In light of India’s recent performance in the Global Hunger Index, discuss the challenges and way forward in achieving food and nutritional security.

India has been ranked 107th out of 121 countries in the global hunger index of 2022. With a score of 29.1, India has been put in the serious category, where 0 indicates zero hunger. India was ranked 101st out of ..

What are the major issues around land rights in areas governed by Fifth and Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution? Discuss with suitable examples.

As per Article 244(1) of the Constitution of India, the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution deals with the administration and control of the scheduled areas and schedule tribes of India. It provides for the following: It extends the executive power ..

Critically analyze the Draft Pharmaceutical Policy 2017 suggestion to improve the quality of drugs in India?

Department of Pharmaceutical recently circulated Draft pharmaceutical policy. The policy aims to cover a range of issues including the quality of Indian drugs, the time taken for drug approval. Policy intends to reduce reliance on China & to encourage domestic ..

What are the tangible benefits of the geotagging of the assets created under MGNREGA? Elucidate the role of National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO and National Informatics Centre in geotagging.

MNREGA is an employment guarantee scheme however there are issues of corruption and leakage of funds during transfer. In order to tackle such leakage Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Remote Sensing ..

What are “minority institutions”? How are they different from other institutions? Discuss in the light of constitutional provisions.

A minority institute may be an institute that has been set up by either a religious or linguistic minority to foster its unique and special features. As per Article 30(1) of Constitution “All minorities, whether based on religion or language, ..

To what extent, the use of technology in welfare initiatives has ensured better service delivery as well as subsidy rationalization? Comment critically.

The food subsidy bill is projected to be around 1.45 lakh crore, however despite that much expenditure the people do not get ration on time. Often there are instances of leakages before the food-grains reach the fair-price shop. Technological solutions ..

Discuss the key problems in India's public health infrastructure establishing their link with India's development challenges.|

While India has done well in raising economic growth & lifting people out of poverty, progress in health outcomes has been rather slow. India faces a higher disease burden than other emerging economies. India still lags behind when it comes ..

How internet and digital inclusion can help to transform the life of tribals in India? Discuss along with giving policy suggestions in this direction.

One of the major challenges in the socio-economic development of the tribes is the fact that they are excluded from mainstream society. Because of this exclusion, a lot of tribes, as well as their unique cultures, are vanishing. As per ..

Critically examine Andhra Pradesh’s initiative to use facial recognition technology for curbing absenteeism in schools as a measure to improve quality of education.

Andhra Pradesh has introduced a face recognition system for teacher’s attendance in schools. Attendance will be recorded twice a day and will be sent to higher officials along with the location of the teachers. The policy has been aimed at ..

Do you agree with the view that the public transport planning in India remains to be gender insensitive? With suitable examples, discuss initiatives undertaken by public transportation authorities in various parts of India keeping gender equity in focus.

With the Nirbhaya rape case still fresh in our minds, the question keeps on arising as to what extent are the Indian public transportation system gender friendly. This was only a major incident that drew our attention to several similar ..