reflects a state learning to translate civilisational maritime heritage into durable twenty-first-century statecraft.

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SAGAR, MAHASAGAR, Indian Ocean Region, Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative, maritime multilateralism, MILAN 2026, Colombo Security Conclave, blue economy, Global South, India's foreign policy

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The widespread popularity of the Korean Wave, often known as Hallyu, has had a huge impact on the culture of youth in most of the nations in the form of music, television shows, digital literature, and graphic narrative sources like webtoons or web novels. As the digital media platforms and streaming services rapidly grow, the popularity culture of Korea has gained more access by the young generation of the world. In India, the given phenomenon has become especially topical due to the fact that the country contains one of the largest numbers of children and teenagers actively involved into online entertainment and digital reading platforms. The emotional experience, preference to certain culture, and identity formation of the young people may be influenced by exposure to the foreign cultural narratives, characters, and ideals of culture. On the one hand, Hallyu content provides a chance to exchange cultures and learn language as well as be inspired creatively, on the other hand, there have been fears of over consumption of media, parasocial relationship with fictional characters and possible cultural disorientation among the youth watching and reading the content. This paper will explore the psychological, cultural, and educational influence of the Korean popular culture such as books, webtoons and web novels on the Indian children and adolescents. The study will take a mixed-methods approach that combines quantitative polls and qualitative interviews, discussions in focus groups, and content analysis of widely read Korean digital literature. The research is aimed at determining the trends of media use, emotional reactions, identity perceptions and academic interest/activity related to exposure to Korean cultural stories. Through these relations, the study aims to give evidence-based information about the way the global media can contribute to the development of youths in the educational context. Results are likely to be applied in designing various schemes of media literacy, parental guidance, and school-wide policies that could head to balanced digital use and lessons culturally inclusive of learning.

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Korean Wave (Hallyu), digital media influence, adolescents, webtoons, web novels, youth culture, media literacy, education, psychological wellbeing, cultural identity.

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Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Customer Engagement, Online Retail, Personalization, Privacy Concerns, Mediation Analysis, Customer Satisfaction, Factor Analysis.

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The present study aims to compare the level of emotional intelligence between male and female students. A sample of 200 college students (100 males and 100 females) was selected through random sampling. Emotional intelligence was assessed using the Emotional Intelligence Inventory developed by S. K. Mangal and Shubhra Mangal. The mean score of male students was 128 with a standard deviation of 19.40, whereas the mean score of female students was 138 with a standard deviation of 27.40. The calculated t-value (2.98) was found to be statistically significant, indicating a significant difference in emotional intelligence between male and female students. The results revealed that female students possess a higher level of emotional intelligence compared to male students.

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"IOT based Home Automation System" focuses on designing an IoT base home automation system use ESP8266 microcontroller ant Flutter framework for develope cross-platform application. It allow user to remotely control all household devices like light, fan and electronic devices use mobile application. The system architecture Wi-Fi modul, microcontroller and cloud base server for communication between mobile application and home devices The advantages of system include comfort, energy efficiency and increase security. This automation system demonstrate potential of IoT base home automation to change way people interact with their living places. System use ESP8266 microcontroller and Flutter framework for develope cross-platform application for Android and iOS devices. It aim to enable user to easily and efficient control their home devices from anywhere and anytime. System consist of ESP8266 microcontroller connect to various sensors and actuators install in house. These sensor and actuators use to monitor and control household devices. Flutter app allow user to control and monitor their devices remotely through an easy use interface. System test and evaluate for performance. Result show it an efficient and reliable solution for home automation.

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In this project, we introduce RentMyRide, a peer-to-peer (P2P) car rental mobile app that connects private car owners with renters through a secure and transparent platform. The system addresses major drawbacks of traditional rental services, such as fixed pricing and limited vehicle options. The Dynamic Pricing Module automatically updates rental rates based on real-time factors like demand, supply, and time. This ensures fair and flexible pricing. The User Trust Score Module measures user reliability using behavioral data. It penalizes actions like late returns or cancellations to promote accountability. The Smart Car Availability Module uses GPS and live booking updates to prevent double bookings and suggest nearby vehicles. Together, these components make RentMyRide a dependable, efficient, and affordable alternative to traditional car rental systems.

