Forest Of India
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Scheduled castes, Tribes and Minorities Rights
Provisions for scheduled castes, Tribes and Minorities CONSITITONAL PROVISIONS FOR SC & ST Constitutional History In the original Constitution, ARTICLE 338 provided for a special officer (the Commissioner for SCs and STs) responsible for monitoring the implementation of constitutional and legislative safeguards for SCs and STs and reporting to the president. Seventeen regional offices of … Read more
Discuss the challenges of Indian Agriculture and present an outlook
Indian economy still is agro based economy and INFRASTRUCTURE: The government needs to improve rural infrastructure, such as roads, electricity, and telecommunications. This will help to improve the lives of farmers and reduce their dependence on agriculture. Provide support to farmers: The government needs to provide support to farmers, such as subsidies, loans, and insurance. … Read more
Environmental Degradation
The major causes of the environmental degradation are modern Urbanization, industrialization, over-Population Growth, deforestation etc. Environmental pollution refers to the degradation of quality and quantity of natural Resources. Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of “enoughness” in his saying “the earth provides enough to satisfy every persons need but not for every person’s greed” According to World Commission … Read more
Rajasthan Cropping Pattern
Rajasthan Cropping Pattern Cropping pattern means the proportion of area under various crops at a point of time. The crop statistics published by the governments are used to denote the cropping patterns. Cropping pattern is, however, a dynamic concept as it changes over space and time.The cropping patterns of a region are closely influenced by … Read more
Important Land Laws in Rajasthan: Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956
Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 The assessment and collection of land revenue is governed under the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 and the rules made thereunder. Land revenue mainly comprises of rent on land, lease rent, premium, conversion charges payable on use of agricultural land for other purpose, receipts from sales of Government land etc. … Read more
Important Land Laws in Rajasthan: Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955
Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 Important Definitions of the Act (Imp for Two markers) Agricultural Year : means the year commencing on the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June next following. agriculture [s.5(2)]: shall include Fisheries or forest rights or the use of water for Irrigation purposes from artificial sources. … Read more
Provisions relating to Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribal Areas.
“The Scheduled Areas” are those tribal inhabited areas which are located in other parts of the country than the North-East India. These areas are located in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Orissa and Rajasthan. Besides these areas, some other regions of the country also are governed … Read more
C.P. Brown, Thamos Munro, Mackenzie-Zamindary, Polegary System
C.P. Brown Charles Philip Brown (10 November 1798 – 12 December 1884) was a British official of the East India Company. He worked in what is now Andhra Pradesh, and became an important scholarly figure in Telugu language literature. While Brown concentrated on Telugu, he was a polyglot. Other languages he knew were: Greek, Latin, … Read more
Remote sensing- GIS and its application
Remote Sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object and thus in contrast to on-site observation. In current usage, the term “remote sensing” generally refers to the use of satellite- or aircraft-based sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth, … Read more