Basic Terms:- o Geo+ Graphic- Literally sense that words means description of earth. o Greeks are supposed to be first geographers. o Eratosthenes invent the word Geography defined as study of earth as nature of man. o Geography is governed by a method rather than by specific body of...
Green Revolution
Is started with following objectives Solve the problem of Hunger 1850- Industrial revolution used India as raw material. Commercialization of Agriculture – Indigo System – more area under commercial crop 1960, we are not cultivating food grain due to commercial crop Death & Birth Rate is high- Poluation is...
MSP- Minimum Support Price
It is price guarantee offered by the government Without 100% Guarantee to buy all Crops no meaning of MSP. (For entire quantity only) Suggested by:- Commission of Agriculture Cost & Prices. Implemented by:- Cabinet Committee of Economics Bonus in MSP:– Announced during the time of procurement. (Discretion...
Seeds & Market
Seeds: Most of the farmer in India do not have access to quality certified seeds and the seed replacement rate is low, there are concerns related to availability, affordability and quality of seeds. Introduction of GM crops is a matter of debate with issue, related to human, health, biodiversity...
The Code on Wage Bill, 2019
Examine the main provisions of the code on wage bill, 2019. Do you think deciding minimum wage through a legislation would ultimately destroy jobs ? Critically Analyse ? Recently parliament passed Code on wage bill, 2019 which replaced the existing acts payment of wages act, 1936 , the minimum...
Concept of Fiscal Deficit
Fiscal Deficit is the difference between the total income of the government (total taxes and non-debt capital receipts) and its total expenditure. A fiscal deficit situation occurs when the government’s expenditure exceeds its income. This difference is calculated both in absolute terms and also as a percentage of the...
E-governance in India
In the last two decades, ever since the year 2000 when e-gov had begun in India with the flagship e-gov schemes like Bhoomi, e-Seva, FRIENDS etc. The following lessons have emerged regarding what is to be done in future for optimally utilizing the huge potential of ICT . The...
Digital India Initiative
Digital India Initiative from 2014: It’s one of the flagship schemes of the NDA govt. It has the aim of making India a digitally empowered economy and a knowledge society by 2019. It has 3 major components: a. Digital empowerment of citizens: ● Universal digital literacy: For this, Universal Digital Literacy...
Is Russia involving in Afghanistan
Russia hosted a regional conference on Afghanistan to re-frame the reconciliation process between the Taliban and the Afghan Government. The representatives from Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, United States of America and India were also present in a single room.With this effort Russia has sent...
Social Reformers Post 1857
Arya Samaj The Arya Samaj emerged as a reaction against western cultural influences. It established in 1875 at Bombay by Dayanand Saraswati. He was originally borned as Mool Shanker in a Brahmin Family in Gujrat. In 1875, He published Satyarth Parkash and later in 1881, he wrote a pamphlet...