Importance of micro, small and medium enterprises
- Apart from playing a significant role in meeting national objectives of balanced growth, poverty alleviation and equity promotion, serve as nurseries for corporate enterprises of future.
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24.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Cabinet meet gives nod to setting up Uttarakhand Road Safety Fund. To ensure that tourism-related activities are being conducted according to the guidelines of the National Green Tribunal, the Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday decided to include an area of 1km on each side of the banks of Ganga from Rishikesh to Kaudiyala … Read more 24.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Age structure, sex ratio and Rural-Urban composition of India
Rural-Urban Composition: For the first time since Independence, the absolute increase in population is more in urban areas that in rural areas Rural Population in India: 68.84% Urban Population in India:31.16% Level of urbanization increased from 27.81% in 2001 Census to 31.16% in 2011 Census The proportion of rural population declined from 72.19% to 68.84% … Read more Age structure, sex ratio and Rural-Urban composition of India
Non- metallic and conventional minerals [coal,petroleum and natural gas), (c) hydro electricity and non conventional sources of energy (Solar, Wind, bio-gas),(d) energy sources Their distribution and conservation.
Petroleum, natural gas, coal, nitrogen, uranium and water power are examples of conventional sources of energy. They’re also called non-renewable sources of energy and are mainly fossil fuels, except water power. Rising growth of population has created a tremendous pressure on the conventional resources of energy and thus the concept of sustainable development get prominent … Read more Non- metallic and conventional minerals [coal,petroleum and natural gas), (c) hydro electricity and non conventional sources of energy (Solar, Wind, bio-gas),(d) energy sources Their distribution and conservation.
22-23.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND CM orders rs 5 crore to each district for disaster management At a time when even Government officials have pointed at the increased probability of accidents and traffic blockage on the Char Dham Yatra route, the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has directed that all district magistrates should be provided Rs 5 crore … Read more 22-23.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Green Revolution and its impact on major crops of India
The Green Revolution was initiated in the 1960’s to address the issue of malnutrition in the developing world. The technology of the Green Revolution involved bio-engineered seeds that worked in conjunction with chemical fertilizers and heavy irrigation to increase crop yields. Green Revolution was largely confined in wheat crop and in northern India such … Read more Green Revolution and its impact on major crops of India
Agriculture : Wheat, Rice, Millet, Tea, Coffee and Rubber
Rice The rice is cultivated on the largest areas in India. Historians believe that while the indica variety of rice was first domesticated in the area covering the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas (i.e. north-eastern India).Rice is a nutritional staple food which provides instant energy as its most important component is carbohydrate (starch). Rice … Read more Agriculture : Wheat, Rice, Millet, Tea, Coffee and Rubber
Sources of Energy
Sources of Energy: Conventional and Nonconventional Sources – Energy is one of the most important component of economic infrastructure. It is the basic input required to sustain economic growth. There is direct relation between the level of economic development and per capita energy consumption. Simply speaking more developed a country, higher is the per capita … Read more Sources of Energy
13 & 14.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand secretariat to go paperless from next year In a major initiative to promote the concept of e-office and reduce use of paper for office work, the Uttarakhand government has decided to transform the secretariat into a paperless office. Preparations in the regard have been started with the help of National Informatics … Read more 13 & 14.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Natural Hazards : Floods, Droughts, Cyclones, Landslides
Natural Hazards of India Disaster A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s capacity to cope using its own resources. Vulnerability + Hazard =Disaster Vulnerability- it is defined as the diminished capacity of … Read more Natural Hazards : Floods, Droughts, Cyclones, Landslides