Andhra General Studies

DMPQ: What are the steps taken by Government of India to tackle Pollution in India?

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Various Programmes of the government  related to prevention and control of pollution are : Environmental Statement (as part of Environmental Audit) Environmental Statistics and Mapping Development and Promotion of Cleaner Technologies Adoption of Cleaner Technologies in Small Scale Industries Waste Minimizing Programme for improvement of Quality of Automotive Fuels (Motor Gasoline and Diesel) for reducing … Read more

Indicators of development: HDI,India’s HDI progress

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Human development is a process of enlarging people’s choices. The most critical ones are to lead a long and healthy life, to be educated and to enjoy a decent standard of living. Additional choices include political freedom, guaranteed human rights and self-respect.Human development has to be development of the people, by the people, for the … Read more

Balance of payments and Devaluation

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Balance of Payments is a systematic record of all economic transactions undertaken by residents of one country i.e. households, firms and the government with their counterparts in rest of the world. It consists of: 1. Current Account, 2. Capital Account and 3. Reserve Account. The Current Account covers transactions in goods and services and transfers … Read more

Rajasthan Paintings

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  The style of miniature painting that developed mainly in the independent Hindu states of Rājasthān in western India in the 16th–19th century. It evolved from Western Indian manuscript illustrations, though Mughal influence became evident in the later years of its development. Rājasthānī painting differs from the Mughal painting of the imperial ateliers at Delhi … Read more

27.01.21 APPSC current Affairs

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ANDHRA PRADESH Three from Andhra Pradesh get Padma Shri Three people from Andhra Pradesh were awarded the Padma Shri by the Union government. The three recipients of the honour are: noted violinist Annavarapu Rama Swamy, mrindangam player Nidumolu Sumathi and Prakasarao Asavadi. While Annavarapu Rama Swamy and Nidumolu Sumathi received the Padma Shri in the ‘art’ category, Prakasarao Asavadi received … Read more

Non- metallic and conventional minerals [coal,petroleum and natural gas), (c) hydro electricity and non conventional sources of energy (Solar, Wind, bio-gas),(d) energy sources Their distribution and conservation.

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  Petroleum, natural gas, coal, nitrogen, uranium and water power are examples of conventional sources of energy. They’re also called non-renewable sources of energy and are mainly fossil fuels, except water power. Rising growth of population has created a tremendous pressure on the conventional resources of energy and thus the concept of sustainable development get prominent … Read more

DMPQ:Write a short note on Agenda 21.

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Agenda 21 is a non-binding and voluntary implementation plan of United Nations with regard to sustainable development. Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally,nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System,Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which humanimpacts on the environment. Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration … Read more

21.01.21 APPSC current Affairs

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ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: Door delivery of PDS rice from February 1   Andhra Pradesh will enter a new phase of public distribution system on February 1 with delivery of monthly ration at doorsteps. Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will launch fleet of 9,260 vehicles for PDS in the state.   The initiative is to ensure that every ration card holder including the … Read more

Congress Sessions

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        1885 W.C. Bannerjee Bombay   1886 Dadabhai Naroji Calcutta   1887 Badruddin Tyabji Madras   1888 George Yule Allahabad   1889 William Weederburn Bombay   1905 G.K. Gokhale Banaras – Issues like welcoming the prince of wales led to feud   1906 Dadabhai Naoroji Calcutta – Approval of issues of swadesi … Read more

Ray optics

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Ray Optics The wave model of light has one serious drawback, though: Unlike other wave phenomena such as sound, or surface waves, it wasn‟t clear what the medium was that supported light waves. Giving it a name – the “luminiferous aether” – didn‟t help. James Clerk Maxwell‟s (1831 – 1879) theory of electromagnetism, however, showed … Read more