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Describe the nature of the current ‘economic slowdown’ that India is experiencing and how it’s different from the previous economic slowdowns that India has experienced.

Economic slowdowns aren’t something that India has only started experiencing since 2014. Since India gained its freedom from the British, the country has experienced numerous episodes of ‘economic...

October 22, 2023

Why the report of Niti Aayog on the child sex ratio is disheartening? How the technological growth has contributed to this menace of declining child sex ratio?

The sex ratio at birth (SRB) is the number of girls born for every 1,000 boys. The Niti Ayog report shows that SRB at national level had dropped...

October 22, 2023

RCEP is opposed vehemently from the dairy sector. What are the concerns of the dairy industry against the RCEP deal?

India is the largest producer of Milk. Milk provides for an alternative income for farmers. Milk also provides the animal protein/fat requirements of a significant portion of the...

October 21, 2023

What are the challenges faced by government in achieving its objective of "Universal Health Care"in the country? Discuss some of the steps taken by the government in the recent years to achieve this ambitious target.

The out of pocket expenditure has resulted in debt trap for large number of Indians. The panacea for this menace is the universal health care. The government is...

October 21, 2023

Palm Oil Trade and India Malaysia Relations

Tensions between India and Malaysia have risen after the Indian government revealed its plan to restrict palm oil imports from the country. A diplomatic row with relations to...

October 20, 2023

Discuss the possible implications of replacing the words "all minorities" in Article 30 of the Constitution with words "all sections of citizens having distinct language or religion".

India is a multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, multi-religion nation. In order to protect all the unique cultures, languages constitution has provided protection to them under Fundamental Rights Art 29 and...

October 20, 2023

What are water credits? How can it help fund climate action?

Water credits are a predetermined amount of water that is preserved or created that may be traded between water deficit and water surplus organisations within a sub-basin. It...

October 19, 2023

‘In the context of neo-liberal paradigm of development planning, multi-level planning is expected to make operations cost effective and remove many implementation blockages.’-Discuss.

Post LPG reforms there was a drastic shift in the planning of the developmental process. The government which was in the driver seat took a stepped backward and...

October 19, 2023

India must concentrate on wellness for a sustainable Health care. Justify.

The proposal by the NITI Aayog to transform rural health sub-centres into ‘wellness clinics’ and take health care to rural people is a great idea. Ayurveda and scientific...

October 19, 2023

Kashmir Issue Takes Centre Stage In The US Congress

A resolution has been introduced by Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal in the US Congress for India to swiftly end the communication lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir, which has...

October 18, 2023

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