How do you justify the view that the level of excellence of the Gupta numismatic art is not at all noticeable in later times? (150 words)

Numismatics involves study or collection of coins, tokens and related objects. It is used by archaeologists to ascertain about trade, economy and society of a region. Though archaeologists have found terracotta seals at the Indus Valley sites, there is no ..

Joint family system doesn't seem to be core feature of Indian society any more. Enumerate the factors responsible for it?

Joint family/Extended family can take different forms, but has more than one couple and often more than two generations living together. It doesn’t seem to be the core feature of Indian society anymore due to following factors: Values of individuality ..

Early Buddhist Stupa-art, while depicting folk motifs and narratives, successfully expounds Buddhist ideals. Elucidate.

The Stupas were erected in the honour of the Buddha and was one of the main features of propagating and establishing Buddhism. They depict a shift from the burial mound, its predecessor and symbolise the Buddhist teachings. Structure of the ..

Explain how private public partnership agreements, in longer gestation infrastructure projects, can transfer unsuitable liabilities to the future. What arrangements need to be put in place to ensure that successive generations' capacities are not compromised?

PPP or public private partnerships refer to collaboration between the government and the private sector to meet the infrastructural and other needs of today. In India, PPP agreements are particularly common in infrastructure projects. Governments of developing countries like India ..

The right to fair compensation and transparency land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 2013 has come into effect from 1 January 2014. What implication would it have on industrialisation and agriculture in India?

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (commonly referred to as the Land Acquisition Act, 2013) has significant implications for industrialization and agriculture in India. Here are some key implications: Industrialization: Increased Compensation: ..

International civil aviation laws provide all countries complete and exclusive severity over the airspace above the territory. What do you understand by airspace? What are the implications of these laws on the space above this airspace? Discuss the challenges which this poses and suggests ways to contain the threat.

Airspace refers to the atmosphere above a country’s territory and its territorial waters which is controlled by that country. While the limit for territorial waters is determined at 12 nautical miles, there is no one agreement or treaty which specifically ..

Normally countries shift from agriculture to industry and then later to services, but India shifted directly from agriculture to services. What are the reasons for the huge growth of services vis-a-vis industry in the country? Can India become a developed country without a strong industrial base?

The natural economic progression of a nation goes from agrarian economy, to industrial economy to a service economy. India leap-frogged from an agrarian economy to a service economy. India has immense human resources, that are well-educated and fluent in English, ..

Capitalism has guided the world economy to unprecedented prosperity. However, it often encourages shortsightedness and contributes to wide disparities between the rich and the poor. In this light, would it be correct to believe and adopt capitalism driving inclusive growth in India? Discuss.

Communism has proved an unprecedented failure as far as economic policies are being considered. India, with its unique mix of capitalism and socialism, failed to prop up its economy till it fully embraced capitalism. Capitalism has emerged as preferred ideology ..