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agriculture price policy Agricultural price policy in India was introduced since independence. But the agricultural price policy formulated in India has varied widely for different years and also for different crops. This policy put much emphasis on the prices of foodgrains like wheat, rice and coarse Cereals such as jowar, bajra, maize etc. … Read more
Agricultural credit Policy Rural indebtedness is an age-old problem in India. In the nineteenth century, commercial Banking was non-existent in rural areas, and farmers were completely in the hands of usurious moneylenders. Starting from the days of British rule, the central government has been striving to expand institutional lending to the rural agricultural … Read more
National Investment & Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) National Investment & Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) are one of the important instruments of National Manufacturing Policy, 2011. NIMZs are envisaged as large areas of developed land with the requisite ecosystem for promoting world class manufacturing activity. So far, three NIMZs namely Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh), Sangareddy (Telangana) and … Read more
Facing Global Competition Globalisation means gradual integration of economies through free movement of goods, Services and capital which has significant impact on the economies of both developed and developing countries. Globalisation refers to a process of growing economic interdependence among different countries of the world. Thus, in the globalised era, the whole world … Read more
IMPACT OF NEW ECONOMIC POLICY India’s post-independence development strategy showed all the signs of stagnation, but the economy started showing the sign of recovery in the early nineties when the government adopted the new economic model known as INFRASTRUCTURE, into a modern developed economy. New Economic Policy 1991 India opened up the economy … Read more
Role of Trade Unions Although trade unions look after the interests of their members, they also recognise the advantages of working in PARTNERSHIP with employers. This is because a successful, profitable business is good for workers and therefore good for the union and its members. f you recognise a trade union in your … Read more
Planning and Foreign Trade Foreign Trade is the important factor in Economic Development in any nation. Foreign trade in India comprises of all imports and exports to and from India. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry at the level of Central Government has responsibility to manage such operations. The domestic production reveals on … Read more
Indus Valley Civilization Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500–1700 BCE, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium BCE. The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab … Read more
Question:Vasco Da Gama, a Portuguese mariner disembarked at the Indian port of Calicut in >>>1498 >>>1398 >>>1598 >>>1698 Question:Which european nation was first to establish trading centres in India >>>Portugese >>>French >>>English >>>Dutch Question:The Hindu ruler of Calicut during the disembarked of Vasco da Gama wasknown as >>>Zamorin >>>Mappila >>>Marakkar >>>Kolathiri Question:The first Portuguese factory … Read more
Wildlife protection act 1972 Introduction Wildlife Protection Act 1972 was passed on August 21, 1972, but was later implemented on September 9, 1972. This act prohibits the capturing, killing, poisoning or trapping of wild animals It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Objectives Prohibition of hunting Protection and … Read more