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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Jan 2021

IntroductionThe word "Tort" is derived from the Latin word “tortum” which means Twisted or Crooked. The term tort is equivalent to the English word “Wrong”. The remedies for tort are lies in the “Civil Law”.    &nbs

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Jan 2021

Rules of Strict & Absolute Liability:-  Many times it so happens that a person made liable for the act, which has not been done by him, or sometimes he made all possible effort to avoid such harm but still, he made liable. That it there are rules under absolute and s

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 13, Jan 2021

Some other Innovative Marketing MechanismsSome innovative marketing mechanisms have been developed in some states, which involve the direct sale of farm produce to consumers, the sale of produce to buyers without routing it through mandis, and group marketing. Many states have att

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Jan 2021

Disadvantage of PDS and DBT : A ComparisonThe National Food Security ActThe NFSA was passed in the Parliament in the year 2013, the NFSA seeks to provide the food to all individuals by making it a statutory right.A comparison of existing TDPS and NFSAScopeTPDS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Jan 2021

Besides improving the way markets functioned, the Acts created an environment that freed producers-sellers from exploitation by traders and mercantile capital.The APMC act in recent years have developed certain inefficiencies, and the opponents have strongly argued to revamp the a

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2021

Targeted PDS in IndiaPDS began as a Universal Programme in India due to food shortages of the mid 1960’s. But, since 1997 it has been exclusively targeted towards the poor, providing Wheat, Rice, Sugar and Kerosene at a highly subsidised to the below poverty line households.

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2021

Issues Related to Public Distribution SystemWhat is PDS?The PDS is a part of India’s Agriculture Price Policy. The Agriculture price policy in India has a twin objective of supporting farmers at the time of bumper harvest (when the price falls due to excess production) and s

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 08, Jan 2021

Subsidies in Indian AgricultureMajor subsidies on Agricultural InputsPower and Irrigation Subsidies:Subsidies on power and irrigation are provided by the state governments.Power subsidy is granted on power that is used to draw on groundwater. Accordingly, it is a subsid

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 07, Jan 2021

Cropping Systems/ Combinations Monocropping: Example Planting Wheat year after year in the same field. Monocropping is when the field is used to grow only one crop season after season.Disadvantages: it is difficult to maintain cover on the soil; it encourages pests, dise

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 05, Jan 2021

Indian Agriculture: A Brief OutlookAgriculture accounted for 14% of India’s GDP in 2016-17 and provided employment to more than half a billion people. The share of Agriculture in employment is close to 54% as on 2016-17.Indian Agriculture is dominated by the small-scale fa