While keeping in focus the 2014 amendment of Clause 49 of the listing agreement by SEBI, critically examine the trend of political appointments as independent directors in PSUs in India.

In India, members of a political party being appointed as an independent director of a company is a routine affair. Recently, names of 10 politicians have been cleared for appointing to positions as independent directors of various PSUs. In 2014, ..

How "organizational conflict" and "institutional conflict" are different from each other? Discuss keeping public service in focus.

Organisational conflict refers to  clash between the actual or perceived needs, values and interests between people working together. These may the form of inter-departmental conflict, union vs management or personality clash. In public domain, various ministries are supposed to work together. ..

Discuss the essential characteristics of the medieval tradition in Indian painting. Give suitable examples in support of your answer.

The essential characteristics of the medieval tradition are: sharp, acute line without its modelling capacity, and also without the steady flow of the classical period. This line-quickly and sharply drawn-is the main exponent of the ‘medieval’ tradition; sharp, jerky and ..

"Of all the Vishnu incarnations Krishna is one of the most popular and is portrayed prominently in all dance forms."Discuss.

It is believed that hearing the call of Krishna’s flute, hoard of Gopis went in search of him. Krishna then multiplied himself and danced with each Gopi, as he felt that he owed the Gopis a debt that can never ..

Analyse the factors that led to the rise of communalism in India during the 1920s and 1930s.

The rise of communalism in India during the 1920s and 1930s can be attributed to several factors, both historical and political. Communalism refers to the ideology that emphasizes the interests of a particular religious community over the interests of the ..

Paying special attention to the contributions of Bhagat Singh, outline the course of the revolutionary movement in the Indian freedom struggle.

The revolutionary movement in the Indian Freedom Struggle had its roots in the Swadeshi movement of 1905. With the failure of the non-cooperation movement to deliver swaraj, it again gained momentum in the 1920s. Significant events of the revolutionary movement: ..

The data in the NCRB crime report doesn’t potray a correct picture about the crime scenarios. Discuss

The National Crime Record Bureau has released the 2017 crime data from India. But it is said that it doesn’t portray a clear picture of the crime scenarios across the country. Why it doesn’t portray a correct picture? It is ..

What is the significance of the G20? Discuss the recent decisions taken by the group to change the tax codes.

G20 is an�international�forum for the�governments and�central bank�governors�from 20 major economies. It was formed in 1999. The G20 has no permanent staff�of its own and its chairmanship rotates annually between nations divided into regional groupings. Significance of G20: It represents two ..

The term �Indo-Pacific� has incited mixed response in the strategic community of India. Do you think that the coining of the term was a US strategy to redefine the geo-politics of the region. Comment.

The Indo-Pacific is basically a region between two different oceans-namely the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean lying between American West coast and the Eastern Coast of Africa. The region is considered by many international experts as a highly economically rich ..

Discuss the cropping pattern in terms of soybean and sugarcane in India. Justify the recent shift of sugarcane farmers to soybean in some parts of India.

Model Answer: Soybean is predominantly a rainfed crop grown in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and some other parts of India. Cropping Pattern of Soyabean Soyabean is grown as a kharif crop. In some districts, it is cultivated two times in ..