India has an energy basket that is heavily tilted towards fossil fuels like coal. While Socio-economic imperatives have contributed to reliance on coal, recent developments have prompted a...
During the initial three five year plans, a strong industrial base developed and India learned focusing on industries other than that of consumer goods. Public industries got tremendous...
Under this policy, the large industries were classified in four categories viz. Strategic Industries, Basic / Key industries, Important Industries and other industries which respectively referred to Public...
The livestock sector in India is one of the most rapidly growing components of the rural economy. Significance: It has grown at a rate of 7.9% during the...
While dismissing a lawsuit brought under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, the Karnataka High Court recently stated that the Law Commission of...
Hint: The upstream industries are dedicated to procurement, extraction and initial processing of raw material for manufacturing use ex- flour milling; leather tanning; cotton ginning; oil pressing, fish...
The “season of summits” in Asia is being skipped by the Russian President. The fallout from his aggressiveness toward Ukraine will undoubtedly alter Asian geopolitics. Consequences for...
The importance given to the heavy industries from 2nd five year plan onwards resulted in increase in national income, growth in agriculture sector, development of heavy industries, increase...
Hint: Industrial growth during the planning era can be divided into four phases: First Phase of High Growth was from 1951-66 for the first three five year plans....
Hint: The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 was based upon the Mahalanobis Model of growth, which laid emphasis on the heavy industries.It classified industries into threefold in Schedule...
