APPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APPSC Test Series
ADMINISTERED PRICES INCLUDING MSP AND PROCUREMENT PRICES Historical context Subscribe on YouTube The emergence of agricultural Price Policy in India was in the backdrop of food scarcity and price fluctuations provoked by drought, floods and international prices for exports and imports. This policy in general was directed towards ensuring reasonable food prices for consumers by … Read more
Subscribe on YouTube Debt and Investment in India: Current Status Debt status Join Our Telegram Channel Government liabilities have been broadly classified as debt contracted against the Consolidated Fund of India (defined as Public Debt) and liabilities in the Public Account, called Other Liabilities. Public debt is further classified into internal and external … Read more
Steps taken by the Government to reduce it. Regional imbalance is the disparity in economic and social development of two regions. One region/city/area is stronger than another region/city/area. Regions develop when investments are made to set up industries, service sectors, educational institutions, health care facilities etc. Income inequality is the unequal distribution of household or individual income across the various participants … Read more
In India, government expenditure – as per the provision in the Constitution – is divided into revenue expenditure and capital expenditure. However, the adoption of economic planning shifted emphasize on the division of expenditure into Plan and Non-Plan. The share of Non-Plan expenditure has remained close to 70% and that of Plan at 30% … Read more
Sugar Industry of India India is the world’s largest producer of sugarcane and second largest producer of sugar after Cuba. But India becomes the largest producer if gur and khandsari are also included. Historical background India has a long tradition of manufacturing sugar. References of sugar making by the Indians are found even … Read more
Changes in cropping pattern Cropping pattern means the proportion of area under various crops at a point of time or yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops and Changes in cropping pattern Cropping pattern means the proportion of area under various crops at a point of time or yearly sequence and spatial arrangement … Read more
Subscribe on YouTube Indian Institute of Management The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are a group of 20 public, autonomous institutes of management education and research in India. They primarily offer postgraduate, doctoral and executive education programmes. The establishment of IIMs was initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, based … Read more
Growth and trade – volume, composition and direction of exports and imports The composition of commodities in India’s international trade has been undergoing a change over the years. The share of agriculture and allied products has declined, whereas, shares of petroleum and crude products and other commodities have increased. The shares of ore minerals and … Read more
Energy crisis The energy crisis is the concern that the world’s demands on the limited natural resources that are used to power industrial society are diminishing as the demand rises. These natural resources are in limited supply. While they do occur naturally, it can take hundreds of thousands of years to replenish the … Read more
Division of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) The division of the PSEs of the existing state of Andhra Pradesh will be done according to the location of production facilities With the exception of a few PSEs, the headquarters of most of them are located in Hyderabad. However, it is the location of the … Read more