Current status of alternative sources of energy and their future prospects

Current status of alternative sources of energy Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel. These alternatives are intended to address concerns about such fossil fuels, such as its high carbon dioxide emissions, an important factor in global warming. Marine energy, hydroelectric, wind, geothermal and solar power are all alternative … Read more

Infrastructural development and issues

Advance Infrastructure Good quality infrastructure is critical to sustainable growth, especially for rural areas. As over 60 per cent of the population lives in rural areas, with low levels of per capital income, there is need to impart greater attention in improving rural infrastructure. Currently the rural infrastructure is inadequate to support over 600,000 villages. … Read more

30.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh govt decides to regularise 2 lakh 37,000 contractual teachers   Madhya Pradeshgovernment decided to regularise 2 lakh 37 thousand contractual teachers in the state. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan yesterday. Cabinet also decided that no contractual employee in other government departments … Read more

24.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Mp govt clears rs 3,250 cr for dist roads construction   The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved Rs. 3,250 crore for the construction and up gradation of the main district roads in the State.   Eighty seven roads of 2,143 km long roads will … Read more

Distribution of key natural resources

NATURAL RESOURCES OF INDIA What are natural resources ? Natural resources are useful raw materials that we get from the Earth. They occur naturally, which means that humans cannot make natural resources. Instead, we use and modify natural resources in ways that are beneficial to us. The materials used in human-made objects are natural resources. Some … Read more

11-12.03.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Isa team visits mp’s solar farms   A delegation of the National Focal Points (NFPs) of the ISA member-countries visited Madhya Pradesh for two days. The representatives of 15 countries interacted with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and later with media persons.   They visited solar farms, solar pumps and solar rooftop systems … Read more

10.03.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Women shg’s to be linked to livelihood mission: cm   Special steps towards women empowerment will be taken in Madhya Pradesh. Women self-help groups will be linked to Livelihood Mission to increase income of women. Fifty per cent reservation will be given to women in Government jobs, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan … Read more

23.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to export 4,000 MW clean energy to other states by early 2019   Rajasthan will start exporting 4,000 MW renewable energy (solar and wind) to other states within one year once an integrated power evacuation system is completed, a senior official said.   Presently, a transmission line for 765-KV Bhadla-bikaner grid sub-station (GSS) … Read more

Natural & Power Resources of Madhya Pradesh

Natural & Power Resources of Madhya Pradesh Mineral resources Minerals in Madhya Pradesh occur in abundance in its several districts. The state of Madhya is said to have a favourable geotectonic setting that accommodates every episode of mineralisation the earth has experienced. It includes the occurrences of almost all varieties of minerals required as industrial … Read more