Despite Consistence experience of High growth, India still goes with the lowest indicators of human development. Examine the issues that make balanced and inclusive development elusive.

In the Human Development Index rankings released by the United Nations Development Programme, India stood at 130th position out of 180+ countries. On the contrary, India was the fastest-growing economy last year. These two when looked in unison shows clear ..

Looking at the estimated poverty decline in India between 2011-12 and 2016-17, do you think time has come for our economic policies to change? Comment.

The NSSO Consumer Expenditure Survey report 2017-18 is soon to be released. As per the trends of consumer expenditure and consumer prices, great changes need to be introduced in the way Indians think about the poverty and its removal, its ..

Define virtue theory and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.

Virtue ethics are normative ethical theories which emphasize virtues of mind and character. Characteristics of Virtue ethics: Virtue ethicists discuss the nature and definition of virtues and other related problems. The Virtue Ethical theorieshold that ethical value of an individual is ..

In India, many of the infrastructure projects get stalled due to unnecessary injunctions by the courts. How the proposed amendments in the Specific Relief Act, 1963 address this issue? Explain key proposals of the amendment bill.

A bill to amend the Specific Relief Act, 1963 has been tabled recently in the winter session of the Parliament. The bill when gets its approval, will ease the infrastructure contracts in several fronts.  This bill is perceived to limit ..

Assess the contribution of Prince Sihanouk to the development of Cambodia in the years 1954 to 1970. Explain why he was overthrown in March 1970?

The new government under Prince Sihanouk played a very pivotal role by saving Cambodia from the hands of a violent dictatorship of the Khmer Rouge. He abandoned the Khmer policies, allowed the people to return to their towns and cities ..

The Rajasthan and Gujarat style reached its climax in the two jain temples at Mount Abu. Justify.

A beautiful variant of Nagara style is found in Rajputana and Gujarat. It is characterised by a free use of columns, carved with all imaginable richness, strut brackets, and exquisite marble ceilings with cusped pendants. The climax of the medieval ..

What could be the possible reasons of sculpting the erotic images at Khajauraho?

By the time of prominence of Chandelas, the Indian temple form had fully developed. The objective of the temple was that a devotee comes to it with the aspiration of the self-transcendence and to receive the grace of the deity ..

What are the objectives and features of the KUSUM scheme ? How can it help the government improve water and energy efficiency in the country ?

KUSUM stands for Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) and seeks to promote the use of solar energy among farmers. It aims to provide extra income to farmers by providing them the options to sell to grid, with solar ..

Discuss the trends in Internal Migration in the country.

Internal migration trends based on the 2011 census is outlined below: About 45 million Indians migrated outside their district of birth for work opportunities, be it employment or business. It comes down to 10% of all domestic migrants, down from ..

How should the government tackle the religion-specific unemployability rates? Comment.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs has submitted the data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey for 2017-18 to enumerate the fact that unemployment rates also vary among religious groups irrespective of gender. Most of the socio-economic and educational schemes of ..