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Dr. Gaurav J. Sontake A concept total institution is defined as a place of work and residence where a great number of similarly situated people, cut off from the wider community for a considerable time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life, i.e. their needs are under bureaucratic control. This includes the Boarding schools, orphanages, prisons, juvenile … Read more
Jane Goodall is an English primatologist, ethologist and conservationist, best-known for conducting her long-term study (forty-five year) study of chimpanzee social and family life in Tanzania. She has done her Ph.D. in ethology from Cambridge University Presently, she works as director of the Jane Goodall Institute in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Louis Leakey, … Read more
Q.282) Discuss the evolution of Basic structure doctrine. (10mark) (150words) The phrase ‘basic structure’ itself cannot be found in the Constitution. The Supreme Court recognised this concept for the first time in the historic Kesavananda Bharati case in 1973. Evolution of Basic structure doctrine The First Constitution Amendment Act, 1951 was challenged in the Shankari Prasad vs. … Read more
Project RE-HAB ●Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), on Monday, launched a unique project of creating “bee-fences” to mitigate human – elephant conflicts in the country. ●The objective of Project RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant – Human Attacks using Bees) is to thwart elephant attacks in human habitations using honeybees and thus reducing loss of lives of … Read more
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) ●EESL is a Super Energy Service Company (ESCO), which enables consumers, industries and governments to effectively manage their energy needs through energy efficient technologies. ●EESL is implementing the world’s largest energy efficiency portfolio across sectors like lighting, buildings, electric mobility, smart metering, agriculture, etc. ●EESL’s energy efficiency solutions have saved … Read more
Indus Valley civilization developed between 2500 B.C. to 1750 B.C. as per Radio Carbon dating. Indus Civilization is also called as Harappan Civilization because the first excavated site is Harappa. It belongs to the Bronze Age . It extended from Manda (Jammu) in North to Daimabad in South. Major Settlements are in the Ghaggar-Hakra belt. … Read more
Direct income support (DIS) is can be solution to the structural challenges facing farmers. Telangana’s Rythu Bandhu, Odisha’s KALIA scheme and Centre’s PM-KISAN are important examples of DIS schemes. KALIA Scheme Odisha’s KALIA scheme offers some important lessons for DIS schemes everywhere. Odisha used a three-step framework, called “Unification-Verification-Exclusion”, to identify beneficiaries. Unification- The first … Read more
Q.280) “The Constitution of India is itself the product of the freedom struggle.” Elucidate. (10mark) (150words) The Constitution of India was adopted on November 26, 1949. The leaders of freedom struggle deliberated for nearly three years to make constitution. Product Of Freedom Struggle •Freedom fighters were demanding self governance since 1890s. •Citizenship provision (Article 5) … Read more