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Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill

Background: The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill is a first step towards granting functional autonomy to the country’s nuclear regulator by dissolving Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) which...

November 24, 2012

Asteroid Mining–Problems and Opportunities

Asteroid mining refers to exploiting raw materials from asteroids and other minor planets such as Near-Earth objects (NEO). The raw material such as Iron, Nickle etc. can be...

November 24, 2012

Doctrine of Eclipse

The Doctrine of Eclipse is a principle of constitutional law in India that explains the effect of a fundamental rights violation on pre-constitutional and post-constitutional laws. According to...

November 24, 2012

Doctrine of severability

Article 13 of the constitution says that a law is void if it is inconsistent with the Fundamental Rights. A void statute is devoid of any legal force...

November 24, 2012

Microfinance Institutions (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2012

There are four most important Micro Finance models prevalent in India as follows: Model I – individuals or group borrowers are financed directly by banks without the intervention/facilitation...

November 24, 2012

Direct and Indirect Farm Credit

Difference between direct and indirect farm credit · Any loan to agriculture and allied sector is called farm credit. When the borrower is directly responsible for its repayment...

November 24, 2012

FASAL, NADAMS and NCFC

Problems of Crop estimation in India: Early season forecasts are vital for planning and policy formulation. However, India’s “advance estimates” of crop production, the agriculture ministry’s version of...

November 24, 2012

Private Equity Funds

Private Equity (PE) Funds are investment vehicles that pool capital from institutional and high-net-worth investors to acquire ownership stakes in private companies—or to take public companies private—with the...

November 24, 2012

Deficit Financing

Deficit refers to the difference between expenditure and receipts. In public finance, it means the government is spending more than what it is earning. Government expenditure and revenue...

November 24, 2012

Role of OPEC in Global Oil Prices

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) plays a decisive role in shaping global oil prices through its coordinated production policies and collective influence over crude oil...

November 24, 2012

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