Mineral Based Industries

  Iron and Steel Industry:   Pig Iron Pig iron is the intermediate product of smelting of iron Ore with a high-carbon fuel such as coke and charcoal and is the basic raw material in Foundry and Casting Industry for the manufacture of various types of castings required for engineering sector. Pig iron usually has … Read more

Forest Based Industries

  Introduction   India is very rich in forest Resources, with a large area under forest. All kinds of trees are found here varying from the deciduous, tropical hardwood trees to the evergreen and coniferous trees.   Trees provide one with a wide range of products. From paper to paints, chemicals, housing and furniture, they … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Migration

  Migration is very important subject matter since after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2013. The sate has been bifurcated into two states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with Hyderabad as common capital for 10 years. People of Hyderabad are given grant to migrate to any part of Andhra Pradesh to reside and have domicile … Read more

Sustainable development : concept and indicators of sustainable development

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 on Environment and Development, Our Common Future (1987) , Sustainable Development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to … Read more

Soil Pollution

Soil Pollution is the Contamination of the soil by human and natural activities which may cause harmful effects on living beings. This may be due to the following factors. (i) Industrial wastes: Industries are the major causes for soil pollution Textiles, steel, paper, Cement, oil, dyeing and other industries are responsible for soil pollution. Toxic … Read more

ECOLOGY- An Introduction

    ECOLOGY is  defined “as a scientific study of the relationship of the living organisms with each other and with their Environment.” The classical texts of the Vedic period such as the Vedas, the Samhitas, the Brahmanas and the Aranyakas–Upanishads contain many references to ecological concepts .The Indian treatise on medicine, the Caraka- Samhita … Read more

Economy of Jharkhand for JPSC Prelims Examination

[su_posts template=”templates/list-loop.php” posts_per_page=”100″ tax_term=”1589″ tax_operator=”0″ order=”desc”] Jharkhand economy: Features,Issues, Challenges and Strategics Economic Growth and structure of Jharkhand’seconomy, sectoral  composition, growth in SDP and per capita NSDP In last decade,  Agricultural and industrial growth in jharkhand Demographic features of Jharkhand : Population growth, sex ratio,  density, Literacy,composition of work force, rural-urban composition etc. with special … Read more

Food Security & Public Distribution System(PDS)

WHO Defines Food Security to exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food security has three interlinked contents such as :- Availability of food, Access to food and absorption of food. Food … Read more