Industrial Revolution: MPPCS Mains

Emergence and Background Beginning of geographical discoveries and direct sea routes opened new avenues of trade and commerce. It formed the bedrock of Industrial revolution as mismatch between demand and supply led to new innovative ways of enhancing production. Second factor was emergence of capitalist ideology. Profit making became the core of all economic activities … 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 … Read more

Indian History -Political, Economical and Social history of India from Harappa civilization to 10th Century A.D.

Indus Valley Civilization   Indus Valley Civilization was the first major civilization in south Asia, which spread across a vast area of land in present day India and Pakistan (around 12 lakh sq.km). The time period of mature Indus Valley Civilization is estimated between BC. 2700- BC.1900 i.e. for 800 years. But early Indus Valley Civilization had … Read more

06.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Mukhyamantri krishak samraddhi yojana launched   Mukhyamantri Krishak Samraddhi Yojana has been launched to enhance the productivity of main agriculture crops like wheat, red lentil, mustard and paddy and to encourage the fair average quality production in the State.   Under the scheme, an incentive amount of Rs 200 per quintal will be … Read more

01-02.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Now place order for Kadaknath chicken on Madhya Pradesh’s new App   The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a mobile application to market its protein rich premium breed of chicken – Kadaknath – to connect poultries in the country. The App, developed by state cooperatives department, would be available on Google Play Store.   Minister of state (MoS) for cooperatives Vishwas Sarang said … Read more

30.03.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh to raise retirement age for govt employees to 62 years   Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced raising the retirement age of state government employees to 62 years from the current 60 years.   The state government had made a provision for reservation for SC/ST employees in promotion, which was set aside by … Read more

27.03.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Illegal colonies to be regularised by August 15   In a major move that would provide relief to lakhs of families, state government is all set to regularize over 5,000 illegal colonies in Madhya Pradesh.   An amendment in Madhya Pradesh Coloniser Rules 1998 would place these colonies on a fast track to regularisation. Development fee … Read more