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Establish the link between emotional intelligence and mental health, pointing out its significance in handling stress and promoting resilience.

Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to recognize, understand, manage, and use one’s own emotions effectively while also being attuned to the emotions of others. It plays...

July 29, 2023

Peninsular India is a stable region with very less seismic activities, however the region has witnessed several earthquakes. Discuss with examples.

Peninsular India has been a low seismicity region due to its old focus structure and compact landmasses. Features: Volcanic rock origin – Deccan traps. Stable landmarks and rift...

July 29, 2023

Capital Punishment & Rape

The Supreme Court’s dismissal of review petitions of all four convicts in the Nirbhaya case has brought them a step closer to capital punishment. If we look at...

July 29, 2023

Examine the various kinds of Sutras as a part of Kalpa tradition of ancient Indian literature.

Kalpa means Ritual Canon. It contains the sacrificial practice and systematic sutras. There are three kinds of Sutras which form part of Kalpa: Śrautasūtras, which are based on...

July 29, 2023

“Migration, fertility and mortality are the basic fundamental elements determining population growth and demographic structure of a country.” Elucidate.

Demographic structure relates to studies of a population based on factors such as age, race, sex, and economic status, level of education, income level and employment, among others. It...

July 29, 2023

Examine the issues related to child sexual abuse in India. What initiatives India has taken to tackle the issue?

Recently, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after receiving inputs from interpol, conducted raids across the nation as part of “Operation Megh Chakra” against the online circulation and...

July 28, 2023

Highlight the significance of the Gram Nyayalayas in providing inexpensive and speedy justice to people in rural areas. Also discuss the hurdles faced by them.

The Gram Nyayalayas were set up under the Gram Nyayalaya Act 2008, to serve as an alternate dispute resolution means to the rural people at the block level...

July 28, 2023

“What introduces friction into the ties between India and the United States is that Washington is still unable to find for India a position in its global strategy, which would satisfy India’s National self-esteem and ambitions” Explain with suitable examples.

India-US relations have been in upbeat for a decade. India-US nuclear deal and designation of India as a major defence partner of US testifies the strong momentum in...

July 28, 2023

Who Are the Kurds? Explain the genesis of the tussle between Kurds and Turkey?

Kurds are an ethnic minority group without an official state except in Iraq where they have never achieved nation-state status and they have a regional government called Iraqi...

July 28, 2023

'There can be little doubt that the social, economic and humanitarian work of the UN has been far more successful and valuable than its peacekeeping role.' Assess the validity of this verdict on the work of the United Nations Organization.

United Nations has played a very important role in a number of international crisis by arranging negotiations, ceasefire and providing peacekeeping forces. Apart from this political role it...

July 28, 2023

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