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  The online gaming boom in India brings rising dangers for users While the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns have given a boost to the online gaming industry, various experts and studies point at its adverse effects on the mind and body of individuals. Driven by affordable data, accessibility to smart phones and increasing disposable time due to the Covid-19 lockdowns, online gaming industry in India has witnessed a major boom in the time when the pandemic has had a catastrophic on majority if sectors. According to a report released by KPMG consulting firm, India, the overall online casual gaming sub-segment in India which stood at a size of INR 60 billion in 2021 is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29 pc over 2021-2025 to reach a size of INR 169 billion. The report also states that time spent on gaming apps, increased by 21 pc during the initial national lockdown, with the total customer base crossing 300 million users. While the boom may ...

  As India’s new citizenship law escalates religious tensions, a new USIP project seeks a comprehensive solution. Last month, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom  listed  India as a “country of particular concern” for the first time since 2004. The decision reflects increased religious hostility and sectarian conflict in India, which have been stoked further by the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) passed last December. In the five months since, the CAA’s use of religious identity as a criteria for citizenship has sparked widespread opposition and protest both within India and abroad. But while controversial, it is far from an isolated policy. It connects to a steady increase in religious discrimination and violence within  India , throughout South Asia, and across the  globe —raising important questions for policymakers and activists alike. People at a rally to protest a citizenship law in the state of Assam, in Guwahati, India, Dec. 15, 2019. ...

INTRODUCTION   One of most important topics for scientists is to understand what are the economical, sociological, and environmental aspects that may alter the sustainability of all species on Earth. The traditional definition of sustainability calls for policies and strategies that meet society’s present economic, social and environmental needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs1 .   Groups of marine and environmental scientists have being studying ocean acidification for years. Recent literature suggests that the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) will almost certainly be double that of pre-industrial levels by 2100 and will be considerably higher than at any time during the past few million years (Figure 2). The oceans are a principal sink for CO2 coming from human activity where it is estimated to have caused a 30% increase in the concentration of H+ ( or H3O + ) in ocean surface waters since the early 1900s and may lead to a ...