The script is a written symbolisation of speech. Throughout the ages, the evolution of writing from the image of pictograms and then later on... View Article
Published annually since 2005, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection... View Article
ITER, which is the Latin for “the way”, is an acronym for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. International Thermonuclear... View Article
Every year, the 10th of August is celebrated as World Lion Day to raise awareness about this majestic and courageous animal, and to mobilise... View Article
India ranked 40th among the 53 top economies in the ninth edition of the International Intellectual Property Index. The country dropped by four... View Article
The Energy Conservation Act, 2001 was enacted to provide for efficient use of energy and its conservation and for matters connected therewith.... View Article
The Constitution does not define Other Backward Classes. However, in pursuance of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Indira Sawhney’s case, the... View Article
The “Dairy Sahakar” scheme was launched by Amit Shah at Anand, Gujarat on the occasion of the 75th Foundation Year of Amul. The scheme has been... View Article
Through the efforts of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, about 562 princely states joined India. Before the Partition of India in 1947, about 584 princely... View Article
Feudalism declined due to socio-economic changes that occurred in Europe in the 16th century. The military aspects of feudalism ended by about... View Article
Feudalism was a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return. The... View Article
Protectionism is an economic policy of protecting domestic industries against foreign competition by means of tariffs, subsidies, import quotas,... View Article
Physiocracy is an economic theory which states that the wealth of nations is derived solely from the value of "land agriculture" or "land... View Article
The invisible hand is an economic concept that describes the unintended greater social benefits and public good brought about by individuals... View Article
The five characteristics of mercantilism are as follows: Accumulation of wealth and power Belief about wealth being static. It was the core... View Article
An example of mercantilism was the Sugar Act of 1764 which made colonists in America had to pay higher tariffs and duties on imports of... View Article
The main idea of Mercantilism is that a nation's wealth and power were best served by increasing exports and so involved increasing trade.... View Article
