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State Governors: Time for Reform?

  Governors to the various states are appointed by the Indian president, on the advice of the central government. In the event that a poll process does not throw up any party with a clear majority, the state governor is called upon to exercise his judgement on which party has a credible claim to form the government. Increasingly, it is being felt that the action of governors in the recent past may not be able to withstand constitutional propriety. Opinions have thus emerged seeking a reform in the appointment process of governors to ensure the non-partisan functioning of the government.   Differences between a central government appointed governor of a state and the elected government in that state have become a common feature. The relationship becomes more tenuous if the state happens to be governed by a political party which does not owe allegiance to the party in power at the centre. The instances of disagreements in the recent past have become frequent and, often times, un...

What is cellular agriculture?

  What is cellular agriculture? It refers to the production of animal-sourced foods from cell culture.  In other words, Cellular Agriculture is a multi-disciplinary branch of science encompassing biotechnology, medicine, and farming. It is a nascent technology that allows meat and other agricultural products to be cultured from cells in a fermentor or a bioreactor rather than harvested from livestock on a farm.  It designs new mechanisms to produce existing agriculture products especially animal products from cell cultures rather than the bodies of living organisms.  Example:  Cellular meat is the most well known cellular agriculture concept Types  There are two kinds of agricultural products derived from cell culture: acellular products and cellular products. Acellular products are made of organic molecules like proteins and fats and contain no cellular or living material in the final product.  Cellular products are made of living or once-living cells...

Prelims mentorship for 2022

 Students who are aspiring for UPSC prelims for 2022  , will be given one to one mentorship . Please contact EducatorIAS and have a valubale inputs to crack prelims .. . Failure is inevitable  but those who fail can metor you what is right   

Discuss major important indicators of structural transformation in any economy? 10M

Explain how American supreme court is different from the Indian Supreme court?10M

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

India-Russia Summit: Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region

What is Money Laundering ?

What is money Laundering ?Discuss it Impact on Indian Economy ?How India is prevented from money laundering ?  Money Laundering as a socio economic offence is a menace across the globe.  It is the conversion of illegally owned money through processes into legitimate money- also popularly known a “black money” into “white money”.  The developed nations have been dealing with the crime through conventions and legislations- penalising the crime.  The preamble of the Indian Legislation on prevention of the crime of money laundering also mentions about the Political Declaration and Global Programme of Action as adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations and the Political Declaration in the year 1998 that called upon the member states to adopt money laundering legislation and programme. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 . Impact of Money Laundering:  Money Laundering cripples the economic development and the growth of the nation;  Integrity of the Finan...

Recent Comprehensive reform of the capacity building apparatus at individual, institutional and process levels for efficient public service delivery? Discuss ?

  Capacity of Civil Services plays a vital role in rendering a wide variety of services, implementing welfare programs and performing core governance functions. A transformational change in Civil Service Capacity is proposed to be affected by organically linking the transformation of work culture, strengthening public institutions and adopting modern technology to build civil service capacity with  the  overall aim of ensuring efficient delivery of services to citizens. National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) with the following institutional framework:-   (i)     Prime Minister's Public Human Resources (HR) Council, (ii)    Capacity Building Commission. (iii)    Special Purpose Vehicle for owning and operating the digital assets andthe technological platform for online training, (iv)   Coordination Unit headed by the Cabinet Secretary.   Salient Features NPCSCB has been carefull...

Major cropping patterns India ?Relevance of cropping pattern in agriculture ?Trend of cropping pattern in Indian agriculture: determinants and implication?Deficiencies of cropping pattern and its implications?

 Agriculture is one of the very important factors in economic development of a country. Agriculture has also been one of the oldest and very significant means of livelihood in an economy. The role of agriculture in economic development can be identified mainly through two aspects- supply and demand in an economy. Relevance of cropping pattern in agriculture: Cropping pattern highlights the degree of extensive and intensive farming. This also highlights the diversified pattern of crops produced considering the need of the economy. The cropping pattern has two important roles:  firstly, if the existing cropping pattern is able to meet the domestic demand for different food items and therefore ensures the balanced diet of households in the economy. It also emphasizes the role of agriculture in meeting the demand in the economy. It ensures development of an economy by meeting demand with the sufficient production of different food items keeping in mind the need of balanced di...

Despite rapid progress, rural India suffers from an infrastructure deficit.? Discuss major Constraints in Supply chain and rural infrastructure and give suggestions?10M

  Despite rapid progress, rural India suffers from an infrastructure deficit.? Discuss major Constraints in Supply chain and rural infrastructure and give suggestions?10M Physical infrastructure investments are important determinants of economic growth (World Bank, 1994), and are one of the main United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, estimating the causal effects of infrastructure on the local economy is often very challenging. This is because these investments are either directed to fast-growing regions or to economically lagging regions, making comparisons between places that received infrastructure and those that did not infeasible. Among rural, remote, and low-income households, where the demand (and willingness-to-pay) for these services is low, studying the effects of infrastructure is especially complicated.   Constraints 1. Public and private investments in agriculture have remained low since the early 90 s.Bottlenecks in implementation and a hi...

Understand the problem of food security in India  Understand the rationale behind government operations in food grains  Analyze the impact of government operation on the food economy  Analyze the issue of agricultural subsidy in relation to food security?

  Understand the problem of food security in India  Understand the rationale behind government operations in food grains  Analyze the impact of government operation on the food economy  Analyze the issue of agricultural subsidy in relation to food security At the beginning of the 21st century the world’s leading development institutions and countries reached a consensus at the United Nations to define a Sustainable development goals , These goals range from poverty reduction to imparting primary education to gender equality and better health with an aim to improve lives of people, particularly in the developing world, threatened by disease and hunger. Of these the very first and second  goal define as "No Poverty and Zero Hunger " Food security was initially understood as food self-sufficiency or adequate availability of basic food products. However this definition is incomplete and needs to be broadened as mere availability cannot ensure accessibility. Availability must b...