Indian economy

Energy Management: Issues and challenges

Energy management includes planning and operation of energy production and energy consumption units. Objectives are resource conservation, climate protection and cost savings, while the users have permanent access to the energy they need.The main objectives of energy management are resource conservation, climate protection and cost savings. The central task of energy management is to reduce costs for the provision of energy in buildings and facilities without compromising work processes. The simplest way to introduce energy management is the effective use of energy to maximize profit by minimizing costs. Energy management could save up to 70% of the energy consumption in a typical building or plant. The Government of ... Read more

Liberalization

The leading economists of the country differ in their opinion about the socioeconomic and ecological consequences of the policy of liberalisation.Liberalization has led to several positive and negative effects on Indian economy and society. Some of the consequences of liberalisation have been briefly described here: 1. Increase in the Direct Foreign Investment: The policy of liberalisation has resulted in a tremendous increase in the direct foreign investment in the industrial and infrastructural sector (roads and electricity). 2. Enhancement in the Growth of GDP: There is a significant growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Prior to the liberalisation, the growth rate of ... Read more

Issues of Direct and Indirect Subsidy for farm sector and other social sectors. 

  Issues of Direct and Indirect Subsidy for farm sector and other social sectors.  Subsidy is one of the powerful fiscal instruments, besides taxes and others, by which the objective of growth and social justice may be achieved.   Subsidies alter relative prices and budget constraints and thereby affect decisions concerning production, consumption and allocation of resources. Like many other countries, subsidies in Indian economy are pervasive. These are explicit or hidden and include the areas such as education, health, environment and variety of economic activities including agriculture and transport. Nearly 66 per cent of the people in India are ... Read more

1.06.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Khalwa scheme will irrigate 90,000 ha of farms: CM   Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told a convention of unorganised labourers and tendu leaf collectors held at Khedigram of Khandwa district that the Khalwa lift irrigation scheme costing Rs 1,700 crore has been approved.   Besides, Chouhan inaugurated Tuar Dal distribution scheme at the rate of Rs 10 per kg in Sheopur and Khalwa block during the convention. He also distributed packet of pulse among the beneficiaries of the scheme.   Chouhan also dedicated and laid foundation of development and construction works costing Rs 200 crore at Khandwa ... Read more

Strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance

Strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance The notion of “Good Governance” has become the buzzword these days in wake of globalization. Good governance is commonly described as a style of governance that is efficient, effective, responsive, corruption free and citizen friendly for ensuring people’s trust in government and promoting social harmony, political stability and economic development. Good governance is strictly connected with institutionalized values such as democracy, observance of human rights and rule of law and greater efficiency within the public sector. The current concern for good governance and building public trust in administration has generated the need ... Read more

13.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Mp govt approves land-lease renewal policy   Madhya Pradesh Government on Thursday approved a policy allowing renewal of lease of land, including  residential plots now being used for commercial purposes.   The move will benefit five lakh people in the State, Public Relations Minister Narottam Mishra told mediapersons after the State Cabinet meeting.   The administration believes that continuous income to the Government is being blocked as a result of refund of leases and violation of the conditions of the lease. Also, the lessee who wants to sell, donate, or transfer his lease is not able to transfer ... Read more

Impact of British Rule on Indian economy and society

India’s traditional village economy was characterised by the “blending of agriculture and handicrafts”.  But this internal balance of the village economy had been systematically slaughtered by the British Government. In the process, traditional handicraft industries slipped away, from its pre-eminence and its decline started at the turn of the 18th century and proceeded rapidly almost to the beginning of the 19th century.  This process came to be known as ‘de-industrialisation’—a term opposite to industrialisation. The use of the word ‘de-industrialisation’ could be traced to 1940. Its dictionary meaning is ‘the reduction or destruction of a nation’s industrial capacity’. This term ... Read more

09.03.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Shivraj Singh Chouhan Announces Pension For Single Women   Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Women’s day announced ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh’ scheme under which women who aren’t married and are above the age of 50 will be given pension.   Chouhan also took the occasion to assert that any person who will misbehave with women will be hanged in public. INTERNATIONAL   World Kidney Day 2018: 8 March   World Kidney Day is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March.   World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance ... Read more

MPPCS Mains Exam 2018 Tests and Notes Program

Mains Test Series and Notes program for MPPCS Mains Exam 2018 is focused to enhance the analytical and writing abilities of students. The program includes the topic wise notes of each MPPCS Mains paper and 20 Mains Specific Tests. Following are the frequently asked questions about our MPPCS mains test series program:- Basic introduction to MPPCS Mains Test Series 2018 MPPCS Mains Test Series provide platform for checking one’s preparation level as well as the status of time and speed management along with analyzing the conceptual clarity of student. It gives aspirants an idea about writing an articulated answer in ... Read more

13.12.17 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affair

MADHYA PRADESH   CMs medhavi yojana for class xii students getting 70 per cent marks   The students securing 70 per cent marks in the Class XII examination will also get the benefit of the Chief Minister’s Medhavi Vidyarthi Protsahan Yojna from next year. The scheme will cover all courses offered in government colleges. The income limit will be extended to Rs eight lakh.The industries providing employment to more than hundred youth will now be given one and a half times more capital subsidy. The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made these announcements in Dil Se radio programme broadcast from ... Read more