Land degradation means degradation occurs in dryland regions; it is known as desertification. In 2011-2013; India has approx. 96 million hectares of degraded land, which is around 29% of India’s total landmass. Causes of desertification Loss of vegetation cover Soil erosion Deforestation Excessive exploitation of groundwater Unsustainable farming practices. In India, water erosion is the […]
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The same technology can be used to put a check on such activities, forex – Tools like machine learning, Artificial intelligence, block chain can be used to identify suspicious content and drop it down. ex – Turtles, Whatsapp have been using such features. Kerala’s Cyberdomo made uses the never cyber technology to keep a regular
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The ongoing trade was a conflict between US-China rose to the extreme with China weakening its currency in retaliation to US tariffs. Currency manipulation – intentionally weakening of one’s own country’s currency to impact another economy. Impact on Asian countries China an export-driven economy by reducing currency it opened further markets for other countries to
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When in 1997, Hong Kong freed itself from the duchess of british empire,it was transferred to communist regime of China under one country two systems framework. Under this, Hong Kong can have its own administrative setups except for foreign affairs and military until 2047. However, it seems that these provisions have not quenched the thirst
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Development Finance Institution (DFI) :- A DFI also known as a development bank or development finance company is a financial institution that provides risk capital for economic development project on non-commercial basis. Difference between DFI & Commercial Banks :- DFIS Commercial Bank Provide long term capital to productive sectors like infrastructure. Provide financial assistance or
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CAUSES OF DEPRIVING LIVERBILITY WEAK INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM – 74th CAA called for Ward committees, District Planning Committee. Municipal planning Committee which has not been implementing Municipal Bodies doesn’t have FINANCIAL AUTONOMY. UNDEFINED BOUNDARIES – Ex. Delhi which as it grows even occupied Gurgaon and Noida. HERITAGE OF PAST CONSTRUCTION – Delhi is a medieval time
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As per the world population prospects, 2019 India will take over China and become the world most populated by around 2027. Hence, we may see this as an asset. As national pollution policy, 2009 prepared by an eminent group of the head by M.S Swami Nathan suggested that we must to this as the demographic
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Recently, RBI Board agreed to give a whooping sum of 1.76 lakh crore of its dividends to the government under revised Economic Capital Framework agreement. Economic Capital Framework is the capital assessed by the RBI to counter any future risks and contingencies associated with its operations and objectives. ECF as bone of contention between RBI
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Even though it has been a year since the section 377 of Indian Penal Code has been read down, the legal battle for the civil right of the LGBT community has just begun. Section 377 is a British era law that criminalizes condensed, adult, same-sex relationships. Though this has been read down other demands are:
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Hello Students, Nabard Development Assistant notification is out, and lot of you must be aiming for it. Nabard is a prestigious central institution, and career in Nabard is more impactful than any other career, as you will be directly working with root level along with rural population. As with any exam, lots of students have
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Even through it has been a year since section 377 of Indian Penal Code has been taken down, the legal battle for the civil right of LGBT community has just started. Section 377 is a British era law that criminalize consensual, adult, same sense relationships. Though this has been struck down other demands are still
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As per the recent United nations Populations report, India is expected to replace China in terms of population by 2030. In this context, Prime Minister of India in his Independence Day speech called out the Nation to curb the Population Explosion and measures to be taken. Fertility Rate and Child Sex Ratio: According to Government’s
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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has released a newspaper ad announcing the NABARD Development Assistant Recruitment 2019. In the official notice a total of 91 vacancies for the post of Development Assistant (General & Hindi) have been announced. NABARD is one of the premier Banking Institutes of India. Thousands of aspirants eagerly
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IBPS PO Final Cut-Off 2018-19 IBPS PO 2018-19 Mains Exam was conducted on 18th November 2018. The Interview for IBPS PO 2018-19 was held February 2019. IBPS released IBPS PO 2018-19 Cut-Off Marks and result on 1st April 2019 on its official website i.e. ibps.in. IBPS PO 2018-19 Final Cut-Off Table and Reserve List Cut-Off
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Every year, during the month of January, Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) publishes the exam calendar for next one year. IBPS had published exam calendar of IBPS PO, Clerk, SO and IBPS RRB Exams 2019-20 on 16th January. IBPS Calendar, Exam Dates & Schedule IBPS 2019-20 Calendar, Exam Dates / Schedule for IBPS PO,
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Artificial Intelligence is a technology in which information from required sources are collected and processed to take an accurate decision. E.g. AI in predicting the Monsoonal parameters helps for agriculture. Analysis of AI: Significance of AI: a) AI helps in Banking Sector to identify the loan defaulters. b) It is used in National Security for
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The Ease of Living Report under the ‘Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ providers 4 pillars and 15 categories which every city must self-assess for meeting aspirations of its people. One of the most important pillars is that ‘GOVERNANCE’ and ‘INSTITUTIONAL’ category. Ease of living must ensure good governance & utmost institutional assistance. The Lok
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Malnutrition is a condition where body receives lower nutrition content than what it requires. As per Global Analysis Report 2018, India leads in number of total malnutrition cases in world. It accounts to 1/3rd such cases. Causes are: Poverty : low purchasing power hinder the procurement of nutrition. Irregular eating and feeding can lead to
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Bank PO aspirants are always curious to know the salary of Bank PO, its allowances, career growth, perks and promotion policy. In this article we will tell you everything about IBPS PO Salary, Job Profile, Career Growth and Promotion Policy. During IBPS PO Preparation candidates are curious to know the salary and the increment in
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Introduction This speech is given by Mr Shaktikanta Das, RBI Governor at 15th annual convocation at NIBM pune for Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (Banking and Financial Services) for the Batch of 2017-19. Indian Banking Sector Key challenges in Indian Banking sector The banking sector is being aided by various policies and regulations to battle problems
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