Notes and Study material for Exams
Problem of illiteracy in India and solutions According to the 2011 Census, any person aged seven and above and has the ability to read and write is considered literate. The Average Literacy rate in India stands at 74.04%. While Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India at 93.91%, Bihar has the least literacy rate … Read more
Reviving a loss making PSU In the last seven decades, CPSUs have contributed significantly towards making India self- reliant in their respective fields. In addition to physical assets, these have developed significant competencies with regard to human Resources, intellectual property, research etc. and have always served the national priorities, over narrow business interests. Following the … Read more
Agroforestry: Agroforestry is a land-use system in which trees/shrubs are grown in association with agricultural crops, pastures or Livestock. This integration of trees and shrubs in the land-use system can be either a spatial arrangement, e.g. trees growing in a field at the same time as the crop, or in a time sequence, e.g. shrubs … Read more
Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY): Fostering Sustainable Groundwater Management Introduction India, a land of diverse landscapes and rich agricultural heritage, faces a critical challenge: declining groundwater levels. Over-extraction, coupled with inadequate management practices, has led to a looming water crisis, threatening the country’s food security, economic growth, and social well-being. Recognizing the urgency of this situation, … Read more
Indian economy still is agro based economy and INFRASTRUCTURE Promoting the use of modern technology Providing subsidies to farmers Expanding the coverage of agricultural insurance Promoting the cultivation of high-value crops Encouraging farmers to form cooperatives Providing training and extension Services to farmers These measures have helped to improve the productivity of Indian agriculture. However, … Read more
The Human genome project was a large, international and multi-institutional effort that took 13 years from 1999 and $2.7 billion to produce a blueprint of the sequence of genes and space between genes that make up a typical human genome. Following were the observation of HGP (read)- 99% of the total human DNA is junk … Read more