Game Theory Term Paper Anomitra Bhattacharya ab783@cornell.edu‚ Cornell ID – 2316802 What ails Uttar Pradesh? The states of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Tamil Nadu (TN) reveal a marked north-south divide in India. Uttar Pradesh‚ which was ahead of Tamil Nadu in the 1960s‚ now lags behind in the same sectors where Tamil Nadu has made significant progress. If one were to study Indian history or politics‚ UP’s lag would come as a surprise. All but four Prime Ministers of India have come from UP.
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state is that we have started living with this disgracive turn of events. BUT for how long. Isn’t it time we put down our foot and stop this before it eats up our society. The below data could cause shivers amongst most of us. Of the 545 current Lok Sabha MPs‚ over 30% have criminal cases against them – 67 of them facing serious charges of murder‚ rape and extortion. Out of approx. 4000 sitting state MLAs over 31% are muddied with criminal cases against them. And the story doesn’t end here. A survey
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2011 Current Affairs at a Glance JANUARY The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act‚ UPA’s flagship aam admi scheme‚ turned five on February 2‚ 2011. On January 14‚ the Ministry of Rural Development issued a notification revising the wage rates under the MNREGA from Rs 100 per day to between Rs 117 and Rs 181 (17-30 % hike) in different States. The revision under Section 6(1) of the 2005 Act‚ coming in wake of inflationary pressures on the poor‚ adjusts the wages by indexing it
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Eve teasing Eve teasing is a euphemism used in India and sometimes Pakistan‚ Bangladesh and Nepal for public sexual harassment or molestation of women by men‚ with use of the word "Eve" being a reference to the biblical Eve‚ the first woman. It implies that the woman is in some way responsible for the behaviour of the perpetrators of this act. Considered a problem related to delinquency in youth‚ it is a form of sexual aggression that ranges in severity from sexually suggestive remarks‚ brushing
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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN INDIA India‚ our country‚ is well known for its cultural heritage‚ civilisation‚ religion and its geographical features. Moreover‚India is also popularly dubbed as a malechauvinistic nation. We proudly portray our nation as “Bharat-Mata” and raise slogans in praise of our unity‚ integrity and dignity. While doing so‚ we fail to realise that “Bharat-Mata” means mother to every Indian. Even after six and a half decades of Independence‚ women in our country continue to be helpless
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Pol. Sc. Paper II (Q) Discuss the origin and growth of regional parties in India. (marks 6) (A) When Indian democracy had its first elections in 1952‚ there were hardly any regional parties. That trend has changed considerably today and there are 47 regional parties and over 400 smaller parties. The main reasons for the origin and growth of regional parties in India can be summed up in the following points. In a large democracy like India‚ smaller parties always have a place and crucial role
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Approaches to Industrial Relations The industrial relations scenario and factors affecting it‚ has beenperceived differently by different practitioner and theorist. Some haveviewed it in terns of class conflict; some have viewed it in terms ofmutuality of interest of different groups; some have viewed it as aconsequence of interaction of various factors both within anorganization and outside it. Based on these orientations‚ severalapproaches have been developed to explain the dynamics of IR.
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company act 2013 with respect to CSR and Corporate Governance Provisions in company act 2013 with respect to CSR and Corporate Governance The long-awaited Companies Bill 2013 got its assent in the Lok Sabha on 18 December 2012 and in the Rajya Sabha on 8 August 2013. After having obtained the assent of the President of India on 29 August 2013‚ it has now become the much awaited Companies Act‚ 2013 (2013 Act). An attempt has been made to reduce the content of the substantive
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GK Power Capsule – March’ 2014 (The Hindu Review) This GK Capsule has been prepared by Career Power Institute Delhi (Formerly Known as Bank Power). This has been prepared on the basis of news and events appeared in The Hindu Newspaper in the month of Feb 2014. It will be very useful for upcoming exams like SBI PO 2014 & SSC CGL 2014. 1. Abdullah‚ the king of Saudi Arabia appointed his half-brother Moqren as the next heir to the throne. 2. Sunil Gavaskar was appointed as the interim president
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the scope of welfare state coming into existence the scope of being corrupt widened. Corruption has crept into every fabric of the society in such a way that it was the theme of speeches made by the President‚ the Prime Minister‚ the Speaker of Lok Sabha‚ during the golden jubilee celebrations of our independence. Every Chief Election Commissioner since Mr. Sheshan held the office has advocated the dire necessity of electoral reforms to strike at corruption at grass root level. Corruption is regarded
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