Volume 1

Volume 1 - 2026

2 Issues 14 Articles 2026
Issue 1 - Summer
8 Articles Published
Computer Science

CYBERSECURITY GAPS IN eGOVERNANCE PORTALS: A POST-PANDEMIC AUDIT AND POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR INDIA

The rapid and unplanned digitization of government services during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented cybersecurity deficit in eGovernance infrastructure ...

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Literature

MARGINS OF THE MAINSTREAM: GENRE, CATEGORY LITERATURE, AND LITERARY HIERARCHIES IN CONTEMPORARY INDIAN FICTION

This paper examines the phenomenon of category literature within the landscape of contemporary Indian fiction published in English between 1990 and 2022. Category literature, broad...

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Engineering

Service Quality, Trust, and Citizen Adoption of Rural E-Governance Platforms: Evidence from Common Service Centres in Madhya Pradesh

Rural e-governance projects depend not only on the availability of technology, but also on citizens' perceptions of service quality and trust in digital service delivery systems. C...

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Environmental Science

Environmental Values or Social Signals? Examining Sustainable Purchasing Behaviour Among Generation Z in the Context of Plastic Ban Policies

Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the defining environmental challenges of the contemporary era, exerting widespread harm on ecosystems, biodiversity, and public health. In r...

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Environmental Science

Impact of Socioeconomic Factors of Plastic Bans on Consumer Behaviour in the Food Industry

As concerns about plastic pollution continue to rise, governments and regulatory agencies worldwide have begun enforcing stricter limits on single-use plastics. Within the food ind...

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Engineering

AI-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: ETHICS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND GOVERNANCE

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transitioning from a peripheral tool to a central decision-making actor within public administration systems globally. Governments are deploying ...

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Engineering

BLOCKCHAIN FOR TRANSPARENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING NATIONS

Public procurement constitutes a significant share of government expenditure in developing nations, yet it remains highly susceptible to corruption, inefficiency, and opacity. Bloc...

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Engineering

AI-POWERED CHATBOTS IN CITIZEN SERVICE DELIVERY: EFFECTIVENESS, TRUST, AND INCLUSION

Artificial intelligence-powered chatbots have emerged as one of the fastest-growing eGovernance innovations globally, with 43% of national government portals now deploying AI chatb...

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Issue 2 - Summer
6 Articles Published
Social Sciences

ROLE OF FINANCIAL LITERACY IN ENHANCING INVESTMENT DECISION-MAKING AMONG WORKING WOMEN: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Financial literacy has emerged as a decisive determinant of economic agency, yet its influence on the investment behaviour of working women in semi-urban India remains under-examin...

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Engineering

DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE IN SMART MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Digital twin technology has emerged as one of the most consequential enablers of the Industry 4.0 transition, offering a living, synchronised virtual replica of a physical asset th...

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Social Sciences

SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AND CYBER RISKS AMONG YOUTH IN INDIA: CHALLENGES AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES

India's youth population now constitutes one of the largest concentrations of social media users anywhere in the world, with active internet users crossing 886 million in 2024 and ...

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Engineering

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE IN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IIoT): A FRAMEWORK FOR SMART MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

The convergence of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the maintenance paradigm in modern manufacturing, shifting it from reactiv...

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Social Sciences

CYBERCRIME AGAINST WOMEN IN INDIA: PATTERNS, LEGAL GAPS, AND A GENDER-RESPONSIVE POLICY FRAMEWORK

The proliferation of digital platforms has produced a twin effect: unprecedented access to information and connectivity for women, and an equally unprecedented expansion of online ...

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Social Sciences

CHANGING GENDER ROLES AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AMONG URBAN WORKING WOMEN: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

The relationship between women's paid work and their authority over money has rarely been examined as a single, connected process in the Indian urban context. This study treats t...

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