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Permaculture: A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Living Permaculture, a word coined in 1978 by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, is a design system that seeks to create sustainable human settlements and agricultural systems. It’s not just about gardening; it’s a philosophy, a way of life, and a practical set of tools for creating a … Read more
Agricultural Pricing Policy: A Balancing Act Between Farmers’ Welfare and Consumer Affordability Agriculture, the backbone of many economies, plays a crucial role in providing food security and generating livelihoods for millions. However, the sector faces numerous challenges, including volatile market prices, fluctuating input costs, and the ever-present need to balance farmers’ income with consumer affordability. … Read more
Variable Climatic condition throughout the state has led to the development of different agricultural practices. Scientists have divided the state into following agro-climatic regions:- Western Agricultural Region:- It covers the sandy arid plains with low rainfall and thus about 70% of the net cropped area is under Kharif Crops of bajra and pulses. … Read more
The Silent Threat: Ocean Acidification and its Impact on Marine Life The ocean, a vast and mysterious realm, plays a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate and sustaining life. However, this vital ecosystem is facing an unprecedented threat â ocean acidification. This phenomenon, driven by the absorption of excess carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, … Read more
–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> The Directive Principles of the State Policy contained in Part IV (Arts. 36 to 51) of the Constitution of India set out the aims and objectives to be taken up by the States in the governance of the country. This novel feature of the Constitution is … Read more
Name Geographical location and populations History and lineage Economic activity Social and Family life MEENA Constitute about 51.20% of Population and concentrated in districts of Jaipur,Dausa,Sawai Madhopur,Rajsamand and Udaipur Word meena means fish, Chandrabhardai states their origin to the kingdom south of alwar,dausa and bharatpur prior to Rajput rule They are divided into … Read more
Food Bio Technology Biotechnology is defined in accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity, i.e. “any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or Derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use” Biotechnology as applied to Food Processing in most developing countries makes use of microbial inoculants to enhance properties … Read more
SECOND Green Revolution The main objectives of the second Green Revolution are: (i) To raise agricultural productivity to promote Food Security (ii) More emphasis on bio-technology (iii) To promote sustainable agriculture (iv) To become self-sufficient in staple food, pulses, oil seeds, and industrial raw material (v) To increase the per capita income of the farmers … Read more
–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> India's role in united nation India is one of the founding members of the UN. It signed the Declaration by United Nations at Washington on 1 January 1942 and also participated in the historic UN Conference of International Organization at San Francisco from 25 April to … Read more
Jainism Originated in India thousands of years ago and is thought to have heavily influenced the two other main belief systems of the region at that time: Buddhism. The religion centres on the progress of one’s soul towards a divine consciousness through self-reformation, wisdom and self-control and pacifism towards all living creatures. There … Read more