Good Samaritan Scheme • The Road Transport and Highways Ministry announced this scheme so that taking a road crash victim to hospital is not just hassle-free but there is also the incentive of a reward and recognition. • Historically, Indians are reluctant in taking victims to hospital ...

• The Indian Railways has announced the new scheme ‘Bharat Gaurav’ to tap the huge potential of tourism. • Under the scheme, now trains have a third segment for tourism. Till now, the Railways had passenger segments and goods segments. • These trains are not regular trains that will run as ...

FACTORS BEHIND THE ADVENT OF PORTUGUESE.(Part 1) 4. Renaissance •Fifteenth-century Europe was gripped by the spirit of the Renaissance with its call for exploration. • At the same time, Europe made great advances in the art of ship-building and navigation. 5.  Economic ...

FACTORS BEHIND ADVENT OF PORTUGUESE.(Part 1): 1.  Trading reason • In 1453, Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks. • Merchandise from India went to the European markets through Arab Muslim intermediaries. • The Red Sea trade route was a state monopoly from which Islamic ...

◇ In spite of a dual polity, the Constitution of India, like that of Canada, adopted the system of single citizenship. ◇ All citizens irrespective of the state in which they are born or reside enjoy the same rights all over the country. ◇ The Indian Constitution has established an ...

◇ The process of constitutional amendment is less rigid than what is found in other federations. ◇ The bulk of the Constitution can be amended by the unilateral action of the Parliament, either by a simple majority or by a special majority. ◇ Further, the power to initiate an amendment to ...

□ Strong centre ◇ The division of powers is in favour of the Centre and highly inequitable from the federal angle. • Firstly, the Union List contains more subjects than the State List. •  Secondly, the more important subjects have been included in the Union List. • Thirdly, the Centre ...

Brief overview and significance of the portals launched ◼️ Ayurveda Dataset on Clinical Trial Registry of India- CTRI is a primary Register of Clinical Trials under the world health Organization’s International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. Creation of an Ayurveda Data Set in CTRI ...

DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON TEXTILE INDUSTRIES □ Tamil Nadu ◇ Although TN produces only about 6% of the mill cloth of India, the state excels all other states in the production of yarn and accounts for over 44% of the total yarn production of the country. ◇  Coimbatore – most important centre ...

□ Gujarat ◇  Gujarat is the second-largest producer of cotton textiles. ◇  Ahmedabad is the largest center where 73 out of 118 mills of Gujarat are located. ◇ Following facilities are available to Ahmedabad:- •  Ahmedabad lies near the main cotton belt of India and there is ...