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In simple words, the glaring disparities in income distribution, consumption and quality of life between rural and urban India is known as rural-urban divide. There is a lack of livelihood opportunities, modern amenities and services, necessary for decent living in rural areas. There are huge differences in the availability of physical and social infrastructure in […]

Prof. V.P. Gupta, Director, Rau’s IAS Study Circle, New Delhi – Jaipur – Bengaluru This article caters to the Polity and Governance portion, Social Welfare, Economic Welfare of General Studies-Paper II & III and for Essay Paper in UPSC Main Examination. A referendum was carried out in Switzerland in 2016 wherein the people were asked […]

Prof. V.P. Gupta, Director, Rau’s IAS Study Circle, New Delhi – Jaipur – Bengaluru This article caters to the Social Justice portion of General Studies-Paper II and for Essay Paper in UPSC Main Examination. The Supreme Court’s order to evict occupants of forest lands who failed to make a successful claim under the Forest Rights […]

Positive thinking is a mental and emotional attitude that focuses on the bright side of life and expects positive results. You are what you think, you become what you think, and thoughts influence your life. Positive thinking casts a magical influence on everyone. Positive thinking has immeasurable potential; it has such enormous power that you […]

We can roughly divide the left wing of the Congress into three groups, i.e., ‘terrorists’, ‘revolutionaries’ and ‘extremists’. The terrorists were a small group of young men who believed that the British rule was an unmitigated evil and that it had dangerous consequences for India. Violence, in their opinion, was the only method by which […]

Recently India witnessed a ghastly act of terrorism. A suicide bomber made use of a SUV laden with 350kg of explosives and rammed it into one of the buses of convoy of CRPF killing 40 jawans. Although not new, this act of terrorism is highly condemnable. Countries from all around the world came forward to […]

Over the last few decades, technology has greatly increased its abilities. It started from the simple radio to now having cell phones which can surf the web. Technology has greatly influenced our society in many ways. Nowadays it has simplified people’s lives. It would be like trying to imagine teleportation. It was unthinkable, but with […]

Reservation In Legislatures Under Articles 330 and 332 of the Constitution, seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People and the Legislative Assemblies in proportion to their population. Parliamentary Acts provide for such reservations in the Union Territories having legislatures. There is no reservation of seats in the […]

“Every time there’s a new tool, whether it’s internet or smartphones or anything else, all these things can be used for good or evil. Technology is neutral; it depends on how it is used.” —Rick Smolan A revolution occurred in the field of communication when the basic cell phones were developed in the 1990s. Gradually, […]

Development is the key to success which can be attained by robust infrastructure. It can be defined as a process of both economic and social advancement. It creates growth, progress and positive change. For any country aspiring to excel in growth and development, infrastructure is a vital component. The role of infrastructure can never be […]