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Ban on Gutka in West Bengal – Inside Story
Bengal is finally pulling down the shutters on Gutka consumption, after Supreme Court directed states and Union Territories to ban the manufacture, storage and sale of smokeless tobacco. The law…
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…
Independent Regulatory Commission
The Independent Regulatory Commissions are characteristic American institutions to undertake public regulation of private economic activity. They are much different from Indian Commissions who are not independent to the same…
Trait Theory of Leadership
The earlier view of leadership was that there are some inherent qualities with which a leader is born. He has a natural ability to command. Although the current view is…
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…