Essays for IIM

As discussed in the update based on earlier Supreme court judgment [ Prakash Jha Productions vs Union of India] ,  ban has been lifted --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kamal Haasan's big-budget thriller 'Vishwaroopam' can finally release in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court ruled on Tuesday, rescinding a ban imposed on the movie last week by the state government. How quickly the film can start playing in theatres depends now on their availability. The government has said it will appeal against the verdict. In court on Tuesday, the Tamil Nadu government defended the ban it ordered just days before the film's scheduled release, citing the need to protect communal harmony after Muslim groups accused the film of portraying the community negatively. The government decided to hold the  Rs. s.  95-crore film for two weeks despite a clearance given by the country's censor board. The state's Advocate Ge...

Delegations from some 140 countries have agreed to adopt a ground-breaking treaty limiting the use of health-hazardous mercury. The world's first legally binding treaty on mercury will aim to reduce global emission levels of the toxic heavy metal also known as quicksilver, which poses risks to human health and the environment. The new treaty aims to reduce the production and the use of mercury, especially in the production of products and in industrial processes. Countries will be asked to sign the treaty next October in Minamata, Japan, in honour of the town's inhabitants who for decades have suffered the consequences of serious mercury contamination, the statement said. The adoption of the mercury treaty shows the vitality of international environmental politics and the will of states to together find solutions to world problems Mercury  is found in products ranging from electrical switches to thermometers to light-bulbs, to amalgam dental fillings and even facia...

Some IIMB essay topics in 2012 Time for thinking - 10 mins, Time for writing - 20 mins Essay - The young today, get so much too easily and in a short period of time and that is detrimental to their future. Essay Topic: Social networks like facebook are addictive and detrimental to society Essay Topic: Indian curriculum has less emphasis on sports/fitness Essay : Individuals are bound by social and political norms and cannot be truly free ,even in a democracy Essay : Strong opposition party is required for a good governance Essay : Hunger Strikes for a cause are now becoming a source of blackmail & coercion. Topic: Depiction of violence in media causes increased societal tolerance for violence. Essay Topic: Fears of global warming are exaggerated and are hindering progress Topic - As a society, we must adopt e-books over print books. Essay : The internet is an elite organization in a country where few people know how to make a phone call. Essay : The ...

Some IIMA WAT Topics in 2012 Essay Topic: Of all the inventions and discoveries in the world, which one would you have liked to do/ make and why? Topic: How social are social networks? Essay Topic: "The most inspirational person you have ever met" Essay Topic: Poverty and economic inequality in India Topic: How should India grow in the next 10 years? Topic: " Poor condition of health care in India" Essay : What explains the runaway success of Harry Potter books Essay : Preaching without Practice is an unhealthy habit Essay : Practice what you preach Topic: Common sense is a result of prejudice before age 18 Essay : Allowing people to vote on policy initiatives is the only way to weed out corruption. Essay : Sensationalism in media should be censored Topic: There is a deficit of trust between leaders of the world and people. Essay : Childhood lost in streets WAT Topic: Things should be as simple as it is but not simpler. Essay:...

With spiralling demand for gold draining huge amount of foreign exchange, government hiked the import duty on it from 4 to 6 per cent, a decision that immediately sent prices shooting up.Simultaneously, the government also raised the duty on platinum by a similar percentage from 4 to 6, as government appealed to the people to moderate their demand for gold. Shortly after news of the duty hike, gold prices shot up by Rs 315 to Rs 31,250 per 10 grams and markets sources say it may go up by Rs 700 per 10 grams in the short term. For the second time in a year, the import duty on gold has been hiked to check the spiralling trend of gold imports leading to a record current account deficit that has a cascading effect on various economic fronts including distorting the balance of trade. Prices would be a concern to the government if this prices was to impact inflation. Gold is not part of inflation index. If a part of gold lying in stock would be brought in circulation and w...

The Annual Status of Education Report -2012, published by Pratham, a community building organisation, shows a sharp decline in children’s reading levels over the last three years. This has raised serious questions about the RTE (the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education) that employed continuous and comprehensive evaluation of students, freeing them from the burden of exams through primary education. In most developed countries, whose model is followed by the RTE, primary education is free from the burden of exams.  What was meant to release the burden of stress from children has turned out to be releasing stress of the teachers. The ‘constant process of evaluation’ was treated by primary school teachers, in their parlance, freedom from the extra work of conducting exams. As a result, the study found that class V students were unable to comprehend a reading test for class II . Certainly, what the RTE meant was the students needed constant monitorin...

With only a few months left for the withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan, President Barack Obama and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai are showing signs of uneasiness. What should be the size of the US troops to be left for “training” and “assisting” Afghan security forces after July 2014? This question is worrying both Washington DC and Kabul.   After his recent talks with Karzai in Washington, President Obama reiterated that he was committed to the pullout of the 66,000 American soldiers and marines stationed in Afghanistan, but he wanted it to be a “responsible” move forward to protect “the gains the US troops have made”. One suggestion is that the US must retain between 3,000 and 9,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, whereas top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan Gen John Allen wants to retain as many as 15,000 troops to protect the US interests in the Af-Pak region. But will Obama be able to sell it to the war-wea...