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Desertification 13 Sep 2019 9 min read Why in the news? India is holding the 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP14) to the United Nations Convention to combat desertification. Recently, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought was observed on June 17th. The theme for 2019 is ‘Let’s Grow the Future Together’…
Horticulture Sector in India 23 Sep 2019 10 min read Why in News? Recently, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare released the Third Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of Area and Production of various Horticulture Crops. As per the report, the total horticulture production in the country is estimated to be 313.85 million tonnes which is…
Animal Rearing 30 Sep 2019 8 min read Why in News? Recently, the Prime Minister launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme, to control and eradicate the Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis amongst the livestock in the country, at Mathura. National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) The following are the aims of NADCP…
Poverty Estimation in India 10 Oct 2019 21 min read According to recent reports, more than a quarter of the population living in rural areas of India is below the poverty line. Out of the total population living in the rural parts of India, 25.7% is living below the poverty line whereas in the urban…
UN Climate Action Summit 2019 14 Oct 2019 10 min read Recently, the UN Secretary-General called all the member states at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019 held in New York, US. The summit expects members states to lay realistic plans to enhance their contributions to climate change mitigation. The Paris climate deal provides a…
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…