Dr. Firdous Ahmad Malik

This study investigates the link between economic prosperity, female labour force participation, and educational attainment from an Indian perspective. The research highlights how improvements in educational opportunities for women can positively influence workforce participation and contribute to broader economic growth. The findings emphasize the importance of inclusive education policies and gender-sensitive labour market strategies to support sustainable economic development.

Against the backdrop of financial and economic reforms, this study explores how target variables respond to policy signals issued by the Reserve Bank of India. The research examines transmission lags from monetary policy to the real sector using econometric models such as VAR, cointegration, and error correction techniques. Results suggest that it takes approximately 2.851 months for the Weighted Average Call Money Rate (WACMR) to fully respond to policy rate changes, while deposit rates take approximately 10.33 months to reach full pass-through following changes in money market conditions.

The study explores the role of student engagement in improving academic achievement and knowledge management in higher education institutions during post-COVID offline classroom settings. It measures emotional, cognitive, and behavioural engagement through a structured questionnaire and applies Structural Equation Modeling to analyze their relationships with academic achievement. The findings demonstrate that these engagement factors significantly influence academic achievement, which in turn contributes to knowledge management outcomes in offline classroom environments.

The need for renewable energy and green investment has recently increased massively due to its sustainability and environmentally friendly nature. Additionally, traditional energy sources contribute to pollution, climate change, and environmental harm. Considering these factors, sustainable development entails optimal energy use while assuring energy availability for all people worldwide. This chapter explores the impact of renewable energy usage and green investment on carbon emissions in the presence of carbon neutrality factors. This research used the sample from the top 10 carbon emission countries from OECD over the period 2000–2021. By applying fixed effect Driscoll-Kraay and Feasible generalized least squares estimation, this research demonstrates that the increase in forest area (FA), renewable energy usage RE), and environmental patents decrease carbon dioxide emission. In contrast, fossil fuel usage (FF) and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow harm the environment. Therefore, the government should increase the awareness of green investment usage to maintain environmental sustainability in OECD countries.