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Highlight the benefits of urban forests and steps taken by the government to promote urban forestry in India.

The Urban forests are classified forests (legally), which lie within the permit of urban areas. Benefits of Urban Forests: Helps in air filtration, offer ecosystem services of clean...

May 18, 2023

Comment on the need to improve disabled people’s access to entertainment. How can this be achieved?

Persons with disabilities face a lot of difficulties in getting involved with mainstream socio-economic and cultural activities, due to lack of mobility and transportation, inaccessible physical environments, unavailability...

May 18, 2023

Women in India do not enjoy their full reproductive rights. Highlight the interventions adopted to remove these barriers.

Reproductive health & choices are an important component of fundamental rights to life & personal liberty of women, under Article 21 as ruled by the Supreme Court in...

May 17, 2023

"India has a huge variety of soft power resources."Evaluate.

Soft power depends on three factors: Hint: Culture Political values Foreign policy Kindly give reference to Vasudeva Kudaumbakam and loka samartha sukhino bhavanthu. Various soft power resourses such...

May 15, 2023

Review the population policy of the Govt. of India giving the distinguishing features.

The NDA Government announced the Population Policy in February, 2000 based on the report of the Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan. The policy includes various...

May 13, 2023

Discuss the need for setting up of social stock exchange in India. What are the key challenges in their effective implementation?

Social stock exchange (SSE) refers to a stock exchange platform, to enable funding for enterprises with social benefits. An expert panel constituted by the SEBI has recommended allowing...

May 12, 2023

Why is the Global Hunger Index (GHI) being criticized? What can be done to address this issue?

The global hunger index is a method for evaluating and tracking global, regional and national hunger. India has ranked poor in the global hunger index 2022 with the...

May 10, 2023

Critically examine the rationale behind the recent order from the Punjab government to ban songs that glorify weapons and violence.

To address the issue of gun culture in the state, the Punjabi government recently approved an order banning the public exhibition of guns, including on social media, as...

May 9, 2023

Comment on the decision to conduct surveys in madrasas by the UP government. What are the challenges faced by these institutions?

Madrasas are religious schools made primarily for the study of religion of Islam. They emerged in India to counter the imposition of Christian values on fellow muslims during...

May 8, 2023

Discuss the pros and cons of giving SC status to Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians.

The Supreme Court has sought the government’s position on petitions challenging the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order of 1950, which allows only members of Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist religions...

May 6, 2023

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