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Volume 2, Issue 1

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An evaluation of nuclear fusion, nuclear fission and ITER Reactor
Dr. Tim Hopkins & Dr. Aniket Verma
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA & Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Desperate measures are indeed needed to deal with desperate times. In today’s 21st century, energy is fueling almost everything. However, our overreliance on conventional sources of energy may turn out to be disastrous for us. Therefore, there is a need to understand the concepts of nuclear energy, nuclear fusion, nuclear fission and to understand our progress in this line so far.

Keywords: Nuclear energy, Nuclear fusion, Nuclear fission, ITER

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Concept Note on Sustainable Cooling and Devices
Dr. Jayant Malhotra
Centre for Innovative Cooling, India

It was in 2015 when the world leaders signed the landmark Paris Agreement so as to limit the rise in global temperature up to 2 degrees by the end of this century. Thereafter each signatory endeavoured to limit its domestic emissions through a series of actions. The thrust of their efforts had been in limiting the release of carbon dioxide and evaluating alternative sources of energy. However, the recent developments indicate the need of equivalent attention towards those emissions which are released from cooling equipment such as air conditioners and refrigerators. It is to be now seen that whether the cooling emissions are indeed a threat to the global climate change or is it just a hoax call?

Keywords: Cooling Emissions, Paris Agreement, UNEP, International Energy Agency

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Causes, Effects and Impact of Sea Level Rise
Rebecca Smith
University of Ottawa, Canada

Sea level has been reported to rise. This discovery is expected to have severe ramifications. It is therefore important to understand the concept of sea level rise, its causes and the suggested steps that must be timely taken up. These concepts will be discussed from holistic perspective covering different dimensions.

Keywords: Sea Level Rise, IPCC, Melting Glaciers

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Hydrographic mapping of rivers of Arunachal Pradesh
Akash Jain
Azim Premji University, India

The State of Arunachal Pradesh, also called as the Land of the Rising Sun, has a picturesque geographic position wherein it enjoys the presence of a robust biodiversity and ecological richness. Multiple tributaries of the mighty Brahmaputra river conjoin together forming different river valleys here. This study analyses the presence of these rivers and presents the threats and challenges that the ecology is facing due to climate change and other anthropologically aggravated events.

Keywords: Brahmaputra River, Subansiri River, Arunachal Pradesh

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Impact of Covid-19 in SMEs of Bangladesh: A Pre and Post Pandemic Performance Analysis
Md. Aminul Karim, K M Nazmus Sakib and Tanzeem Tanisa
Bangladesh University of Professionals

The purpose of this review article is to analyze the pre and post-pandemic problems of SMEs in Bangladesh. Before the pandemic of Covid-19, access to formal credit, lack of skilled manpower, high operating cost, lowquality products, lack of financial literacy, etc., were the key impediments to the growth of SMEs. After this global pandemic SMEs are facing a capital shortage, higher operational cost, workers lay off. Analyzing the previous paper on SMEs and using the secondary data from various sources we found that the SME sector requires a new dimension of a policy framework to bring post-pandemic economic resilience. Proper usage of government stimulus funds must be emphasized to keep the SMEs into the business. Addressing those problems this paper suggests, enhancing access to SME finance through a digital payment system like - Nagad, Bkash, Rocket may be a helpful tool. Also, providing managerial training to entrepreneurs, training for workers, arranging product fair, seeking new markets, incorporating microfinance will be fruitful to resolve the problems.

Keywords: COVID-19, SME finance, MFI finance, Economic resilience

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