Category: POINT IAS

The Emergence and Importance of ‘Prakrit’ in Ancient India

Around 6th century BC, people of India were speaking and writing languages that were much simpler than classical Sanskrit. These vernacular forms, of which there were several, are called the Prakrits. The word Prakrit stands for a group of languages and does not refer to any individual language. Marathi (with all varieties), Bengali, Orisa, Assamese, … Continue reading The Emergence and Importance of ‘Prakrit’ in Ancient India

The Office of the Governor

The origins of the office of Governor Through the course of the early 20th century, the Indian nationalist movement managed to extract gradual and incremental reforms towards responsible government from the British rulers. These reforms culminated in the Government of India Act, 1935 which established provincial legislative assemblies elected from a limited franchise. However, in order … Continue reading The Office of the Governor

Green GDP

What is Green GDP? The green gross domestic product (green GDP or GGDP) is an index of economic growth with the environmental consequences of that growth factored into a country’s conventional GDP. Green GDP monetizes the loss of biodiversity, and accounts for costs caused by climate change. Calculating green GDP requires that net natural capital consumption, including resource depletion, environmental degradation, and protective and restorative environmental initiatives, be subtracted from traditional GDP.  … Continue reading Green GDP

NAM and its contemporary relevance.

The historical importance of the Non-Aligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and its precursor, the Bandung Afro-Asian conference in 1955, were examples of soft balancing by weaker states towards great powers engaged in intense rivalry and conflict. As they had little material ability to constrain superpower conflict and arms build-ups, the newly emerging states under … Continue reading NAM and its contemporary relevance.

Higher Education Commission of India

The University Grants Commission has long been charged on grounds of inefficiency and over-regulation without realising the outcomes. Thus, the Centre has decided to establish a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) in the place of the University Grants Commission (UGC). The new regime separates the academic and funding aspects of higher education. takes away funding … Continue reading Higher Education Commission of India

Summary – The Hindu – Making every citizen an auditor.

Authors: C. Dheeraja and Karuna M. (Practice Question - Social audits in India have not received the space and attention they deserve in becoming an integral and robust part of the formal audit process. Do you agree? Give your suggestions to make the social audit process more democratic. - 250 words) There is a need … Continue reading Summary – The Hindu – Making every citizen an auditor.