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EXIM POLICY 1997-2000

The objectives and salient features of EXIM policy 1997-20001. To accelerate the country’ s transition to a globally oriented vibrant economy with a view to derive maximum benefits...

May 22, 2009

Background of India’s Foreign Trade

1. India entered into planned development era in 1950’s and at that time Import Substitution was a major element of India’s trade and industrial policy.2. In 1950 India’s...

May 22, 2009

What is Balance of Payments?

Balance of Payments (BOP) is a systematic and summary record of a country’s economic and financial transactions with the rest of the world, over a period of time, say...

May 22, 2009

Tourism in India

1. India Tourism Development Corporation was set up on October 1st , 1966.2. As per UNWTO World Tourism Barometer India Ranks 42nd in the international tourism Arrivals in...

May 22, 2009

Irrigation In India

1. At the time of commencement of the First Five Year Plan in 1951, population of India was about 361 million and annual food grain production was 51...

May 22, 2009

Current Minimum Support Prices

Keeping in view the interests of the farmers as also the need for self reliance, the Government of India has been announcing Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for major...

May 22, 2009

Vocab Practice Quiz 9

Directions: Each of the following 20 items consists of a word in CAPITAL letters, followed by three words. Select the word that is most similar in meaning to...

May 22, 2009

Kisan Credit Card Scheme

The aim of Kisan Credit Card Scheme (KCC) is to provide adequate and timely support from the banking system to the farmers for their short-term credit needs during...

May 22, 2009

Jawahar Rozgar Yojna

Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) was a major national rural employment program launched in 1989. It was formed by merging the National Rural Employment Program (NREP) and the Rural...

May 22, 2009

Twenty Point Programme

The Twenty Point Programme was initially launched by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975 and was subsequently restructured in 1982 and again on 1986. With the introduction of new policies...

May 22, 2009

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