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What do you mean by Commercial surrogacy? Discuss in the light of the recently drafted / enacted bills in India.

Hint: Commercial surrogacy is the process in which an individual or couple pays a fee to a woman in exchange for her carrying and delivering a baby. Commercial surrogacy...

August 10, 2023

The text of National Food Security Act mentions it as an act provide for food and nutrition security in "Human Life Cycle approach". Expand the meaning of human life cycle approach in this context.

The National Food Security Act is an act of the parliament of India that is aimed at providing subsidized food grains to almost two-thirds of the country’s population....

August 10, 2023

How Buddhism can be one of the integrative factors for Pan-Asianism ideology?

21st century is referred as Asian Century. An effective cooperation and integration of Asian countries can give a new narrative to the Asian led 21st century. Buddhism can...

August 10, 2023

What do you understand by a Praetorian Democracy? Explain with suitable examples. Why some prefer to call Pakistan a Praetorian Democracy?

This term Praetorian Democracy is derived from Praetorian Guard (Latin: cohortes praetoriae), which was a special unit of the Imperial Roman Army to serve as personal body guards...

August 10, 2023

Enumerate the eight goals adopted under Nationally Determined Contributions. What role can be played by households and private sector in particular in realizing these goals? Discuss.

Intended Nationally Determined Contribution provides a broader outline of the post-2020 climate actions taken by the nations. As per the INDC submitted by India key priorities are :...

August 10, 2023

The effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce the human miseries. Explain.

Land and water resources are potentially useful to meet the essential needs of human beings. Issues: Some of the southern states of India have been continuously suffering from...

August 10, 2023

In what way, the European and Eastern Merchant Community were different from each other? To what extent this difference was responsible for European colonialism in East? Discuss.

The influence of the merchant class in European affairs led to the growth of mercantilism. Linked directly with capitalism, the mercantilist theory was based on the idea that...

August 9, 2023

What do you understand by Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) and Unrecognized Employee Provident Funds (EPF)? Discuss.

Voluntary Provident Fund Voluntary Provident Fund refers to the voluntary contribution that an employee makes towards his Provident Fund Account over and above the mandatory 12% of his...

August 9, 2023

Why India needs to strengthen its regulatory mechanisms to prevent the antibiotic misuse?

Lack of robust regulatory regime has resulted in the manipulations by the manufacturers to satisfy their business agendas. This overuse and abuse of the antibiotics in India will...

August 9, 2023

Discuss the trends in Indo-Russia politico-strategic relationship since India's independence. To what extent, it is correct to say that India is moving away from Russia by getting close to U.S.A and China? Give Arguments to support your view.

Key Trends in Indo-USSR-Russia relationship since India’s independence are as follows: India established good diplomatic relations with the U.S.S.R. after Independence. In the early 1950s, when India suffered...

August 9, 2023

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