Notes and Study material for Exams
Punjab Planned Development Department of Planning and Planned Development The Department of Planning manages all issues identifying with the definition, development, evaluation and correction of Annual Plans and Five Year Plans; and sub-plans for sub-bumpy, wager, outskirt and other extraordinary zones. The office conducts business on all issues identifying with coordination of Plans of the … Read more
Workers Peasant and Tribal Movements in Goa Tribal Movement The tribals of India, like other social groups, participated in the anti-colonial movement. The tribal anti-colonial movements were of two types – The movements against their oppressors i.e. landlords, Money-lenders, traders, thekedars (contractors), government officials and Christian missionaries and The movements which were linked to and … Read more
Workers, Peasant and Tribal Movements in Assam The Assam-Bengal Railway Workers’ Strike (1921) Perhaps the first sympathetic strike in our country of a tremendous magnitude took place in 1921 when the workers of Assam Bengal railway resorted to an indefinite strike. The strike is very important from the historical point of view not only … Read more
Haryana Planned Development Planned development and Haryana Urban Development Authority Haryana Urban Development Authority is a prime organization of the State Government occupied with the arranged improvement of urban zones in the state. It embraces improvement of land after the same is gained by the Govt. of Haryana through its Urban Estates division for … 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
The State of Jharkhand: Environmental Concerns The word Jharkhand connotes an area of land covered with forests. The word Jharkhand has been derived from the Sanskrit word, Jhari Khanda the ancient name depicting the regions’ dense forest. Thus, naturally as well as symbolically, the states’ very existence is associated with forests. Another remarkable aspect … Read more
Demographic Profile of the STs There are 32 tribes (2011) in Jharkhand of which Santhals are most numerous accounting for one third of the total tribal Population followed by Oraon, Munda and Ho contributing more than 10% to the total tribal population. Other tribes such as Kharwar, Lohra, Bhumij and Kharia have a share … Read more
Geology is one of the most attractive optional amongst the Indian Forest Aspirants particularly after the introduction of preliminary examination . Following are the links for complete geology optional prepared by me (I gave Ifos Interview in 2014) and my friend who secured a rank in IFoS 2013. You could comment for any doubt or … Read more
INFRASTRUCTURE and to provide training to farmers on modern agricultural practices. The horticulture sector of Gujarat has a bright future. The sector is well-positioned to benefit from the growing demand for fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, nuts, oilseeds, and other agricultural products. The sector is also well-positioned to benefit from the government’s efforts to improve the … Read more
agriculture of Gujarat Gujarat has shown good progress in agriculture. The economy of Gujarat is largely dependent upon agriculture. More than 50 percent of the total available land is being used for agriculture. The main Food Crops are bajra, jowar, rice and wheat. Major commercial crops or Cash Crops are groundnut, tobacco and Cotton, linseed, sugarcane, etc. Other important cash … Read more