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Real-Time Car Rental, Self-Drive Rental, Vehicle Utilization, Mobile Car Booking App, Car Owner Income Generation

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In this study the anticancer activity of a series of Anthra (1,9-cd) Pyrazol-6(2H)-one derivatives are studied by two dimentional quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) analysis. Multiple regression analysis and cross validation is used as statistical tool. Best model is obtained by considering the value of R2, R2cv, R2adj, F-ratio and Q-value. Strong correlation is obtained between experimental and predicted anticancer activity.

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Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR), NCSS, Anticancer activity, Surface tension, indicator parameter, Edge Adjecency indices

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ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ART THERAPY ON REDUCING ANXIETY AMONG THE ORPHANS CHILDREN IN SELECTED ORPHANAGES OF JABALPUR CITY. (PROF. DR. SURBHI ROYNA KEHARI, H.O.D. CHILD HEALTH NURSING MS. SANGEETA KUSHWAHA (M. SC.NURSING STUDENTS) JABALPUR INSTITUTE OF NURSING SCIENCES AND RESEARCH JABALPUR (M.P.) ABSTRACT STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS A study to assess the effectiveness of art therapy on reducing anxiety among the orphans children in selected orphanages of Jabalpur city. OBJECTIVES OF STUDY 1. Assess the perceived level of anxiety before administering art therapy among the orphans children in selected orphanages. 2. Assess the perceived level of anxiety after administering art therapy the orphans children in selected orphanages. 3. Evaluate the effectiveness of art therapy on anxiety among the orphans children in selected orphanages. 4. Determine the association between perceived level of anxiety and selected demographic variables among orphan children. HYPOTHSES:- H1-There will be significant difference in the mean pre-and post perceived level of anxiety after administering art therapy among orphan children. H2 - There will be significant association between pre-perceived level of anxiety among orphan children with selected demographic variable. KEYWORDS:- ART THERAPY , ANXIETY ,ORPHANS CHILDREN, ORPHANAGES METHODOLOGY :- The research approach adopted for this study was a per- experimental evaluative research approach used. Pre- experimental one group pre-test and post test research design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of art therapy on anxiety among orphan children in selected of school Jabalpur city Madhya Pradesh. The sample consisted of 60 orphans children (6-12 year), who are available at the time of study. Non probability purposive sampling method was used for the selection of samples. The instrument for the data collection was modified perceived level of anxiety scale . RESULTS The data obtained was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, paired t- test and chi - square test. Socio - demographic variables: majority 30(50%) belonged to 6-12 years, Gender - the majority of gender 50(83.33 %) were females. Education standards of children - The majority of the samples 20 (33.3%) were in 7th - 8th class. Types of interest - The majority of children's hobbies 25(41.33%) were art work. Duration of stay in orphanages - the majority of orphans children s 25 (41.67%) were 1-3 year. The findings shows that mean pre mean anxiety level (44.84) was higher than the mean post anxiety level (39.31),The pre score (SD=11.31) was more than post anxiety score (SD = 10.09) and SD differences was (1.22).After applying the paired t- value calculated (t = 4.48), greater than Table value t -1.67 p<0.05) computed with mean differences (5.53) in pre anxiety score and post anxiety score, this reveals that on the conventional criteria, this Differences was considered to be statistically significant. Art therapy was effective for reducing anxiety among orphan children. There was Significant association with Hobbies are ,Duration of stay in orphanages were but only Age, Gender, Education standard of children, that are Non significant. 0.05 at the level of significance. CONCLUSION The study concluded that the art therapy was effective method for reducing anxiety in orphans children. REFERENCES BOOK 1. Austin, W., & Boyd, M. A. (2010). Psychiatric and mental health nursing for Canadian practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2. Bourne, E. J. (2005). The anxiety and phobia workbook (4th ed.). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. 3. Bourne, E. J. (2010). The anxiety and phobia workbook (5th ed.). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. 4. Braimoh, G., Rowntree, C., & Stacey-Corrin, R. (1997). The relationship between self-drawing and self- reports in the evaluation of emotional well-being in outpatient adolescents assessments. British Association of Art Therapists. (2010). What is art therapy? Retrieved from 116. JOURNAL 1. Aaron, R. E., Rinehart, K. L., & Ceballos, N. A. (2011). Art-based intervention to reduce anxiety levels among college students. Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 3(1), 27-38. 2. Albertini, C. (2001). Contribution of art therapy in the treatment of agoraphobia with panic disorder. American Journal of Art Therapy, 40, 137-147. 3. Bell-Dolan, D. J., Last, C. G., & Strauss, C. C. (1990). Symptoms of anxiety disorders in normal 4. children. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 29, 759-765. 5. Ali, R. (2006). The ABC's of anger. Duluth, MN: Whole Pearson Associates. 6. American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association.

