The representatives of states in the Lok Sabha are directly elected by the people from the territorial constituencies in the states. The election... View Article
The Rajya Sabha is called a permanent house because it is a continuing chamber, and not subject to dissolution. Only the Lok Sabha is subject to... View Article
The Constitution has not fixed the term of office of members of the Rajya Sabha and left it to the Parliament. Accordingly, the Parliament in the... View Article
The actual strength of the Rajya Sabha in 2021 is 245 members. Of these, 225 members represent the states, 8 members represent union territories... View Article
The constitution of India lays down that the Vice-President should not be a member of either the House of Parliament or a House of the state... View Article
The speaker is elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members (as soon as, maybe, after its first sitting). Whenever the office of the Speaker... View Article
The primary function of the parliament is to make laws for the governance of the country. It has exclusive powers to make laws on the subjects... View Article
There are 17 goals that have been set up by the United Nations for the development of the countries across the globe along with measures for... View Article
The 17 sustainable development goals are as follows:: No Poverty Zero Hunger Good Health and Well-being Quality Education Gender Equality Clean... View Article
The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a set of 17 goals that were introduced for a more sustainable future for the people... View Article
There are 17 sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. The General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in... View Article
The Neolithic revolution led to improved diet of the neolithic people, thus prolonging their average lifespan. The Neolithic revolution in... View Article
The Neolithic Revolution led to improvements in the diet of the neolithic peoples and it also led to the development of social inequality as... View Article
The three effects of the Neolithic Revolution were as follows: Mass establishment of permanent settlements Domestication of plants and animals... View Article
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a single index measure that aims to record the three key dimensions of human development. It is calculated... View Article
Although it is difficult to pinpoint a single event that led to the Neolithic Revolution, archaeologists believe that the climate change that led... View Article
GM crops are new inventions and not much is known about their long term effects on human beings. Experts are of the opinion that with the... View Article
The plants in which DNA has been modified using genetic engineering methods for agricultural purposes are called Genetically modified crops or GM... View Article
Soil Health Card Scheme was launched by the Government of India on 19th February 2015. It is a scheme under the Ministry of Agriculture and... View Article
The quality of soil depends on physical, chemical, and biological properties such as texture, water-holding capacity, porosity and organic matter... View Article