Explained by: Parveen Kaswan ( Author is an Aerospace Engineer and holds a Masters Degree in Engineering Designs from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore ) I know for a starter it is very difficult to understand the different types of majority required in various legislative functions of parliament and assembly. Indian constitution is both flexible … [Read more…]
Although poverty is declining overall, almost 800 million people are at risk of falling back into poverty if setbacks occur. Nearly 1.5 billion people in 91 developing countries are living in poverty with overlapping deprivations in health, education and living standards. And according to income-based measures of poverty, 1.2 billion people still live with … [Read more…]
Author: Suchak Patel In any Federal structure, well defined state central financial relation between state and centre is necessary for the smooth working of whole political system. As a democracy it is also important for India. We had a beautiful and well defined system of the tax distribution between central and state governments but … [Read more…]
Author: V.k. Dadhich Recently, the Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi had a talk with former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam over phone. They talked of the future that lay ahead and the means to achieve the goals. That’s when Kalam reiterated his ideas of National Smart Waterways Grid and PURA implementations. Let us discuss … [Read more…]
Author: V.k. Dadhich In simple terms, recall is the retiring of an elected officer by a vote of the electorate. This feature finds roots in the Athenian democracy and is also a prominent feature of the constitution of Switzerland, Philippines and Venezuela. In fact, this feature also finds place in the constitution of the … [Read more…]
By: Vipin Khokad Multipurpose river valley projects in India were started with the basic aim of meeting the critical requirements of irrigation for agriculture, electricity for industries and flood control. The importance of the dams at that time can be inferred from the fact that dams were regarded as “the temples of modern India” … [Read more…]
The Legislative Council or the Vidhan Parishad is the Upper Chamber of the State Legislature. Union Parliament has the power’ to create or abolish the Legislative Council in various states on the basis of resolutions adopted by special majority in the Assemblies. Article 169 states: Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States (1) … [Read more…]
By: Vanam Tejasvi ( Author is post graduate in sociology with a passion in public goverance and administration. She is an avid reader and a part time social worker.) Women constitutes more than half of the human race and play a crucial role in all spheres of life. The reality check of growth of any … [Read more…]
Excerpts from the Constituent Assembly speech by Dr B.R. Ambedkar on Friday, the 25th November, 1949. Read the full speech here. To download copy of Indian Constitution in Pdf format click here. … I feel, however good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because those who are called to … [Read more…]
By: Dr. Sultan Ahmad (Author is former Professor, Chittagong University and East West University, Bangladesh) Declining fertility along with increase in life expectancy has reshaped the age structure of the population from young to old. Current total fertility rate is below replacement level in all industrialized countries and life expectancy ranging from 71 years in Latvia to … [Read more…]