Category: UKPSC MAINS Material

Challenges to Food Security in India:

Challenges to Food Security in India: Beneficiaries have complained of receiving poor quality food grains. Farmers receive Minimum Support Price (MSP) from the Government for crops such as wheat, paddy, and sugarcane. The MSP is higher than the market price. There is very minimum procurement of other crops by the Government at MSP. Due to this factor […]

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31% of the total agricultural land as organic in Uttarakhand _2021

The Uttarakhand government has a target to certify 31% of the total agricultural land as organic in 2021 to expand the area under organic farming, seminar on State Focus Paper 2021-22 by the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) with a theme of collectivisation of agricultural produce for enhancing farmers’ income.“At present, the […]

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Agriculture Affecting Climate & Changing Climate Affecting Agriculture

While the agriculture sector is responsible for climate change due to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, it is also severely impacted by the effects of changing climate. Climate change is also threatening India’s agricultural growth with frequent dry spells, heat waves and erratic rainfall. Besides, the changing rainfall patterns in the form of delayed onset or early withdrawal […]

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Role of NGOs in Indian Democracy

Role of NGOs in Indian Democracy India has nearly 3.4 million non-governmental organisations (NGOs), working in a variety of fields ranging from disaster relief to advocacy for marginalised and disadvantaged communities. There the role and responsibilities are immense in developing country like India, which can listed as follows: Bridging The Gap: NGOs endeavour to plug gaps […]

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National Education Policy 2020 :Know everything point wise

#NEP2020 #NationalEducationPolicy 2020 #UKPSCMAINS #UPSCMAINS New Policy aims for Universalization of Education from pre-school to secondary level with 100 % GER in school education by 2030 NEP 2020 will bring 2 crore out of school children back into the main stream New 5+3+3+4 school curriculum with 12 years of schooling and 3 years of Anganwadi/ […]

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Jal Shakti Abhiyan || Jal Jeevan Mission

Key Points The Jal Shakti Abhiyan was launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in 2019. It is a campaign for water conservation and water security in the country through a collaborative effort of various ministries of the Government of India and state governments. The focus of the campaign is on water stressed districts and blocks. The important water conservation interventions are : Water conservation and rainwater […]

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Panchayati Raj Institutions significance and challenges

The primary objective of establishing the third tier of the government (PRI) is to increase democratic participation, to better articulate local needs and priorities, and to ensure a more efficient use of local resources along with greater accountability and transparency. However, this tier of the government is marred by many problems that need to be sorted out. Significance of Panchayati Raj […]

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Uttarakhand Budget Analysis 2020-21

Uttarakhand Budget Analysis 2020-21 The Chief Minister, Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat, presented the Budget for Uttarakhand for the financial year 2020-21 on March 4, 2020. Budget Highlights The Gross State Domestic Product of Uttarakhand for 2020-21 (at current prices) is projected to be Rs 2,93,488 crore.  This is a 9.5% increase over the revised estimate for 2019-20.  […]

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Uttarakhand Budget 2020: मुख्यमंत्री ने पेश किया 53526 हज़ार करोड़ का बजट

Uttarakhand budget 2020-21 details for ukpsc/ukpcs exam सरकार ने वर्ष 2020-21 के लिए 53526.97 करोड़ का करमुक्त बजट पेश किया। अपने चौथे बजट में सरकार राजस्व घाटे को काबू करते हुए 49.66 करोड़ का राजस्व सरप्लस बजट प्रस्तावित करने में कामयाब रही है। किसानों, युवाओं, महिलाओं, छोटे कारोबारियों समेत तमाम तबकों को ध्यान में रखकर […]

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