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    AI for Public Good: Managing Health Risks and Opportunities
    (Nitya Publications, 2025) Tulika Singh
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping public health paradigms, offering transformative benefits while posing novel legal and ethical challenges. This chapter explores AI’s role in advancing health as a global public good, emphasizing the need for a rights based, equity oriented governance framework. It redefines the concept of "public good" in the digital health era, analyzing how AI technologies intersect with the right to health and ethical imperatives outlined by WHO, UNESCO, and UNHRC. The chapter examines AI applications in disease surveillance, diagnostics, telemedicine, and precision medicine, highlighting both their promise and the risks of algorithmic bias, data inequities, and cybersecurity threats. It scrutinizes the Indian legal ecosystem including the IT Act 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 alongside global regulatory frameworks such as the EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024, US FDA guidelines, and WHO's governance principles for health AI. Through a comparative legal lens, the chapter advocates for ethical AI deployment via transparency, explainability, and institutional capacity building. It proposes policy innovations like ethics by design, regulatory sandboxes, and public private collaboration to align AI with public health values. The chapter offers a roadmap for inclusive, accountable, and resilient AI governance that upholds human dignity in global health systems.
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    Can AI and IOT Rescue India from its Own E Waste Crisis or Will We Just Have Smarter Trash?
    (MJS PUBLISHING HOUSE, 2025) Tulika Singh
    India s e-waste crisis is escalating at an alarning rate, with the country generating approximately 1.75 million metric tonnes ofe-waste in 2023 24, marking a 73% increase over the past five years. As digital consumption surges, Artificial Intelligence (Al) and the Internet of Things (loT) are being explored as potential solutions to tackle this mounting challenge. Alpowered waste sorting and deep-learning-based recognition systems promise higher efficiency in segregating electronic waste, while loT-enabled smart bins and tracking systems facilitate real time monitoring of disposal patterns. However, despite these technological advancements, the integration of AI and loT remains limited due to high costs, lack of infrastructure, and the dominance of the informal sector, which processes over 95% of India 's e-waste manually. Additionally, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies, which legally bind manufacturers to manage post-consumer electronic waste, are ofien poorly enforced, leading to greemwashing practices where companies overstate their recycling eforts without meaningful action. Blockchain technology is being explored to enhance transparency ine waste disposal by creating tamper-proof records of recycling processes, but its adoption remains in its infancy. Meanwhile, modular and self repairing electronic devices are emerging as a long-term solution to reduce e-waste generation, but the widespread adoption of such technology is hindered by corporate reluctance and consumer habits. While Al and loT present promising interventions, the reality remains that without regulatory reinforcement, economic incentives, and socio technological integration, India risks merely creating 'smarter trash rather than resolving the core issue. Addressing this crisis requires a multi-faceted approach, balancing innovation with policy reforms and
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    Protection the next Generation: Addressing the Threat of Cybercrimes on Children's Lives
    (LAwJusTICE, 2025) Tulika Singh
    In the digital age, the proliferation of the internet has brought about unprecedented changes in the lives of children in India. While the online world offers vast opportunities for learning, entertainment, and social interaction, it also exposes children to a range of cybercrimes. This abstract explores the multifaceted impact of cybercrime on children in India, highlighting key issues such as online harassment, cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate content, and online exploitation. The rapid adoption of smartphones and the internet by children has made them vulnerable to cyber threats. Cyberbullying, one of the most pervasive issues, affects children's mental health, leading to anxiety, depression, and in extreme cases, suicidal tendencies. The anonymity of the internet emboldens bullies, making it difficult for victims to seek help. Online harassment and stalking are also significant concerns, with predators cxploiting social media platforms to target and manipulate children. Moreover, children in India are increasingly exposed to inappropriate content, including violence and pornography, which can have lasting robust content filtering and monitoring mechanisms exacerbates this psychological effects and distort their perceptions of reality. The lack of issue. Online gaming and social media platforms often serve as