DMPQ- E-Drishti.

An ‘e-Drishti’ interface has been unveiled. This software includes an interface which provides summary information on punctuality of trains for the previous day. There is also an interface which provides information on current train running on the Indian Railway network. In addition, there are interfaces providing details of freight earning, freight loading and passenger earnings … Read more

DMPQ- Contribution of Pallavas to the architecture.

The glory of the Pallavas still remains in their contribution to the art and architecture. They were the pioneers of South Indian art and architecture. They had introduced the stone architecture in the Tamil country. Their contributions are still extant because granite was used for building temples and carving sculptures. The Pallava architecture had evolved … Read more

DMPQ- Operation Meghdoot

Operation Meghdoot was the code-name for the Indian Armed Forces operation to capture the Siachen Glacier in the Jammu and Kashmir State of India, precipitating the Siachen Conflict. Launched on 13 April 1984, this military operation was unique as the first assault launched in the world’s highest battlefield. The military action resulted in Indian troops … Read more

DMPQ- Unbalanced regional growth hinders the inclusive development of country. Comment Also suggest way forward for addressing this challenge.

Unbalanced regional growth is the major reason for non transmission of positive effects of growth period. This anomaly leads to poor development of some states. The condition of them being poor necessitated more borrowings and aids and low revenue capacity make them incapable of fuelling investment in employment generated events. This lead to high debts … Read more

DMPQ- What are the concerns associated with Industrial sector in India?

Industrial sector is a crucial sector for sustainable growth of India. The sector growth rate and its contribution to overall growth is not sufficient enough for achieving double digit growth. The benefit of achieving industrial growth is that it is employment friendly and it is a self priming system. The constraints in the development of … Read more

DMPQ- Features of Nalanda school of sculpture.

Features are as follows: Sculptures have an ordered appearance with little effect of crowding. They are depicted in three-dimensional forms. Delicate ornamentations. Back slabs of the sculptures are detailed. Nalanda bronzes: dating from 7th and 8th centuries to the 12th century; outnumber the metal images from entire eastern India. Initially depict Mahayana Buddhist deities like … Read more

DMPQ- Operation Digital Board

ODB aims at converting a class room into a digital class room and provide e-resources at any time and at any place to students.The digital board will be introduced all over the country in government and government aided schools from class 9th onwards as well as in higher education institutions.The Operation Digital Board (ODB) will be implemented in … Read more

DMPQ- What is EarthBiogenome Project?

The Earth BioGenome Project, a Moon Shot for biology, aims to sequence, catalogue and characterize the genomes of all of Earth’s eukaryotic biodiversity over a period of ten years. The Earth BioGenome Project will create a new foundation for biology, informing a broad range of major issues facing humanity, such as the impact of climate … 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

DMPQ- Outline the recommendations of Nitiaayog on labour reforms.

Labour reforms essentially mean taking steps in increasing production, productivity, and employment opportunities in the economy in such a manner that the interests of the workers are not compromised. “Essen­tially, it means skill development, retraining, redeployment, updating knowledge base of workers-teachers, promotion of leadership qualities, etc. The recommendation of NITI aayog are: Codification of labour … Read more