Planning Commission outlived its original objectives and its credibility has rapidly lost. Discuss the various reasons that led to demise of this body.

Model Answer: Successive governments have used the planning commission as a parking lot for decent placement for the favorable officers and academics, who could not be accommodated anywhere else as its members. Its credibility was lost due to its theoretical ..

Discuss the locational aspects of silk textile industry around the world.

Unlike the cotton textile and woolen textile industry that are largely market oriented, silk industry has developed in countries with a high level of techno­logical development and the regions where skilled manpower is available. This is largely because silk textiles ..

What were Objectives and Weaknesses of Indian National Movement Till 1905?

Indian National Movement up to 1905 was mainly dominated mainly by the moderate leaders like Dadabhai Naoroji, Wyomesh Chander Bannerjee, Pheroze Shah Mehta, Dinshaw Wacha, S.N. Banerjee, etc. During this period, main objectives of the Indian National Movement were: To ..

What are the expectations of India from COP-24?

The 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is being held at Katowice, Poland from 2nd December 2018 to 14th December 2018. Expectations for India from COP-24: COP-24 is eagerly watched as ..

What are reasons behind the disproportionate death of girl children in India?

Despite of the natural biological advantage they girl child have over male child for survival there are higher mortality rates of girl Child. A study in the journal BMJ Global Health, suggests that the unequal treatment of females in society ..

How the Sex Sorted Semen scheme of Uttar Pradesh aims to address the menace of stray bulls?

With the ban on cow slaughter in place, Uttar Pradesh was struggling to tackle with the menace of the growing number of stray cows. To tackle this menace the Uttar Pradesh government is experimenting with sex selection to tackle stray ..

Do the initial scepticism about AIIB hold true now as well? How has been its performance so far?

Asian infrastructure investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank (MDB) established in January 2016 headquartered in Beijing. The AIIB has an authorized capital of $100 billion earmarked to address Asia-Pacific’s acute infrastructural needs. The vision of AIIB is “to improve ..

Analyze the nature and prospects of India's Look West Policy.

India’s multidimensional engagements with the West Asia are in accordance with the rapidly evolving look west policy. Look west policy aims at increased interaction, enhanced trade and economic relations and launch of negotiations towards FTA with the western Asian countries. Nature ..

What are the various commodities in India for which government maintains buffer stocks? Elucidate while analyzing the pros and cons for a cotton buffer stock in the country.

Buffer stock is the reserve commodity that is stored for the purpose to check the unreasonable and sudden increase in the market price of the essential commodities due to various factors. These commodities are bought when they are available in ..

Kusana period is known for rise of a new art movement with abundant dimensions and creativity. Examine.

The rise and growth of the Kushans as a political power (1st century to 3rd century AD) coincided with a great cultural ferment in the region. The age of maturity in Indian classical art began now. Artistic activities were fairly ..