Amartya Sen's Human Capability Approach considers education a pivotal indicator of human development, and means to reduce poverty and social exclusion. In developing nations like India, education has remained inaccessible to many, especially vulnerable children and youth. Upon turning 18 years of age, youth who have lived in child care institutions are expected to leave care and transition into independent life on their own. While they receive basic education and vocational training in care, it falls short of quality higher education necessary for a smooth transition towards independent life. In an assessment of the situation of such youth in five States of India, Udayan Care, an NGO working with children and youth found that most of the Care Leavers (CLs) were forced to compromise on education and pursue jobs with low remuneration. This study examines the interrelatedness of education, poverty and social exclusion among CLs through secondary literature and empirical data from Udayan Care's national study. Analysing the findings from the lens of the Capability Approach, the gaps in provisions of educational support to CLs and subsequent limitations to address challenges of poverty and social exclusion of this population are highlighted, also making recommendations on ways to improve CLs' outcomes.

This purpose of this study was to examine the impact of microfinance on women empowerment and social mobility of women in the under privileged region of Bahawalpur located in south Punjab. The study uses a sample of 772 female clients of two active microfinance institutions, NRSP and Apna bank. A comprehensive questionnaire was used for the survey and results were analyzed through smart PLS. Findings of results suggested that Microfinance is an efficient tool in facilitating social mobility and financial empowerment in women belonging to the region of Bahawalpur. The value and originality of the paper rests with its use of social mobility as a determinant of well being and enhancement in standard of living.

Competition among economies to attain maximum economic growth has led to environmental degradation. At the same time, technological innovations are empirically validated for having a role in achieving sustainable development. Good governance could make appropriate measures to design frameworks, develop instruments, and set targets to protect the environment. The current study intends to check the nexus among technological innovations, energy consumption, economic growth, and environmental degradation for a panel of 40 developing countries. The panel data of developing economies for a period of 25 years (from 1996 to 2020) was collected. The relationship was theoretically and econometrically modeled and finally analyzed using the dynamic panel Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The empirical results of the dynamic panel GMM technique reveal significant and insightful relationships between the variables and their impact on environmental degradation (CO2 emissions). Technological innovations and renewable energy consumption negatively affect CO2 emissions, while economic growth, financial development, and globalization have positive effects. By moderating the growth-technology-environment nexus, governance enhances the positive impact of technological innovations and renewable energy consumption while mitigating the adverse effects of economic growth on CO2 emissions. These findings have important implications for policymakers addressing environmental issues and promoting sustainable development.

Foreign Inflows (FI) acquire immense importance for an open economy. Theoretical and empirical findings suggest that FI dramatically affect the economic condition of host country. Key issue in this respect is to investigate the impact of FI on poverty. The study was based on data from 1972 to 2017. It is concluded a long term relationship between poverty and FI. At large, FI do exhibit having opposite relationship with poverty. Moreover, poverty being long run macroeconomic problem does have short run causality with some of FI. Granger causality is also confirmed on some of FI and poverty. Policy recommendation is the appropriate capital allocation for the efficient restoration of the results of FI.