Right to Life and Personal Liberty (Article 21)

Article 21 of the Indian Constitution states: No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure esta...

Citizenship and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019

Citizenship refers to a legal status that grants individuals rights, duties, and privileges within a state. In India, citizenship is governe...

Good Governance : Characteristics, Importance, Challenges and Initiatives

Good governance refers to an efficient, transparent, and accountable system of governance that promotes rule of law, citizen participation, ...

Is Privatisation and Disinvestment Good or Bad for India and it's Economy?

During the Budget 2021 speech, Niramala Sitharaman (Minister of Finance), announced the privatisation of two Public Sector Banks (PSBs) an...

Emergence of Man and Races

Emergence of man was started from the Origin of the Universe about 15 billion years ago followed by the origin of Solar system, Moon, multi-...

Preamble of the Constitution of India : Important Terms, Definitions and Significance

Preamble of the constitution of India is based on the Objective Resolution presented by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on 16th December, 1946 . It is...

Possibilism : Meaning, Case Studies and Limitations

Possibilism attempts to explain the relationship between human and environment in a different way, in which man is seen as an active agent o...

Public Interest Litigation (PIL): Meaning, Features, Scope and Guidelines

PIL is a type of litigation, primarily developed in USA in 1960s to provide legal representation to unprivileged and neglected groups or peo...

Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint : Meaning, Justification, Activators and Apprehensions

Judicial Activism for the first time was introduced in USA in 1947. The concept of Judicial Activism was first proposed by Arthur Schlesinge...

Birsa Munda Movement : Causes, Impacts and Importance

Birsa Munda Movement was the peak of the all tribal movements in India. Initially it was started as a religious purification movement and s...

Determinism/Environmental Determinism : A School of Thought in Human Geography

The point of view which professes that the environment controls the course of human action (Lewthwaite, 1966) is called as Determinism or e...

Santhal Uprising/Rebellion: Causes, Consequences and Impact

Santhal Uprising was one of the most impactful and important tribal movements in India. It's importance can be understood from the fact ...

Unemployment: Definition, Types, Measurement and India | For UPSC, BPSC and other Civil Servicces Examinations

When a person is willing to work but he does not get a suitable work due to any reason such as non-availability of work, lack of skill, etc....