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Physical factors: Terrain, topography, climate, and soil. which determine agriculture

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Physical Factors: (a) Terrain, Topography, and Altitude dependent on the geo-ecological conditions; terrain, topography, slope and altitude. paddy cultivation requires leveled fields, tea plantations perform well in the undulating topography in which water does not remain standing. Orchards of coconut are found at low altitudes, preferably closer to the sea level, while the apple orchards … Read more Physical factors: Terrain, topography, climate, and soil. which determine agriculture

Daily current affair 15 October 2015 the hindu and indian express

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Citizens with disability Disability act 1955 clearly Mendes that public Roads, building and transportation should be made barrier free for person with disability. United Nations convention on the rights of person with disability 2007 recognised that basic human right and and accessibility are prerequisite. Sugamya Bharat accessible India campaign is launched by India National Building … Read more Daily current affair 15 October 2015 the hindu and indian express

Daily current affair 14 October 2015 the hindu and indian express

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Border infrastructure projects A radical new approach is now being adopted to accelerate projects to unclog the bottlenecks in border areas, along with work on hundreds of other strategic projects, as the Narendra Modi government sharpens focus on creating infrastructure along India’s borders. From the Bharat Mala project (it envisages a road network along India’s land boundary, stretching from … Read more Daily current affair 14 October 2015 the hindu and indian express

Daily current affair 13 October 2015 from hindu and indian express

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Uniform Civil Code Article 44 of the Constitution of India states that the state shall endeavor to have a Uniform Civil Code but Directive principles are not mandatory like the fundamental rights. secularism is a basic tenant of the Preamble and the fundamental rights, having a common Civil Code may hamper the secularism in Shah … Read more Daily current affair 13 October 2015 from hindu and indian express

Daily current affair 12 October 2015

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Habitat III Habitat III is United Nation UN conference on housing and sustainable Urban Development  which will be held in Quito Ecuador in October 2016 India is preparing National report for Habitat 3  the broad focus on national report is in :- inclusiveness  efficiency  sustainability and  empowering the local government  India still doesn’t have a … Read more Daily current affair 12 October 2015

Daily current affair 11 October 2015

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Qutub Minar  UNESCO World Heritage site  is 72.5 metre hiegh  constructed with red and buff sandstone  it was constructed by qutubuddin Aibak in 1199 for the use of muazzin (crier to give call for prayers)and his Sun En-law samsuddin added 3 more storeys    Begging bowl Presently in Afghanistan is believed to have been used … Read more Daily current affair 11 October 2015

Daily current affair 10 October 2015

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Sunset clause on tax exemption It will  provide open and corporate tax exemption . While trimming the list of sector that are entitled to such benefits on research and development and capital expenditure it will help in phasing out corporate exemption and thus it will lower the corporate tax rate and on the other hand … Read more Daily current affair 10 October 2015

Daily current affair 9 October 2015

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Gender equality  women will soon be inducted into the fighting arm of Indian Airforce, although Indian women serves in the Air Force, navy and army as support and technical stuff   World Bank president is Jim Yong Kim  International Monetary Fund Managing Director is Christiane lagarde   Transfer pricing  Transfer pricing is referred to as … Read more Daily current affair 9 October 2015

Daily current affair 7 October 2015

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Sahitya Akademi Award winners returning their awards Against the recent killings of rationalist and writers mm Kalburgi ,Narendra Dabholkar and Govind pansare Sahitya Akademi winners have returned their awards. They have termed such attacks not only to be against the constitution of India which provide right to life under article 21 but even against the … Read more Daily current affair 7 October 2015

Daily current affair 8 October 2015

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National war Memorial and National war Museum  at Princess Park near India Gate New Delhi. in the memory of all Indian soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice for the country post independence. India Gate was built to Commentate the sacrifice of 13,300 soldiers who died in World War 1 and third Anglo Afghan war … Read more Daily current affair 8 October 2015

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