Insights – The Hindu News Analysis: 08 May 2015
Insights – The Hindu News Analysis: 08 May 2015 ARCHIVES
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Insights – The Hindu News Analysis: 08 May 2015 ARCHIVES
The Big Picture – GST: What’s the point of conflict now? ARCHIVES Summary: The Goods and Services Tax Bill, considered to be the most important tax reforms since independence, has been passed in the Lok Sabha. However, question marks remain whether it will be passed in the Rajya Sabha in this session or not. Opposition parties have …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 08 May 2015 ARCHIVES Adult laws will cover 16-18 year olds The Lok Sabha has finally passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill which paves the way for children in the age group of 16-18 years to be tried as adults if they commit a heinous crime. Opposition …
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Topic: empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections 10) With suitable examples differentiate between empathy, sympathy and compassion. In your opinion, which of these three qualities is most essential for a public servant and why? Explain. (200 Words) General
Topic: Disaster Management 9) Write a critical note on the role of media in disaster management. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation 8) Write a critical note on the role of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in addressing the problem of environmental pollution and degradation in India. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Computers; IPR; effect of liberalization 7) Recently European officials opened an antitrust investigation into whether large technology companies were impeding competition in online shopping in Europe. Elaborate the issue and examine if similar moves have been made in India by Indian officials, if so explain why. (200 Words) …
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations. 6) Why and how did India get into Sri Lanka’s LTTE problem during early 1980s. What were its consequences? Critically discuss. (200 Words) Bipan Chandra, India Since Independence, Chapter – 20
Topic: issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. 5) In the last decade, the proliferation of big-ticket Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) has emerged as the key fiscal strategy to transfer grants to States to achieve a certain outcome in a specific sector, especially …
Topic: mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections. 4) In the light of recent revelation by the National Crime Records Bureau that 3,887 had allegedly committed heinous crimes out of the 28,000 juveniles who had committed various crimes in 2013, critically comment on the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care …
Topic: mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections. 3) A study has found that as many as 31 per cent of companies surveyed were not complying with the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013. Examine the reasons and consequences of such …
Topic: Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country. 2) Critically comment on the immediate and long-term consequences of the decision to implement recommendations made by Mandal Commission on 7th August 1990. (200 Words) Bipan Chandra, India Since Independence, Chapter – 21
Topic: urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 1) Critically evaluate performance of the past schemes that aimed at transforming Indian cities into more livable spaces. Do you think new schemes which are in the pipeline would address inadequacies of past schemes? Examine. (200 Words) Business Standard