Global Manufacturing Risk Index (MRI) 2020:- When Released: 25th June 2020 Who Released: Cushman & Wakefield plc (CWK). It is a global commercial real estate services firm. HeadQuarter: Chicago, Illinois (United States) 1st Rank: China 2nd Rank: USA (United States of America) 3rd Rank: India The Global Manufacturing Risk Index Read more…
Roots- Morphology of Flowering Plants The term Morphology is derived from Greek words: morphe– forms and logos– study Morphology is the branch of biological science that deals with the study of the form, size, shape, color, and external structure of organisms. In flowering plants is large diversity is found in Read more…
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES Introduction: The flow of energy is linear in ecosystems but its opposite nutrients go through a cyclical process. The nutrients are locked in the dead remains of organisms and come back into the soil by decomposers. The recycling of these nutrients is called the biogeochemical or nutrient cycle. Read more…
Lakes of India What are Lakes? Lakes are static bodies of water that are surrounded by land on all sides. They vary in size and depth. Which is the largest lake in the world? The Caspian Sea (The largest inland water body) is the world’s largest lake, followed by the Read more…
Namami Gange Programme: Announced In June 2014 Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Program’ by the Union Government in June 2014 with a budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation, and rejuvenation of National River Read more…
What is the Economic Freedom Index? The index of economic freedom is an annual index and it was introduced in 1995 by conservative think -tank of “ ‘the Heritage foundation’ and ‘ the wall street Journal’ “ to measure the degree of economic freedom across the world nations. Few Key Read more…
What are Biosphere reserves? Biosphere reserves are ‘learning places for sustainable development. They provide support in research and analysis of issues of conservation of sustainable development. They are sites for testing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and managing changes and interactions between social and ecological systems. Biosphere reserves include the prevention Read more…
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) Central Government Schemes: We will study here the central government schemes from 2014 onwards when the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi came to power. The Modi government has started many welfare schemes which include; Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, Swachchh Bharat Mission, PM Mudra Yojna, Read more…
RAMSAR- Wetland Sites in India What is the RAMSAR Wetland Site? The Ramsar Site is a wetland site designated for international importance by the Ramsar Convention. Introduction of Ramsar Convention: Ramsar Convention (established in 1971 by UNESCO, and came into force in 1975) is an international treaty for the conservation Read more…
Simon Commission The Indian Statutory Commission is popularly known as the Simon Commission after the name of its chairman. The commission had 7 members including the chairman Sir John Simon and all of them were Britishers. As the government of the India Act 1919 had a provision for a review Read more…
