Family Planning in India: Components, Barriers and Suggested Measures

The concept of family planning implies both the limitation of the family to have only the desired number of children which are considered appropriate to the resource availability of the family as well as having proper spacing between children. The ..

Effects of Rapid Population Growth in India

The following are the various effects of rapid growth of population in developing countries in general and India in particular. Growing Unemployment Educated people aspire for jobs of greater prestige. Since, creating employment is capital intensive, the ability of economy ..

Age and Sex Structure in India

Age and sex structure are an important biological attributes of any population. These factors affect demographic structure, social, economic and political status of any society. In society, status and roles are culturally determined and varies with culture. In traditional societies, ..

Determinants of Population Change

Three major factors that determine the change in population of any country viz. Fertility, Mortality and Migration. Of these, migration is not a major determinant of population change in Indian context. So, a detailed view of Mortality and Fertility assumes ..

Current Industrial Policy of Government of India

The Industrial Policy of 1991 was a watershed moment in the Indian Economy. It fulfilled log-left demands of the industry such as removal of compulsory licensing, MRTP limit and other numerous bureaucratic bottlenecks. The companies could establish new undertakings and ..

Poverty and Globalization

India embraced liberalisation, privatisation, globalisation (LPG) in 1991. Embracing globalisation has been a mixed experience for India. Poverty & Globalization It is observed that Poverty rates around the world have decreases as more countries continue integrating into the global economy. ..

Dowry Laws in India: Review of Legal Framework & Recent SC Verdict

Dowry is the money, goods or estate that a woman brings to a marriage. Dowry is illegal in India under the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961, under which both giving and accepting dowry is offence. The punishment for violating the ..

Recent Achievements of CSIR

Recent achievements of CSIR are enumerated below: Reflectance Confocal Microscope The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) under its New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI) initiative has successfully developed the Reflectance Confocal Microscope which is  used in the ..