Gandhian thoughts and its relevance

Introduction Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was ‘a man of millennium’ who imparts the lesson of truth, Non- violence and peace. The philosophy and ideology is relevant still today.The philosophy of Gandhi was based on truth, sacrifice, non- violence selfless service and cooperation. In modern times, nonviolent methods of action have been a powerful tool for social … Read more

Rural Development Initiatives

 Rural development initiatives :Karnataka Urban Ashraya/Vajpayee Urban Housing Scheme This is State Sponsored scheme implemented for urban poor and it was introduced by the Government in the year 1991-92. The annual income of the beneficiary is Rs.32,000/-. The beneficiaries are selected by the Ashraya Committee comprising both official and non official members appointed … Read more

Gender Development Index (GDI) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)

The GDI measures gender gaps in Human Development achievements by accounting for disparities between Women and men in three basic dimensions of human development—Health, knowledge and living standards using the same component indicators as in the HDI. The GDI is the ratio of the HDIs calculated separately for females and males using the same methodology … Read more

Development patterns and disparities among regions and between rural and urban areas, public policies to mitigate disparities

Development patterns and disparities among regions and between rural and urban areas Regional disparities in india India is facing the problem of acute regional imbalances and the indicators of such imbalances are reflected by the factors like per capita income, the proportion of Population living below the POVERTY line, the Percentage of urban population of … Read more

Public Debt

When a government spends more than it collects in taxes, it borrows from the private sector to finance the budget deficit. The accumulation of past borrowing is the government debt. A tax cut stimulates consumer spending and reduces national saving. The reduction in saving raises the interest rate, which crowds out Investment. As per Solow’s … Read more

Environmental concerns of tourism

INFRASTRUCTURE and Services beyond their limits. Whilst tourism is not the only causal factor, development associated with tourism has certainly intensified environmental problems.  The most significant affect of tourism is the increased pressure on the fragile Himalayan Ecosystems. Increased construction and transport has lead to large-scale deforestation and destabilisation of natural ecosystems; Despite laws and … Read more

IMPACT OF NEW ECONOMIC POLICY

IMPACT OF NEW ECONOMIC POLICY India’s post-independence development strategy showed all the signs of stagnation, but the economy started showing the sign of recovery in the early nineties when the government adopted the new economic model known as INFRASTRUCTURE, into a modern developed economy. New Economic Policy 1991 India opened up the economy in the … Read more

Panchayat Financing And Devolution

–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Panchayat: Financing, Resource mobilization and devolution Sources of Funds The Amendments left important matters such as implementation, service delivery (including local capacity building) and transfer of responsibilities and powers to rural local bodies at the discretion of the state legislatures. Consequently, while expenditure responsibilities of local … Read more

N K Singh Committee on FRBM act

The N.K. Singh Committee: Reframing India’s Fiscal Rules The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003, was a landmark legislation aimed at ensuring fiscal prudence and sustainability in India. However, over time, the Act’s effectiveness faced scrutiny, leading to the formation of the N.K. Singh Committee in 2016. This committee, tasked with reviewing the … Read more

Open-Economy and Closed Economy

closed-economy: Here is a list of subtopics related to open-economy and closed-economy: Open economy Trade Comparative advantage Absolute advantage Terms of trade Capital flows InvestmentInvestment