Is Indian economy heading towards slowdown?

The estimates for the second quarter have shown that the GDP growth rate has reduced to 7.1% from the robust growth of 8.2% witnessed during the first quarter. Heading for a slowdown? Gross value added (GVA) for the five of ..

Despite the fact that services share a huge fraction of India's GDP, there is no index of service production similar to Index of Industrial Production so far. While explaining how measuring production of services is different than measuring production of goods; suggest the key heads which should be placed in the Index of Services Production (ISP) for India.

Over the years, services have become the most dynamic sector of the economy. They contributed nearly 60% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Yet the services sector in India does not have a separate index to measure services production. ..

"Poor implementation of sanitation schemes is the reason that India is plagued with health and hygiene issues."In the light of this statement discuss why Swachh Bharat Mission seems to be non-starter even after one year of its launch.

Hint: As per report of UNICEF India, only 49 percent of the budget had been utilized between 1999 and 2011 for effective implementation of sanitation programme. Only 49 lakh toilets built in fiscal year 2014-15 and target aims at 11.12 ..

Discuss the failures of SAARC towards nurturing the cooperation in South Asia. Can BIMSTEC be seen as a viable alternative to SAARC? Examine.

South Asian Association for regional cooperation (SAARC) headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal aims for integration of south Asian nations for undertaking collective efforts to achieve common objective of regional stability and prosperity. SAARC has failed in achieving its objectives because: India-Pakistan ..

"The adoption of universal adult franchise in the Indian Constitution has allowed unscrupulous and criminal elements to manipulate their way to power, and thus is the biggest bane of Indian politics." To what extent do you agree with this view? Give arguments.

Article 326 and RoPA provide right to vote to any person above age 18 years without discrimination on grounds sex, caste, class, property ownership, religion, ethnicity etc. The universal adult suffrage shows political equality of all, and encourages the young ..

What do you understand by "Climate Budgeting"? What are its advantages and status in India? Discuss.

Climate budgeting refers to a policy by which the public funds can be aligned and mobilized for the purpose of national climate policy priorities. In simple words, this is a practice that will make an account of the budgetary measures ..

What is a superconductor material? What are the benefits of superconductors?

A�superconductor�is a material that can conduct electricity or transport electrons from one atom to another with no resistance. It was discovered by Dutch physicist�Heike Kamerlingh Onnes�on April�8, 1911. Features of a superconductor: No heat, sound or any other form of ..

In a right institutional setup, the judicial decision-making is not affected by post-retirement appointments. Comment.

An independent and impartial judiciary is sine-quo-non for a democracy. Article 124(7) of the constitution debars a judge from pleading before any court/tribunal post retirement. Rationale behind it: Prevent quid-pro-quo, i.e. give and take between executive and judiciary. Ensure impartial ..

Why India lacks way behind Sri Lanka and Singapore in development of Trans-shipment ports? Discuss the geographical / political reasons along with highlighting the government efforts so far.

The Indian port sector plays a vital role in sustaining growth in the country’s trade and commerce. But Indian ports are missing out on one of the most promising areas in the international maritime business-cargo transshipment Transshipment is the act ..

One of the biggest failures of Indian Economy is that it has not been very successful in establishing employment-intensive industries. Can the proposed Coastal Employment Zones bring substantial success towards this? Discuss highlighting the salient features of Coastal Employment Zones.

In recent years, India has seen jobless growth whereby the employment growth was around 2 lakhs per year, much below the desired value. NITI Aayog has proposed Coastal Employment Zones (CEZ) – one on eastern coast and other on western. The key ..