Bhakti & Sufi Movement

Sufism is the mystical movement against orthodox practice in Islam, while the Bhakti movement refers to the trend in medieval Hinduism that sought to bring religious reforms by adopting the method of devotion to achieve salvation. Similarities between bhaktism and Sufism were: The Bhakti and Sufi movements showed the people that the existence of God … Read more

Child stunting in India

Children are defined as stunted if their height-for-age is more than two standard deviations below the WHO Child Growth Standards median. If it is three standard deviations below it is called severe stunting.  Reasons Socio-Cultural:  Poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation: more than half of the rural population still defecates in the open making them vulnerable … Read more

Higher education system in India

Despite an increase in the number of Universities and Colleges, India has performed poorly on several higher education indices such as worldwide rankings, graduate employability, gross enrolment ratio, research publications, and so on. Issues currently faced by the higher education system in India: Lack of industry-academic collaboration and an outdated curriculum that places less focus … Read more

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) (Amendment) Bill, 2020

The Act regulates the conditions under which a pregnancy may be aborted.  The Bill increases the time period within which abortion may be carried out. Amendments Suggested  Currently, abortion requires the opinion of one doctor if it is done within 12 weeks of conception and two doctors if it is done between 12 and 20 … Read more

Attributes Of Public Policy

Question – What are the key attributes of public policy? Also discuss the role of informal agencies involved in public policy formulation. A public policy is a goal-oriented course of action set and implemented by government organizations and officials to achieve specified public-interest objectives or aims. Public policy issues are those that must be addressed … Read more

Public Service Delivery In India

The goal of public services is to provide social protection to the poor and vulnerable, as well as to alleviate poverty. Public services help to reduce inequitable resource allocation and remedy past injustices such as caste prejudice and gender inequity. Main challenges to public service delivery in India Large gaps exist in the country between … Read more

Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct

According to conduct laws, some specific activities are appropriate, while others are inappropriate. Both a Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct are used to encourage employees to engage in certain types of behavior.  Code of ethics defines the minimum requirements for conduct, and behavioural expectations instead of specific activities. While code of conduct … Read more