Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role

What are environmental pressure groups? Discuss their role in raising awareness, influencing policies and advocating for environmental protection in India.

"Pressure groups play a vital role in influencing public policy making in India." Explain how the business associations contribute to public policies.

What are the methods used by the farmers’ organisations to influence the policy-makers in India and how effective are these methods?

How do pressure groups influence Indian political process? Do you agree with this view that informal pressure groups have emerged as more powerful than formal pressure groups in recent years?

“The Indian party system is passing through a phase of transition which looks to be full of contradictions and paradoxes.” Discuss.

Pressure group politics is sometimes seen as the informal face of politics. With regards to the above, assess the structure and functioning of pressure groups in India.