Differentiate between Minor, Medium and Major Irrigation Schemes. Bring out their relative importance.

Hint: Major irrigation schemes are those schemes which have a Cultural Command Areas of More than 10,000 hectares. The Medium Irrigation Schemes have a CCA of 2,000-10,000 hectares. Minor Schemes: Those with Culturable command areas up to 2000 hectares. Relative ..

What is BGREI Programme? Evaluate its role in Indian agriculture in recent times.

The touch of the High Yielding Variety technology, implemented through the “Green Revolution in India” has been witnessed by only some states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana. To promote a nationwide extension, especially focusing on the eastern region, the BGREI scheme ..

Do you agree that the demand for a separate time zone for North East has valid reasons? Looking at India's size, discuss the plausible solution to the problem faced by residents of North East due to IST.

India’s vast geographical expanse accounts for the time difference (approximately 2 Hrs) in sunrise and sunset between the eastern and western part of India. However, one cannot do much about this time lag but it does pose problems and hampered ..

India's Border Area Development Programme (BADP) not only provides comprehensive approach to Border Management, but also focuses on socio-economic development of the people living in border areas. Critically discuss the success and failures of this programme with respect to India's borders on eastern and western front.

The Border Area Development Programme (BADP) was introduced in the 1993-94 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. In the initial years, the programme was implemented in the Western Border States. Later the ambit of the programme was extended to the Eastern ..

Discuss the modern trends in Indian classical music.

The classical music has managed to survive despite the fact that it requires rigorous practice and devotion. Some believe that the reason solely responsible for this survival is the Indian guru-shishya tradition in which a teacher or guru is given ..

The efforts of government for indigenization of defence technologies in India has delivered suboptimal results. Examine reasons behind it and suggest measures to accelerate the pace of indigenization in the defence sector.

The defence sector is essential for upholding national security. Indigenisation of the defence sector helps reduce reliance on foreign powers, and lobster military capabilities whenever needed. For long, defence indigenisation suffered due to: Lack of level playing field for defence ..

Highlight the significance of online dispute resolution in India and how it differs from traditional court of justice.

The online dispute resolution has seen a great traction in recent times, much on account of the covid-19 pandemic. Forms of online dispute resolution: E-Courts. Online mediation. Connected arbitration. Grievance redressal through e-ticketing in the consumer courts. Traditional experience in ..

Leakages in the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana scheme

The CAG has found many leakages in the Government’s LPG scheme. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme was launched in 2016 with the aim to provide free cooking gas connections to around 80 million poor families. The programme has ..

India’s Policy Towards Trans Fats

Consumption of junk foods high in salt, fats and trans fats are an open invitation to non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart ailments and cancer. A 2016 report by ICMR shows that the disease burden due to unhealthy diet, high ..

To what extent does the Draft National Education Policy 2019 address the challenge of preparing the Indian workforce for the transformation brought by the fourth industrial revolution and what enhancements could be proposed?

The Draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 does address the challenge of preparing the Indian workforce for the fourth industrial revolution. It acknowledges the need for a systemic shift from rote learning to an education entailing lifelong learning and skills ..