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 Mp govt clears rs 3,250 cr for dist roads construction The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved Rs. 3,250 crore for the construction and up gradation of the main district roads in the State. Eighty seven roads of 2,143 km long roads will … 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
MADHYA PRADESH Pond preservation campaign to start from may 1: chief minister Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that a campaign for preservation of ponds will be launched in the State from May 1 to June 15. During the campaign, works including renovation, deepening and construction of new ponds will be undertaken. He … Read more
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 … Read more
Disaster manangement: some case studies Aspects of Disaster Management Disaster Prevention Disaster Prevention is the concept of engaging in activities which intend to prevent or avoid potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance, activities designed to provide protection from the occurance of disasters. Disaster Preparedness Disaster preparedness activities embedded with risk reduction measures can … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Kanhan river water at alarmingly critical level For the second consecutive year, just before the onset of summer, water level in Kanhan river has dropped to an alarmingly critical level in the first half of February itself. The river flow as measured on Wednesday morning at the upstream Beena confluence was 129MLD, which … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh refuses additional water for parched Gujarat The Madhya Pradeshgovernment has categorically rejected the Gujarat government’s demand to allocate more water to save the Narmada river. Considering the industry’s needs in Dahej and to save Narmada river’s ecology and the livelihood of lakhs of people, the Gujarat government had requested the Centre to … Read more
RAJASTHAN 14-yr-old swimmer Gauravi Singhvi does Rajasthan proud in Mumbai Ninth-grader Gauravi Singhvi, 14, from the City of Lakes set another record by covering a distance of 48 kilometers in 9 hours 22 minutes in Mumbai on Tuesday. She is the youngest swimmer in the state to do so. She began her mission from … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Eastern terminal plan to get nod soon The Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train is expected to have two terminals in the western and eastern parts of the city. Vadodara is one amongst three stations of bullet train project in Gujarat where the train will stop during both its limited and standard services. While the western … Read more