Page-3 of Current Affairs

What should be the key legal and policy cornerstones of India's data protection framework? Discuss in the light of Supreme Court verdict of August, 2017 upholding the right to privacy as a fundamental right.

In the age of information data is an asset. Business models use big data to identify the customer behaviour. Therefore with such commoditisation of data, there is a...

July 24, 2022

Most individual states in United States have their own flags. Do you think that Indian states should also have similar kind of state flags, symbolic of their tradition and heritage? Opine.

Though it is hard to represent an entire nation on a piece of cloth, but in general, national flag of country represents the history, culture, religion and symbol...

July 18, 2022

Do you agree with the view, that being head of the state and being supreme commander of Indian armed forces, the election of president of India should be direct? What would be practical difficulties in the same? While taking reference from the constituent assembly deliberation on this matter, explain why we have current system in place.

Some Constituent assembly member favored a direct election of President. However, for several reasons, the direct election was crossed out. Firstly, President is only nominal head and his...

July 16, 2022

Explain the so called Global Gag Rule. Are there any implications of this rule over working of NGOs in India? Discuss

‘Global Gag rule’ is a US policy which denies funding to NGO’s, prohibiting them from encouraging abortion and investing in abortion related healthcare in their countries, the recent...

June 14, 2022

Successive governments in India have failed in implementation of their housing schemes to rehabilitate slums. While analyzing the reasons for the same, critically discuss if current government schemes in this direction are designed to correct past mistakes.

The key reasons for failure of the various housing schemes to rehabilitate the slums are as follows: Lack of planning and poor management of projects: Most of the...

June 14, 2022

India is among the lowest scoring countries on political finance regulation as per the Global Integrity Report. Suggest the immediate steps that should be taken towards improving India's position.

India is among the lowest scoring countries on political finance regulation as per the Global Integrity Report mainly because of cash donations and no need of disclose of...

June 13, 2022

At present, whether a person is below the poverty line or not is measured on the basis of daily expenditure. What are flaws in this model? Do we have any other models to handle our flawed understanding of poverty? Discuss.

The Lakdawala Formula which was in place till 2011 provided that a non-poor can afford 2400 and 2100 calories worth of consumption in rural and urban areas respectively....

June 6, 2022

What are the critical issues being faced by Indian army in current times. Discuss while suggesting steps to tackle issues that should get highest priority.

 The issues which plague our Indian Army are as follows- Restoring the intrinsic strength of unity in the Indian army. Reignite the fervour of oneness in the “rank...

May 25, 2022

What do you understand by mission mode? Discuss various schemes launched by Government of India in mission mode for Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry.

Mission Mode means that the projects have clearly defined objectives, scopes, implementation timelines and milestones, measurable outcomes and service levels. Some of the schemes in the Agricultural and...

May 24, 2022

India is among few countries, that have not ratified ILO Conventions on Child Labour, Worst Forms of Child Labour and Minimum Age of Employment. While elucidating the reasons for the same, discuss the current policy stance of the government.

Some of the reasons which can be attributed for India not ratifying ILO Conventions on Child Labour, Worst Forms of Child Labour and Minimum Age of Employment could be- India has not...

May 23, 2022