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    PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW: ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY AS THE FUTURE MODE OF EDUCATION
    (University of North Bengal, 2023-03) SAHA, BISHNUPRIYA
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    Power, Patriarchy and Women’s Agency in Microfinance
    (University of North Bengal, 2021) Chakroborty, Bhaskar
    Technological innovation and environmental degradation have been prime agents for the existence and altering of social systems, historically world over. If latter provides basic resources for survival and sustenance and builds essential link between man and nature for human existence; the other provides tools (machines, industries etc.) with which to exploit resources for the same by earning livelihood (central to work). There are the changes seen and experienced not only in material world in terms of change in economic production from agriculture to industry, but also in terms of gender relations, with respect to women and work; especially because their work has been considered as informal and soft menial household work. Various theorists have studied this relationship between women and work (especially in the context of rural agriculture and allied activities), by framing an essential link between women, production and technological innovations. The paper focuses on the changing nature of work in relation to women’s participation in agriculture, as central to development. Then it looks at women empowerment thorough microfinance assistances.
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    Biotechnological Advancement and Its Impact on the Society
    (University of North Bengal, 2020-03) Limbu, Numa
    Technology has made a huge advancement in 20thCentury, it has in a dynamic way changed the life of human beings. With increase in technological information there has been tremendous growth of database of scientific knowledge. Improvements in technology leads to increase in knowledge and information further creating better technology. Firstly, it was the computer technology that brought about a global impact on the activities of human beings. Further internet provided exciting new possibilities for electronic communication. The human life no longer remained the same. Later with biotechnological advancement there was rapid change in the quality of life. It is also considered as one of the most controversial scientific advancement. Generally, biotechnology means application of technology to the practice of medicine.
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    Jurisprudence of Delivery in Consumer Contract in ECommerce: A Critical Appraisal of The Consumer Protection Law in India
    (University of North Bengal, 2020-09) Jehirul, Islam
    E-commerce market is growing tremendously due to the many advantages it provides to consumers and traders as well. On the other hand, concerns of consumer with respect to delayed delivery, wrong delivery, non-delivery and improper information pertaining to delivery of goods or services are also evident from the numbers of online consumer complaints. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 may sufficiently protect consumers in traditional market; however, both the Acts fail to recognise the unique features of e-commerce, which have raised the new forms unease to consumers. The provisions of the newly enacted Consumer Protection Act, 2019 are structurally weak and inefficient to protect consumers in e-commerce
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    Technology and Sickness: A Study of Small Engineering Enterprises in the district of Howrah, West Bengal
    (University of North Bengal, 2014-03) DasGupta, Manidipa; Dandapat, Dhruba Ranjan
    In India, Small Enterprises (SEs) {formerly Small Scale Industries (SSIs)} are regarded as the most powerful organizations for socio-economic development. Among different states of India, West Bengal (WB), is notable for sickness of its engineering sector in the district of Howrah, the former Birmingham or Sheffield of the East. Howrah Small Engineering sector today has lost its glorious position in Indian economy due to reasons such as lack of adequate technical know-how of managerial personnel and the lack of application of updated and appropriate technology. The present paper primarily aims at detecting how far and to what extent the lack of technical knowledge of the managerial personnel is responsible for sickness in Small Engineering Enterprises of Howrah and suggesting some remedial measures for improvement of the prevailing situation.