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Technology Addiction in Student life It's not uncommon for both youth and adults to feel a need to constantly be “plugged in” to social media and the internet, but this often leads to a fear of missing out, and fear of being left out in young people. Coupled with the neurological changes that take place in the brain while being online, technology addiction can be added to the list of behavioral addictions. Sandstone Care assesses and treats technology addiction in both its teen and young adult treatment centers. Technology addiction falls into a category of addiction termed behavioral addictions. Behavioral addictions are widely recognized by mental health and addiction professionals and include other behaviors such as gambling and sex. A behavioral addiction is characterized by a progressive inability to control, regulate, or limit the behavior. Technology addiction also shares similarities with obsessive-compulsive disorders.Our modern world is characterized by increasing connect...

  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 ...

We all know that looks matter. What most of us don’t understand is just how much looks matter—and how difficult it is for us to ignore a person’s appearance when making a social judgment. I’m not just talking about  romantic relationships , I’m talking about all our human interactions. And I’m not just talking about the “beauty,” dimension, but also many other qualities of one’s appearance. In all of our perceptions, from vision to hearing, to the understanding we build of people’s character, our  unconscious  mind starts from whatever objective data is available to us—usually spotty—and helps to shape and construct the more complete picture we consciously perceive. In order to offer us this more complete picture, our unconscious employs clever tricks and educated guessing to fill in the blanks. In our perception of people and their perceptions of us, the hidden, subliminal mind takes limited data, and creates a picture that seems clear and real, but is actually built lar...

INDIA 2020 Freedom of expression was guaranteed selectively, and dissent was repressed through unlawful restrictions on peaceful protests and by silencing critics. Human rights defenders, including students, academics, journalists, and artists, were arbitrarily arrested, often without charge or trial. Despite a Supreme Court ruling to reduce prison overcrowding to curb the spread of COVID-19, the authorities continued to incarcerate many who were critical of the government. The authorities failed to adequately investigate or punish perpetrators of violence based on caste, sex, and gender and carried out reprisals against those who reported rape and caste-based crimes. There was widespread impunity and lack of accountability for murders and attacks carried out by vigilante mobs and police officers against religious minorities. Swift and extreme restrictions were placed on freedom of movement in response to the pandemic, leaving thousands of migrant workers stranded without adequate food...

In Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India, there is a very famous phrase: “Kaaval thurai ungal nanban”, which means; “The police department is your friend”.  However, the custodial deaths of Jeyaraj and Bennix in the Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu in 2020 contradict this phrase. This incident in 2020 sparked significant public outrage and subsequently highlighted the worrying increase in custodial deaths that are happening in India. It has also brought attention to the issues of caste, class, and religious factors in relation to the disproportionate incarceration, torture, and deaths of individuals from marginalized communities. CUSTODIAL DEATHS In 2020, Jeyaraj (his last name is undisclosed, which is likely due to the cultural norm of only using mononyms in Tamil Nadu) was arrested by the police on 19 June in Tuticorin district. This was done under the pretense of an “inquiry,” following an altercation near Jeyaraj’s woodwork shop. Later that day, his son, Bennix was eventually a...