Surendra Kumar

This comprehensive book is useful for CSIR-UGC NET/JRF (Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences) for the purpose of Study and practice of questions based on the latest pattern of the examination. This book included Study Material and Previous Paper (Solved). Detailed Answers have also been provided for the questions for Better Understanding of the Candidates.

Make in India, Digital India, Start-up India; Stand up India, Smart cities, Swachh Bharat...there is a new force harnessing the nationa (TM)s aspirations, a new energy accelerating the countrya (TM)s potential. No wonder that India has become the fastest growing economy when the world is slowing down. It is bound to be transformed beyond recognition if it continues growing at a similar and slightly higher rate for the next ten years. Yet the challenges are formidable: India is home to the worlda (TM)s largest number of poor and illiterate people; millions still lack basic necessities like shelter, sanitation, drinking water, education and healthcare. Our infrastructure still creaks, bureaucratic delays persist, far-reaching economic reforms get stalled in the Parliament and our biggest strength that could easily turn into a big challengea "our youtha "brimming with hope and holding a long wish list anxiously await jobs. These and the countrya (TM)s fragmented polity, delicate social fabric and prevailing gender insensitivity are not issues that can be tackled in days, weeks or months. Some of the brightest and most influential minds with a combined contribution of more than a thousand years across important areas like science and technology, agriculture, business, politics, international relations, law, education, journalism and art take a hard and dispassionate look at the India of today. While some have flagged education, skilling of youth and innovative approaches in administration, others feel that without a thorough cleansing of corruption and creation of a just and inclusive society embracing timeless values, India cana (TM)t possibly leapfrog. A must-read for policymakers, scholars and anybody interested in the future of this great nation, the book challenges notions, invigorates reflections, spurs debates and seeds new ideas to leapfrog India.