Author: Sociology Group

  • Monetary Policy : Meaning, Basics, Types and Tools

    The policy undertaken by the monetary authority particularly the central bank in order to manage the supply of money is called the monetary policy. The Bank of England in 1694 with the responsibility of printing notes and back it with gold was the first one to get an idea to introduce monetary policy independently. For…

  • Fiscal Policy: Meaning and Expansionary, Contradictory and Neutral Types

    FISCAL POLICY- The policy undertaken by the government in order to utilize the government revenue in necessary expenditure is called fiscal policy. This policy is actually based on the concepts presented by UK economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946). The two major specimens of it are tax cuts and increased government spending. Both of which lead to…

  • India is the internet shutdown capital of the world

    Internet Shutdown: As far as growth is concerned, the Internet connection is working as a boon for every nation. It ensures to connect everyone whether to maintain relationships, business firms, two or more nations and so on. But considering political and national security, state orders to block internet service have become “normal” for many nations.…

  • MGNREGA: Features, Problems, Achievements, and Way forward

    The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was passed in 2005 as National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. It intends to provide guaranteed employment in manual work for 100 days in every financial year to rural adults willing to work. The Ministry of Rural Development was given charge of supervising its implementation and is…

  • Family Planning in India: History, Importance , Achievements & Impact

    The problem of the rapidly growing population is a major concern in many countries, including India. Hence, many governments all across the world have introduced family planning measures to the exploding population. Family planning refers to having only the desired number of offspring. It also involves limiting the family to a number the family considers…

  • The Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act

    The Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) bill was introduced by the New York City Council with Vanessa L. Gibson as the sponsor in March 2017. The bill intended to reduce red-tapism. It also wanted to know of the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) usage of the surveillance technologies and information sharing it began…

  • Active aging theory: Definition, Factors and Differences in aging

    Active aging is a non-traditional example of aging. In this, there is an improvement in health in spite of the increasing age. This is contradictory to the usual aging wherein an increase in age leads to an increase in morbidity. It is also referred to as successful aging, aging well or healthy aging. Morbidity, which…