National policy on Voluntary Sector 2007 Scope of the Policy In the Policy, voluntary organizations (VOs) mean to include organizations engaged in public service, based on ethical, cultural, social, economic, political, religious, spiritual, philanthropic or scientific & technological considerations. VOs include formal as well as informal groups, such as: Community-based organizations (CBOs) Non-governmental development organizations […]
Read MoreFinancial Impact on Employees Under National Pension Scheme (NPS) The National Pension System (NPS) has been designed giving utmost importance to the welfare of the subscribers under NPS. There are a number of benefits available to the employees under NPS. Some of the benefits are enlisted below: • NPS is a well designed pension system […]
Read MoreSocial Security Scheme for Farmers The Government is implementing a number of schemes to help the farmers in increasing their productivity by reducing cost of cultivation, achieving higher yield per unit and by realizing remunerative prices. Some of the important new initiatives in this context are: (i) Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme by which the […]
Read MoreIndia, Japan agree on military sales, bullet train and nuclear deal Abe says Japan’s cooperation with India in the nuclear field will be limited to peaceful objectives India and Japan on Saturday cemented their strategic partnership with the signing of a preliminary pact on civil nuclear cooperation, capping years of negotiations. The two sides also […]
Read MoreNational Population Policy As per the latest World Population Prospects released by United Nations (revision 2015), the estimated population of India will be 1419 million approximately whereas China’s population will be approximately 1409 million, by 2022. In spite of the perceptible decline in Total Fertility Rate (TFR) from 3.6 in 1991 to 2.3 in 2013, […]
Read MoreCabinet approves Central Legislation to declare 106 additional inland waterways as national waterways The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to carry out official amendments in “The National Waterways Bill, 2015”. The amendments are based on the recommendations of the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, […]
Read MoreHighlights of agriculture census 2010-11 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation& Farmers Welfare has released Agriculture Census 2010-11(Phase-II). Highlights of the Census are: Highlights As per Agriculture Census 2010-11, Total number of operational holdings were estimated as 138.35 million. The total operated area was 159.59 million hectare. The average size of the holding has been estimated as […]
Read MoreWhy high-speed rail is viable Given that it is a low-energy, low-emission mode of transportation that can reduce costs significantly, India should not miss the opportunity to develop high-speed rail t has been reported that Japan has offered to finance the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail (HSR) corridor, estimated to cost about Rs 90,000 crore, at an […]
Read MoreHow to fast forward the backward states Supportive governments are an imperative to kick-start development in the least developed states The recent Bihar election was a fierce contest for political space. The stakes were high, and there were national implications. The campaign sought to focus on development, but it was also about caste and religion. […]
Read MoreUKPCS MAINS Writting Practice – 10th Dec,2015 Syllabus (history) : Question1: Evalute Positive and negative aspect of Government of India act 1919 on national freedom movement.250 words. Question2 :What were the principle and thoughts that gandhiji used during national movement and built positive energy among masses. 250 words Time bound Practice? if there is no […]
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