Describe the nature of the current ‘economic slowdown’ that India is experiencing and how it’s different from the previous economic slowdowns that India has experienced.

Economic slowdowns aren’t something that India has only started experiencing since 2014. Since India gained its freedom from the British, the country has experienced numerous episodes of ‘economic slowdowns’ from 1961-62 to war-induced 1965-66 and 1971-72 to 1972-73 to the ..

Why the report of Niti Aayog on the child sex ratio is disheartening? How the technological growth has contributed to this menace of declining child sex ratio?

The sex ratio at birth (SRB) is the number of girls born for every 1,000 boys. The Niti Ayog report shows that SRB at national level had dropped from 906 in 2012-2014 to 900 in 2013-2015.  17 of 21 large ..

RCEP is opposed vehemently from the dairy sector. What are the concerns of the dairy industry against the RCEP deal?

India is the largest producer of Milk. Milk provides for an alternative income for farmers. Milk also provides the animal protein/fat requirements of a significant portion of the population that is vegetarian. India and Trade in Dairy Products Till the ..

What are the challenges faced by government in achieving its objective of "Universal Health Care"in the country? Discuss some of the steps taken by the government in the recent years to achieve this ambitious target.

The out of pocket expenditure has resulted in debt trap for large number of Indians. The panacea for this menace is the universal health care. The government is not able to achieve its objective of Universal health care. The challenges ..

Palm Oil Trade and India Malaysia Relations

Tensions between India and Malaysia have risen after the Indian government revealed its plan to restrict palm oil imports from the country. A diplomatic row with relations to the Indian territory of Kashmir is being speculated as to the reason ..

Discuss the possible implications of replacing the words "all minorities" in Article 30 of the Constitution with words "all sections of citizens having distinct language or religion".

India is a multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, multi-religion nation. In order to protect all the unique cultures, languages constitution has provided protection to them under Fundamental Rights Art 29 and 30. Article 30 of the Indian constitution grants following rights to linguistic ..

What are water credits? How can it help fund climate action?

Water credits are a predetermined amount of water that is preserved or created that may be traded between water deficit and water surplus organisations within a sub-basin. It works in the same way as carbon credits. However, the primary distinction ..

‘In the context of neo-liberal paradigm of development planning, multi-level planning is expected to make operations cost effective and remove many implementation blockages.’-Discuss.

Post LPG reforms there was a drastic shift in the planning of the developmental process. The government which was in the driver seat took a stepped backward and donned the role of enabler. This shift to the neo-liberal paradigm made ..

India must concentrate on wellness for a sustainable Health care. Justify.

The proposal by the NITI Aayog to transform rural health sub-centres into ‘wellness clinics’ and take health care to rural people is a great idea. Ayurveda and scientific medicine say that illnesses either have causes that pertain to behaviours (lifestyle) ..

Kashmir Issue Takes Centre Stage In The US Congress

A resolution has been introduced by Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal in the US Congress for India to swiftly end the communication lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been in place since August 2019. What is the issue? On August ..