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Page-28 of GS-II: Social Justice

What are your suggestions for better implementation of the Right to Education Act?

The Right to Education was made a fundamental right by insertion of Article 21A in the Constitution under the 86th Amendment Act. This was given more teeth by...

February 5, 2023

The stress on rote learning instead of critical thinking continues, unlike in European systems.

There is enormous pressure generated by the Indian school-leaving examinations on the students and score the higher. Ranking is seen as a sign of excellence. These examinations were...

February 4, 2023

What do you understand by the sub-replacement fertility in terms of demography?

When the fertility rate of a population falls below the replacement rate which leads to a decrease in the population of a certain group of people, it is...

February 3, 2023

What are your views about the recent figures released by the UNICEF on the prevalence of the malice of child marriage?

The recent figures released by UNICEF on child marriage state that as many as 115 million men and boys had got married as children. Of these 23 million...

February 3, 2023

What is the scheme about pension to informal workers?

The Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan is a pension scheme for informal workers which was announced in the Interim Budget under which the beneficiaries will get a sure...

February 2, 2023

What kind of comprehensive plan is needed to tackle the developing water crisis in India?

India is already staring at a prolonged heat wave which is longest in the recorded history. The current pre-monsoon season in the history of last 65 years is...

February 1, 2023

Discuss how the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) provisions promote the transparency, accountability and protection of home buyer interests.

Real estate in India had been for long an unregulated space where the cheated home buyers had little legal recourse except long battles in the court. Real Estate...

January 31, 2023

In comparison to the simple and less ambitious eight MDGs, the SGDs are a mammoth list of goals and targets. Discuss critically.

Hint: Eight MDGs adopted in 2000 were converted to Sustainable Development Goals in September 2015 in Rio 20+ summit. They deal with ‘five Ps’ people, planet, prosperity, peace,...

January 28, 2023

Discuss the key roles and responsibilities of MUDRA Bank throwing light on three-pronged classification of the borrowers. Do you see any conflict in its roles versus responsibilities. Discuss?

Model Answer: Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency’s aim is to finance the Non – Corporate Small Business Sector (NCSBS), thus encouraging entrepreneurs and small business units. Categorized...

January 25, 2023

"Serious concerns have been raised regarding various provisions of Human DNA Profiling Bill ranging from its reliability to its potential for misuse and errors."Discuss.

The bill does not guarantee that data will not be used for anything other than specified purpose. Its proposal to constitute a national DNA databank for forensic and...

January 24, 2023

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