Over the past ten years, India has seen a phenomenal growth in entrepreneurial endeavours. What was once a small ecosystem comprising a few technology-based enterprises has emerged as one of the world’s most fast-growing start-up hotbeds, with thousands of new businesses sprouting up every year across sectors like fintech, health tech, e-commerce, aggrotech, and education technology. This has positioned India as one of the leading countries in innovation, job creation, and digital transformation. Recognizing the importance of entrepreneurship for national development, the Government of India has established a number of financial and regulatory initiatives aimed at smoothing the path to starting and scaling a venture. Among the most potent tools any government possesses in encouraging entrepreneurial activity are tax incentives. The very intention behind these is to lessen the financial burden on start-ups, make access to capital easier for founders, and provide an ecosystem where innovation is suitably rewarded.

The most important issue that we are facing worldwide is climate change, so the banking sector is facing is adopting eco-friendly practices. The major contributor for environmental damage is the carbon footprint. By using electricity in the office, it contributes to the footprint for the financial sector, paper-based operations. Digital banking is one of the effective solutions for this. The carbon foot print can be reduced by electronic platforms instead of going to banks. By following these, it helps to cut down carbon emissions associated with traditional banking. Due to coronavirus, the coronavirus pandemic increased the use of online platforms. The customers & banks were dependent on online service only.After the pandemic, every financial institutions realized that digital transformation not only improves efficiency but also protects the environmental, social & governance. Digital India, UPI, and Aadhaar-enabled systems made digital banking grow faster. This project is focused on how digital banking give hands to reduce the carbon footprint and how financial institutions can add more strength to their environmental responsibility through digital innovation.

Demand forecasting is a critical function that supports planning, procurement, inventory management, and overall supply chain efficiency. As markets become increasingly uncertain, organizations rely on forecasting tools to interpret historical trends and anticipate future demand. Over time, forecasting practices have shifted from basic spreadsheet-based methods to advanced commercial tools such as SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP), Oracle Demand Management Cloud (Oracle DMC), and other analytical platforms. However, the actual adoption, usability, and effectiveness of these tools vary across industries due to differences in data quality, workforce capability, and organizational readiness. This dissertation provides a critical review of commercially available forecasting tools using authentic primary data collected across FMCG, Retail, Education, Logistics, and related sectors. The study focuses on understanding which tools are commonly used, how frequently they are applied, and what challenges practitioners face during forecasting activities. Based on the collected dataset, Microsoft Excel, SAP IBP, and Oracle DMC emerged as the most widely used tools and were evaluated in detail. The findings show that Excel remains the most preferred tool due to its simplicity and accessibility, while SAP IBP and Oracle DMC offer structured planning, automation, and better integration with enterprise systems. Respondents also reported challenges such as tool navigation difficulties, data inconsistencies, and limited user training. The study concludes that tool effectiveness depends not only on technological features but also on user competence, data discipline, and organizational support. Recommendations are provided to improve forecasting accuracy and enhance tool usability.

Multidisciplinary education for the next generation of leaders

This research article explores the role of media, cinema, and literature in fostering professional and vocational development. The study aims to investigate how these forms of expression contribute to skill acquisition, knowledge enhancement, and personal growth, ultimately shaping individuals' professional trajectories. By exploring the impact of media, cinema, and literature on various aspects of professional development, such as skill acquisition, networking, personal branding, and cultural competence, this research highlights the significance of integrating these mediums into educational and training programs. The findings of this research indicate that media, cinema, and literature play a crucial role in skill acquisition and knowledge enhancement. Through exposure to diverse narratives and perspectives, individuals develop critical thinking skills, creativity, and problem-solving abilities. Media literacy skills enable individuals to critically analyse and interpret media messages, while cinema serves as an educational tool that enhances understanding of different cultures and perspectives. Literature, on the other hand, enhances communication skills, including reading comprehension, critical thinking, and verbal expression. The implications of this research are significant for educators, trainers, and policymakers. Integrating media, cinema, and literature into educational and training programs can create a more holistic and enriching learning environment.

Teachers may create a stimulating learning environment where students can develop important intellectual and social skills that will benefit them for the rest of their lives by using the correct teaching strategies. A teacher can assist students with a variety of interests, talents, and learning preferences by implementing one of the available frameworks. To increase your student's chances of succeeding in the classroom, whether you work in the education sector as a teacher or another professional, you might find it helpful to learn about cutting-edge instructional practices. Teaching techniques are approaches that teachers can use to make learning easier and pique students' motivation and interest in the material. Different teaching philosophies include game-based study, differentiated study, lecture-based method, technology-based pedagogy, group and individual study, inquiry-based study, kinesthetic study, game-based study, and expeditionary study. You can enhance your methods by trying out various teaching techniques while presenting the same course, communicating with other educators to acquire their insights, and being flexible. Due to the quick changes in the modern world, the Education System is currently dealing with a wide range of problems. An excellent teaching strategy helps students overcome their preconceptions and motivates them to study by putting them in a situation where they start to believe that they are the ones who come up with the solutions and who are responsible for the change. Professors that are respected both nationally and locally serve as ideal role models for educators who are enthusiastic about effective teaching methods of professional courses, providing them with ideas, insights, and the best teaching methods.(Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism v.4(4); 2016 Oct PMC5065908)

Language is one of the most marked, conspicuous, as well as fundamental characteristics of the faculties of man. Language is a system of sounds, words, patterns, etc., used by humans to communicate thoughts and feelings. Language is a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds and written symbols which are used by the people of a particular country or region for talking or writing in. The importance of language for man and society cannot be minimized. Language is not only a mode of communication between individuals but also a way for the expression of their personality. Man is remarkably distinguished from animals not only in his use of language but also in his thought process. This use has been termed by Chomsky as “the creative aspect of language; Chomsky suggests that “the normal use of language is innovative, in sense that much of what we say in the course of normal language use is entirely new, not a reception of anything that we have heard before and not even “similar” in “pattern” to sentences or discourse that we have heard in the past” (Chomsky, p.10). Language has its true being in conversation in the exercise and promotion and understanding between peoples. Language should not be a means to impose or transmit my will to another. Above all, language is a living process in which a community of life is lived out. It should be thought that human language as a special and unique living process, in that in linguistic communication, world and human worldview is disclosed. This disclosure, this function of language means that language does not draw attention to itself but transparent to the realities that are manifested through it. Since learning a language is part of our knowledge, it becomes one of the key factors in competitiveness. In the advanced industrial society of today, the basic knowledge of a single or more language has become indispensable.