Starting from inventing the 'basic structure' doctrine, the judiciary has played a highly proactive role in ensuring that India develops into a thriving democracy. In light of the statement, evaluate the role played by judicial activism in achieving the ideals of democracy.

Historically, the Indian Judiciary has played a proactive role, stepping in when the other two branches of the government seem to have faltered. The linkage between Judicial activism and democracy is a complex one. One of the important characteristics of ..

Critically evaluate the various resources of the oceans which can be harnessed to meet the resource crisis in the world.

Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and represent an enormous reserve of resources that can potentially help meet global resource needs. Key resources that oceans provide include: Food Resources: Fish stocks and aquaculture provide food and nutrition for ..

Bring out the relationship between the shrinking Himalayan glaciers and the symptoms of climate change in the Indian sub-continent.

The Himalayan region contains some of the world’s largest glaciers, many of which are shrinking rapidly due to climate change. The melting of these glaciers is causing a number of problems, including flooding, landslides, and reduced water availability for irrigation ..

Why are the world's fold mountain systems located along the margins of continents? Bring out the association between the global distribution of fold mountains and the earthquakes and volcanoes.

World’s fold mountains are located on the margins of the continents because fold mountains are formed from the folding of crust and uprising of the sediments accumulated by rivers along the margins of the continents by the collision of two ..

Most of the unusual climatic happenings are explained as an outcome of the El-Nino effect. Do you agree?

It is undeniable that the El Nino has been used to explain unusual climatic changes across the globe. But, modern climatology takes into account various other phenomena also. However, El-Nino has far-reaching and varied effect on climate across the world. The major ..

Whereas the British planters had developed tea gardens all along the Shivaliks and Lesser Himalayas from Assam to Himachal Pradesh, in effect they did not succeed beyond the Darjeeling area. Explain.

Tea was not only planted in Assam but also many other sites. Tea gardens were developed all along Shivaliks and Lesser Himalayas from Assam to Himachal Pradesh wherever the climatic conditions and terrain lent itself to plantation of tea shrubs. ..

How does India see its place in the economic space of rising natural resource rich Africa?

India views Africa as an important economic partner and sees several areas of opportunity to strengthen ties and deepen engagement with the resource-rich continent. Some key factors shaping India’s perspective include: Energy security – Africa has abundant reserves of oil, ..

Tropical cyclones are largely confined to South China Sea, Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mexico. Why?

South China Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Gulf of Mexico experience a higher frequency of cyclone activity due to several reasons: Warm Sea Surface Temperatures: Tropical cyclones require warm ocean waters with temperatures typically above 26.5 °C  to fuel their ..