Page-53 of UPSC Questions

What are the essential conditions of promulgating the ordinance with respect to President and Governors in India? How far in the present time the ordinance making power became a tool of bypassing the democratic procedure? Discuss with suitable examples.

The ordinance making power is the most important legislative powers of president and governor to make laws on those subject listed in union and state list respectively.  Essential Condition to promulgate ordinance: Under article 123 President can promulgate ordinance when ..

Despite various laws to prevent criminalization of politics in India, the entry of people with criminal antecedents in politics is still prevalent. In the light of several judicial pronouncements related to this, suggest some remedial measures.

Criminalization of politics is detrimental to national interest. Various statutory and legal permissions are enacted to prevent it. Representation of People Act (1951): Disqualification of elected legislators found guilty of electoral offences. Disqualification if convicted with imprisonment of more than ..

The country is currently embroiled in a low growth and high inflation conflict which raises the root cause of the crisis. Elucidate.

The Economic data released by the government suggests that the country may be heading towards stagflation. As per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) a figure of 3.8% in October shows contraction, as against a healthy growth rate of 8.4% ..

With Rising inflation and deceleration of the economy, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its fifth monetary policy has kept the repo rate unchanged . How does it fare for the economy and what measures can be adopted to boost the economy ?

The RBI’s fifth monetary policy statement sees the repo rate unchanged at 5.15%. All six members of the MPC, unanimously voted in favour of maintaining the status quo and not cutting the repo rate. The RBI has cut the repo ..

The level of bad loans under PM Mudra Yojana have been increasing, analyse the steps which need to be taken to fix the Mudra Scheme.

The total NPA in the MUDRA scheme have jumped to 2.68 percent in FY19 from 2.52 percent in FY18. Since inception, over 19 crore loans have been extended under the scheme, with the aim to lift beneficiaries out of poverty. ..

What provisions have been made in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 to create an inclusive work environment? Keep your answer limited to provisions regarding private sector in the law.

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 just completed its first year. The Act has a great significance to it as it included the Private employers within its jurisdiction which was subject to interpretation in the previous act. Although ..

The Government of India is considering a cut in personal income tax rates. Comment on whether a tax cut can help.

With various economists, both in and outside the government, advocating for a cut in personal income tax to boost the economy. It’s time we seriously analyse whether a ‘personal income tax’ rate cut would be able to boost the economy ..

The recent efforts to normalise relations between Israel and UAE may open new possibilities for India. Analyse.

The Abraham Pact between USA, UAE, Israel and Bahrain shows a lot of strategic churn going in West Asia. This pact normalizes relationship between Israel and gulf countries, on the condition that no further annexation at west bank. This also ..

Stagflation in India

The term Stagflation was coined by Iain Macleod, a Conservative party MP in the UK. Simply put, stagflation is a situation in which inflation rate is high, economic growth is slow and unemployment remains steadily high. It is because due ..

Discuss the potential of progress in genomics and bioinformatics towards better healthcare in India.

Bioinformatics and genomics are rapidly grown in the field of bio-medical research It is likely to transform our biomedical understanding forever. setting up the trend of using Information technology and computational science in medical field representing the Advancement in medical ..