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rawan239GUJARAT Single Window Clearance Act: Officers to face fines for delay. For the first time, Gujarat government has decided to penalize and fine officials who hold back various clearances for starting or running industries in state under the new proposed Gujarat Single Window Clearance Act. The act is being brought with an aim to expedite processes … Read more
Harmful bacteria Pathogenic Bacteria These bacteria cause great losses to plant and animal population by causing several diseases. Reduction of Soil Fertility Some facultative anaerobic bacteria are available mostly in the oxygen deficient soil which reverse the nitrifying process, thereby causing the loss of a part of its combined nitrogen. They break down the … Read more
The jute industries are majorly located in eastern region of the country. About 25% of the workforce are enrolled in the jute industry. 80% of the industries are in West Bengal only. The reasons for the high concentration of Jute Industries are as follows: Soil: The alluvial conditions of Eastern Bengal offer ideal environment for … Read more
GUJARAT Antwerp port bets big on Rajkot engineering industry Port of Antwerp, Europe’s second biggest port, is betting big on Rajkot’s famed engineering and auto components sector. A delegation of Port of Antwerp Authority led by Luc Arnouts, its international working director, will hold its first roadshow-cum-seminar in Saurashtra commercial capital in a bid … Read more
16.05.19 INTERNATIONAL Sasakawa Award 2019 United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today conferred Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction to Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India. P. K. Mishra from India received the 2019 Sasakawa award in recognition of his long-term dedication to improve … Read more
Modern education main constituent is imbibing scientific enquiry into the subject. Reasoning and observation are important pillars of modern education. Even though, EIC came in 1600 they didn’t take any firm effort in introducing modern education until the enacting of Charter act of 1813. Major evolutionary phase of modern education are discussed here under: In … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat proposes to double speed of filling Sardar Sarovar Dam water Taking the interstate dispute of sharing of Narmada water to a new level and showing haste to fill up the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the brim, Gujarat has urged the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) to double the speed of water to fill the dam reservoir. Gujarat … Read more
The Kyoto Protocol has put in place three flexibility mechanisms to reduce emission of Green House Gases. Although the Protocol places maximum responsibility of reducing emissions on the developed countries by committing them to specific emission targets, the three mechanisms are based on the premise that reduction of emissions in any part of the globe … Read more
GUJARAT Replacement of Floodgates of Bhadar Dam Gujarat The Central Water Commission’s dam safety organization recommended replacing the sluices of the Bhadar Dam that was damaged in the 2015 flash flood. Located in Rajkot, the Bhadar Dam is the second largest dam in the Saurashtra area, after Shetrunji Dam. The Bhadar Dam is located on … Read more
The Anti dumping agreement defines two categories of subsidies: prohibited and actionable. It originally contained a third category: non-actionable subsidies. This category existed for five years, ending on 31 December 1999, and was not extended. The agreement applies to agricultural goods as well as industrial products, except when the subsidies are exempt under the Agriculture … Read more