92. Liberalization in India

Prior to the reforms of 1991. India’s economic policies were dominated by  welfarism, self- reliance, socialistic ideals and others.  The State pursued the policies of import substitutions, encouragement of public or state entrepreneurship and imposed regulations and controls over private enterprises and others.  The public sector suffered from lack of autonomy in policy making. It […]

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48. Census details 2011

The Indian Census is the most credible source of information on Demography (Population characterstics), Economic Activity, Literacy and Education, Housing & Household Amenities, Urbanisation, Fertility and Mortality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Language, Religion, Migration, Disability and many other socio-cultural and demographic data since 1872. Census 2011 will be the 15th National Census of the […]

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28. Current Affairs 2012 Exam November Third Week unit one

I have started a new series dealing with current Affairs. The material here is very useful for  General Studies Paper. If you find anything useful while reading newspapers, magazines or on the TV post. I shall edit and include it. I shall be posting one new unit everyday as far as possible. At any rate there will be at least […]

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24. The Higher Judiciary in India: Part One

This begins a series on the Judiciary. It is important in Pub.Ad, Pol.Sc and GS. The blog is based on an article by oe of the eminent Jurists of India: Mr. Soli Sorabjee and  Published in the Indian Express on 12 Nov. 2011. We ought to be grateful to the Great Jurist who has reproduced […]

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23. India’s Strategic Environment: Part Seven

This is the concluding pat of our series. If you have mastered the blogs posted here, you should be able to answer any question in both the IR paper as well as in General studies: Current Affairs International. We shall next take up in the next series India’s relations with Pakistan, West Asia and Central […]

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22. India’s Strategic Environment: Part Six

In recent times,  China has resorted to reiteration and re-assertion of claims on Arunachal Pradesh. There was shrill propaganda when the Prime Minister and the Dalai Lama went there. It suits the Chinese to keep the border dispute with India unresolved. Incursions have been widely reported and continue. Foreign policy mandarins offer a different perspective […]

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