One of the pillars of the 1956 Industrial Policy was to check concentration of economic power in few individuals, groups or business houses. To what extent this policy was able to achieve this? Examine.

Hint: Industrial licensing policy was laid down under industrial development and regulation act 1951. The act made it mandatory for the central government’s permission for establishing a new industry and extension of old industry. Since establishing of industries required huge ..

"The licensing policy was a conflict of objectives."Justify while throwing light on gradual reforms done in Industrial Licensing in India.

Hint: The major objectives behind Industrial policy 1956 were to reduce rural-urban divide, imbalance growth and other problems. But, the policy failed in their achievements due to several reasons.  Firstly, failure in extension of industries to rural areas or backward ..

Evaluate the performance of PM KISAN in easing the cash crunch faced by the farming community.

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), launched in February 2019, is a central sector scheme with 100% funding from the union government. Highlights of the scheme: The central government transfers an amount of Rs.6000 per year in three equal ..

"Coal mines were nationalized because of the shortcomings in the way it was run by private parties."In the light of the above statement, critically discuss the implications of the enabling provisions made in Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 towards commercial mining of coal in India.

The Coal Mines special provision act 2015 allows government to allocate mines on competitive bidding for optimum utilization of coal resources. But, since there is no end use restriction on eligibility to participate in mining auctions, it opens up gap ..

"The supreme court decision regarding cancellation of the coal blocks was a logical outcome of flawed captive mining policy."Discuss critically.

The concept of captive mining means that some mines are allocated to the companies for its own need. The captive mining concept was devised so that the Iron, Steel and Power producing units could get uninterrupted supply of coal. Via ..

Discuss the structural patterns in the Chemical Industry in India.

The structural pattern of Chemical Industry includes: Basic Organic Chemicals– includes methanol, acetic acid, formaldehyde, etc Speciality Chemicals- high value, low volume chemicals known for their end use applications ex- Paints and coatings, Cosmetic etc. Chlor-Alkali– includes caustic soda, liquid ..

Emerging from a Supreme Court Judgement, the Basic Structure Doctrine marked a significant shift in the balance of power, between legislature and judiciary. Explain. How the evolution of this doctrine also led to tensions between the judiciary and the legislature?

The doctrine emerged from the landmark Supreme Court judgment in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973), where the court held that: The Constitution has certain basic features that are inviolable and cannot be amended by Parliament. The judiciary has ..

India’s march on the path of development will remain incomplete until it reaps its demographic dividend with skills and education. In this context, discuss the significance of the RISE and EQUIP schemes.

India is a country with a large number of working population. Its demography is expected to peak in 2050. India also has largest number of youths in the world, that can act as a demographic dividend. Skill and education are ..

"The past and present government have resorted to allocate coal mines on such a premise that the coal blocks of the country are just waiting to be exploited."Critically examine in the light of environment concerns.

The utilization of coal in India varies to large applications ranging from household to industries. Also, its easy availability and cheap coast attract business to it. The allocated coal mines specially to private players were made to intensive uses thus ..

One Earth, One Family, One Future” has been given as the theme of India’s upcoming G20 presidency. Comment on the significance and opportunities associated with it.

The G20 presidency of India will begin on December 1st, 2022, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already unveiled the logo, website, and theme for the presidency. The theme of G20 “one earth, one family, one future” is in sync ..