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The term Sustainable growth became prominent after the World Conservation Strategy Presented in 1980 by the International Union for Subscribe on YouTube the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Brundland Report(1987) define sustainable development Join Our Telegram Channel as the a process which seek to meet the needs and aspirations of the present generation without … Read more Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Indian Agriculture Mainstay of Indian Economy Since independence, undergone a change from being the sector contributing the highest share to the GDP to one contributing the lowest share. Agriculture is a state subject. GDP contribution (Agriculture and allied sector) 5 pc in 1950-51 7 pc in 2008-09 and 14.6 pc in 2009-10. It was 19 … Read more Indian Agriculture- Current Status, Issues & initiatives.
India has a capacity to develop about 1,95,000 MW of non-conventional energy resource. India was the first country in the world to set Subscribe on YouTube up a ministry of non-conventional energy resources, in early 1980s.Various form of non-conventional energy being harnessed in India are as follows:- Solar:- India receives sunlight for 300 days/year and … Read more Discuss the possibilities of non- Conventional energy in India. 6 marks 2007
Monsoon is Join Our Telegram Channel derived from the arabic world Mausum meaning the seasonal reversal of winds. Various factors responsible for the origin of Indian Monsoon are as follows:- Under the extreme low pressure condition on land, the wind from the southern part of the Indian Ocean (south of Equator) is attracted towards the … Read more What are the different factors responsible for the origin of Indian Monsoon? Explain with process. 6 marks 2007
Indian subcontinent can be divided into following Physiographic regions:- 1- The Northern Mountain Region 2- The Great Northern Plains 3- The Great Subscribe on YouTube Peninsular Plateau (Deccan Plateau) 4- The Coastal Plains 5- The Great Indian Desert 6- The Island Groups. 1- The Northern Mountain Region The Great mountain region extends uninterrupted for … Read more Divide India into major physio-graphic regions and describe anyone of them. 6 marks 2010
INDIAN AGRICULTURE—CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS Some Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube of the important challenges Indian agriculture is facing at present are given below: Stunted Yield: Dry Farming: Inadequate Marketing Facilities: Inadequate Formal Sources of Credit: Mismanagement of Public Distribution System: Sustainability of Agriculture: Soil Erosion:
DRY FARMING IN INDIA The spread in the regions where the average annual Subscribe on YouTube rainfall is less than 75 cm. rainfall is scanty and uncertain, where hot and dry conditions prevail. It is not only that the average annual rainfall is low, the variability of rainfall in these areas varies between 25 to … Read more DRY FARMING IN INDIA
POULTRY FARMING (SILVER REVOLUTION) IN INDIA practice of raising poultry, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, as a subcategory of animal husbandry, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs Subscribe on YouTube for food. requires small capital and provides additional income and job opportunities to a large number of rural population in the shortest … Read more POULTRY FARMING and SILVER REVOLUTION IN INDIA
SERICULTURE IN INDIA Production Silkworm larvae are fed on mulberry leaves Subscribe on YouTube and after the fourth molt, they climb a twig placed near them and spin their silken cocoons. The silk is a continuous-filament fibre consisting of fibroin protein, secreted from two salivary glands in the head of each larva, and a gum … Read more SERICULTURE IN INDIA
SECOND GREEN REVOLUTION The main objectives of the second Green Revolution are: (i) To raise agricultural productivity to promote food security (ii) More emphasis on bio-technology (iii) To promote sustainable agriculture (iv) To become self-sufficient in staple food, pulses, oil seeds, and industrial raw material (v) To increase the per capita income of the farmers … Read more SECOND GREEN REVOLUTION