Weekly Current Events (AIR)
Money Talk (AIR)
14, February 2014
1. “The ultimate aim of any anti-corruption mechanism is to contribute towards improvement of the processes of governance and delivery of services. This can happen only when we encourage bold and innovative decision-making.” Comment. (200 Words)
2. Analyze the new technological and entrepreneurial challenges being faced by Indian IT sector and comment on its readiness to face such challenges. (200 Words)
Business Standard
(www.business-standard.com/article/companies/over-100-bn-in-revenue-but-sector-battles-evolutionary-challenges-114021201453_1.html)
3. “Economic governance cannot be disassociated from political governance.” Critically comment in the context of India. (200 Words)
Business Standard
(www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/rajiv-lall-economic-governance-needs-a-lighter-touch-114021301701_1.html)
4. “Facilitation and regulation, not supervision, should be the bureaucracy’s mantra for handling the country’s economy.”Elaborate the statement in the context of India. (200 Words)
Business Standard
(www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/rajiv-lall-economic-governance-needs-a-lighter-touch-114021301701_1.html)
5. Are folk art forms of India declining in popularity and on the verge of extinction?Examine. What can be done to revive them?
6. A recent UN report has concluded that in last twenty years women’s progress has been unequal and fragmented. Analyze. (200 Words)
7. “Fusion energy has the potential to become a radical alternative power source, with zero carbon emissions during operation and minimal waste, but the technical difficulties in demonstrating fusion in the lab have so far proved overwhelming.” Explain. (200 Words)
8. What were the major reasons behind the recent American credit bubble and the Great Recession? Analyze. (200 Words)
