Government forms NCFC to provide in season crop forecasts, assessment of drought situation

The government launched National Crop Forecast Centre (NCFC) in New Delhi. The NCFC, named after great Indian statistician P.C. Mahalanobis, has been set up in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). With the technical support from Space Application Centre, ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012

India to record highest ever production of Rice, Wheat and cotton

As per the Union Agriculture Minister, during 2011-12 India to record highest ever production of Rice, Wheat and Cotton. Food grain probable to touch a record level of 250.42 million tonnes. It was a result of the efforts of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012

Notes : Indian Economy

1. Coal movement, remained single largest commodity moved by the railways constituting 42.4 per cent of the total freight moved by the end of 2008. 2. Handloom industry is the largest cottage industry providing maximum employment in Manipur. This industry ..

Indian Economy (Fact Sheets for Civil Services & Banking Exams.)

1. Important Concepts in Micro & Macroeconomics 2. Notable Economists – India and World 3. Economies: Types, Sectors, Branches 4. Indian Economy: History & Salient Features 5. Economic Planning, Planning Commission, NITI Aayog 6. Agriculture, Irrigation, Seeds, Fertilizers and other ..