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□  Maharashtra ◇  Top position with respect to the cotton textile industry for a pretty long time. ◇  Mumbai had been holding the prestigious position with as many as 65 mills out of a total of 122 mills in MH. It was rightly called the cotton polis of India. □  Following factors favored the development […]

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for fixation of Nutrient Based Subsidy Rates for P&K Fertilizers for the year 2021-22. •The NBS program for Fertilizers was initiated in the year 2010. •Under the scheme, a fixed amount of subsidy decided on an annual basis is provided on each grade

Krishi UDAN 2.0 Scheme •The scheme proposes to facilitating and incentivizing the movement of Agri-produce by air transportation. •It lays out the vision of improving value realization through better integration and optimization of Agri-harvesting and air transportation. •It works by contributing to Agri-value chain sustainability and resilience under different and dynamic conditions. •It will be

1. Nominal and Real Executives The President is the nominal executive while the Prime Minister is the real executive. Thus, the President is head of the State, while the Prime Minister is head of the government.  2. Majority Party Rule The political party which secures majority seats in the Lok Sabha forms the government. The

J.V.P. COMMITTEE Dhar commission report created much resentment and led to the appointment of another Linguistic Provinces Committee by the Congress In December 1948, itself to examine the whole question afresh. It consisted of Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabh Bhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramya, and hence was popularly known as JVP Committee. It submittes its report in

SWARAN SINGH COMMITTEE In 1976, Congress party set up the Sardar Swaran Singh Committee to make recommendations about fundamental duties, the need felt during the operation of the internal emergency (1975-1977). The committee recomended the inclusion of a separate chapter on fundamental duties in the constitution. It stressed that the citizens should become conscious that

The dilemma of measuring the developmental level of economies was solved once the United Nations Development Programme (UNDO) published its first Human Development Report (HDR) in 1990. The report had a human development index (HDI) which was the first attempt to define and measure the level of development of economies. The HDR measures development by

TYPES OF MINERALS Topic: Economic Geography, Minerals METALLIC MINERALS: These minerals contain metal, Iron Ore, manganese, nickel, etc are important examples of metallic minerals. Ferrous minerals: These minerals have iron content. IronOre, manganise, Chromite, pyrite, tungsten, nickel, cobalt etc are important examples of ferrous minerals. Non-ferrous Minerals: No iron content Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Bauxite,

CAUSES OF INFLATION Topic: Inflation This type of inflation is caused due to an increase in aggregate demand in the economy. This type of inflation is caused due to various reasons such as: Increase in price of inputs. Hoarding and speculation of commodities. Defective supply chain. Increase in indirect taxes. Depreciation of currency. Crude Oil

PLANNING OF HOUSES IN HARAPPA People lived in houses of different sizes, mostly consisting of rooms arranged around a central courtyard. Doorways and winfows generally faced the side lanes and rarely opend onto the main streets. The view from the lane into the courtyard was blocked off by a wall. There are remains of staircases