What do you understand by the sub-replacement fertility in terms of demography?

When the fertility rate of a population falls below the replacement rate which leads to a decrease in the population of a certain group of people, it is referred to as sub-replacement fertility. This happens when the adults of a ..

What are your views about the recent figures released by the UNICEF on the prevalence of the malice of child marriage?

The recent figures released by UNICEF on child marriage state that as many as 115 million men and boys had got married as children. Of these 23 million were married before they had attained the age of 15. The data ..

What is the scheme about pension to informal workers?

The Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan is a pension scheme for informal workers which was announced in the Interim Budget under which the beneficiaries will get a sure pension of Rs. 3000 per month after they cross the age of ..

What kind of comprehensive plan is needed to tackle the developing water crisis in India?

India is already staring at a prolonged heat wave which is longest in the recorded history. The current pre-monsoon season in the history of last 65 years is the second driest. 42% of the country is almost dry. Adding to ..

Discuss how the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) provisions promote the transparency, accountability and protection of home buyer interests.

Real estate in India had been for long an unregulated space where the cheated home buyers had little legal recourse except long battles in the court. Real Estate (Regulation and development) Act 2016 was enacted to protect the home buyers. ..

In comparison to the simple and less ambitious eight MDGs, the SGDs are a mammoth list of goals and targets. Discuss critically.

Hint: Eight MDGs adopted in 2000 were converted to Sustainable Development Goals in September 2015 in Rio 20+ summit. They deal with ‘five Ps’ people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. SDGs ought to be more ambitious in comparison to MDGs ..

Discuss the key roles and responsibilities of MUDRA Bank throwing light on three-pronged classification of the borrowers. Do you see any conflict in its roles versus responsibilities. Discuss?

Model Answer: Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency’s aim is to finance the Non – Corporate Small Business Sector (NCSBS), thus encouraging entrepreneurs and small business units. Categorized into three schemes: ‘Shishu’ Scheme, loans up to Rs 50,000 ‘Kishor’ Scheme, ..

"Serious concerns have been raised regarding various provisions of Human DNA Profiling Bill ranging from its reliability to its potential for misuse and errors."Discuss.

The bill does not guarantee that data will not be used for anything other than specified purpose. Its proposal to constitute a national DNA databank for forensic and non-forensic purposes, could be misused if not accompanied strong privacy laws. Other ..