Role of Election Commission One of the most important features of a democratic polity is elections at regular intervals. Elections constitute the signpost of democracy. These are the medium through which the attitudes, values and beliefs of the people towards their political environment are reflected. Elections grant people a government and the government has constitutional right to govern those who elect it. Elections are the central democratic procedure for selecting and...

Foreign Direct Investment-FDI Indian retail sector is experiencing rapid changes in recent times. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the latest topics which is being debated across the country. As per the current regulatory regime, retail trading (except under single-brand product retailing FDI up to 51 per cent, under the Government route) is prohibited in India. Simply put, for a company to be able to get foreign funding, products sold by it...

Black Money Impact on Economy It is a well-recognized fact that there exists in India a parallel economy based entirely on black money transactions. Black money, also described as tainted money, has seeped into every walk of life and is posing a great threat to the stability of our real economy. The most unfortunate aspect is that it has come to be accepted as normal fact of life. People hardly feel...

Essay No. 01 Mobile Phones-Merits and Demerits Many people own a mobile phone these days, and ever since they have been around scientists question the fact of they are safe or not. Do they cause tumors, earaches, mercury poisoning? All these health risks are mentioned in every article I found. But nowhere could I find anything that was sure if mobiles did cause all of the above. This is where science...

Environment and Prosperity Protection of the environment in all its forms has been receiving much public attention at domestic and international forums. The question is by no means new but it has acquired much greater urgency than ever before because of the ceaseless pollution of the atmosphere, the reckless destruction of the multi-faceted gifts of Nature by thoughtless human beings. Among the offenders are people who are, or should be, aware...

Sports Promotion Importance The importance of sports and games is being increasingly recognised in India from both the educational and social points of View. More and more funds are being allocated for encouraging sports in schools, colleges and universities; in fact, sports have become an essential part of the curricula. Time was when only a few students who were fond of certain games, like hockey, football, cricket or tennis, were allowed...

Impact of Advertising The impact of advertising is a matter of continuous debate. For and against claims about advertisement have been maiden different contexts. Cigarette manufacturers have been claiming that cigarette advertising does not encourage smoking and their eventually successful opponents just the opposite. Children under the age of four may be unable to distinguish advertising from other television programmes, as the faculty to judge a message develops on attaining adolescence....