Remote sensing is the science of making inferences about objects from measurements, made at a distance, without coming into physical contact with the objects under study. This article gives a basic introduction to remote sensing and its recent advancements and its applications.
Introduction of malls has not been able to replace traditional markets, which are still popular among the pocket conscious people, but has definitely added a new adventure to the shopping experience. The retail sector will see over 34 million sq ft of shopping centre space by the year end, said the report on shopping centre development in India. ‘To the present generation, shopping means much more than a mere necessity and malls are now fast becoming image benchmarks for communities.’ Malls in India frequently open up with great fanfare; the glitzy stores, the ‘deals’ and the simple desire to spend some time in attractive (think novelties such as transparent lifts and escalators), climate controlled environs means that there is sufficient footfall to begin with. At the most, 20 percent malls delivering on the customer and financial counts, one can clearly say that the mall revolution has not been a grand success in India. Keeping the above observation, this paper attempts to focus on the evolution of mall culture in the research area (Mangalore City – Coastal District of Karnataka State) and focus will be on to study the new paradigm of ‘Mall Culture’ and about the evolution & negative trend of Mall Culture
Human trafficking is condemned as a violation of human rights by international conventions. Human trafficking is the illegal trade in human beings for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor: a modern-day form of slavery. The word ‘trafficking’ includes the word ‘traffic’, which we often equate with transportation or travel. However, while the words look and sound alike, they do not hold the same meaning. Human trafficking does not require the physical movement of a person (but must entail the exploitation of the person for labor or commercial sex). Additionally, victims of human trafficking are not permitted to leave upon arrival at their destination. They are held against their will through acts of coercion and forced to work or provide services to the trafficker or others. The work or services may include anything from bonded or forced labor to commercialized sexual exploitation. The arrangement may be structured as a work contract, but with no or low payment or on terms which are highly exploitative. Sometimes the arrangement is structured as debt bondage, with the victim not being permitted or able to pay off the debt. This paper is based on a survey conducted among Trafficked Women (rescued) in Mysore city-India.
Social work had entered into social innovation scenario to address a host of issues like income deprivations, displacement, disability, racism, social conflicts, and social exclusion. In Indian situation care giving to the differently abled particularly those having mental illness is a matter of grave concern. Varied approaches including institutionalized care and family and community based care are tried out in different contexts depending on the nature and severity of illness. This study tries to examine the care and rehabilitation of the differently abled through the individual initiatives inspired by faith dimensions of Catholic Church lasting over a period of twenty years in the State of Kerala and outside. The objective is to explore the process and outcome dimensions of such social innovation to find out the motivating drivers and aspects of sustainability. The personal and familial dedication is also come under the purview of analysis. The study adopted a Grounded Theory approach and methodology to analyse and theorise the processes and outcomes of such initiatives. The sample was chosen using purposive sampling methods and data was collected using in-depth interviews of individual innovators, their family members, volunteers, professionals and community representatives taking 22 centers reaching theoretical saturation. Being a qualitative study, a conceptual framework is given to such home based social innovation rooted in faith based dimensions with social responsibility for social value creation through sustainability leading to a social mission. The committed and sustained involvement of the community and the neighbourhood generated an innovative model for care of the persons with mental illness. The results of the study brings out new relationships and innovative drives and motivations exceptional to the traditional philanthropic methods as well as professional care and rehabilitation approaches thereby characterising social innovation in care giving and rehabilitation of the mentally challenged. Unlike the western model of community care and rehabilitation of persons with mental illness, the new approach evolved through the study is a family based community supported care and rehabilitation. There is a new relationship paradigm emerges at different levels – between the client and innovator, the institution and the community, clients and the family members of the innovator, clients and their family, clients and the professionals etc.. It is a model for effective family education, care and compassion to complement other models of care and rehabilitation leading to theory of participatory family based care with community support in a spiral progressive paradigm.
“A business does not exist in isolation simply as a way of making money”. Customers, suppliers and local community are all affected by business. CSR is considered as the essence of the modern business practice having social responsibility in the current scenario. CSR refers to the way the businesses are managed bringing about an overall positive impact on an emerging scenario over all the business operations. CSR takes all into account and helps the business to create and maintain effective relationship with their stakeholders. CSR has been developed in recent years to make corporate aware of social responsibility as an important segment of their business activity. But CSR in India has yet to receive widespread recognition and facing issues and challenges as a form of obligation towards society at large. With a new law making it obligatory for India to conduct Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, this could soon become a benchmark for others. Apart from gauging the changes in the CSR scenario after the introduction of the Companies Act 2013, changes in CSR scenario means the changes in the amount spending, of CSR and the targeted spending, and the challenges faced, followed by the steps that the Indian government took in 2013. It provides maximum benefit to society and as well as company also. The companies should use CSR to integrate economic, environmental and social objectives with the company’s operations and its growth. This paper throws light on the major issues and challenges faced by the Corporate Social Responsibility in current scenario in India.