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Critically discuss the impact of patriarchy upon the position of middle class working women in India?

Patriarchy refers to the dominance of male in the power equation with female, which in turn leads to subjugation of the latter. In terms of its impact on...

August 1, 2023

In light of the global population touching 8 billion people, discuss the opportunities and challenges going ahead.

On November 15, 2022, the population of the globe surpassed 8 billion, according to UN projections. It took about 1 billion years from the origin of humanity to...

August 1, 2023

“Migration, fertility and mortality are the basic fundamental elements determining population growth and demographic structure of a country.” Elucidate.

Demographic structure relates to studies of a population based on factors such as age, race, sex, and economic status, level of education, income level and employment, among others. It...

July 29, 2023

Examine the issues related to child sexual abuse in India. What initiatives India has taken to tackle the issue?

Recently, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after receiving inputs from interpol, conducted raids across the nation as part of “Operation Megh Chakra” against the online circulation and...

July 28, 2023

Discuss the impacts of globalisation on unorganized sector jobs and wages in India.

National Statistical Commission in 2012 had stated that the unorganised or the informal sector account for more than 90 per cent of the workforce in the country and...

July 26, 2023

"The recently released religious data in Census 2011 had stripped up a controversy with respect to the growth of the minority population in India."Critically examine the issue.

Model Answer: India is a welfare State, where various welfare schemes are launched for the benefit of the common man. Effective implementation of schemes requires information at the...

July 25, 2023

India continues to perform poor in global hunger index despite adequate food stocks and statutory laws to ensure food security. Analyze and provide solutions to deal with this problem.

Recently India has ranked on 107th position in Global Hunger Index despite overflowing FCI godowns and food wastage. Magnitude of Problem of hunger in India: Burden of malnutrition....

July 25, 2023

What is the basis of regionalism? Is it that unequal distribution of benefits of development on regional basis eventually promotes regionalism? Substantiate your answer.

Regionalism is the identity movement which according to Harihar Bhattacharya is fuelled by deprivation and neglect and in context of Indian society is rooted in culture, religion, tribes,...

July 21, 2023

“India’s national population policies have failed to achieve their objectives as we remain world’s second largest populated country.” What are the shortcomings? Discuss.

The first National Population Policy was formulated and tabled in 1976 in Parliament. However, the statement was neither discussed nor adopted. Further the National Health Policy was then...

July 17, 2023

What do you understand by Agama Shastras? What role do they play in religious practices in India? Discuss.

The religious literature of Hinduism is broadly divided into two parts viz. Shruti and Smriti. Shruti makes the central canon of Hinduism and included Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and...

July 13, 2023

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