What are the main features of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2015 (LARR Act)?

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2015 (LARR Act) amends the LARR act 2013. The following are proposed amendments in the bill:  The Bill creates five special categories of land use defence, rural ..

How the nation is going towards achieving the ambition of “transform, energize and clean India” through budgetary measures. Discuss.

The intended objective to “transform, energize and clean India” was mainly propounded during the declaration of the Union Budget 2017-18. The then finance minister announced the intension of the government to transform the quality of governance and quality of life ..

With suitable examples, discuss the various landforms associated with volcanic activities.

Volcano refers to a place from where gases, ashes and lave escapes out. Volcanic landforms are created by cooling of magma or lava. Intrusive Landforms When Magma cools inside the crust. The different types of intrusive landforms are: Batholith: Large ..

What were socio-political implications of Aryan Invasion Theory? Discuss.

The Aryan Invasion Theory was propounded much before archaeological excavations were carried out in undivided India. Modern scientific tools had shown that the mighty river Saraswati existed and was not a mythical one as had been claimed. The Theory explains that early ..

Critically discuss Dr. Ambedkar’s rationale behind his ideal of “Annihilation of caste”.

Dr. Ambedkar was highly critical of the caste system which was prevalent in India. Therefore, he was of the opinion that the entire caste system be eradicated. He had valid reasons for his opinion: Firstly, according to him the root ..

Critically elucidate the various phases of merger of Sikkim into Union of India while keeping in focus the 35th and 36th amendment of the Indian Constitution.

From a hereditary monarch in 17th century, Sikkim became British Protectorate subject to British Paramountcy. In 1947, Sikkim rejected joining Indian Union. When China invaded Sikkim in 1950s, Nehru offered support to them. The treaty signed between the two made ..

Account for the spatial distribution of food gathering as main economic activity around the world.

Food gathering is the lowest order of economic activity. This occupation today persists largely in the equatorial and tropical areas. The chief areas where food gathering survives as a mode of life even today include: Amazon basin (parts of Brazil, ..

Why the Supreme Court has withdrawn its earlier order which diluted the provisions of the SC/ST Act?

The Supreme Court has recalled its direction in a 2018 verdict which had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the SC/ST Act. 2018 Verdict of Supreme Court The Supreme Court had held that safeguards against blackmail are necessary since by ..

It is time to recreate Gandhi’s notion of Satyagraha. Does the statement hold importance in present times of increasing violence against minorities?

It is time that our society accepts the notion of reinvention of Gandhiji as a political philosopher for the struggle against the violence unleashed against the minorities. Some incidents which have shaken the confidence of the entire nation need real ..

What are the determining factors of the new version of the Code on Wages Bill, cleared by the Union Cabinet?

The Union Cabinet of India has recently cleared the latest version of the Code on Wages Bill, which defines the guidelines for fixing of minimum wages which will be applicable to both the organized and the unorganized sectors excluding the ..