Minerals are homogenous, naturally occurring, inorganic solids, each having their own characteristic chemical composition and highly ordered atomic structure. Essentially, if a material is not grown, it must be mined. Minerals are an economic commodity, mined for their potential use or their intrinsic value. It is estimated that there are some 4,000 mineral types:
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Islands Development Agency to focus on Holistic Development
Islands Development Agency (IDA) that was set up on June 1, 2017 following the Prime Minister’s review meeting for the development of islands, with focus on Holistic Development of Islands had its first meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh on Monday July 24, 2017, who presented vision of developing India’s maritime economy while preserving n...
India Japan Civil Nuclear Cooperation Pact Essential for Bringing a Network of Nuclear Energy Cooperation for India
India - Japan Civil Nuclear Cooperation pact that was signed in Tokyo during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Japan on November 11, 2016 came into force on Thursday, July 20, 2017 when India’s Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and Japanese Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu exchanged diplomatic notes marking operationalisation of the pact. This civil nuclear cooperation deal t...
Impact of Global Meltdown on Agriculture Sector
As Global Meltdown or the Global Financial Crisis followed the Global Food Crisis, countries affected by the increase in food prices had to cope up with twin crises. The increase in food prices during 2007-08 caused much more adverse effect on the developing countries, compared to developed countries, due to the high share of food in total consumer expenditure and due to already existing vulnerabilities like hun...
High technology interface to capture data regarding e-way bill – that will play a vital role in GST
Under GST (Goods & Services Tax) regime, e-way bill, or electronic way bill, that likely to kick in from October 2017, will be required to transport any goods worth more than Rs 50,000. IT platform for this e-way bill is being developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) along with GST-Network (GSTN). The e-way bill would rely heavily on technology, employing RFID chips and QR codes; t...
Addressing Agrarian Crisis
“Due to the unfortunate erratic monsoon behaviour, farmers are facing problems of severe drought for the past few years. Though there’s a bumper crop this year, farmers are dissatisfied with procurement price and are unable to repay institutional and private loans. Without repaying debts, farmers won’t get fresh kharif credit. This is why they want loan waivers as well as remunerative procurement pri...
Why GST was extremely important for economy like India
Goods and Services Tax (GST) rolled out as soon the clock chimed midnight on Saturday, July 1, 2017, the One Nation - One Tax - One Market, is the biggest tax reform in Indian history that promises to change the way India does business and has potential to add up to 2 percent to India’s GDP. GST that subsumes around 17 c...
Improve Your Writing Skills
Writing skills are an important part of communication. Good writing skills allow you to communicate your message with clarity and ease to a far larger audience than through face-to-face or telephone conversations. A well written CV or Résumé with no spelling or grammatical mistakes is essential for a new job. Written communication involves any type of message that makes use of ...
India Gifts South Asia Satellite for Inclusive Development of Region
GSAT-9, the South Asia Satellite, India's gift to its neighbors, was launched by GSLV-F09 on Friday, May 05, 2017 from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and injected into the orbit in a flawless flight; with the primary objective to provide various communication applications in Ku-band with coverage over South Asian countrie...
Freedom of Speech & Expression is a Sham if it Militates Against the Unity & Integrity of the Nation
Article 19 says the protection of certain rights regarding freedom and Rights articles 19(1) (a) says all citizen shall have the right to speech and expression.
It implies that every citizen has the right to express his views, opinions, beliefs and convictions freely by word of mouth, writing, printing or in any other manner.