Telecom Industry & AGR

The telecom industry finds itself highly stressed with a mounting debt and demands under a high Adjusted Gross revenue (AGR). The issue at hand is the Supreme Court’s verdict on the AGR, where a liability of 1.3 lac crore (92,000 ..

Hydropower & South Asia

South Asia which houses 24% of the global population is one of the most underdeveloped regions of the world. Mutual cooperation is linked with development of the region and for the optimal utilisation of natural resources. The global average of ..

Discuss the significance of the indigenous manufacturing of Calcium Nitrate & Boronated Calcium Nitrate in India.

Calcium Nitrate along with Boron as fortified fertilizers are used as a water-soluble fertilizer in agriculture. This product is also used in wastewater treatment and to increase the strength of cement concrete. Calcium and Boron as nutrients are of immense ..

Motor Vehicle Act and its Effect

The Parliament recently passed the Motor Vehicle amendment bill, 2019 overhauling the thirty year old law. This bill fits in with the UN defined target of reducing to half the number of global deaths and injuries due to road traffic ..

Analyze the impact of political climate of UPA-I and UPA-II governments on the functioning of centre-state relations. Have there been any substantial changes in the current regime? Discuss.

The UPA I and UPA II regime saw the rise and importance of regional parties which further led to the strong hold of coalition governments. Thus, the most significant aspect of coalition experiments during UPA regimes (I, II) was the ..

In the case of Maldives, it’s not the size but the location that makes it strategically significant. Explain in the context of India’s neighbourhood first approach.

Maldives is an island nation located in India’s close proximity in the Indian Ocean Region. Despite its small size, Strategic significance for India: Freedom of navigation in Indian Ocean Region, in backdrop of Chinese hegemony. Role of India as a ..

Throwing light upon the problem of huge debt owed by the Electricity DISCOMs to GENCOs of the country, suggest measure to tackle the same.

DISCOMs (Distribution Companies) total dues to GENCOs (Generation Companies) have rose over 37% year-on-year to Rs. 1.33 lakh crore in August 2020, causing a huge stress in the sector. The lockdown in the country has further jolt the electricity sector ..

GST & Its Design

Goods & Services Tax (GST) is considered as one of the biggest ever indirect tax reform. It was aimed to improve the ease of doing business with a common set of laws across the nation and is expected to improve ..

Government Policies and Economic Slowdown

The recent revision of growth estimate by the Reserve Bank of India has brought the spotlight back on the issue of revival of growth. The GDP numbers convey serious policy implications on the fiscal front. If we look at the ..

Are recent steps taken by RBI on the co-operative sector front enough or does the Reserve bank needs to do more?

In India, a co-operative bank is a financial entity which belongs to its members, who are the owners and also the customers of their bank at the same time. Such banks are registered under the ‘States Cooperative Societies Act.’ and ..