Page-50 of UPSC Questions

The implicit fundamental rights in the constitution have been subject to judicial scrutiny time and again. Discuss the issues surrounding the "Right to Privacy" while giving reference to relevant constitutional articles and other such legal instruments.

Constitution of India does not see Right to Privacy as a fundamental right but it has been defined by the apex court as per principles of “Life and Personal Liberty” on many occasions. There have been many landmark judgments on ..

Though Inter-state Council was established as a constitutional body, many of its functions remained eclipsed by the extra-constitutional bodies. Discuss while analyzing the relevance of Inter-state Council suggesting way forward.

It is irony of the Indian federalism that most states have remained dissatisfied with the functions of extra-constitutional bodies such as planning commission, National Development Council etc. over declining role of the constitutional bodies such as Inter-state Council, Zonal Councils, ..

Though Multilateral Development Banks are crucial for holistic development of developing nations like India, there are certain legitimate concerns about their functioning. Discuss.

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) refer to international financial institutions that provide development and other assistance to nations of the world like the World Bank, IMF, BRICS Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for reconstruction & development, and Asian infrastructure ..

It has been argued, that the time has come for India to usher in full liberalization of the capital account. Analyze.

Capital Account refers to a long-term account in the Balance of Payments Account. India currently has partial capital account convertibility. Capital Account convertibility has both positives and negatives. Benefits of Capital Account convertibility: Ease of inflow of FDIs and FPIs ..

Highlight the need to establish an effective and functional relationship between Gram Panchayats and Self Help Groups (SHGs). Also suggest some measures to achieve it.

Adequate development at village level can be ensured through proper convergence of all entities working there. SHGs and Gram Panchayats work in many mutually inclusive areas like skill development, education, health services, etc. Need for effective cooperation: Functioning of SHGs ..

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is too protective of juvenile offenders? Comment citing specific provisions.

The Juvenile Justice (care and protection ) Act, 2015 forms the framework to look after the young offenders in the country. The law in general is made on the lines of changing times. The recent statistics show 47% rise in ..

Critically discus the December, 2017 Supreme Court directives to government to weed out large numbers of irrational, unscientific and hazardous fixed dose combination drugs.

Acknowledging the Fact that unscientific and irrational FDC s are threatening public health and lack of threrapeutic justification .So The Centre decided to withdraw irrational and harmful from the drug market . In 2016 DCGI banned 344 FDCs which consists ..

While elucidating their utility, explain why the biological drugs are called the future of medicine? Analyze the impediments to make India a hub for manufacturing biological drugs.

Biologics or bio therapeutics are a class of drugs which are made out of proteins and peptides. It is the fastest growing sector in pharma industry, there are more than 200 biologics in the market and several others in the ..

Despite consistent efforts made by successive government rural development still seems to be a distant dream? Critically examine the challenges to rural development schemes at structural, functional and implementation level?

The policies and programme of rural development, aimed at alleviating rural poverty, generating employment, eradicating hunger and improving human development index have tried to meet these objective but still rural development is a distant dreams. Various challenges as structural, functional ..

Discuss the National Infrastructure Pipeline and its effects on the Indian Economy.

The Finance Minister has unveiled plans to invest INR 102 lakh crore on infrastructure projects by 2024-25. This, according to the government, is a much-required push for India to achieve its 5-trillion dollar economy goals by the same year. Why ..