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How the alarming level of Non-performing Assets in the banks can derail India's renewable energy ambitions? Discuss while also explaining the high social costs in promotion of green energy.

India has an ambitious target of 175 GW renewable power by 2022. However, finance is the major hurdle in the realization of the goal of clean energy. As...

February 2, 2023

The future of energy sector rests on four pillars viz. Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, Energy Sustainability and Energy Security. Critically discuss in the light of current government policies towards the sector.

The Goal -7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to Ensure Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy for All. To achieve this goal, the government...

February 1, 2023

Differentiate between Insolvency and Bankruptcy. Discuss the changes proposed in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2015 and its expected outcomes.

Insolvency is a situation when the debtor cannot meet its financial obligations i.e when he/she cannot pay back the money to lender on time, whereas, bankruptcy is a...

January 31, 2023

From time to time, several capital infusion efforts have been launched to revive the ailing Discoms in India. How Uday Scheme is different from previous capital infusion efforts? Do you think that this scheme can put undue pressure on states' finances? Discuss.

Unlike the previous attempts which had focused largely on capital infusion into discoms, UDAY seeks financial turnaround and revival of discoms. UDAY attempts to shift the debt burden...

January 31, 2023

True entrepreneurs don't need government support. Discuss critically.

True entrepreneurs are driven by self motivation and they possess the necessary talent to undertake new initiatives. They do not require any sort of concession or special treatment...

January 30, 2023

To what extent, the JAM TRINITY can help India to make a suitable, efficient and transparent Subsidy Delivery System? Examine.

JAM number trinity refers to Jan Dhan Yojana bank account number, Aadhaar number and Mobile phone number, respectively. The application process for a bank account under the Jan...

January 30, 2023

What do you understand by Employment Elasticity? Discuss the trends in India in different sectors over there recent years.

Model Answer: Employment elasticity is defined as the measure of how employment varies with changing economic output. A low employment elasticity shows jobless growth. Though, during the last...

January 29, 2023

Discuss the role played by various technologies towards improvement of Public Distribution System (PDS) in the country.

Through the usage of technologies in the vast PDS network in India, there can be efficiency and transparency brought about as well as leakages and misuse in the...

January 28, 2023

Crop insurance schemes have divided India into two parts viz. the states with under-penetration and the states with high penetration. While elucidating the reasons for this divide, critically examine its implications.

Despite of having so many schemes, only a fraction of farmers are covered under Crop insurance in India. There is a divide among states-under penetrated and highly penetrated....

January 27, 2023

"Malnutrition in India is declining faster than before, but the improvement is not fast enough to meet global targets."Discuss in the light of recently released reports.

In December 2015, two reports-Global Nutrition Report (GNR) and India Health Report on Nutrition, 2015 (IHR) were released which stated that malnutrition in India is declining faster than...

January 27, 2023

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