The coastline of India measures 7516km which is prone to frequent disasters like – cyclone, tsunami, floods, etc. Recently cyclone Fani has wreaked havoc in the coastal areas of Odisha. The eastern coast is more affected by such disasters than western coast due to formation of Intertropical convergence (ITCZ) in the Bay of Bengal. To […]
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A currency swap is an arrangement whereby two currencies are exchanged generally between two central banks in lies of a forward premium. For instance, $ is exchanged for Rs. With a precondition to returning it after say, 3 years at a determined forward premium. Pros: Regulating liquidity Helps in controlled appreciation of supplies, thereby helping
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Any individual, corporation society, business entity, society, NGO etc. Providing banking services in the areas where they’re in no facility of a bank branch or ATM are termed as banking/business correspondents. Individuals are generally retired bank employee’s, ex. Servicemen retired post officials or any other interested person. see all ROLE OF ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK IN
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India is geographically placed adjacent to a stable nation. Thus its national security architecture has to be robust. However, it has a major shortcoming in today’s scenario— India does not have a national security policy. through, it is useful case India has to make a flexible decision which should not be found by a strict
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How gender budgeting works: – Reappropriation – Reappropriation of budgeting allowances rather than increasing budgetary allowances to gender needs. Reorientation –Reorientation of programmes rather than increasing expenditure in a particular score. Why gender budgeting is need of India? The earlier expect of Nickle down effect of macroeconomic policy is not responsive to the gender needs
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Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world surrounded by India, Africa and South East Asian countries from three sides. Location of Indian Ocean (IO) faster various opportunities related to- Economic opportunity Defence/security Energy Cultural Tourism Geopolitical Economic opportunities for Indian – It provides trade route from European and Middle East Countries via
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Recently India has invited by BIMSTEC to attained the oath ceremony of an Indian prime minister but did not invite SAARC nation, perhaps India wants to keep away from Pakistan. BIMSTEC is very important in terms of demographic dividend and GCP. In an effort to integrate the region grouping was formed in 1997, originally with
Microplastics Microplastics are plastic particles having a diameter of less than 5mm. They can be of 2 types. Microplastics – Primary- Particles were already less than 5mm diameter. e.g. microbeads, microfiber. Secondary -Created from the degradation of larger plastics. e.g. plastic bags. fishing nets. see all The threats posed by microplasticsare : They are consumed
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As per NFHS – 4 [2015 – 16] the percentage of stunted children below 9 years and underweight are 38.4% to 35.2% respectively. It is the sign of chronic under nutrition, which if not addressed can become a health emergency in India. Impact of malnourishment – High IMR Low weight birth Anaemic mothers Poor learning
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Educational institutions have been one preserve of upper caste and rich with affirmative action in form of caste-based reservations, however, their chignonhas been challenged to significant content, often through harassment, disgrace and coercion critically analysis the statement in the light of recent incident of Mumbai Doctor’s suicide owing to caste hared discrimination. The SC and
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The life expectancy in India today is 67 years and by 2050 about 2090 of its population will comprise elderly people. It is desirable as people get to live more, spend more time with dear and near ones and made possible by better medical inventions. However, it also proposes challenges to security and policymakers It
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Indian constitution maker designed the fiscal policy keeping the mind the unity and integrity of the new nation. However 70 years down the time the fiscal federations need to be re looked and redesigned for the greater good of all. The fiscal policy holds importance as taxation is not just a means. It raises revenue
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Internal migration in the movement of individual from one place to another within the boundaries of a nation. It is a prevalent phenomenon in India which contributes around $170 billion per annum to economy or 6% to GDP. Among internal migration, most of them are rural to urban migration due to the push factors in
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Indian Judiciary is the bedrock of the Indian and acts as the protector of the fundamental rights of the people. like us,India has integrated judiciary. Figure hierarchy of courts: Supreme Court, Article 124 High Court, Article 214 Subordinate Courts, Article 233. There are some problems which gripped the judicial system highly and leading to delay
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“River linking projects for the country are a great challenge and at the same time an opportunity to address the water issue arising out of climate change”. Critically analyze the statement in light of recent floods witnessed across the country. Currently, about 9 states in India are facing floods situations such as Assam, Karnataka, Kerala,
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After back to back disasters of Orissa summer cyclone ‘99, Gujarat earthquake ’01 and Tsunami of ‘D4 which killed thousands of people we finally felt the need of having a specialist response mechanism at the national level to effectively respond to disasters both natural and man-made. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 was thus enacted which
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Land degradation means degradation occurs in dryland regions; it is known as desertification. In 2011-2013; India has approx. 96 million hectares of degraded land, which is around 29% of India’s total landmass. Causes of desertification Loss of vegetation cover Soil erosion Deforestation Excessive exploitation of groundwater Unsustainable farming practices. In India, water erosion is the
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CAUSES OF DEPRIVING LIVERBILITY WEAK INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM – 74th CAA called for Ward committees, District Planning Committee. Municipal planning Committee which has not been implementing Municipal Bodies doesn’t have FINANCIAL AUTONOMY. UNDEFINED BOUNDARIES – Ex. Delhi which as it grows even occupied Gurgaon and Noida. HERITAGE OF PAST CONSTRUCTION – Delhi is a medieval time
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As per the world population prospects, 2019 India will take over China and become the world most populated by around 2027. Hence, we may see this as an asset. As national pollution policy, 2009 prepared by an eminent group of the head by M.S Swami Nathan suggested that we must to this as the demographic
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Recently, RBI Board agreed to give a whooping sum of 1.76 lakh crore of its dividends to the government under revised Economic Capital Framework agreement. Economic Capital Framework is the capital assessed by the RBI to counter any future risks and contingencies associated with its operations and objectives. ECF as bone of contention between RBI
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