Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have permanent standing committees on ethics. While their job is to oversee moral ethical conduct of the members, these committees have fallen short of global standards both in scope & work. Discuss.

Ethics committees function to uphold the standards of the Parliament and thus its functions are three fold: Formulate a Code of Conduct for members and suggest amendments to it from time to time. To oversee the moral and ethical conduct ..

It is said the biggest problem is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge. Examine this claim in the context of the assumptions of rational ethical decision making.

The biggest challenge of the 21st century is the post truth phenomenon. The vested interests are often creating an illusion for the problems the world is haunted. The world has often witnessed vested interests of developing an over simplified narrative ..

Is there any relationship between morality and national interest? Discuss critically.

Morality is related to principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour. The national interest refers to country’s goals and ambitions, whether economic, military, or cultural for upholding the interests of the country. Morality driving national interest: Upholding the ..

How nanotechnology can aid in development of agriculture?

Nanotechnology refers to the manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale.  The application of nanomaterial’s in agriculture include plant protection products, minimize nutrient losses in fertilization, and increase yields through optimized nutrient management. Nanotechnology can be used to: Crop disease detection Nanotechnology devices and ..

What is Conversation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS)? What are its objectives? What are the findings of the recent Survey?

The Conversation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS) is an accreditation scheme which encourages tiger conservation areas to meet a set of standards and criteria, created by an international group of experts and protected area managers for effective and long term tiger ..

Elucidate the positive and negative effects of India's contact with the West during 18th and 19th century.

Between 18th and 19th century, India was well established as a colony of Britain and due to contact with west, Indians were reintroduced with the ideas such as liberty, equality, freedom and human rights from the Renaissance, the Reformation Movement ..

Highlight the importance of new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian independence since twenties of last century.

The history of the Indian National Movement can be separated in different phases starting from the political upliftment in 1885 when Congress was established. Later the partition of Bengal in 1905, the Swadeshi movement in 1906. Gandhiji’s entry into politics ..

The idea of universal basic income does not seem pragmatic from the economic perspective; and therefore the focus should be on optimal utilization of available resources. Comment.

Universal Basic income is a model for providing all citizens of a country with a given sum of money, regardless of their income, resources or employment status. Economic Survey 2016-17 had mooted the idea of UBI for India as a ..

The end of the cold war was a watershed moment in modern Indian history. Discuss the post-cold war foreign policy of India until dawn of new millennium

From 1991 to 2000, India’s foreign policy was shaped by two factors. They were end of cold war and Economic reforms of India. From 1991 till 2000, India saw two ablest Prime ministers viz. Narsimha Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. ..

What conditions favoured rapid industrialization in 18th century England? Do you agree with the view that the "enclosure movement" played a role of catalyst in the Industrial revolution? Throw light

The key conditions that favoured rapid industrialization in 18th century England were as follows: The agricultural revolution in England provided with agricultural surplus, raw material and released labour from rural areas. Social and political stability provided by geographical isolation as ..