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What are the mandate and functions of UN Women? Explain its various activities towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal-5.

UN Women is a global organization to promote gender Equality and Women Empowerment. It works mainly on five areas To increase women’s leadership and participation; To stop violence against...

August 5, 2023

Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary

Recently, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court instructed the Goa government to declare the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and other regions mentioned in the National Tiger Conservation...

July 26, 2023

Do you think the regional aspirations of Central Asian countries stand in the way of Indian goals?

India will have to walk through contradictory imperatives. On one hand it will have to act as a partner of China-Russia led regional cooperation and at the same...

May 31, 2023

Initially Civil Services in India were designed to achieve the goals of neutrality and effectiveness, which seems to be lacking in the present context. Do you agree with the view that drastic reforms are required to Civil Services? Comment.

The Civil Services Examination competitive examination in India for the recruitment of various Civil Services of the Government of India that includes Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service,...

May 20, 2023

New Species of Spiny Clam Shrimps

Researchers have uncovered two genetically unique species of spiny clam shrimps, also known as Spinicaudatans, in Karnataka and Goa. These newly discovered species are distinct from other Indian...

May 2, 2023

One of the objectives of the government's FAME scheme is that the country's public transport should be 100 per cent electric. What are challenges to achieve this over-ambitious goal? Discuss.

FAME India scheme which aims for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of hybrid and Electric vehicles is an initiative of the current government which was introduced in 2015. It...

April 29, 2023

Urban Transport should be to "move people instead of vehicles". However, most big cities in India have failed to realize this goal in their public transport system. Discuss the reasons while suggesting how can India improve its public transport system?

Owning a vehicle has been perceived as a prestige symbol across the globe. The better the car or a bike one owns the better is one’s status. This...

April 27, 2023

Account for the failure of the manufacturing sector in achieving the goal of labour-intensive exports. Suggest measures for more labour-intensive rather than capital-intensive exports.

A lacuna in India’s growth has been the slow growth of manufacturing in the labour-intensive sector. The movement of the workers from agriculture into export-oriented manufacturing industries has...

April 17, 2023

Define Cooperative Federalism. What is the role of NITI Aayog in achieving the goal of cooperative federalism?

Cooperative federalism is a concept of federalism�in which federal, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems. Government of India has replaced the old�planning...

April 13, 2023

Despite of dramatic fall in equipment costs and tariff of solar energy, rooftop solar plants are not very popular in India. Account for the key stumbling blocks in realizing India's rooftop solar power goals.

India’s roof top solar power project was an ambitious step towards increasing greener energy in the country. The government encouraged people to install Solar roof top plants with...

April 1, 2023