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 Poverty and Unemployment
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 03.02.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current
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 Planning commission and national development council
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 Water usage and efficient irrigation systems.
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 27.12.17 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs
WHO Defines Food security to exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food security has three interlinked contents such as :- Availability of food, Access to food and absorption of food. Food … Read more Food Security & Public Distribution System(PDS)
Administrative System of Rajasthan Rajasthan is divided into 33 districts for administrative purposes. The responsibilities of district management are carried out by a number of All-India officials and a number of state-appointed officials. The All-India officials in each district are a District Collector or District Magistrate (from the Indian Administrative Service), a Superintendent of Police … Read more Administrative System of Rajasthan
Due to his seminal role in the framing of the Indian Constitution, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar is popularly known all over India as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. His efforts to eradicate social evils were remarkable and that is why he is called the “messiah” of the Dalits and downtrodden in India. Dr Ambedkar … Read more Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Transparency and accountability Transparency and accountability in administration as the sine qua non of participatory democracy, gained recognition as the new commitments of the state towards its citizens. It is considered imperative to enlist the support and participation of citizens in management of public services. Traditionally, participation in political and economic processes and the ability … Read more Transparency and accountability
MADHYA PRADESH Farmers being encouraged to take up horticulture In order to double the farmers’ income in the State, the farmers are being encouraged to take other horticulture crops beside traditional crops like wheat and soybean. It may be mentioned that the area of fruits bearing trees was 47 thousand 856 hectare in … Read more 31.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current