What problems are being faced by the power sector in India?
The power sector is m faced with some critical challenges. These are as follows:
i. The installed capacity of India to generate electricity is not sufficient enough to meet an annual economic growth of 7%.
ii. The State Electricity Boards (SEBs) that distribute electricity suffered a great loss of more than Rs.500 billion due to transmission and distribution of electricity.
iii. The wrong pricing of electricity like supply of electricity at subsidised rates to the agricultural sector and theft of electricity has exaggerated the problems of the power sector.
iv. The high power tariffs and prolonged power cuts is another challenge in the power sector.
Infrastructure contributes to the economic development of a country. Do you agree? Explain.
Discuss the main drawbacks of our health care system.
What are the various non-commercial sources of energy?
What is the significance of ‘energy’? Differentiate between commercial and non-commercial sources of energy.
How do infrastructure facilities boost production?
What is a ‘global burden of disease’?
What is the state of rural infrastructure in India?
Describe the meaning of public health. Discuss the major public health measures undertaken by the state in recent years to control diseases.
Explain the two categories into which infrastructure is divided. How are both interdependent?
How has women’s health become a matter of great concern?
What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?
What are the two major sources of human capital in a country?
What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.
Define a plan?
Who is a worker?
What is meant by environment?
Why are regional and economic groupings formed?
Why were reforms introduced in India?
Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?
Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?
When was India’s first official census operation undertaken?
‘Information technology plays a very significant role in achieving sustainable development and food security’ - comment.
Why and how was the private sector regulated under the IPR 1956?
Explain the need and type of land reforms implemented in the agriculture sector.
Suppose you are a resident of a village, suggest a few measures to tackle the problem of poverty.
Describe the path of developmental initiatives taken by Pakistan for its economic development.
Those public sector undertakings which are making profits should be privatised. Do you agree with this view? Why?
What do you understand by devaluation of rupee?
Compare and contrast the development of India, China and Pakistan with respect to some salient human development indicators.
Bring out the need for on-the-job-training for a person.