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What are your views regarding the extent of user vulnerability in digital media?

The recent hiccup in the promised security by the Facebook-owned WhatsApp has caused many ripples in the market. Despite the promise of end-to-end encryption by the company, the...

April 22, 2023

What do you understand by Evidence-Based Policing (EBP)? How EBP can mitigate the problems faced by police personnel in India? Explain.

Evidence based policing (EBP) is an extension of evidence-based medicine, evidence-based management and evidence-based policy. EBP refers to an approach to policy making and tactical decision-making for police departments. EBP refers to...

April 22, 2023

Industrial growth rate has lagged-behind in the overall growth of Gross-Domestic-Product (GDP) in the port-reform period. Give reasons. How far the recent changes in Industrial Policy are capable of increasing industrial growth rate?

The industrial policy of 1991, which is considered to be a process rather than a policy, had introduced some liberalization policies like compulsory licensing for 5 industries, the...

April 22, 2023

What is a Fugitive Economic Offender? Outline the objectives and rationale of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2017 despite of presence of several laws on economic offenders in place.

Fugitive Economic Offender means any person who left the country to avoid prosecution and refuses to return back to India, despite an arrest warrant against him/her for economic...

April 22, 2023

How was Islamic architecture modified by Hindu master builders?

The two chief features of the Indo-Islamic architecture were simplicity and stiffness. Indian craftsmen laid great emphasis on joining the lines and angles in the correct way. They...

April 22, 2023

Differentiate between the Marga Sangeet and Pathya Sangeet of ancient India.

Marg Sangeet can be seen as the predecessor word used for Classical Music. It was the accepted and prestigious mode of the music that became prominent in the...

April 22, 2023

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Central Administrative Tribunal can exercise the same jurisdiction and powers as a High Court in respect of its contempt proceedings. Analyse the Jurisdiction of the CAT In India.

such a body that can solve the disputes related to the recruitment and other service conditions of the members of services. The central administrative tribunal was formed for...

April 21, 2023

What do you understand by Roundtable sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Green Palm. Discuss in light of environmental issues created by constant increase in production and demand of Oil Palm.

Model Answer: The rise in global demand of palm oil has led to higher production and higher global acreage under its production at the costs of forests. Deforestation,...

April 21, 2023

Why most measures taken to tackle pollution (in NCR) are episodic rather than strategic responses?

Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world. To address this crisis there is a need of a strong policy support. Measures taken to address...

April 21, 2023

To make Indian banking and financial sector more competitive, should RBI dilute the restrictions imposed on foreign banks?

The World Bank’s Global Financial Development Report 2017-18 recommends the developing countries or the emerging markets to remove restrictions imposed on foreign banks. The same applies for India...

April 21, 2023

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