Topic: population and associated issues 2. India needs to invest in quality school and higher education as well as healthcare to reap its demographic dividend. Analyse. (250 words) Difficulty level: Easy Reference: The Hindu Why the question: The UN report, World Population Prospects 2022, forecasts that the world’s population will touch eight billion this year …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Issues related to poverty and population, demography etc. Source: Indian Express Context: (this is in continuation to yesterday’s article on population) The population share of the youth is starting to taper off as the share of the elderly is expected to steadily surge during 2021-2036. The world Population prospects are …
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Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment 4. What is demographic dividend? Examine the impact of unemployment on India’s demographic dividend. Do you think high public sector employment can be a panacea to waning dividend due to unemployment? (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: The Hindu , …
Introduction: A nation’s growth requires the productive contribution of all segments of society, particularly the children and the youth, who need to be provided opportunities for self-expression. Household and national investments in children and youth yield long-term returns in terms of high productivity of the economically active population till they enter the elderly cohort. …
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Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 2. India has a huge population size and profound demographic diversity. Hence, a differential planning approach is needed in education, health and skill development to reap the benefits of the demographic dividend. Discuss. (250 …
ARCHIVES 03 November 2014 1) Critically examine the impact of globalization on agricultural development in India. (200 Words) Reference 2) “In India, the two-child norm seeks to reward, rather than force, family planning.” Comment vis a vis China’s policy on the same issue. (200 Words) Reference 3) In your opinion which is the major issue …
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