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Non-Banking financial institutions and their reforms in them since 1990s A Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 of India, engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of Shares, stock, Bonds hire-purchase insurance business or chit business but does not include any institution whose principal business … Read more
Q1. Under Bihar Shatabdi Unorganised Sector Workers and Artisans Social Security Scheme 2011, Bihar State Labour Welfare Society has been formed with the objective _______. to provide social security to the Organized workers and artisans of the state to provide social security to the unorganized workers and non- artisans of the state to provide social … Read more
The World Bank defines POVERTY in absolute terms. The bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than US$1.90 per day> (PPP), and moderate poverty as less than $3.10 a day. Types of Poverty Absolute poverty measures poverty in relation to the amount of Money necessary to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and … Read more
Rural tank rejuvenation A tank is a low, earthen bund constructed across a shallow valley to hold the rainfall runoff from its catchment area. Tanks may be either isolated or in cascades. In a cascade, when the upper tank gets filled, the spill over the surplus weir is led into the tanks lower down, one … Read more
Development disparities in Karnataka History of Karnataka shows that North Karnataka was more developed politically, economically and culturally . This is evident from the fact that most of the Kannada dynasties are from north Karnataka, namely, Kadamba, Rashtrakuta, Chalukya, Kalachuri, Vijaya Nagar and so on. Three gems of Kannada literature Pampa, Ponna and Ranna were … Read more
Development patterns and disparities among regions and between rural and urban areas Regional disparities in india India is facing the problem of acute regional imbalances and the indicators of such imbalances are reflected by the factors like per capita income, the proportion of Population living below the POVERTY line, the Percentage of urban population of … Read more
Agricultural problems in Karnataka Draught and farmers suicide Karnataka’s farmers have been facing several issues ranging from improper technology to agricultural loan debts. Karnataka is a vast state with varied topography, while there are agriculturally prosperous regions, some regions are severely affected by the frequent droughts. The Karnataka government even after introducing and implementing certain … Read more
Rural markets in Karnataka Market in Karnataka for the consumer products is made up of two distinct parts, one is urban and other is rural market. The vastness of the rural market poses both a challenge and an opportunity to the marketers. The desire to improve the living standards is felt as keenly in the … Read more
The Services which involve the activities of buying and selling of goods are termed as trade. Like transport, Communication, Banking etc. it is also a tertiary service and an important