The Great Himalayas are the barriers between the Indian subcontinent and the Tibetan Plateaus, while the Karakoram range separates Ladakh from Central Asia. Ladakh was the transit point on the ancient Central Asian trade route for traders. Besides traders, this route was also exploited by invaders, travellers, and nomads, Buddhism also reached Tibet through Ladakh. The pure Aryan race is the racial treasure of Ladakh with their beautiful Aryan features. Ladakh is a vast plateau of sand, ro...

The Chips and Guac Principle, Sanjeev Kumar’s debut book, uncovers the role money has on our emotions, our happiness, and what we value in life. It explores our true passions and how to center our lives around that passion.Sanjeev realized there was so much more to life than chasing money, yet that green paper had always been the center of his goals in life. He decided to explore and understand how this played a role in how to be happy and make the right decisions toward l...

This edited book reflects on the development and importance of psychosocial and mental health support in disaster interventions and management in India. Drawing on scientific studies and reports from the Indian context and Asian countries, this collection discusses the importance of psychosocial support for effective recovery, strengthening resiliency, and long-term sustainable development. The chapters examine the role of government’s policies and humanitarian organizations in relation to...

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes industries across the globe, and one of the most notable transformations occurs within the food service sector, particularly through the evolution of ghost kitchens. Ghost kitchens, or virtual kitchens, are delivery-only establishments that operate without a traditional storefront, relying heavily on technology and AI to operate. As AI advances, its integration into ghost kitchen models may revolutionize the way food is prepared, delivered,...

Machine learning models can imitate the cognitive process by assimilating knowledge from data and employing it to interpret and analyze information. Machine learning methods facilitate the comprehension of vast amounts of data and reveal significant patterns incorporated within it. This data is utilized to optimize financial business operations, facilitate well-informed judgements, and aid in predictive endeavors. Financial institutions utilize it to enhance pricing, minimize risks stemmin...

This edited book provides critical insights into changing climate's impact on agriculture and innovative strategies for building resilience.The agricultural sector is highly dependent on climatic conditions, is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of drought and heat stress. It has been notices that crop yields in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East are reduced by 15–35% when temperatures rise by 3-4 °C. The book explores the impacts of climate change on agriculture and how farmers...

This book documents information on adaptive agro-management approaches ensuring environmental sustainability. It covers recent sustainable agro-techniques of farming used in developed, developing and under-developed countries such as carbon neutral farming, organic agriculture, use of slow-release fertilizers, nano-agriculture, crop residue management, biochar, vermicompost, agroforestry, climate-smart agriculture, advanced water used technologies, microbial fertilizers, and ecological far...

Written by Indian experts and strategic thinkers, this book comprehensively analyses the many themes which have come to characterise the Chinese Dream in the “third era” and also examines the narrative of success as well as risks and challenges facing China in various fields. The contributors of the book maintain that the focus on domestic and foreign policy issues emerging from the three last Party Congresses provides valuable insights in terms of analysing China in general, and in unders...

This book presents selected papers from NIELIT’s International Conference on Communication, Electronics, and Digital Technology (NICEDT 2025) held at NIELIT Ropar, Punjab, India, during 14–15 February 2025. This book is organized in two volumes and covers state-of-the-art research insights on artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, data analytics, cybersecurity and forensic, network and mobile security, advance computing, cloud computing, quantum computing, VLSI and semiconduc...

This book presents select proceedings of 4th Biennial International Conference on Future Learning Aspects for Mechanical Engineering (FLAME 2024). It covers the fluid and thermal engineering areas such as heat transfer enhancement and heat transfer equipment, heat transfer in nuclear applications, microscale and nanoscale transport, multiphase transport and phase change, multi-mode heat transfer, numerical methods in fluid mechanics and heat transfer, refrigeration and air conditioning, th...

This book presents selected papers from NIELIT's International Conference on Communication, Electronics and Digital Technology (NICEDT 2025) held at NIELIT Ropar, Punjab, India, during February 14–15, 2025. The book is organized in two volumes and covers state-of-the-art research insights on artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, data analytics, cybersecurity and forensic, network and mobile security, advance computing, cloud computing, quantum computing, VLSI and semiconduct...

The implementation of waste-to-energy innovations is a shining example of advancement in sustainable tourism, characterized by the intertwining of environmental consciousness and hospitality. Through this transformational approach, businesses not only reduce their adverse effects on the environment by utilizing the potential of waste materials to generate energy, but they also open the way for a more sustainable and efficient operation model. Throughout history, managing this garbage has p...