Ujjwala scheme has the potential to be transformative but only if effective monitoring is done to prevent leakages. Comment.

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to provide LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) households. It provides a financial support of Rs 1600 for each LPG connection ..

To what extent does the Draft National Education Policy 2019 address the challenge of preparing the Indian workforce for the transformation brought by the fourth industrial revolution and what enhancements could be proposed?

The Draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 does address the challenge of preparing the Indian workforce for the fourth industrial revolution. It acknowledges the need for a systemic shift from rote learning to an education entailing lifelong learning and skills ..

India’s Policy Towards Trans Fats

Consumption of junk foods high in salt, fats and trans fats are an open invitation to non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart ailments and cancer. A 2016 report by ICMR shows that the disease burden due to unhealthy diet, high ..

Leakages in the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana scheme

The CAG has found many leakages in the Government’s LPG scheme. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme was launched in 2016 with the aim to provide free cooking gas connections to around 80 million poor families. The programme has ..

In the absence of scientific planning and implementation, measures like Jal Shakti Abhiyan may fall short of being successful. Analyze.

The Central Government launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan in the summer 2019 following the massive water crisis across India. Though, in the absence of any scientific planning and implementation, such measures like Jal Shakti Abhiyan may fall short of being ..

Medicine : India’s dependence on API

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) notified a one time increase of 50% in price of 21 essential drugs. The pharmaceutical policy aims to regulate the drug prices with most of the formulations priced below Rs 1 and only two ..

The data in the NCRB crime report doesn’t potray a correct picture about the crime scenarios. Discuss

The National Crime Record Bureau has released the 2017 crime data from India. But it is said that it doesn’t portray a clear picture of the crime scenarios across the country. Why it doesn’t portray a correct picture? It is ..

With a spate of suicides by contractual workers working for BSNL/MTNL, describe the situation of contract workers in India.

As part of the revival package of the 2 sick telecom companies, MTNL will be merged with BSNL. Many opinion pieces have been written on the proposed merger of the 2 Public sector white elephants BSNL and MTNL. Employees, above ..

Fight against AIDS: Need of Renewed Political Commitment, Finance and Engagement

The member nations of the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2015, set an audacious goal of ending the AIDS epidemic, along with Tuberculosis and Malaria, by the year 2030. In the fight against HIV-AIDS the key ..

Discuss the provisions of the Citizenship (amendment) bill which has recently been passed in the parliament.

Recently the proposal to introduce ‘citizenship (amendment) bill’ in the parliament passed with 293 members of Lok Sabha voting Aye and 82 members voting No. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, seeks to amend The Citizenship Act (1955) to make illegal migrants, ..