For 2020-21, the fiscal deficit was at 9.3% of the GDP. In the revised budget estimates, the Government had estimated the fiscal deficit to be... View Article
Fiscal deficit is usually mentioned in absolute terms or as a percentage of GDP. Fiscal deficit means the excess expenditure of the Government,... View Article
Desert Development Programme was introduced to minimise the adverse effect of drought and control desertification through rejuvenation of the... View Article
Important elements of Drought Prone Area Programme: Providing employment to the people in drought-prone areas and creating productive assets.... View Article
Under Hill area development Programme, the National Committee on the Development of Backward Area in 1981 recommended that all the hill areas in... View Article
HDAP was initiated during Fifth Five Year Plan. The features of the Hill Area Development Programme are: It covers 15 districts comprising... View Article
The economic development of a region depends upon its resource base. But sometimes resource-rich regions also remain backward. Economic... View Article
Thar desert is a hot desert. It is also called the Great Indian Desert. It is situated in the arid region of rolling sand hills on the Indian... View Article
Luni is the only large river in the Indian desert region. In this region, streams appear during the rainy season. Soon after they disappear into... View Article
The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. The main features of the Indian desert are: It is an undulating sandy... View Article
Desert is an arid region characterised by extremely high or low temperatures and has scarce vegetation. Depending on the temperatures there can... View Article
There are four main types of deserts. They are Hot and dry deserts: The temperatures are warm and dry year-round. Some famous arid deserts... View Article
Antarctic Desert is the largest desert in the world, it is located in the southern hemisphere in the continent of Antarctica. It covers an area... View Article
The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert is the largest desert in India. It spreads around 77,000 square miles of territory. It is... View Article
The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. It is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes. This region... View Article
The Great Indian Desert is also called the Thar desert. It is located partly in Rajasthan state, northwestern India, and partly in the Punjab and... View Article
Yes, the Peninsular plateau is fertile and grows various crops, mostly cotton. One of the distinct features of the Peninsular plateau is the... View Article
The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus. The second planet from the Sun, its proximity and dense atmosphere is responsible for its... View Article
