Reorganisation of States Part 1 Provincial Congress Committees of INC were restructured and expanded on linguistic basis following the INC’s Nagpur Session in 1920. This can be considered as the origin point for the demand for Linguistic division of states. Post-Independence Period (1947-1950) The time […]
Non-Communicable Diseases Part 2 Measures taken to reduce NCDs in India: National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS): The Department of Health & Family Welfare, provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs under NPCDCS, as part of […]
Non-Communicable Diseases Part 1 Non-Communicable Diseases: A non-communicable disease (NCD) is an infirmity that cannot be transmitted directly from one person to another. NCDs, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, are collectively responsible for 74% of all deaths worldwide. More […]
Investment models – Part 2 Types of investment models Part 2 Public private partnership (PPP) Models PPPs are formal long-term arrangements between government and private companies to share risks and rewards in the delivery of public services and infrastructure. Large-scale infrastructure projects, such as roads, […]
Investment models – Part 1 What is meant by Investment? Investment means exchange of money for a profit yielding asset, the profit from which is again used to invest in other assets. Investment is extremely important for the economic wellbeing of the country as it […]
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 […]
Indian Paintings Part 4 Modern Indian Paintings Many consider that the modern period in Indian art began around 1857 with the Bengal School of Painting. Raja Ravi Varma is credited as the Father of Modern Indian Art. The essential characteristics of the modern or contemporary […]
Indian Paintings Part 3 Rajasthani School of Painting The Rajasthani School of painting takes inspiration from Indian epics, religious texts like the Puranas, love poems in Sanskrit and other Indian languages, Indian folk-lore and works on musical themes. Since the Rajputs were the main ruling […]
Indian Paintings Part 2 Miniature Paintings Miniature paintings are characterised with small and detailed paintings. Human forms are most commonly seen from the side, with large eyes, a narrow waist, a sharp nose, and so on. The full flowering of miniature painting began when India […]
Indian Paintings Part 1 Pre-Historic Painting The subjects of their drawings were human figures, human activities, geometric designs and symbols. In India the earliest paintings have been reported from the Upper Palaeolithic times. Humans are represented in stick-like forms. A long-snouted animal, a fox and […]