The informal sector in India is plagued by several issues. In this context, highlight the measures taken by GOI to tackle these issues.

Highly informal nature of Indian economy (around 90%) is among the biggest challenges for growth and development of the nation. Its characteristics are: Absence of social security benefits Poorly regulated. Largely invisible despite major share in GDP. Related to high ..

What are Special Drawing Rights? What are the requirements for SDR basket inclusion?How will Renminbi's addition impact India and other countries?

Special Drawing Rights which were created by IMF in 1969 are international type of monetary reserve currency, which operate as a supplement to the existing reserves of member countries. SDRs were created with an aim to limit the use of gold ..

Examine the reasons behind growing interests of China in the Arctic region and state its implications for India in context of China’s Polar Silk Road initiative.

The Arctic region is an important centre with huge energy resources, geo-strategic importance and connectivity choke point. China’s Polar silk Road initiative: It aims to establish Chinese control in the polar region. Through the initiative, China aims to control northern ..

Examine how the PMAY-G has been considerably successful and marked improvement over previous rural housing schemes in India.

The PMAY-G or Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Grameen is aimed to provide pucca-houses to every household in rural areas. So far, it has been very successful in achieving its aim and objectives. The scheme differs from its previous schemes ..

Increasing the scope of skilling is imperative for changing economic and demographic structure in India. Assess the success of skill India mission till now.

Skilling is instrumental in converting the mere population of a country into a human resource. Importance of the skilling: Changing economic structure – World is moving towards more sophisticated technologies, the skilling gap is increasing. Provide employment to the unemployed ..

Unlike courts, the role and responsibility of tribunals is directly linked to and is subordinate to executive.. Do you agree? Explain.

The government role in formation, manning, and administration of tribunals has affected the effectiveness of Tribunal as an adjudicating body.It is directly linked and is subordinate to the executive 1. Appointment of Tribunal The Executive’s role in the appointment of heads ..

There are several issues associated with the storage and management of food grains in India. Enumerate the steps taken by government in this regard.

Continuing with the ongoing trend, year 2021 saw record food grain production despite the black swan event of Covid-19. Reasons: Favourable monsoon. Positive growth (3.4%) in agriculture sector. Rising exports (net exporter since 1991). Assured market (government MSP program). Issues ..

As a member of World Trade Organization (WTO), mention the domestic support measures available to countries under the Agreement on Agriculture. In this context, analyse the ‘peace clause’ provision.

The agreement on agriculture, crucial aspect of Doha dialogue under WTO, aims to arrive at consensus on extent of domestic support countries can extend to their agriculture sector. Domestic Support Measures: Food security program – E.g. National food security act, ..

Hunger and Poverty are the biggest challenges for good governance in India still today. Evaluate how far successive government have progressed in dealing with these humongous problems. Suggest measures for improvement.

Hunger and poverty have been a great concern for India over the decades. About 5.5% of the total population of India are living in extreme poverty. As the fastest growing economy, a declining trend has been noticed in the country ..

What is Shetkari Sanghatana? What role has it played in the Indian Economy? Discuss.

Shetkari Sanghatana, also known as farmers’ Organisation, was founded by Sharad Anantrao Joshi. The organisation was for farmers with aim of ‘freedom of access to markets and technology’ and ‘remunerative agricultural prices’. The movement gathered momentum in 1973, following a ..