Symbiosis International (Deemed University), is a multi-campus private deemed university located in the city of Pune, India. The university has more than 30 academic institutions spread over various campuses in Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Indore, Nagpur, Nashik, Noida. In 2019, the university opened a campus in Nagpur.
This research examines the normative junctures between Shariah (Islamic law) principles underneath halal (permissible) certification and the secular regulatory order of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It investigates how divine injunctions governing lawful consumption, as articulated in the Qur’an “O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth that is lawful (halalan) and pure (tayyiban)” (Al-Baqarah 2:168) confront the WTO’s doctrines of Non-Discrimination, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures. Employing a doctrinal and comparative legal methodology, the paper interrogates whether faith-based regulatory systems can coexist within the Universalist structure of trade liberalisation. It critically analyses the theological and jurisprudential diversity within Islamic law, including the role of fiqh (jurisprudence) and ijtihad (reasoned interpretation), in shaping halal compliance. Further, it exposes the power asymmetries between developed and developing countries in global standard-setting, revealing how secular universalism often marginalises religiously grounded norms. The Quranic injunction “Do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned” (Al-An‘am 6:121) illustrates the obligatory nature (fard) of halal observance, which challenges the WTO’s neutrality paradigm. Through a critical assessment of regulatory pluralism, the paper contends that genuine global trade justice requires an inclusive legal framework recognising multiple epistemic foundations of legitimacy. It concludes that reconciling religious authenticity with secular trade governance demands interpretive flexibility, institutional reform, and dialogic coexistence between divine normativity and multilateral legality. This study addresses the lack of a structured legal framework for evaluating halal certification within WTO law. Using a doctrinal and comparative methodology, it develops a legal pluralist approach to assess the accommodation of religiously grounded regulatory systems within secular trade governance.
The high-pressure torsion (HPT) process is one of the most powerful methods of severe plastic deformation, capable of significantly refining the microstructure and altering the functional properties of high-strength aluminum alloys. In this work, the effects of HPT on the microstructure, residual stresses, hardness, and damping characteristics of the AA7075 alloy were comprehensively studied. Microstructural investigation revealed that the average grain size of the starting material was around 95 µm, but after HPT, it decreased to 6.1 µm, indicating continuous dynamic recrystallization. The secondary-phase particles were fragmented and uniformly distributed, as observed by SEM. The lattice strain was evident from the broadening of the XRD peaks. High compressive residual stresses were found near the surface ( − 600 MPa), whereas at greater depths the stresses were tensile due to strain gradients. Microhardness rose about 35–40
Rare earth hydroxides have attracted growing interest in energy storage research owing to their favourable redox chemistry, multiple accessible oxidation states, and robust electrochemical stability. In this work, gadolinium hydroxide (Gd(OH)3) was prepared by microwave-assisted approach and evaluated as an electrode material for supercapacitor. Crystallographic and morphological studies confirmed the successful formation of crystalline hydroxide with a nanorod-like hierarchical morphology. The electrochemical behaviour of the prepared material was investigated, revealing a high specific capacitance of 894 F g−1 at 1 A g−1. Furthermore, the practical applicability of the synthesized Gd(OH)3 was demonstrated by assembling an asymmetric solid-state supercapacitor device, which delivered an energy density of 16 Wh kg−1and a power density of 2000 W kg−1, along with excellent cycling stability. These results highlight the strong potential of Gd(OH)3 as a promising electrode material for supercapacitor applications.
The escalating India–Pakistan conflict and its associated transport disruptions have intensified the need to examine how geopolitical shocks affect national economies and export competitiveness, particularly for sectors integrated into global value chains. To address this, the study develops a mathematical framework combining Input–Output Modelling (IOM) with Interval Programming (IP) to simulate the cascading effects of disruptions across inland, water, and air transport modes. Using the Inoperability Input–Output Model (IIOM), grounded in Leontief’s theory, the research traces direct and indirect impacts, quantifies sectoral interdependencies, and accounts for uncertainty through scenario-based simulations. The findings reveal that while sectors such as textiles, pharmaceuticals, and electronics suffer significant economic losses, others display high inoperability despite lower immediate losses, exposing critical dependencies within India’s production and trade networks. These insights highlight that the fragility of operational systems is uneven, with certain industries disproportionately reliant on vulnerable transport corridors. The study’s implications extend to policymakers and industry leaders, emphasizing the integration of resilience-building measures, such as transport mode diversification, redundancy in logistics, and strengthening digital infrastructure, into strategies for sustaining operational excellence. The research provides a decision-support framework to safeguard export performance under future geopolitical uncertainties by aligning transport resilience with long-term competitiveness.
The amount of data produced by different sectors in past few years has seen an exponentially increase. As a result, professionals are struggling to process vital data in this new competitive environment. The main purpose of this research study is to understand, explore and provide important insights in the big data analytics (BDA) implementation in different functions of logistics and supply chain management (L&SCM) by conducting a bibliometric analysis and future review of relevant articles to write a literature review on trends and implementation of BDA. The study performs a literature review based on the understanding of bibliometric analysis to further state the review on application and opportunity BDA in logistics management and supply chain management (SCM). The motive of this research study aims to find the advantages of adopting BDA, study the inadequate research findings which was not mentioned in previous research papers in this field. Further the literature review categorizes the trends and implementation of research topic in nine main functions of logistics as well as SCM. This research study will help the practitioners and academia with insightful observation on research finding, applying and incorporating BDA for managers and supply chain (SC) professional to take decision whether use of analytics will help to improve SC and is in vesting in BDA a good decision. Also, the article indicates the scope of future study by highlighting the trends in use of analytics and how this implementation in various functions of SC can be further studied based upon the research gap and future direction. This article is unique in terms on conducting bibliometric study since the evolution of big data concept, analyze the trends, interpret and further with the process of literature review showcase a theory regarding the use of the analytics technology in logistics and SC domain.
