The IUCN Red List Is Getting Longer Each Year

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has added another 1,840 species to its updated “Red List of Threatened Species”. This brings the total number of threatened and endangered species to over 30,000. What is the IUCN Red ..

Barring few pockets, the green revolution virtually bypassed the eastern region of the country despite the fact that it has fertile soil and plenty of water. Explain.

In the early 1960s, the Green Revolution started in India in some of the northern states. was introduced as a package program with seed-water-fertilizer-pesticide-technology components and was originally called the High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP). It was launched in Kharif ..

Critically discuss the significance of the Economic Survey findings on sex ratio of the last child (SRLC) and so called "son meta preference"and "unwanted girls"in India.

The preference for sons and strict legal enforcement of PCPNDT act has led the parents to continue having children until they have a son or desired number of son. This so called “son meta preference” has avoided sex-selective abortion, but ..

Differentiate between Eco-centrism, Biocentrism and Bio conservativism while enumerating key ethical issues around them.

Eco-centrism believes in the importance of ecosystem as a whole and considers living and non-living components of ecosystems as equal. This philosophical assertion sees little importance in individuals. Eco-centrists are concerned only with how individuals influence ecosystems as a whole. ..

The 360-degree appraisal system introduced to replace the ACR/APAR seems to have created widespread resentment among Government servants. Discuss its working and major issues in the light of parliamentary standing committee report.

One of the major criticisms of the (Annual confidential report)ACR is that superior authorities are biased in the assessment of the subordinates. In order to have a better appraisal of the officials, the government in 2016 introduced a system of ..

If earth was completely solid and homogeneous throughout, how would have the P and S waves behave when they traveled through it? Explain while giving reference to how they actually behave.

The current status of the two body waves- P and S are as follows. The P waves are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through all materials, whereas the S waves are somewhat slower and can travel through only ..

Discuss critically the three-fold subjects decorative designs, portraiture and narration, of the Ajanta paintings by giving appropriate examples.

The subjects of the paintings in the Gupta period are threefold, relating to decorable designs portraiture and narration.  The decorative designs include patterns and scrolls, figures of animals, flowers and trees. Their variety is infinite. Beautiful figures of fabulous creatures ..

Why is the word 'perfection' associated with the Taj Mahal?

Taj Mahal has an enduring legend and its status as one of the 7 modern wonders of the world makes it undoubtedly a perfection piece. However, there are key elements which contribute to its perfection status: Taj Mahal is the ..

Critically assess the internal security threats from the recently created United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNFLW).

Model Answer: United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNFLW) is an umbrella organization of several small organizations like United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent), Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang, Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) and National Democratic Front of ..

Independent India chose the path of socialism because that was the dominating thought when British left India. Assess Critically.

Model Answer: The British Empire on one hand led to the creation of a capitalist highly rich and wealthy merchant’s class in the society in India. On the other hand the colonial set-up was interested in gaining maximum wealth from the cultivator and ..