Category: General
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International Organizations
International Organizations: Introduction: International organizations are also known as intergovernmental organizations. An international organization is a stable set of norms and rules meant to govern the behavior of states and other actors in the International system. The list of important International Organizations is given in the table: Organizations Estd. Headquarters President/General Secretary Members International Labour…
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Globalization: Factors and salient features
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 opens up to outside influence…
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NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India)
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 emphasizes a ‘bottom-up approach to…
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Planning Commission of India
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 to Know Our Planning Commission…
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National Income
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 is the most commonly used…