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Good Samaritan Scheme • The Road Transport and Highways Ministry announced this scheme so that taking a road crash victim to hospital is not just hassle-free but there is also the incentive of a reward and recognition. • Historically, Indians are reluctant in taking victims to hospital because of associated legal processes and investigations that […]

4. Renaissance •Fifteenth-century Europe was gripped by the spirit of the Renaissance with its call for exploration. • At the same time, Europe made great advances in the art of ship-building and navigation. 5.  Economic development and demand of luxury •Economic development of many regions of Europe was also progressing rapidly with expansion of land

FACTORS BEHIND ADVENT OF PORTUGUESE.(Part 1): 1.  Trading reason • In 1453, Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks. • Merchandise from India went to the European markets through Arab Muslim intermediaries. • The Red Sea trade route was a state monopoly from which Islamic rulers earned tremendous revenues. •The land routes to India were also

◇ In spite of a dual polity, the Constitution of India, like that of Canada, adopted the system of single citizenship. ◇ All citizens irrespective of the state in which they are born or reside enjoy the same rights all over the country. ◇ The Indian Constitution has established an integrated judicial system with the

◇ The process of constitutional amendment is less rigid than what is found in other federations. ◇ The bulk of the Constitution can be amended by the unilateral action of the Parliament, either by a simple majority or by a special majority. ◇ Further, the power to initiate an amendment to the Constitution lies only

□ Strong centre ◇ The division of powers is in favour of the Centre and highly inequitable from the federal angle. • Firstly, the Union List contains more subjects than the State List. •  Secondly, the more important subjects have been included in the Union List. • Thirdly, the Centre has overriding authority over the

Brief overview and significance of the portals launched ◼️ Ayurveda Dataset on Clinical Trial Registry of India- CTRI is a primary Register of Clinical Trials under the world health Organization’s International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. Creation of an Ayurveda Data Set in CTRI facilitates the usage of Ayurveda Terminologies to record clinical study based on

DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON TEXTILE INDUSTRIES [ PART – 3] □ Tamil Nadu ◇ Although TN produces only about 6% of the mill cloth of India, the state excels all other states in the production of yarn and accounts for over 44% of the total yarn production of the country. ◇  Coimbatore – most important centre

□ Gujarat ◇  Gujarat is the second-largest producer of cotton textiles. ◇  Ahmedabad is the largest center where 73 out of 118 mills of Gujarat are located. ◇ Following facilities are available to Ahmedabad:- •  Ahmedabad lies near the main cotton belt of India and there is no problem of obtaining raw material. •  Climate