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Volume 5, Issue 4 (2025)

October 2025 - December 2025

Innovating for Impact: Sustainable Business Strategies of Emerging Startups in India's Lifestyle and Home Decor Industry

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Shreya Saha
Research Scholar, GLS Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Anil Sinha
Director, GLS Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

India's startup ecosystem has grown exponentially—from approximately 450 ventures in 2016 to over 128,000 by 2024 making it the world's third-largest. This remarkable growth, fueled by government-led economic reforms, technological advancement, and a rising entrepreneurial culture, has transformed India from a predominantly agrarian economy into a knowledge-driven one...

Green Entrepreneurship Sustainable Management Lifestyle Home Décor India
DOI: 10.69974/glskalp.05.04.01 Pages: 1-13
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Green Finance and Sustainable Development: India in Comparative Perspective with Japan and the USA

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Avinash Daryani
GLS University, Gujarat
Krupa Bhatt
GLS University, Gujarat

This research paper examines the phenomenon of "green finance" and its key impact in the shift towards a "low-carbon economy" in India, with specific consideration to the financial hindrances to the adoption of sustainable energy technologies. It identifies several hurdles, including regulatory impediments, institutional blockages, and market characteristics biased towards conventional energy projects...

Green Finance Sustainability Development Solar Green Bonds
DOI: 10.69974/glskalp.05.04.02 Pages: 14-33
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Caste Dynamics, Muslim Community, and Agrarian Transformation: A Study of Western Uttar Pradesh

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Mohd Usman
PhD Scholar, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

The Muslim community in India, representing 14.2% of the population, remains the nation's most substantial religious minority (Census, 2011). A significant number among them trace their lineage to historical conversions from the lower castes, influenced by the egalitarian principles of Sufi saints. This article delves deep into the socio-economic contours of Muslims in Western Uttar Pradesh...

Caste Pashmanada Discrimination Socioeconomic Muslim Women
DOI: 10.69974/glskalp.05.04.03 Pages: 34-49
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Gujarat's Exporters and Shipping Services: A Review of Service Quality Standards

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Manali Choudhary
Research Scholar, Faculty of Management, GLS University, Ahmedabad, India
Neha Shroff
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, GLS University, Ahmedabad

Over time, several shipping lines have formed terminal operation companies, some of which are separate businesses. When it comes to managing India's cargo transportation, Gujarat leads all other Indian states. Because Gujarat's ports handle a sizable amount of India's seaborne commerce in POL and associated goods, coal, and LNG, they are vital pieces of energy infrastructure...

Exporters Shipping Industry Service Quality Customer Satisfaction Trade Facilitation Maritime Logistics
DOI: 10.69974/glskalp.05.04.04 Pages: 50-62
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