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ART THERAPY , ANXIETY ,ORPHANS CHILDREN, ORPHANAGES

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gender, education, patriarchy, pedagogy, feminist literary criticism

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The multiobjective linear fractional programming problem (MOLFPP) has been studied in this research utilizing a fuzzy set theoretic approach. This method transforms MOLFPP into a multiobjective linear programming problem (MOLPP) through an appropriate transformation. In algorithm , fuzzy set theory is used to convert MOLFPP into MOLPP, and Zimmermann's min-operator model and simplex approach are used to determine the Pareto optimum solution of the modified MOLPP. Additionally, we modified the aforesaid methodology using the weighted method. The weighted technique is used in Algorithm to determine the Pareto optimum solution of MOLFPP. One numerical problem is solved to determine the Pareto optimum solution by using this method in order to demonstrate the applicability of the defined methodology.

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Weighted method, fuzzy linear programming, fuzzy numbers, min operator model, and multiobjective linear fractional programming problem.

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Contemporary recruitment processes are burdened by manual resume screening, absence of intelligent candidate ranking, and lack of real-time job-fit analysis. This paper presents NextStep, an intelligent full-stack job portal platform developed using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) with a real NLP-powered resume scoring engine utilizing TF-IDF vectorization and Cosine Similarity. The platform implements a decoupled three-tier architecture with a dedicated React.js frontend, Node.js + Express.js REST API backend, and MongoDB Atlas cloud database. Role-based access control separates recruiter and job seeker workflows with JWT authentication and bcryptjs password security. The NLP scoring engine extracts text from PDF and DOCX resumes using pdf-parse and mammoth libraries, preprocesses tokens via Porter Stemmer and stop-word removal, constructs TF-IDF vectors, and computes Cosine Similarity scores in the range 0-100. Performance benchmarking confirmed an average API response time of approximately 150 ms, resume NLP analysis completion within 1-2 seconds, and frontend load time of approximately 1.2 seconds. These results validate NextStep as a production-ready academic prototype demonstrating that real NLP-based intelligent recruitment is achievable within a lightweight open-source MERN architecture without GPU infrastructure or proprietary cloud services.

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MERN stack, NLP resume scoring, TF-IDF, Cosine Similarity, job portal, MongoDB, React.js, Node.js, Express.js, role-based access control, JWT authentication, intelligent recruitment.

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Keywords: Emergency, dental students,postgraduates,cardiopulmonary resuscitation, syncope, choking

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India's real estate sector has been for a long time a point of focus for unaccounted wealth circulation and illicit tax avoidance practices, especially because of its high-value cash-based transactions. While reforms have received substantial attention in major metropolitan areas, second-tier urban centers remain relatively underexamined. This research hunts through various policy interventions like the 2016 currency invalidation move of 2016, the implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)), amendments to the legislation against proxy property holdings, and the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) to study their effeciency in curbing illicit financial activity in emerging urban markets. Relying entirely on pre-existing published data from government documents, media reports, real estate analytics, and academic papers, the paper explores the shifts in transaction trends, registration practices, and pricing corrections. While some progress is evident, systemic inefficiencies and enforcement challenges continue to obstruct complete transparency in Tier II regions. The study concludes by proposing robust digitization, localized Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) empowerment, and awareness leads as next steps for sustained reform.

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unaccounted wealth,illicit tax avoidance practices,second-tier urban centers ,Real Estate Regulation (Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)) ,Benami Transactions

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Abstract The escalating environmental impact of petroleum-based plastics has intensified global interest in bioplastics derived from renewable agricultural wastes and agro-products. This comprehensive review critically evaluates various agricultural feedstocks including starch-rich residues, lignocellulosic biomass, agro-industrial wastes, and microbially synthesized bioplastics such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Comparative assessment is performed based on mechanical properties, biodegradability, process feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. A review-based statistical interpretation using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) highlights significant differences (p < 0.05) among bioplastics derived from different agro-feedstocks. The findings suggest that lignocellulosic and microbial bioplastics exhibit superior mechanical performance, while starch-based bioplastics demonstrate enhanced biodegradability and economic viability. The review emphasizes integrated agro-waste utilization strategies as the most promising approach for sustainable bioplastic development

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Keywords: Bioplastics; Agricultural waste; Agro-products; Lignocellulosic biomass; Starch-based polymers; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; ANOVA

