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In light of the ongoing rapid growth in the livestock sector, examine its significance with special focus on the role played by women as livestock farmers in boosting the rural economy.

The livestock sector in India is one of the most rapidly growing components of the rural economy. Significance: It has grown at a rate of 7.9% during the...

April 23, 2024

Explain the Upstream /Downstream Industries and Forward / Backward Linkages with reference to Food Processing Industry.

Hint: The upstream industries are dedicated to procurement, extraction and initial processing of raw material for manufacturing use ex- flour milling; leather tanning; cotton ginning; oil pressing, fish...

April 22, 2024

The Karnataka High Court recently called upon the Law Commission of India to reconsider the criteria for age of consent. Discuss the need for this reconsideration.

  While dismissing a lawsuit brought under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, the Karnataka High Court recently stated that the Law Commission of...

April 22, 2024

Discuss the salient features of the Industrial Policy Resolution 1956 throwing light on its outcomes.

Hint: The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 was based upon the Mahalanobis Model of growth, which laid emphasis on the heavy industries.It classified industries into threefold in Schedule...

April 21, 2024

Critically examine the growth trends in Industrial Development in the country since 1951, pointing out factors responsible for these trends.

Hint: Industrial growth during the planning era can be divided into four phases: First Phase of High Growth was from 1951-66 for the first three five year plans....

April 21, 2024

Present a critical overview of the success and failures of the five year plans with respect to Industries in India.

The importance given to the heavy industries from 2nd five year plan onwards resulted in increase in national income, growth in agriculture sector, development of heavy industries, increase...

April 21, 2024

In view of the recent invasion of Ukraine, how has Russia’s position in Asia changed? How are its actions altering Asian geopolitics?

  The “season of summits” in Asia is being skipped by the Russian President. The fallout from his aggressiveness toward Ukraine will undoubtedly alter Asian geopolitics. Consequences for...

April 21, 2024

Critically examine the outcomes of the New Industrial Policy 1991.

Outcomes of Industrial policy 1991 Industrial policy 1991 ended the license raj and quota raj. The 1991 policy attempted to liberalize the economy by removing bureaucratic hurdles in...

April 20, 2024

Discuss the various reasons behind poor financial performance of the State Electricity Boards citing various government efforts to tackle the problem.

The poor performance of State electricity boards is mainly due to AT&C losses which are made of T&D losses and Technical / commercial losses. Transmission and distribution losses...

April 20, 2024

Many opine that the process of Industrial development in India remained "growth oriented"and not "development oriented"during planning era. To what extent you agree with this view. Examine.

Hint: The process of industrial development in India remained confined to few states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu neglecting major states and thus; it didn’t do...

April 18, 2024

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