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Disaster Management–I 10 Jun 2019 15 min read Why in News? In May 2019, more than 20 young people died due to a deadly fire at a coaching centre in Surat. According to National Crime Records Bureau data, India’s record is appalling on fire safety. More than 17,000 people nationwide died in fire related incidences…
Disaster Management-II 12 Jun 2019 19 min read Organisations related to Disaster Management Framework at Global level In 1994 the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction was held in Yokohama, Japan. The conference adopted the Yokohama strategy and declared the decade 1990-2000 as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). United Nations Office for…
Indigenisation of Defence 14 Jun 2019 14 min read What is Indigenisation of Defence? Indigenisation is the capability of developing and producing any defence equipment within the country for the dual purpose of achieving self reliance and reducing the burden of imports. Self-reliance in defence manufacturing is one of the key objectives of Department of…
Coal Sector in India 17 Jun 2019 19 min read Introduction Coal is the most important and abundant fossil fuel in India. It accounts for 55% of the country’s energy needs. The country’s industrial heritage was built upon indigenous coal. Commercial primary energy consumption in India has grown by about 700% in the last four…
Agricultural Distress in India 26 Jun 2019 12 min read Last Updated: December 2022 For Prelims: National Commission on Farmers (NCF), Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Palm Oil Mission, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. For Mains: Agricultural Distress: Reasons, Impacts, Government Initiatives. India is one of the biggest growing economies in the world….
Food Processing in India 03 Jul 2019 17 min read Why In News? With farm distress making headlines, the state government of Tamil Nadu unveiled its own food processing policy keeping an eye on increasing farmers’ income, reducing wastage of food products and value addition of farm products, to ensure a healthy food processing industry….
LIBRA 05 Jul 2019 14 min read Why in News? Facebook has announced the launch of a cryptocurrency called Libra by 2020. While this signals facebook’s plans to expand into the global digital currency market, it has also raised privacy concerns. LIBRA Digi Currency: Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra will allow smartphone users to buy services digitally…
Food Security 12 Jul 2019 20 min read As per the Economic Survey (2018-19), India needs to take big initiatives to improve its food security as it faces supply constraints, water scarcity, small landholdings, low per capita GDP and inadequate irrigation. What is Food Security? Food security, as defined by the United Nations’ Committee on…
India’s Coastal Security 15 Jul 2019 11 min read India’s 7,516-kilometre-long coastline includes 5,422 kilometres of coastline on the mainland and 2,094 kilometres on the islands belonging to nine states and four Union Territories. The coastline accounts for 90% of the country’s trade and it spans 3,331 coastal villages and 1,382 islands. The coastline houses…
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) 17 Jul 2019 13 min read Introduction Worldwide, MSMEs have been accepted as the engine of economic growth and for promoting equitable development. They constitute over 90% of total enterprises in most of the economies and are credited with generating the highest rates of employment growth. With low investment…