DMPQ- What do you mean by Ex-Situ Conservation?

Ex-Situ Conservation Conservation of plants and animals outside their natural homes Offsite Collections – 1500 botanical gardens and 800 zoological gardens – captive breeding program (species with less number of individuals – when number increases they are released in wild) – restock depleted population, reintroduce species in wild and restore degraded habitats Gene Banks – … Read more

DMPQ: What were the teachings of Saint Kabir? ( Medieval India)

Saint Kabir mystic poet & saint was brought up in Muslim weaver family.He spreaded his spiritual message in simple words . He opposed hypocrisy,superstition,caste system.Teachings of Kabir were also mentioned in books of Sikh religion.   Following are the teachings of Saint Kabir: Anti Casteism -Don’t ask caste of saint.Rather ask his knowledge.   Humility – Use always sweet polite … Read more

DMPQ- What is digital locker? What are the objectives of Digital locker?

Digital Locker is one of the key initiatives under the Digital India Programme- External website that opens in a new window. A beta version of the same has been already released by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Govt. of India. Digital Locker is aimed at minimizing the usage of physical documents and enable sharing of e-documents across agencies. … Read more

DMPQ- What do you understand by the concept of cooperative federalism?

Co-operative federalism, in general terms, is a concept wherein the federal government, state government, and local government interact co-operatively and share theirresponsibilities in the governance. Corwin defines co-operative federalism thus: “The Statesand National Governments are regarded as mutually complementary parts of a singlegovernmental mechanism all the powers are intended to realise the current purposes ofgovernment … Read more

DMPQ- What is the vision of Digital India Mission?

The vision of the programme  is centred on three key areas Digital infrastructure as Utility to Every Citizen Governance and services on demand Digital empowerment of citizens Digital Infrastructure as Utility to Every Citizen Availability of high speed internet as a core utility for delivery of services to citizens. Cradle to grave digital identity that … Read more

DMPQ: What is value capture financing?

:  Value capture financing (VCF) works on the conviction that public policy and infrastructure projects typically lead to improvement in the quality of housing, jobs access and transportation, yield other social benefits, and lead to the emergence of important commercial, cultural, institutional, or residential developments in the influence area. This, in turn, leads to an … Read more

DMPQ: What is Mega food park Scheme?

The Mega Food ParksScheme aims to provide a mechanism to bring together farmers, processors and retailers and link agriculture production to the market so as to ensure maximization of value addition, minimization of wastages and improving farmers’ income. The primary objective of the Scheme is to provide modern infrastructure facilities for the food processing along … Read more

DMPQ- What is the difference between full budget and vote on account?

  Full Budget deals with both expenditure and revenue side but Vote-on-account deals only with the expenditure side of the government’s budget. The vote-on-account is normally valid for two months but a full budget is valid for 12 months (a financial year). As a convention, a vote-on-account is treated as a formal matter and passed … Read more