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What does the Montreal Protocol deal with? Discuss its role in protecting Earth’s environment.

The Montreal Protocol deals with the protection of ozone layer in atmosphere. It was agreed upon and signed by 47 nations in September, 1987 in the city of...

January 31, 2023

What is fibre optics? What advantages does it offer in telecommunications? Elaborate.

Fibre Optics is a branch of Physics dealing with principle of Internal reflection and its applications in various fields. Fibre optics technology enters high energy light waves in...

January 31, 2023

Why there is a demand for the separate state for Barak valley?

Barak Valley comprising three districts of Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj. There is again a new surge for the old demand of the creation of a separate statehood for...

January 31, 2023

How the efforts of Swami Dayanand Saraswati revolutionised Indian society?

Swami Dayanand Saraswati made efforts to revolutionise Indian attitude religion and is considered as one of the ‘Makers of Modern India’. Swami Dayanand Saraswati and his efforts He...

January 31, 2023

India is still far away from reducing its strategically-vulnerable dependence on foreign military hardware and software. With suitable examples, critically analyze where, to what extent and why "Make in India"initiatives have failed.

Make in India program was launched by government of India with an aim to make India as manufacturing hub of the world. One of the major objective of...

January 31, 2023

The institutional arrangements in India for Real Time flood forecast are not only inadequate but also inefficient. To what extent, do you think the recently approved National Hydrology Project can be helpful towards this? Discuss

Most of the states in India are frequently suffering from floods. Yet the institutional arrangements in India for real time flood forecast are not only inadequate but also...

January 31, 2023

Discuss how the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) provisions promote the transparency, accountability and protection of home buyer interests.

Real estate in India had been for long an unregulated space where the cheated home buyers had little legal recourse except long battles in the court. Real Estate...

January 31, 2023

Discuss the reasons and advantages of introducing the Double Dome feature in Indo-Islamic architecture.

The tomb of Sikandar Lodi was the first example with a double dome feature. The method of making double dome was originally practised in East Asia before it...

January 31, 2023

From time to time, several capital infusion efforts have been launched to revive the ailing Discoms in India. How Uday Scheme is different from previous capital infusion efforts? Do you think that this scheme can put undue pressure on states' finances? Discuss.

Unlike the previous attempts which had focused largely on capital infusion into discoms, UDAY seeks financial turnaround and revival of discoms. UDAY attempts to shift the debt burden...

January 31, 2023

Differentiate between Insolvency and Bankruptcy. Discuss the changes proposed in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2015 and its expected outcomes.

Insolvency is a situation when the debtor cannot meet its financial obligations i.e when he/she cannot pay back the money to lender on time, whereas, bankruptcy is a...

January 31, 2023

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