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Throw some light on the impact of Prime Minister’s Office acting as the most powerful office in the process of policymaking.

During the early years after independence, the real center of power was the ‘Cabinet Secretariat’; however, with decline in importance of cabinet, presidential themes in elections, leadership cult...

June 19, 2023

Critically examine the impact of COVID-19 towards the decline in global carbon dioxide emissions. Does it offer any strategies to control emissions in post COVID-19 era? Opine.

According to a new study by an international team of researchers, the lockdown imposed in most of the countries of the world to control the spread of COVID-19...

June 19, 2023

Enumerate the salient features of National Dairy Plan Phase-I.

The National Dairy Plan phase-I was introduced in 2012 to develop the dairy sector of the country. The project was mostly funded by the International Development Association of...

June 19, 2023

China and India produce almost equivalent quantity of cotton, but China is a net importer of cotton; India is a net exporter. Discuss making a case if India should follow China model in its cotton sector.

Hint: Although India gets export earnings from raw cotton exports, yet majority (70%) raw cotton exports from India are to China. On the other hand, China uses its...

June 19, 2023

What are bots? How are they capable of transforming the shape of technology? Discuss.

Bots or virtual robots technically are a set of algorithms which are designed for doing automated tasks that requires running scripts over the internet. They are basically applications...

June 19, 2023

Give an account of growth and development of nuclear science and technology in India. What is advantage of fast breeder reactor programme in India?

Nuclear power ranks fifth in terms of the largest source of electricity in India after coal-based plant, gas-based plant, hydroelectricity, and wind power. Homi Jehangir Bhabha is the...

June 19, 2023

The Pallava architecture not only sets the standard in South India but has also greatly influenced the architecture of South East Asia, particularly Cambodia and Vietnam. Discuss.

Pallavas were one of the pioneers of south Indian / Dravidian architecture. Since they were great maritime power, their activities on the sea were mainly directed towards maintaining friendly relations...

June 19, 2023

Describe how the Wiemar government and constitution came into existence after the end of the First World War, and explain why the Republic was so unstable in the years 1919 to 1923.

In 1918, as the Germany was moving towards its defeat the public opinion turned against the government. The Kaiser in a desperate bid appointed Prince Max of Baden...

June 19, 2023

It was the fear of communism that was mainly responsible for Mussolini coming to power in Italy in 1922, and for staying there so long. Explain whether you agree or disagree with this view.

Before 1922, Mussolini was a socialist, he had founded a fascist party with a socialist and republican programme and also showed sympathy toward factory occupations. This made the...

June 19, 2023

Discuss the legal and institutional framework to regulate and control the extraction of natural resources in seabed area beyond the limits of national jurisdictions.

The International law, based around the notion of State sovereignty, confers exclusive rights on each State to adopt its own national laws and policies within its land territory...

June 19, 2023

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