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This paper explores the scope of environmental education in the National Policy on Education 2020 (NEP, 2020). The United Nations Declaration of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-4), which focuses on quality education for sustainable development, is impossible to achieve without increasing environmental awareness and adopting practical approaches in education to teach an orientation for bringing change. As the climate crisis is becoming a cause of concern on a day-to-day basis, education can serve as one of the best ways to control the rising problem. The Ministry of Education emphasizes NEP 2020's role in the proper integration of environmental awareness and responsiveness towards enhancing conservation and promoting sustainable development. The study asserts that the recognition of environmental education as a multidisciplinary subject is crucial, as it aids in understanding the complex interaction of the environment and society. Moreover, understanding localized or context-specific environmental issues is the need of the hour. Therefore, proper implementation of NEP 2020 has a poignant role to play in fulfilling the educational objectives in the context of Environmental Education for sustainable development.

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INTRODUCTION Education is the process of facilitating learning or acquisition of knowledge still, values, beliefs, and habits. Education is as important and air we breathe. Education will help you grow as an individual, because the more knowledge you have the better understanding you will have in any given problem. Girl's education plays an important role in the societal progress and improvement. Education is most powerful tool for change and can put girls on the path of economic and social empowerment. AIMS:- The Aim of the Study is to assess the attitude regarding girl's higher education among parents in selected areas of distt.Mohali, Punjab. . MATERIAL AND METHOD:- A Descriptive study to assess the attitude regarding girl's higher education among parents in selected areas of Distt.Mohali, Punjab. Non-Probability purposive sampling technique was used to select 100 girl's parents. Tool used for selection was likert scale for data collection. A formal permission was taken from principal of S.P.H.E.College of nursing, and also took permission from Sarpanch of Gharuan, Mamupur and Rurki. Tools was distributed and data was collected. Each tool distributed to one parent of girls. Instruction was given before distribution of questions. RESULT:- The total number of sample was 100. Majority of both parents of girls had favourable attitude (88%) regarding girls higher Education, However no parent (0%) showed unfavourable attitude. CONCLUSION Study concluded that Majority of both parents of girls had favourable attitude.There is no significant association found between attitude of girl's parents with their socio-demographic variables i.e. total number of children, number of girl child, relationship with girl child, education of father, education of mother, type of family, religion, occupation of father, occupation of mother, monthly family income (INR).

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KEY WORDS Attitude, knowledge, Adolescent Girls , Higher Education.

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Guru kriya va shabd sukshma pranayam dwara raktachap par parinaam

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Missing person cases continue to be a daunting task for law enforcement agencies around the globe. The traditional investigation methods primarily depend on manual identification procedures, witness reports, and scattered information systems, which are slowing down the time it takes to find missing persons in many cases. With the ramping up of availability of security tools like CCTV cameras and the great progress made in Artificial Intelligence (AI) facial recognition technologies can be a major game changer for enhancing the speed of finding missing persons.In this article, we put forward TraceBack, a missing person identification and case management system powered by AI for the police department. With this system, the police can create profiles of missing persons by uploading their photos along with other biometric details like name age gender, last known location, and Aadhaar number. The system simultaneously extracts a 512, dimensional facial embedding from the DeepFace ArcFace model that acts as a mathematical depiction of the person's facial traits.

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Missing Person Identification, Facial Recognition, DeepFace, ArcFace, CCTV Analysis, RetinaFace, SORT Tracking, Law Enforcement Technology

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Bank loan processing entails assessing the financial information of a loan applicant and verification of the information that has been presented. This check is in most instances performed manually and hence can slow down the process of approval and in some instances it may invoke some error. This paper proposes a hybrid model, which combines document validation and AI-based loan assessment and monitoring tools. The system is a fast-tracked clarification of the decision, which introduces transparency and enhances the efficiency of the process. The candidates complete their financial information and attach their documents, such as identity evidence, paychecks, and credit card reports. These documents are analyzed by the system to identify the relevant information, and compared with the information that the applicant has filled in; any mismatch should cause a red flag which is achieved via LlamaIndex. Once we have verified the data, a LoRA fine-tuned Qwen model is used in the prediction of the loan status either approved or rejected based on the financial profile of the applicant. The process is also more transparent and efficient because a brief explanation of the decision is presented by the system.

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Loan Eligibility Prediction, Qwen Model, Document Verification, LlamaIndex, Financial Data Processing, Automated Decision System

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