Agriculture Price Policy

 Agriculture price policy Agricultural price policy in India was introduced since independence. But the agricultural price policy formulated in India has varied widely for different years and also for different crops. This policy put much emphasis on the prices of foodgrains like wheat, rice and coarse cereals such as jowar, bajra, maize etc. … Read more Agriculture Price Policy

DMPQ- Agroecology is a boon to small and marginal farmers. Comment

Small farming systems not only have fed much of the world population for centuries and continue to feed people in many parts of the planet, especially in developing countries, but also have the potential to bring solutions to many uncertainties facing humanity in a peak oil era of global climate change and financial crisis. Recent … Read more DMPQ- Agroecology is a boon to small and marginal farmers. Comment

Zero Hunger Programme.

On the occasion of world food day (October 16), three districts in India have initiated India’s ‘Zero Hunger’ programme through interventions in farm sector. Those districts are Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Koraput in Odisha and Thane in Maharashtra. It will be initiated by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in association with the Indian … Read more Zero Hunger Programme.

Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14

Highlights of Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14

Higher Support for Market and Product Diversification
1. Incentive schemes expanded by way of addition of new products and markets.

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Health, Education, Human Resources.

Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Health link are https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_FR6Jkv0z2ceFBXTnpyaXdFYkk/edit?usp=sharing it states dat rural health but articles cover urban health too   Education link is https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_FR6Jkv0z2cbENTY0xpNVdzaVU/edit?usp=sharing

DMPQ- What is a Private member bill and how it is different than that of government bill?

There are two kinds of bills that are introduced in parliament for the legislative procedure: Public and Private Bills. Public Bills are called government bill whereas private bills are called private members’ bill. A bill introduced by the Member of Parliament (MP) who is not a Minister, i.e., a non-government member is known as the … Read more DMPQ- What is a Private member bill and how it is different than that of government bill?

 BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE

The elements or mineral nutrients are always in circulation moving from non-living to living and then back to the non-living components of the ecosystem in a more or less circular fashion. This circular fashion is known as biogeochemical cycling (bio for living; geo for atmosphere). Nutrient Cycling: The nutrient cycle is a concept that describes … Read more  BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE