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Pankaj Advani wins 2015 IBSF World Billiards Championship

India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani has won 2015 IBSF World Billiards Championship (Time Format) in Adelaide, Australia. It was his overall 14th World title. He won 2015 IBSF World...

September 27, 2015

Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Japanese Grand Prix title of Formula One

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Japanese Grand Prix title of Formula One. This was his overall eight victory of the season. He has won Australia,...

September 27, 2015

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis win 2015 Guangzhou Open women's doubles title

Indo-Swiss tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have won women’s doubles title of 2015 Guangzhou Open Tennis Tournament. In the final match they defeated Chisese pair...

September 27, 2015

Manipur Governor Dr. Syed Ahmad passes away

Manipur Governor Dr Syed Ahmad passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was 75. He was sworn in as the 16th Governor of Manipur in May 2015. Prior to...

September 27, 2015

G-4 countries issue Joint Statement on UNSC Reforms

G-4 countries viz Brazil, Germany, India and Japan have issued a Joint Statement on United Nations Security Council Reforms (UNSC). It was issued after G-4 meeting held in...

September 27, 2015

Labour augmenting and labour displacing element in Green Revolution

There is a general consensus that the adoption of new technology in Green Revolution had reduced labour absorption in agriculture. The uneven regional growth was mainly responsible for...

September 26, 2015

Green Revolution and Regional Inequalities

HYVP was initiated on a small area of 1.89 million hectares in 1966-67 and was limited to the irrigated Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh. Naturally, the benefits...

September 26, 2015

Green Revolution and growth of Capitalistic Farming in Indian Agriculture

The green revolution necessitated the heavy public expenditure in the seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and water domains of economy. From the farmer’s side, it implied use of better and...

September 26, 2015

Impact of Green Revolution on Industry and Economy of India

Since the crops that used the HYV seeds needed more water, fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides etc, there was a boom in the domestic manufacturing sector also. The industrial growth...

September 26, 2015

Impact of Green Revolution on India’s Cropping Pattern

Green revolution resulted in two significant changes in the cropping pattern of India. Firstly, since the output of the cereals has risen and output of pulses remained stagnant;...

September 26, 2015

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