What are the findings of the Global Hunger Index 2019?

The ranking of India in the Global Hunger Index 2019 has slipped to 102nd position from 95 in 2018. Findings of the Report The top rank was shared by Seventeen countries, including Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Cuba and Kuwait with GHI ..

Individual Parliamentarian’s role as the national lawmaker is on a decline, which in turn, has adversely impacted the quality of debates and their outcome. Discuss.

The Parliament is the temple of democracy. The parliamentarians debate various challenges haunting the country and frames laws for the peace and to fuel the growth engine. Why the role of Individual Parliamentarians is on Decline? Anti-Defection Law The law ..

What are the challenges India is facing due to inefficient tax assessment? How it can be addressed?

Economic Survey 2017-18 highlights the issue of ever-increasing pile of tax litigation. The tax litigations amount to approximately Rs7.58 trillion which is equivalent to 4.7% of the gross domestic product in 280,000 cases. Another distinguishing factor highlighted in the economic ..

Artificial Intelligence has the ability to remold the environment of the world in 21st century. Enumerate potential applications of Artificial Intelligence in Banking & Finance, Public Health, Governance and Education. Can AI be a threat to humanity also? Opine.

Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of the machines. Using the intelligence machines perceive the environment and takes necessary action to attain the predetermined objectives. The intelligence of machines is driven by inbuilt programmes. Applications Artificial Intelligence together with Internet of ..

Stem cell therapy is gaining popularity in India to treat wide variety of medical conditions including Leukaemia, Thalassemia, damaged cornea and severe burns. Describe briefly what stem cell therapy is and what advantages it has over other treatments.

Stem-cell therapy is the process to use stem cells for the treatment or prevention of disease. This is like a type of bone marrow transplantation. The stem cell can also be derived from umbilical cord blood. How it works Stem ..

Discuss the chief trends in medieval sculpture which distinguish it from the classical sculpture.

Towards the end of the seventh and beginning of the eight century A.D. the regional spirit gradually asserts itself. The classical tradition of an all-India art lingers for one or two centuries, but the regional spirit gets the better of ..

Discuss the salient features of Permanent Settlement. Why some historians call it a bold step and a wise measure adopted by company while some others called it a sad blunder? Substantiate.

The basic features of the settlement were as follows: The Zamindars were made hereditary owners of the land under their possession. They and their successors exercised total control over lands. The Zamindars could sell and purchase lands. The state had ..

“The position of Zamindars had undergone a paradigm change from Mughal era to British Era”. Amplify.

During Mughal Era, the Zamindars were not the owner of the land, but were petty land holders and the peasants could not be dispossessed of land by zamindars as long as they paid land revenue. Zamindars generally made collection from ..

ISRO Successfully Launches 13 US Nano Satellites With CARTOSAT-3

ISRO has been India’s crowning glory for some time now. In December 2019, it once again proved its mettle by successfully launching Cartosat-3 and 13 nanosatellites, from Sriharikota. This is the 21st flight of PSLV in its XL configuration. What ..

What is anti defection law? Discuss the features of the law and other exceptions under it in detail.

The Tenth Schedule of Indian Constitution is popularly known as the Anti-Defection Act. It was included in the Constitution in 1985 by the Rajiv Gandhi government. The law sets the provisions for disqualification of elected members on the grounds of ..