Corporate Governance

 Corporate governance Need of corporate governance Over the last two decades, corporate governance has attracted a great deal of public interest because of its apparent importance for the economic Health of corporations and Society in general. The headlines of the previous two years in particular portrayed a sad story of corporate ethics (or … Read more

Public Service Commissions

The Gatekeepers of Public Service: A Deep Dive into Public Service Commissions Public service commissions (PSCs) are often the unsung heroes of government, playing a crucial role in ensuring a competent and qualified workforce for the public sector. These independent bodies are responsible for a wide range of functions, from recruitment and selection to disciplinary … Read more

World Wars

First World War Background It was a result of growing inter-imperialist rivalries, growing chauvinism, antagonism and conflicts within Europe, formation of alliances and secret pacts, growing militarization, feverish preparations for war, were some of the marked features that harbingered war. There had been a number of crises which were temporarily resolved, but led to deep … Read more

River Water Dispute Settlements Board

–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> The Inter-State River Water Disputes are one of the most contiguous issues in the Indian Federalism today. In the extreme cases, it may hamper the relationship between the different states. The recent cases of the Cauvery Water Dispute and the Satluj Yamuna Link Canal case are … Read more

EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY

 EXECUTIVE–ITS ACCOUNTABILITY TO PARLIAMENT RELATION OF PARLIAMENT WITH THE EXECUTIVE One of the most important questions which engaged the attention of the framers of the Constitution was the nature of the Executive and its relation with the Legislature. Dr. Ambedkar observed in introducing the Constitution:   The decision of the Constituent … Read more

Statutory, regulatory, and various quasi-judicial bodies.

Statutory Bodies in India Armed Forces Tribunal Central Vigilance Commission Commission for Air Quality Management Competition Commission Of India National Commission for Minorities National Commission for Protection of Child Rights National Commission for Women National Green Tribunal National Human Rights Commission National Legal Services Authority Securities & Exchange Board of India Unique Identification Authority of … Read more

Commissions/Committees & Their Purpose

  Commissions/Committees & Their Purpose Arjun Sen Gupta   Public Sector Enterprise Autonomy Committee         Rangarajan Committee   Disinvestment of PSUs & Balance of Payments. Malhotra Committee   Insurance Sector & its regulation. Follow up led to setting up of IRDA. Madhukar Committee   Gold exchange traded fund implementation. L.C. Gupta Committee … Read more

Education in Uttarakhand 1

Education in Uttarakhand 1 Education In Uttarakhand The system of education in Uttarakhand is pretty much the same as in other parts of the country. The ‘Uttarakhand Sabhi Ke Liye Siksha Parishad’ is a body that has been established to assist the state board in implementing a education system that reaches children and students from … Read more