Discuss the merits and demerits of the government's bank recapitalisation scheme.

One of the major growth hurdles of Indian economy has been subdued private investment. Public sector banks which have huge presence are under stress due to high NPAs, causing decline in credit growth. Government has decided to recapitalize the banks ..

Make a critical assessment of the economic situation in current times in India. What short term and long term measures would you suggest to address the situation? Discuss.

The nature of the economy of India is still a developing market economy. It has become the world’s 5th largest economy (nominal GDP) by overtaking the United Kingdom and France and the 3rd largest by PPP (purchasing power parity). The ..

"The British came neither as migrating hordes nor as armies seeking plunder, yet eventually they did more to transform India than any previous ruling power."Explain this apparent paradox.

This apparent paradox can be explained in the light of gradual and not sudden effects on political, economic, social and cultural spheres of India. Political Effects The political influence of British increased gradually and not suddenly. They came to India ..

Explain why and how Laos came under communist rule in the period 1954 to 1975. How successful had the government been in rebuilding Laos by the end of the twentieth century?

During the time of the First Indochina War, an organization named Pathet Lao which was formed by the Indochinese Communist Party e Pathet Lao initiated a war against the French colonial forces with the help of the Vietnamese. On 22 ..

What was the role of mason's guilds in the development of provincial architecture in Gujarat. Discuss.

Before the Muslim conquest, Gujarat was under the influence of Jainism. The master-craftsmen whom the Muslims employed to construct their buildings adopted Hindu and Jain designs with necessary modifications to suit the puritanical taste of Islam. Sultan Ahmad Shah was ..

What are footloose industries? Identify the factors influencing the location of these industries.

Footloose industries are those, which are not constrained to any particular location and are not affected by factors of production such as resources, land, labour, and capital. They do not have ‘weight losing’ or ‘weight gaining’ processes. These industries are ..

Discuss the distribution, production and various applications of Cobalt as a natural resource. Should Cobalt be dealt as a conflict mineral? Examine in the light of recent controversies.

In Earth’s crust, cobalt is found as chemically bound only. It is produced as free element by reductive smelting.  Most of the Cobalt of the world is produced in Africa, particularly in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Central African ..

National Investigation Agency Act

Recently, the Jharkhand government has moved to the Supreme court claiming that the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 violates the constitution. In a civil suit, they have said that the National Investigation agency should not have any power over state ..

Importance of the Chief of Defence staff

The creation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is one of the biggest military reforms which seeks to ensure inter-services coordination and synergize efforts of the armed forces. The proposal for the CDS was made by the K.Subrahmanyam committee ..

With the Rajya Sabha passing the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 to regulate the ship recycling sector, explain why such a bill was needed and its provision?

Recently The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019, was passed which seeks to restrict the use of hazardous material on ships, and regulates the recycling of ships. The recently passed Bill defines the dismantling of a ship at a designated facility ..