Governance

E-Governance policies

The Indian government encourages the many initiatives of E-governance. It sponsors many projects for E-governance, taking many policy initiatives to promote E-governance and develop the basic infrastructure for service delivery. Eg. e seva, E-court, E-district, E-office, Common service centres, state and national Service Delivery Gateway, etc. E-Governance policies  E-seva E-seva service enables the stakeholder to […]

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E-Governance Challenges

Electronic governance is a government initiative to provide platforms that help citizens connect directly with the government. It promotes government schemes, integrity, transparency, flexibility, security, good governance and empowerment.  The boom in the IT sector led to the initiative with a user-friendly interface and better administration for the government. E-governance evolved in the 70s. Now

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E Governance

INTRODUCTION E-Governance E-Governance is one of the most important topics which discusses government functionality and its important machinery. This topic comes under the subject of Indian Polity and governance in General Studies paper 2 in UPSC Syllabus. Definition of E-Governance E-Governance or Electronic Governance implies government functioning with the application of ICT (Information and Communications

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Delhi as the City with Most Sustainable Transport System

A sustainable city has a broad meaning. A city that can furnish the needs of its population by maintaining health, amenities, medical care, education, transportation, employment, and so on. The increasing air pollution, the congregation of the human population, decreasing greenery, etc., are many factors against a sustainable city. Though a city may have ample

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Corporate Governance Challenges

A firm is strongly dictated by the rules, practices and processes it maintains and this is known as corporate governance. When we consider a corporation, there are always many stakeholders and balancing their interests is extremely essential. These stakeholders include the shareholders, senior management, employees, customers, the community, government etc. Bad corporate governance in a

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Consumer Protection Act 2019

The Consumer Protection Act 2019 provides a mechanism for redressal of consumer complaints such as overpricing, deficiency in services, quality of products, misleading advertisements or unfair and restrictive practices of a seller or trader.  The government plans to safeguard consumers’ rights by setting up the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA).  Rights of consumers  Right to

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Companies Act 2013

In India, the Companies Act 2013 governs the formation and operation of corporations or companies. The Companies Act 1956 was the first Act that governed corporate entities in the country. The Bhabha Committee’s suggestions were incorporated into the 1956 Act. This Act has been changed several times, with the most recent revision being in 2013.

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