MPPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, MPPCS Test Series
The World Bank defines poverty in absolute terms. The bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than US$1.90 per day> (PPP), and moderate poverty as less than $3.10 a day. Types of Poverty Absolute poverty measures poverty in relation to the amount of money necessary to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Ujjawala yojana provides smoke free environment to many homes in state With the help of Ujjawala Yojana, poor women in far-flung villages of Madhya Pradesh are now able to cook food in smoke-free environment. With free gas connections and stoves provided by the government, these poor women are now able to … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Chouhan expands his cabinet, 3 new faces to join Ahead of the Assembly elections which are due later this year, a Cabinet expansion in Madhya Pradesh will take place on Saturday. Three new faces- Jalam Singh Patel, Narayan Singh Kushwaha and Balkrishna Patidar- are likely to be inducted. The Chouhan-led Government, … Read more
Planning commission and national development council Planning commission The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India, which formulated India’s Five-Year Plans, among other functions. Background Rudimentary economic planning, deriving from the sovereign authority of the state, was first initiated in India in 1938 by Congress President and Indian National Army supreme leader … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Fixed electricity bill for poor soon: cm Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan performed bhoomi poojan and dedicated 118 development works costing Rs 144 crore during Vikas Yatra cum Antodaya Mela held at Kolaras area of district Shivpuri. Chouhan also presented financial assistance of Rs 56.32 crore to 47,852 beneficiaries of various … Read more
Print media generally refers to newspapers. Newspapers collect, edit and print news reports and articles.The Chinese were the first to invent the art of printing. They made wooden blocks to print letters. This was started during the period of the Tang Dynasty in 600 AD. The oldest known surviving printed work in a woodblock is … Read more
Rajasthan Agriculture Agriculture and allied sector continues to be the backbone of the State’s economy and endures to be the large contributor of the GSDP. 75 per cent population of the State resides in the rural areas and about 62 per cent depend on agriculture and allied activities for their livelihood. Agriculture and allied sector … Read more
Water Resources Rainfall: With an average annual rainfall of 1,170 mm, India is one of the wettest countries in the world. At one extreme are areas like Cherrapunji, in the northeast, which is drenched each year with 11,000 mm of rainfall, and at the other extreme are places like Jaisalmer, in the west, which receives … Read more
Ethics in international relations What role do moral principles play in the conduct of foreign relations? First, morality helps define the goals and purposes of states and other actors. Moral norms do not provide policy directives, but they can offer a general vision and broad direction and provide the moral norms by which to illuminate … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Gwalior incentives to civic staff to prevent open defecation The Gwalior Municipal Corporation is offering rewards and monetary benefits to corporation officials to catch people who defecate in the open. The Corporation has told its team that those who fine the maximum number of people defecating in the open will be rewarded … Read more