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Functional Classification of World Cities
Functional Classification gives an idea about occupation, industrial structure and social amenities. It is generally difficult to define the cities based on the function they perform because all cities have…
Judicial Review
The doctrine of Judicial Review is a unique innovation of American Supreme Court. It was propounded in the leading case of Merbury vs. Madison in 1803 by the Chief Justice…
Implicit Barriers to MOBILITY: On Indian Migration
Policy barriers to internal mobility in India are imposed by omission rather than by commission, exemplifying the implicit obstacles to migration in many developing countries. Current policies do not allow…
Bills in Parliament
The primary function of Parliament is law making. Arts. 107 to 122 of the Constitution deal with the legislative procedure with reference to passing of the Bills in Parliament. The…
Ajanta Paints and Mughal School of Painting
Given the Indian genius for the decorative use of colour and lines, the art of painting flourished in some form at all periods of India’s history. But we have very…
World bank’s World Development Report 2009
Historical evidence suggests that urbanization in developing countries will continue to be rapid at early stages of economic growth – much of the rise in urban shares takes place before…
Role of Chief Justice of India in the appointment of Judge
In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court in the “Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association vs. Union of India” (1993) case held that the Chief Justice of India’s opinion in the appointment…
Rebellions States – Rise of the Regional Powers
The Second category of successor states comprised of those groups which rebelled against the Mughal authority. These successor states were the Marathas, the Sikhs, the Jats and the Afghan kingdoms…
THE BUDGET
The Budget is the annual financial statement of the Government. It is a Government Bill and is classified as a Money Bill. It is presented before the Lok Sabha upon…
BATTLE OF BUXAR (1764) AND ITS IMPACT
In 1763 Mir Kasim fled from Bengal and formed an alliance with the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh. However, in Battle of Buxar in 1764, the…