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Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019

The Union Cabinet had approved The Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019, in November last year. The bill intends to amalgamate The Trade Unions Act, 1926, The Industrial Employment...

September 8, 2023

Has Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Failed To Tackle The Problem?

Concerns have been raised regarding the effectiveness of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. Problems like the lengthy documentation process and many exclusions hampering its universal nature are...

September 6, 2023

Global Hunger Index-2019: Analyzing Government Response

India has ranked 102 in the Global Hunger Index, out of 117 qualified countries. Most of this poor performance has been attributed to the increase in the prevalence...

September 5, 2023

India Is Slowly Rising Up The HDI Ladder

The United Nations Development Programme has released the annual HDI report and India has picked up the pace. What is HDI? The Human Development Index is a list...

September 3, 2023

E-commerce market growth & hindrances

The e-commerce market is poised to grow to $84 billion in 2021, as per the reports of Deloitte and Retailer’s Association of India’s Unravelling the Indian consumer report...

September 2, 2023

India Skills Report 2018-20: How has Youth Fared?

Recently, the India Skills Report 2018-20 was released to some interesting insights. What is the India Skills Report? The India Skills Report is a joint initiative by a...

September 2, 2023

"Poor implementation of sanitation schemes is the reason that India is plagued with health and hygiene issues."In the light of this statement discuss why Swachh Bharat Mission seems to be non-starter even after one year of its launch.

Hint: As per report of UNICEF India, only 49 percent of the budget had been utilized between 1999 and 2011 for effective implementation of sanitation programme. Only 49...

August 31, 2023

What was the Supreme Court verdict in the case of Nagaraj and Others v/s Union of India? What is significance of this verdict?

The case of Nagaraj and others v/s Union of India is a landmark case. In the case the court had dealt with a challenge to constitutional amendments aimed...

August 28, 2023

With reference to Juvenile Delinquency in India, explain Criminal Responsibility and Criminal Majority while highlighting key issues around them in the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.

Criminal responsibility refers to accuser’s mental capacity to understand the charges against him and may have no knowledge of the crime. It is concerned with capacity of a...

August 27, 2023

Why there is a need to integrate agricultural sector with Poshan Abhiyan?

National nutrition mission or Poshan Abhiyan is a flagship programme of the government which aims to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescents, pregnant women and lactating mothers. The...

August 26, 2023

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