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 per RBI’s latest report power sector, accounts for about 58% of the ..

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 is betting on both renewable as well as non-renewable sources of energy. ..

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 legal declaration of insolvency. The need for “Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2015” ..

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 of discoms to state governments. Now states have to directly bear the ..

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 from government’s end to give them a start. A true entrepreneur needs ..

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 Dhan Yojana would take note of Aadhaar number as identity proof. Aadhaar ..

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 decadal years 2004-14, India saw some of the highest rates of gross ..

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 supply can be curtailed. Some of the technologies used and their roles ..

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. The main reason for under-penetration is due to less awareness about insurance ..

"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 before, but the improvement is not fast enough to meet global targets. ..