Lokpal or Ombudsman came into existence under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, to handle cases of corruption involving central government officers and employees. Lokayuktas are to deal with cases related to states and union territories. The Act aims to implement the ‘U.N. Conventio...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) declared the Kumbh Mela in India to be in the ‘Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ during its 12th session being held at Jeju, South Korea from 4-9 December, 2019. Crore of people congregat...
Chanakya was a great practical thinker of India. He devised result-oriented ways to administrative, military and political strategy for good governance in his seminal work, the Artha Shastra. We may implement some of his prescriptions to tackle one of the most pressing problems facing the country wh...
The Indian educational system is not controlled by the government alone. At present, the private sector is leading the sector because it sees around 24% profit in the sector which is the highest in the Indian economy.At the same time, the Indian educational system is suffering from a number of defic...
U.S. Air Force General John Hyten on April 4, 2017 said in Washington that he would refuse to carry out an illegal nuclear strike order saying “Mr. President, that’s illegal”. It tempered down fears about a reckless foray of US into war. On being asked as to what would be legal. He said, “We...
In this age of fast and easy communication, there is opportunity of learning from each other. Earlier the travellers had to travel for their whole lifetime and they could only visit and produce wealth or heritage of one or few more countries.However the present generation does not want to blindly re...
Nepal is a land-locked central Himalayan country in South Asia located between China and India. The country is divided into seven provinces. It has about 25.2% population living below the poverty line as per the 2011 estimates.Land reforms had started in Nepal in 1951. An official policy issued in 1...
Pakistan is the sixth most heavily populated country in the world having an estimated population of about 20.5 crore people. Since the formation of Bangladesh, Pakistan has restructured its governance and economy.Land reform is one of the areas which is directly linked with the amelioration of the c...