MPPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, MPPCS Test Series
Special Promotional Programme for Horticulture Development Definition of Horticulture: Horticulture may be broadly defined as the Science and art of growing fruits, vegetables and flowers and crops like spices condiments and other plantation crops. It is a science of cultivation of Garden plants. The word Horticulture in derived from the Latin word Hortus meaning enclosure … Read more
Agro Food Processing: Forming village clusters and establishing Food Storage, Food Processing Industry is of enormous significance for India’s development because of the vital linkages and synergies that it promotes between the two pillars of the economy, namely Industry and Agriculture. India is world’s second largest producer of food and has the potential to become … Read more
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
MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh to send proposal to include Rajaks and Dhobis as SCs State government will send a recommendation to the Centre for inclusion of Rajak and Dhobi communities into the scheduled caste category. During Question Hour, Ram Niwas Rawat said that the state government in July 2006 the BJP state government … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Corruption cases in Madhya Pradesh down by 15 per cent If data with Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police are to be believed, the state has witnessed a 15 per cent drop in cases of corruption reported in past one year. “In 11 months of the last financial year, 373 cases of corruption including 277 cases … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Govt receives no money from centre for drought-affected tehsils The Madhya Pradesh Government has received no money from the Centre for 133 drought-affected tehsils spread over 18 districts. In his written reply to a query by Ramniwas Rawat of Congress, Revenue Minister Umashankar Gupta said that the process of withdrawing funds for … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH In Madhya Pradesh, 97,000 schools have no power In a state, which is synonymous with poor social development indicators, here is another shocker. Nearly 97,000 primary and middle schools go without electricity in the age of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI)— highlighting dismal infrastructure across the state. ‘ And to power … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Rs 20,000 crore defence corridor will transform Bundelkhand Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of a defence industrial corridor in Bundelkhand has raised hopes in Madhya Pradesh of transforming this parched region into a land of opportunity. Geographically, MP has the larger share of Bundelkhand. If it gets a fair share of the Rs 20,000 crore … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH App launched for MPs to track progress in states An app has been designed by Swaniti Initiative, Ank Aha and Tata trusts to support Parliamentarians to better monitor their constituencies. The app, called UPaAI (unified planning and analysis interface) or ‘solution’ in Hindi, will provide an integrated platform for data on infrastructure and social … Read more
Safe Drinking and Supply Safe drinking water is the birthright of all humankind – as much a birthright as clean air. The majority of the world’s population, however, does not have access to safe drinking water. This is certainly true in most parts of Africa and Asia. Even in relatively advanced countries such as India, … Read more