AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT

 ORIGIN The Department of Agriculture has been created mainly to provide Agricultural Extension services to farmers and to transfer the latest technical knowledge to the farming community, introduction of high yielding varieties, laying demonstrations, imparting training to farmers to improve skills & knowledge to boost up the agricultural Production and productivity. The other … Read more AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT

17-18.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Dense fog hits traffic in Guwahati, Northeast-bound trains run late   Dense fog affected life in the northeast in the last 24 hours with visibility reducing significantly around Guwahati in the early hours on Saturday. While many NE-bound trains were running late, traffic movement in the city was also hit.   The lowest … Read more 17-18.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

International Development Association

 (IDA) The (IDA) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. The IDA is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. It was established in 1960 to complement the existing International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by … Read more International Development Association

DMPQ:What is New Development Bank and explain its mandate? (International organisation)

The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). The Bank supports public or private projects through loans, guarantees, equity participation and other financial instruments. It is headquartered in Shanghai, China. The first regional … Read more DMPQ:What is New Development Bank and explain its mandate? (International organisation)

Rural Development Initiatives

 Rural development initiatives :Karnataka Urban Ashraya/Vajpayee Urban Housing Scheme This is State Sponsored scheme implemented for urban poor and it was introduced by the Government in the year 1991-92. The annual income of the beneficiary is Rs.32,000/-. The beneficiaries are selected by the Ashraya Committee comprising both official and non official members appointed … Read more Rural Development Initiatives

27.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM TY Das to take over as chief secretary of Assam   chief secretary TY Das will take over as the new chief secretary of Assam.   Das, a 1982 batch IAS officer, will take over from incumbent chief secretary VK Pipersenia from March.   Pipersenia had taken over as the chief secretary on May 31, 2015 and … Read more 27.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

Urban spheres of influence and rural urban fringe

Urban spheres of influence and rural urban fringe Urban spheres of influence Urban spheres of influence reflect centre-to-hinterland relationship, compared with the non-central region, the centre assumes more complex economic functions, and provides more economic activities. Famous theoretical contributions to this research field are the Central Place Theory (Christaller, 1933), the extension to the Central … Read more Urban spheres of influence and rural urban fringe

Assam :industrial development

The Assam economy and development depend on the production of the state. The economy is prevalently agrarian in nature. The government makes continuous efforts to develop the already existing agrarian economy and to improve the other sectors of the economy in the state of Assam. Almost 63 percent of the society of Assam earns its living from … Read more Assam :industrial development

22.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam CM Sonowal stresses for agri research   Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowalon Friday said that extensive agro research holds the key for balanced agricultural development of the country.   The state government was giving importance to organic farming and striving to maintain growth story in sync with ecology, Sonowal said at a programme at the Assam … Read more 22.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

28.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Guwahati organises tribal festival ‘Aadi Mahotsava’ Assam has organised a tribal festival called ‘Aadi Mahotsava’ at Gandhi Mandir Indoor stadium field in Guwahati to celebrate the ethnic tribal culture of the country. The 10-day festival is being conducted by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India in collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal … Read more 28.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs