What is the significance of putting various economic sectors in the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub-sectors? Discuss taking examples of recent sectors placed in this list.

Economic sectors in the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub-sectors will get financial support from banks and other financial institutions easily when compared with other sectors. Inclusion Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub-sectors would encourage private investment which will contribute ..

Despite of dramatic fall in equipment costs and tariff of solar energy, rooftop solar plants are not very popular in India. Account for the key stumbling blocks in realizing India's rooftop solar power goals.

India’s roof top solar power project was an ambitious step towards increasing greener energy in the country. The government encouraged people to install Solar roof top plants with lucrative incentives and subsidies. It even went ahead to make it obligatory ..

To what extent, the economic liberalization has been able to bridge the gender gap in Indian workforce? Critically discuss.

Economic liberalization refers to the relaxation of government regulations and restrictions in an economy to attract greater participation by private entities. It promotes the economic development of a country.  The policy of economic liberalization consists of partial or full privatization ..

In India, most state governments have either put a ban on agricultural land leasing or imposed restrictions on land leasing. Discuss how changes in this policy can help creation of rural jobs and betterment of farm economy in India.

Land is a state subject and the government policy on land leasing differs in the country from state to state. For example, while Kerala has legally prohibited land leasing, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana allow leasing out only by certain categories of ..

What do you understand by import substitution? To what extent, the Make in India initiative is similar to or different from the import-substitution strategy? Explain.

Import substitution is an economic and trade policy which advocates replacing foreign goods with domestic goods. In earlier times it was undertaken by countries in nascent stages of industrialization to protect their industries from foreign competition. Countries undertake import substitution ..

To what extent, the Gold Monetization Scheme has been able to reduce the craze for physical gold in India? Critically discuss the success or failure of this scheme.

So far, the response to the scheme seems to have been largely failed and it has led to deposits worth only 6,410 kg of gold since it was launched, less than 2% of the annual imports of the gold in 2016. ..

Explain various types of revolutions, took place in Agriculture after independence in India. How these revolutions have helped in poverty alleviation and food security in India?

Agriculture in India has been practiced since the time of the Indus Valley Civilization. The rank of India is second in terms of the total farm output. About 50% of India’s population is associated with the agricultural sector that contributes ..

Economic Viability of Bullet Trains

Mumbai –Ahmedabad bullet train will be the first bullet train in India which would reduce the time required to travel to 3 hrs, with help of Japanese investment in technology and finance. Many questions have been raised regarding its viability ..

The growth of cities as IT hubs has opened up new avenues of employment but has also created new problems. Substantiate this statement with examples.

According to the Economic Survey of India 2019-20, The IT-BPO sector of India contributed nearly 162 billion USD (2018-19) to the economy of India. The IT hubs located in the cities like Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Noida, Gurgaon, and Pune emerged India ..

The state monopoly in coal has been extremely inefficient and country is forced to import hundreds of millions of coal every year. To what extent, Commercial Coal Mining can be helpful towards this? Discuss elucidating current government policy towards commercial coal mining.

Coal mining has been the monopoly of Coal India Limited, ever since 1973 when coal blocks were nationalized. However, due to inefficiency in mining, the large amount of coal is imported every year. There in order to speed up the ..