Despite of dramatic fall in equipment costs and tariff of solar energy, rooftop solar plants are not very popular in India. Account for the key stumbling blocks in realizing India's rooftop solar power goals.

India’s roof top solar power project was an ambitious step towards increasing greener energy in the country. The government encouraged people to install Solar roof top plants with lucrative incentives and subsidies. It even went ahead to make it obligatory ..

What is the significance of putting various economic sectors in the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub-sectors? Discuss taking examples of recent sectors placed in this list.

Economic sectors in the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub-sectors will get financial support from banks and other financial institutions easily when compared with other sectors. Inclusion Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub-sectors would encourage private investment which will contribute ..

What is Gini coefficient? Discuss the factors that led to rise in Gini coefficient in country over last few decades.

According to a recent paper written by well-known economists Lucas Chancel and Thomas Piketty, India’s income inequality has been at its highest level since the time when Indian Income Tax Act was introduced in 1922. In the recent time, there ..

2017 Mock Test -12 : Ethics and Integrity: Case Study-1

Ram in this situation has two solutions before him. He can either follow the legal procedure and prove himself as innocent or escape from prison and be free from falsely implicated case.  In case he chooses to escape with the ..

The value of empathy comes not from understanding the other person's feelings, but what you do as a result of this. (a)Describe empathy as a value. (b)Narrate an event when you actually felt empathy. How was it helpful for the other person?

Empathy is an ability to put one self at other person’s place to understand his pain, suffering and condition. It is different from sympathy which a instinctive reaction of kindness. A person who is empathetic not only shows kindness towards ..

(a) Explain why the Nazis wanted control over the media.(b) How far would you agree or disagree with the view that the various forms of Nazi propaganda had very little impact on the German people by 1939?

(a): Nazis controlled and supervised newspapers, radio, books, magazines and theater. This was done with the objective of molding the public opinion and ensuring the mass support to the Nazi regime. By 1939 over 70% of German household had wireless ..

Highlight the differences in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom.

Both Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose were stalwarts of Indian freedom struggle. Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose differed in their approach and had different understanding of political reality: Subhash Chandra Bose adopted violent means for liberation of India and ..

Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase.

Women’s participation in India’s freedom struggle dates back to 1817. While women were involved since the foundation of the Congress, it was Gandhi who initiated the mass participation of women in the freedom struggle. Role of women during the Gandhian ..

India faces a paradox of being one of the largest producers of agricultural products on one hand and performing poorly in hunger index on the other hand. Discuss, also suggest ways to address this issue.

Hunger is the distress that arises from insufficient calorie intake. The Paradox: After Independence, India was still a net importer of grains, as our agriculture sector was not developed. We were dependent on PL480 contract with USA where ships filled ..

Creating three state capitals

The government of Andhra Pradesh mulled over the sea of having three decentralised capitals. It is on similar lines like that of South Africa. Amravati could become the legislative capital, Vishakapatnam ‘port city’ could become the executive capital and Kurnool ..