APSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APSC Test Series
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , Government of India. Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 … Read more
Medium of Exchange The only alternative to using money is to go back to the barter system. However, as a system of exchange the barter system would be highly impracticable today. For example, if the baker who supplied the green-grocer with bread had to take payment in onions and carrots, he may either not like … Read more
In Indian Constitution, Article 110 deals with Money Bill in India. There are few provisions for a bill to be deemed as a money bill. The provisions that make a bill a money bill in India are given below: The imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax The regulation of the borrowing of … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on 20th June 2020 to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak Abhiyaan focuses on durable rural infrastructure and providing modern facilities like internet in the villages Skill Mapping of the rural migrant labour being done … Read more
A government bond is an instrument to raise money from the market with a promise to repay the face value at the maturity date and a periodic interest. A bond issued for the purpose of recapitalisation is called recapitalisation bond. Working of Recapitalisation bond: The government will issue recapitalisation bond, which banks will subscribe … Read more
The major reasons are: Rise in Prices and galloping inflation. It surged from 6.7% to near about 16% Increase in the Fiscal deficit. Increase in non -development expenditure. Adverse Balance of payment and pressure on Balance of Payment. Iran-Kuwait war led to increase in Petrol price and hence pressure on Indian Imports. Adopted approach of … Read more
Objective It aims to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of ‘Smart’ Solutions. It aims to focus on sustainable and inclusive development and to set examples that can be replicated both within and outside the Smart City, catalysing … Read more
The scheme is implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) functioning as the nodal agency at the national level. At the state level, the scheme is implemented through State KVIC Directorates, State Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIBs), District Industries Centres (DICs) and banks. In such cases KVIC routes government subsidy through designated banks … Read more
In order to acknowledge and contain the ever-growing problem of groundwater depletion, the Indian Government introduced the Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) in December 2019 after getting financial approval by the World Bank in 2018. It has been launched under Jal Jeevan Mission of the government. Atal Bhujal scheme is related to groundwater usage and conservation … Read more