Giving suitable examples, discuss the role of CSR in poverty alleviation.

Discuss the CSR Rules framed under the Companies Act, 2013.

 What are the different theories of CSR? Discuss the Stakeholder theory of CSR.

Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)

Information Communication Technologies (ICTs)

 Sampling

Positivist Approach

Choose an appropriate topic of interest related to Gender and Development Studies and Prepare a research design of your proposed research after selecting (tentatively) a topic of your interest. The research design needs to incorporate all the steps shown in Figure 14.1. of the Unit 14 in the Course.

 Explain the features of the feminist method.

 Discuss the salient features of writing up research reports.

What is sampling? Discuss its various types with the help of suitable examples.

Discuss interview schedules and questionnaires as research tools.

Write an essay on qualitative research methods and their utility in gender and development studies.

Describe the Sustainable development and Governance.

Discuss the Structure, Powers and Functions of Local Government.

 Describe the Political Decentralisation.

Elaborate the Financial Resources of Panchayati Raj Institutions.

Discuss the Evolution and Significance of democratic Decentralisation in India.

 Discuss the Challenges to sustainable Development and Environment.

Describe the Nature and Scope of Development Planning.