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Plastic Waste 29 Oct 2019 18 min read Introduction Unlike other forms of wastes like paper, food peels, leaves etc, which are biodegradable (capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms) in nature, plastic waste because of its non-biodegradable nature persists into the environment, for hundreds (or even thousands) of years. Plastic pollution…
Cropping Patterns and Major Crops of India: Part One 02 Nov 2019 6 min read Two-thirds of India’s population is engaged in agricultural activities. It is a primary activity, which produces food grains and raw materials for industries. India is geographically a vast country so it has various food and non-food crops which are cultivated…
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Cropping Patterns and Major Crops of India: Part Two 04 Nov 2019 11 min read Major Cash Crops Sugarcane Temperature: Between 21-27°C with hot and humid climate. Rainfall: Around 75-100 cm. Soil Type: Deep rich loamy soil. Top Sugarcane Producing States: Uttar Pradesh > Maharashtra > Karnataka > Tamil Nadu > Bihar. India is the…
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Dark Net 25 Nov 2019 7 min read Introduction The darknet refers to encrypted networks on the Internet that are not indexed by search engines such as Google, Yahoo or Bing. It is a layer of the Internet accessible only by using special software like Tor (The Onion Router), or I2P (Invisible Internet Project). These…
Telecom Sector: Issues and Challenges 05 Dec 2019 12 min read Introduction India is currently the world’s second-largest telecommunications market with a subscriber base of 1.20 billion and has registered strong growth in the past decade and a half. Contribution of mobile phone industry as a part of gross domestic product (GDP) of the country…
Industrial Corridors 09 Dec 2019 11 min read Why in News Government has approved the development of the five industrial corridor projects which will be implemented through National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT). Introduction An industrial corridor is basically a corridor comprising of multi-modal transport services that would pass through the states as…
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 12 Dec 2019 9 min read Why in News The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to make amendments in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019. The amendments aim to remove certain difficulties being faced during insolvency resolution process to…
Credit Ratings 16 Dec 2019 7 min read Context International ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service downgraded India’s outlook to negative from stable on concerns that country’s economic growth will remain lower than in the past. The agency said prolonged financial stress among rural households, weak job creation, and a credit crunch among non-bank financial institutions…
Strategic Disinvestment 02 Jan 2020 10 min read Why in News The government’s plans to sell Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Container Corporation of India (Concorp) and Air India are unlikely to conclude by March 2020. It might result in missing the disinvestment target of Rs 1.05 trillion for 2019-2020 by a wide margin. Disinvestment Disinvestment means sale or…
Environmental Impact Assessment 06 Jan 2020 12 min read Introduction Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or development, taking into account inter-related socio-economic, cultural and human-health impacts, both beneficial and adverse. UNEP defines Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a tool used to identify the…