"Development policies become more effective when combined with insights into human behavior." Critically comment in context of Swachh Bharat Mission.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan  is a campaign by the Government of India to keep the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country’s cities and towns and its rural areas clean. It aims to make rural and urban areas open defecation free by 2019. ..

Examine the implications of Jan Aushadhi Scheme on domestic pharma industry in India.

 As per the latest National Sample Survey Office survey on healthcare, in 2014, medicines emerged as a principal component of total health expenses—72% in rural areas and 68% in urban areas. The Government launched ‘Jan Aushadhi Scheme’ to make available ..

What do you understand by so called 'nudge theory'? Explain while elucidating its impacts for people and government.

Nobel economic prize has been awarded to Richard Thaler who popularized the idea of Nudge theory, work on how human nature affects supposedly rational markets. Nudge Theory is a concept which proposes that subtle policy shifts can be made to ..

Despite various initiatives to make tissue and organ donations transparent, there are various instances of corruption and violation of rules in organ transplantation. What are the issues with existing legal mechanisms? Also, what are the reasons behind the shortage of organs for transplantation? Examine.

World is witnessing the rise of chronic and non-communicable diseases with high morbidity and mortality. Organ replacement is one of the treatments for diseases like chronic kidney illness etc. Organs and tissue transplants are governed by the Transplantation of Human ..

How the inconsistency between Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code with other statutes covering children created anomalies? To what extent, the recent SC verdict does away this anomaly? Discuss.

Social evils like child marriage deny individuals with opportunities for education and self advancement. They violate their right to bodily integrity and meaningful life. Supreme Court ruled that a man who has sex with his minor wife is guilty of ..

The education system of India faces challenges related to access, equity, quality, affordability and accountability. These needs to be addressed on priority basis for achieving the objectives of the new education policy, intended to make India a knowledge superpower. Elaborate.

India’s new education policy envisages India as a knowledge superpower with enviable research output and mainstreaming of vocational education with higher education. Addressing challenges: Access – Enrolment in primary education is 95% but that in higher education is 25%. Women’s ..

Highlight the factors behind vector-borne disease increasingly becoming like epidemics in India. Suggest remedies for their control and management.

Vector borne diseases are those diseases which are spread by vectors like mosquitoes, e.g. malaria, dengue, etc. Epidemic proportions of such diseases: The incidence of vector-borne diseases have increased tremendously in recent years, with every metropolitan city facing an epidemic ..

The benefits of demographic divided cannot be reaped without providing skills to the large unskilled population. Discuss connecting skill development with skewed workforce.

Demographic Dividend occurs when the working age population is higher in a country driving economic growth. For India to reap the benefit of demographic dividend it needs to make 500 million youths employable by 2022. a) According to official data, ..