In simple words, the glaring disparities in income distribution, consumption and quality of life betweenrural 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 rural […]

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 to […]

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 […]

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, […]

The latter half of the nineteenth century gave birth to various reformist and revivalist movements in India. The Indian society was passing through transition. It had come into contact with new  ideas as a result of the British rule even as a wide range of social evils were getting entrenched in the Hindu society. A […]

Dear Friend, We often underestimate the importance of emotions in our lives. Our sustained focus on IQ and the role it plays in an individual’s success forces us to believe that it is the only mandatory requirement for success. However, one often underestimated aspect of success is the role played by Emotional Intelligence. One of […]

The measure of success is not determined by the number of degrees we hold or by the number of zeros added to our bank accounts. The drive for obtaining success in life is the aim of every single person, but the true meaning of success is not fixed. A person can be called successful in […]

Democracy is a form of government which is in accordance with the wishes and requirements of the people, in which all people are able to participate freely and fully, in which all kinds of people find respectable space. Ever since the birth of modern democracy in 17th century England, there has been a gradual transformation […]