Over the last 3 years, more than half the centrally sponsored schemes have been discontinued/ rationalized. Examine the impact of these measures.

A continued reduction in the number of schemes by the government under various ministries has been observed in the last few years. Over 50% of Central government sponsored schemes have been either discontinued, subsumed, redesigned or rationalized into other schemes ..

What is the ‘Century of Humiliation’, often referred to in discussions about China? How has it shaped the foreign policy of China and its outlook towards the world?

The ‘century of humiliation’ is the period referring to the century between the first opium war in 1839 to the victory of the Chinese communist party in 1949. This was the period when the Chinese suffered defeats at the hands ..

Point-Based Visa: The New World Order

Amidst the hullabaloo of Brexit, UK Prime Minister has brought forward the topic of awarding point-based Visas to people wishing to work in the UK, similar to the existing Australian system. What is a point-based Visa policy? Generally, when Visas ..

What do you understand by the two-part tariff in Economics?

Two-part tariff in economics stands for an unconventional pricing technique where a fee is first charged by a business from consumers for its product and then also levies a per unit usage fee. It is generally seen as a system ..

Elaborate the 3As challenges towards equitable health system worldwide and their implications.

3A’s: Accessibility, Availability, Affordability challenges are effecting health system worldwide. Even after greater strikes through technological interventions and innovations lack of accessibility has made equitable health system a mirage because Disparity between the developed and developing world has resulted in ..

As per Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)'s report, 77% of total income of two major parties in India is from unknown sources. In this context what is section 29 C of Representation of People's act? How is this legal provision misused to fund political parties anonymously? Suggest measures to ensure transparency in funding ? Also, discuss the possibilities of state funding of elections.|

ADR, which works for electoral reforms reported that in the fiscal year 2016,  77% of total income of two major political parties came from unknown sources. Such “income from unknown sources” refers to that income where for donations are less than ..

The Napoleonic Empire was doomed because of its inherent and self-defeating contradictions. Elucidate.

Napoleon’s own personality proved to be the greatest danger to the future of his empire. He had once said that he loves power as a musician loves his violin. This craze for power raised him to greatest heights but same ..

What are the issues and concerns related to the historic Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh ?

India and Bangladesh signed an agreement to operationalize the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) in 2015. It was signed between PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi Counterpart Sheikh Hasina during his first visit to Bangladesh.  The operationalisation LBA paved way for ..

Many of India's biggest industrial houses have taken advantage of a new law to set up electoral trusts but the transparency in corporate donations to political parties still remains a major issue."" Discuss critically."

Section 13B of Income Tax Act 1961 provides that the companies looking to provide funding to political parties can set up, Electoral Trust which would be a non-profit company. Tax benefits were provided to such companies who fund political outfits ..

Justify by giving illustrations from the paintings in the caves at Ajanta that the master painters who produced these paintings were in love with nature.

The caves Nos. I, II; XVI and XVII were painted in the Gupta period. The master painters of Ajanta were in love with nature. The flowering trees, quietly flowing streamlets and the roaming denizens of the forest have received unqualified ..