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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
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
[su_posts template=”templates/list-loop.php” posts_per_page=”20″ post_type=”post,page” tax_term=”1337″ tax_operator=”0″ order=”desc” orderby=”modified”], The Environment is the natural world that surrounds us. It includes the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the land we live on. The environment is essential for our survival, and it is important to protect it. There are many environmental … Read more
Ecological Footprint accounting measures the demand on and supply of nature.On the demand side, the Ecological Footprint measures the ecological assets that a given Population requires to produce the natural Resources it consumes (including plant-based food and fiber products, Livestock and fish products, timber and other forest products, space for urban Biodiversity, soil erosion, and … 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
Biodiversity and intact Ecosystems. Climate justice is the understanding that we will not be able to stop climate change if we don’t change the neo-liberal, corporate-based economy which stops us from achieving sustainable societies. It is the understanding that corporate Globalization-3/”>Globalization must be stopped. The historical responsibility for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions … Read more
Fiscal Policy is that part of Government policy which is concerned with raising revenues through Taxation and other means along with deciding on the level and pattern of expenditure it operates through budget. However, generally the expenditure exceeds the revenue income of the Government. In order to meet this situation, the Government imposes new taxes … Read more
Ratio Introduction: Ratio is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind. The ratio of two quantities a and b is the fraction a/b and we write it as a: b. In the ratio a: b, we call a as the first term or antecedent and b, the second term or consequent. … Read more
The Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY), launched in 2019, is a central government scheme aimed at promoting sustainable groundwater management in India’s water-stressed areas. Recognizing the critical role of groundwater for drinking, irrigation, and industrial needs, the scheme emphasizes community participation and behavior change for long-term groundwater conservation. Objectives of Atal Bhujal Yojana Demand-Side Management: Promote efficient … Read more