Sixteen Mahajanapadas Mahajanapadas: They were sixteen strong kingdoms that existed in ancient Indian history from the sixth century BCE onwards. At the age of the Buddha, sixteen large states called Mahajanapadas existed. The Jain texts also contain references to the existence of sixteen Mahajanapadas. The Mahajanapadas were mostly situated north Read more…
Globalization: Factors and salient features What is globalization? Globalization can be defined as the integration between countries through foreign trade and foreign investments by multination corporations (MNCs). MNCs are playing a major role in the process of Globalization. So we can say, globalization is a process through which a society Read more…
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) The Government abolished Planning Commission and replaced it with a new body “NITI Aayog” It was established on 1 January 2015 by NDA Government. The NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) is a ‘Public Policy Think Tank’ of the Indian Government that Read more…
Planning Commission of India (For UPSC exams) The Planning Commission was established in March 1950 by the Government of India by a Cabinet resolution, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the chairman. It was set up for the plan formation, resource aspects, implementation, and review on a technical basis. Facts Read more…
National Income National income is the process of counting the value of flow between sectors and then summing them to find the total value of economic activity in an economy. Income as an indicator of progress was tried by many before the idea of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GDP Read more…
