Page-61 of UPSC Questions

Discuss the journey of Sikkim towards becoming India's first fully organic state. Do you think that Sikkim model can be emulated by the other states in country? Elucidate.

In January 2016, Sikkim officially became country’s first fully organic state i.e. the farmers in the state are using natural manure from cow in place of chemical fertilisers, pesticides or insecticides. When Sikkim started its organic programme in 2003, only ..

Critically evaluate the impact of the Bhakti and Sufi movements on Indian literature. How these movements were reflected in the visual and performing arts of the time?

The Bhakti and Sufi movements profoundly influenced Indian literature, visual arts, and performing arts, fostering a rich cultural synthesis and promoting a more inclusive societal ethos. These movements, emerging around the medieval period, emphasized personal devotion over ritualistic practices and ..

India And China Must Find A Way To Work Together

Despite being neighbors, India and China haven’t always shared the best of relations. But in recent times, the need has arisen for these two Asian giants to collaborate if either of them will survive the wave of changes facing the ..

The rate cut by the RBI is expected to address the two structural issues haunting the Indian Economy. What are those issues?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut its lending rate to the banks by 135 basis points (or 1.35 percentage points) in the span of nine months since February. Why RBI is on rate cut spree? India’s economic growth ..

A way out to strengthen the price volatility in the prices of Tomato, Onions and Potato is strengthening TOP Scheme. Discuss

In the budget of 2018, the government had announced “Operation Green-TOP” with an allocation of Rs 500 crore to build value chains of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) to ensure a higher share of consumer’s rupee goes to farmers and ..

It is said that current situations has made an economic slowdown inevitable. Examine how the US ha been at the centre of these factors resulting in slowdown

Different factors have been at play which is resulting in slow growth in each of these big economies. Factors such as the global slump in the manufacturing sector, weak global sales in automobiles and electronics, and a drop in business ..

Foreign Direct Investment Policy 2.0

The winner-takes-all business models are characterised essentially by inequitable dynamics since they distribute most gains to themselves vis-à-vis their host countries. This demands a policy response through FDI 2.0. FDI 2.0 Proposal 1: List in India A majority (more than 51%) foreign-owned ..

What do you understand by "Development Partnership"? Critically analyze "development partnership" as cornerstone of India's economic ties in neighborhood and beyond.

Development partnership is policy adopted generally in international relations where the partnership between the two nations is to promote development through investment, trade, capacity building etc. Development partnership is corner stone of India’s economic ties in neighbourhood: India has considerably ..

The huge challenge for India is to maintain a delicate balance between its strategic interests and its democratic ideals when it comes to its neighborhood. Discuss keeping in focus the India-Myanmar Relations.

The relation between Myanmar and India has improved considerably since 1993, after the prolonged tensions regarding drug trafficking, democracy suspension, and military rule. Leaders of both countries meet within the ASEAN Plus Six community. Challenges Security deployment in Indo-Myanmar is ..

The idea of preserving linguistic diversity through new education policy is not new to India, rather there is an existing centuries old tradition behind it. Elucidate.

The Languages in India since time immemorial has been centre of every culture and tradition. In ancient India, during many symposiums (Shashtarthas), use of Sanskrit language to win an argument was a popular practice. Many ancient text of India like ..