Water Scarcity in India

Water Scarcity in India

Water Scarcity in India How to define water scarcity The average annual water availability of any region or country is largely dependent upon hydro-meteorological and geological factors. However, water availability per person is dependent on population of a country. The per capita water availability in […]

The rise of rural manufacturing

The rise of rural manufacturing

The rise of rural manufacturing #GS-03 Economy For Mains: The urban-rural manufacturing shift: A steady stream of investments in rural locations over the last two decades has ensured that 42% of factories and 62% of fixed capital is in the rural side This is evidence […]

PIB Analysis 14-12-22

PIB Analysis 14-12-22

PIB Analysis 14-12-22 Doubling of Farmers Income Government had constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to examine issues relating to “Doubling of Farmers Income (DFI)” and recommended strategies to achieve the same. The Committee submitted its final report to the Government in September, 2018 […]

Solar Power

Solar Power

Solar Power #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Solar Power: A solar cell is a semi-conducting device made of silicon and/or other materials, which, when exposed to sunlight, generates electricity. Unlike batteries or fuel cells, solar cells do not utilize chemical reactions or require fuel […]

Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo #GS-01 Indian Heritage and Culture For Prelims Sri Aurobindo Aurobindo Ghose was born in Calcutta on 15th August 1872. He was a yogi, seer, philosopher, poet, and Indian nationalist who propounded a philosophy of divine life on earth through spiritual evolution. From 1902 […]

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) 2010 #GS-02 Governance For Prelims Provisions of the Act: The act makes it mandatory for all NGOs to receive foreign funds in a designated bank account at the State Bank of India’s New Delhi branch was inserted. All NGOs seeking foreign donations have to open a designated FCRA account at the SBI branch. No funds other than […]

Assam Accords

Assam Accords

Assam Accords #GS-02 Citizenship  For Prelims and Mains: Assam Accords: The Assam Accord was signed in 1985 by the Centre and the Assam government with the All Assam Student Union (AASU) and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad. This accord was reached to end the […]