This paper investigates the intricate interplay between carbon emissions and foreign direct investment within the context of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) for the period spanning 2000 to 2022. In our comprehensive analysis, we incorporate ecological footprint, renewable energy, globalization, and technological innovations as exogenous variables. Employing a system of simultaneous equations across the BRICS panel, we aim to fully elucidate the proposed relationships. Our empirical findings underscore the following key insights: foreign direct investment, technological innovations, and the adoption of renewable energy sources significantly contribute to the mitigation of carbon emissions in these selected nations. However, it is essential to note that ecological footprints exhibit a positive association with carbon emissions, raising concerns on two fronts: escalating environmental degradation and increased land pressure, both of which contribute to rising ecological footprints in BRICS countries. Additionally, our analysis reveals that foreign direct investment is influenced by its capacity to reduce carbon emissions and bolster renewable energy adoption, while globalization amplifies investment trends within the BRICS nations. To address the environmental repercussions of mining activities, it is imperative to implement stringent control and regulation measures, given their potential adverse impacts, including soil pollution, acid mine drainage, erosion, biodiversity loss, excessive water resource consumption, and wastewater disposal challenges. Nevertheless, proactive steps such as recycling mining waste, adopting environmentally friendly mining equipment, combatting illegal mining, and enhancing overall mining sustainability offer promising avenues to mitigate the environmental footprint of mining operations.

The ability of educational institutions to survive is based on the dedication and competence of their academic staff. However, the breakout of COVID-19 has spread the entire world's school system into alarm. particularly in emerging nations such as Pakistan. This pandemic causes nonpayment of salaries, putting teachers through a stressful period that increases the likelihood of turnover. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the mediation role of job satisfaction and the influence of perceived organisational politics, job stress, and role conflict on turnover intention in the context of COVID-19 among university teachers. A cross-sectional survey has been used for data collection from 280 permanent faculty members from universities in Pakistan. The study utilized partial least squares as a tool for hypothesis testing and analysis. The findings of the study revealed that perceived organisational politics, job stress, and the role of conflict have a substantial positive effect on turnover intention. Moreover, perceived organisational politics, job stress, and the role of conflict harm job satisfaction. The results of an indirect effect, however, show that job satisfaction mediates the relationship between the role of conflict and turnover intention, and the results for mediation between perceived organisational politics, job satisfaction, and turnover intention are insignificant. These findings showed that to reduce the turnover intention of faculty members, institutions need to institutionalise policies to reduce the negative perception, stress, and role conflict of teachers and boost the level of their satisfaction.

The relevance of fiscal decentralization in environmental sustainability cannot be overstated. Some believe that fiscal decentralization is essential to long-term environmental health. However, to what extent fiscal decentralization (FSD) hinders or promotes ecological sustainability is a topic of heated debate. Knowing how fiscal decentralization impacts the environment is vital because it cannot be disregarded while working toward the Sustainable Development Goals of a clean environment and minimizing climate change. This study determines the relationship between FSD, NRE, RNE, GDP, and CO2 excretion, taking data from 2005 to 2021. We employed the ARDL model to investigate the association between study variables. The empirical findings show that fiscal decentralization, NRE, and GDP exert beneficial effects on CO2 exhalation and harm the environment, while RNE cleans the environment by decreasing CO2 outflow; yet, all study variables are positively connected with the ecological footprint. Based on the recommendations for Pakistan, It is suggested that policymakers and the government of Pakistan should allocate funds for green infrastructure to combat CO2 emissions.

Gender equality is rooted in the capacity of individuals to independently make decisions regarding their social, political, and economic well-being. Unfortunately, women encounter diminished opportunities for engagement in these spheres, particularly evident in developing economies. UN-SDGs has placed gender equality as a 5th goal in the framework. This study aims to elucidate pathways for women empowerment by investigating the moderating influence of governance within the realm of financial inclusion. Panel data analysis has been employed for 30 developing economies for the time of 2004 to 2020.Data sources are World Development Indicators (WDI) and the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG). The labor force participation rate (LFPRF) was employed as a proxy for women empowerment and is treated as dependent variable. Governance and Financial Inclusion were examined as independent variables, with domestic credit to the private sector (DC) representing financial inclusion and governance stability (GS) acting as a proxy for governance. Gross capital formation (GCF) and gross domestic product per capita (GDPPC) were included as control variables. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), FE, and RE regression models were considered appropriate after applying pre diagnostic tests. The study also employed Arellano Bond model for robustness. The Results indicated that 1 % increase in DC increased LFPRF by 1.05%,16%, and 0.16% in OLS, FE, RE respectively. Similarly, 1 % increase in GS increases LFPRF by 2.49% in OLS model and by 0.13% in both FE and RE model. The study also discussed the strategies to promote women empowerment through planned interventions in financial inclusion and governance.

This paper explores the multifaceted impact of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution on millennials, examining current research on how AI integration affects millennials in education, healthcare, relationships, and communication. An analysis of 68 articles from academic journals and digital platforms shows that AI is empowering learning through personal platforms, improving access to healthcare through telemedicine, and creating new opportunities and challenges for millennials. The effect of Artificial Intelligence in the form of opportunities and challenges in this study is important because it is relevant to the area of research, artificial intelligence, and millennials. Based on this literature-based analysis, the study finds that AI has a positive impact on millennials' education, health, relationships, and communication.