Primary Education in India   Synopsis : Primary education in India is in a very bad shape and the literacy rate is just 52 per cent and that of women merely 39 per cent.  Even after 50 years of independence India has failed to provide universal,  free and  compulsory primary education to its children.  The quality of primary education in the country is the worst because of our ad holism  and...

Fresh Reorganization of States Synopsis: The need for fresh reorganization of states is being felt for many years as there has been a constant demand for a number of separate states.  Obviously, smaller states can be more viable, efficient  and responsible to the need of the people in some of the cases.  The demand and arguments of separate state like Uttarakhand in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand in Bihar, Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Telengana...

Indian Export Basket  Synopsis: India exports over 7000 items to almost all the countries  of the world. Indian export basket is quite large but sharp fall in Indian exports from 20% in 1995-96 to 4.1 percent in 1996-97 is a matter of great concern.  This sharp fall also reflects the overall performance of our economy. It calls for a thorough review of the matter.  There is an urgent need to diversity...

Economic Reforms  Synopsis: Economic reforms in Indian were initiated in 1991.  These were essential for country’s growth, openness and liberalization of Indian economy.  These reforms have resulted in many socio-economic changes of great consequence.  It is an ongoing process towards integration of Indian economy into world economy.  As a result of these reforms, our growth rate has increase from 0.9 percent in 1991-92 to 6.6 percent in 1995-96.  But there is...