“Though much of the consumption of cocoa occurs in the mid-latitudes, the production is confined largely to West Africa, eastern part of Brazil and the Caribbean mainland and islands.” Discuss focussing on location factors.

Cocoa is a truly tropical plant and most of the producing areas lie below 1000 metres elevation. Cocoa tree grows best in areas of hot and humid climate. It needs a temperature of about 27°C in shade and the temperature ..

Tata Sons & Corporate Governance Issues

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NLCAT) has reinstated Cyrus Mistry as the Executive chairman of Tata Sons Ltd. There are several takeaways from the the NCLAT’s order. Firstly, it reveres the order of NCLT reinstating his position. It is ..

Establish the links between intellectual property rights (IPR) and terrorism and organized crimes. How strengthening the IPR regime in India can help in prevention of organized crime? Discuss.

Organised crime refers to transnational, national or local groups who carry out illegal activities in order to make money or profit. Activities like drug trafficking, human trafficking, financial frauds are carried out by these groups. Terrorist groups require men, material ..

2018-Case Study – 4

Same verbatim with same spelling and grammatical errors shows the situation to be a clear case of plagiarism. Plagiarism of content is unjustified. But punishing the plagiarism with poor grades may cause financial crisis for the institute and scholarship of ..

Why government has taken decision to stop the imports of the GM soybean?

The Union environment ministry has asked the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) to stop imports of genetically modified (GM) soybean for food or feed because Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) which is the regulatory body for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and ..

Examine the recently proposed changes in the various provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Finance bill has proposed various amendments to the Prevention of money laundering act (PMLA) to strengthen the institutional mechanisms against money laundering. The amendments include Empowering the Special Court to restore confiscated assets to the rightful claimants even during the ..

The growth of cities as IT hubs has opened up new avenues of employment but has also created new problems. Substantiate this statement with examples.

According to the Economic Survey of India 2019-20, The IT-BPO sector of India contributed nearly 162 billion USD (2018-19) to the economy of India. The IT hubs located in the cities like Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Noida, Gurgaon, and Pune emerged India ..

The use of non-violence was the most important reason for African Americans gaining improved civil rights in the years 1960-8. How far would you agree with this statement?

How successful were Republican policies in helping the US economy in the years 1920 to 1932?

The economic policies of Republican government in 1920s contributed to the boom which lasted for short period of time. The Laissez-faire approach adopted by the government and took two significant steps: The import duties were raised through the Fordney-McCumber Tariff ..

Discuss the role of wage employment in poverty alleviation and how is MGNREGA different from it.

The Indian state is a welfare state as enjoined in the Directive Principles of State Policy. Thus, it is the duty of state to alleviate poverty, which stands at 21% as per Suresh Tendulkar committee report. While Universal Basic Income ..