Page-13 of GS-I: Indian Society
India produces more than it needs still performs poorly in Global Hunger Index. Discuss the reasons behind this paradox and measures to curb this problem.
Global Hunger Index 2021 has ranked India 101 out of 116 countries revealing an acute case of hunger. The problem of hunger does not lie in food production as: India’s wheat and rice production is consistently increasing for the last ..
Discuss the impacts of globalization on the location of IT industry.
The Globalization means increased interdependence and interactions due to flow of goods, services, persons, capital, and ideas across the borders. This gave rise to the development of IT industry in India, which is a foot loose industry. Globalization’s impact on ..
The immediate and primary priority of Indian government is to target central aid for the poor. They must be included as change agents in the roadmap for clean energy. Explain.
The Indian government has recently committed to an uninterrupted power supply due to the use of renewable energy sources. The immediate priority for India should be the provision of better central aid for the poor. The growth should be based ..
The shocking incident of rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad speaks volumes of the lack of stringent laws dealing with sexual assault. Discuss the measures to combat violence against women.
The depraved acts of sexual violence against women in our country show no signs of ceasing. There is an urgent need for stricter laws, a time-frame and the strictest punishment to be meted out to rapists and murderers. It is ..
There is a lack of equal or even adequate representation of women in the upper echelons of corporate India. Elaborate
The CS Gender 3000 report released by the Credit Suisse Research Institute makes the following observations: India’s female representation on corporate boards has increased by 4.3 percentage points over the past five years to 15.2 per cent in 2019. This ..
Analyze whether India needs a countrywide exercise for NRIC in the light of the recent exercise done in Assam.
The Preparation of National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) is governed by the provisions of Section 14A of The Citizenship Act, 1955 which provides for compulsory registration of every citizen and maintenance of NRIC and The Citizenship (Registration of Citizens ..
The merit-based actions against some civil society groups are necessary but some opine it as curb on dissent. Analyze.
The Civil society refers to those non-governmental actors that work as non-profit actors for humanitarian causes. They are so well recognized that their participation is extensive in UN & its associated bodies. Impact of actions on civil society: If action ..
Describe the situation of Indian women in society and why MPs advocating for ‘lynching’ and other mob justice type punishments for rapists is an abdication of responsibility by the Parliament and Politicians?
Tens of thousands of Indian women face sexual assaults almost every other day, both in their homes and outside in the world. Over time as they grow up from little children to mature adults, it shapes their views on how ..