The national security architecture needs to be robust enough to deal with present and evolving threats. Elaborating the statement, discuss the recent steps for modernizing national security architecture.

The National Security Architecture (NSA) needs to be robust to deal with ever-increasing challenges of internal and external security threats. India borders hostile neighbors and has border disputes with two nuclear-powered Nations. Internal security threats include challenges of homegrown terror ..

Why it is necessary to explore to solve the challenges of NRC in a humane way?

The debates about the National Registry of Citizens (NRC) exercise in Assam have become too polarizing. It has been argued that an administrative register based on material proof of origin won’t be able to record the nuances of the cultural ..

Examine the latest phase of Indo-Iran relations.

The Prime Minister of India, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the President of Iran, Mr. Khatemi signed “Tehran Declaration” on 10th April, 2001. It was a historic step between India and Iran to enter into strategic relations. There are provisions ..

Explain the causes of the Indian Monsoon.

Monsoon means seasonal reversal of winds which brings rainfall due to moisturised winds passing over water bodies. Indian Monsoon is the seasonal phenomenon caused by the differences of temperature and pressure over water bodies and landmass. In summer, the movement ..

Differentiate between asteroids and minor planets. While enumerating three minor planets, discuss their significance.

Asteroids are chunks of rocks in the space which orbit around the Sun. Asteroids are of different kinds: Asteroids of inner solar system – minor planets. Asteroids of outer solar system – Distant minor planets. Large asteroids – Planetoids. Minor ..

Elucidate the reasons that led to failure of National Land Records Management / Modernization Programme. In the light of its failures, examine the prospects of Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), which is being pushed by current government.

Government of India launched the National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP) was in 2008 by merging two erstwhile programmes of Computerization of Land Records (CLR) & Strengthening of Revenue Administration and Updating of Land Records (SRA & ULR). The scheme ..

The Food Processing Industry in India suffers from long and fragmented supply chain. Can contract farming provide plausible solution to this problem? Discuss.

Contract farming can be defined as agricultural production carried out according to an agreement between a buyer and farmer thus establishing conditions for the production and marketing of farm products. Fragmented Supply chain is a prime bottleneck of the Food processing Industry. ..

While on one hand the Indian society is mimicking the west, on the other there are attempts to revive the conservative traditional outlook. Comment.

The liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation reforms of 1991 led to a massive change in the Indian economy. Indian society was also affected and become more modern and inspirational. Aspiration to mimic west: Great emphasis is placed on English proficiency. There ..

Enumerate the concerns related to the antibacterial resistance. What are the factors responsible for its occurrence?

Antimicrobial resistance is a situation when microorganisms (such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites) evolve or change when they are exposed to antimicrobial agents (such as antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antimalarials, and antihelminthics) and develop resistance mechanisms to it. The medicines ..

Why most Indian cities are failing to tackle Air Pollution?

The Indian cities which are the nucleus of economic development are choking due to the worsening air quality. This deteriorating quality of air has led to Supreme Court to refer Delhi as Gas Chamber. But the menace of air pollution ..