What are the major criticisms against the Supreme Court verdict on reservation in promotions?

The 5 bench constitutional bench of SC has by and large upheld the judgment in the Nagraj case of 2006 and has refused to refer it to larger bench. The Nagraj judgment had imposed restrictions on reservation in promotions. Criticism ..

Critically discuss the constitutional, legislative and policy provisions for safeguard of rights of Senior Citizens of India.

India has adopted the concept of welfare state. Due attention has been provided in the constitutional, legislative and policy provisions to safeguard rights of senior citizens. As per UNESCO estimates about 18% of population would be senior citizens by 2025. ..

Differentiate between Absolute Poverty and Relative Poverty. Throw light on some of the measures adopted by the current government to eliminate the curse of poverty.

Poverty is a condition where people’s basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are not being met. Poverty is of two types: Absolute Poverty Relative poverty Absolute poverty is synonymous with destitution and occurs when people cannot obtain adequate resources (measured ..

What are the major challenges in bringing about the requisite behavioural change in effective implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission? Suggest ways to strengthen the mission.

The Swacch Bharat mission (SBM) has an important component of behavioral change to achieve the motto of “one step towards cleanliness”. Various challenges are being faced in bringing this behavioral change Sustainability: The change initiated must be made a habit. ..

Most of the states and UTs in India have their own anti-begging law. Are such anti-begging laws a comprehensive solution to begging menace? Discuss while suggesting alternative solutions.

In India, there is no major law which penalizes beggars and begging but around 22 states (including Union Territory) have their own anti-begging laws. Most of these laws are derived from the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959. Using this ..

Differentiate between "Passive Euthanasia"and "Living Will". Throw light on the ethical concerns involved in legalising these concepts in India.

“Passive Euthanasia” is defined as to withhold medical treatment and withdraw life sustaining devices from a terminally ill patient with deliberate intention to let the patient die. Passive euthanasia occurs when the patient dies because the medical professionals either don’t ..

What are the hits and misses in the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission so far?

Swachh Bharat Mission is a nationwide cleanliness campaign which aims to make India “open-defecation free” (ODF) India by 2 October 2019, the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. The mission aims to clean up the streets, roads and infrastructure ..

"An independent nation cannot progress if it relies upon the Western concepts like individualism, democracy, socialism, communism, capitalism etc."Discuss in the light of Integral Humanism as ascribed to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.

Hint: Integral Humanism an indigenous economic model that puts human being at center of development. Deen Dayal Upadhhyaha envisaged concept of Dharma Rajya for Indian state which is duty oriented unlike other concepts which are right-oriented. Dharma Rajya does not ..

The text of National Food Security Act mentions it as an act provide for food and nutrition security in "Human Life Cycle approach". Expand the meaning of human life cycle approach in this context.

The National Food Security Act is an act of the parliament of India that is aimed at providing subsidized food grains to almost two-thirds of the country’s population. It converts into the legal prerogative of other food security schemes viz. ..

What do you mean by Commercial surrogacy? Discuss in the light of the recently drafted / enacted bills in India.

Hint: Commercial surrogacy is the process in which an individual or couple pays a fee to a woman in exchange for her carrying and delivering a baby. Commercial surrogacy is not allowed in India. Surrogacy is allowed only for Indian couples. ..