Why There Have Been So Few Women In India's Administrative …
Jan 5, 2022 · The rule was subsequently changed and she continued in service even after marriage. But progress has been slow. In 1970, women made up 9% of those entering the IAS; that proportion rose to just 31% by 2020. Currently 21% of serving IAS officers are women, show data from the National Informatics Centre. The TCPD-IAS dataset is not exhaustive for ...
Budget Explainer: India's Public School Funding Strategy
Jan 26, 2021 · In 2019-20, India allocated Rs 6.43 lakh crore ($88 billion) of public funds for education, per the Economic Survey. Of this, the central government allocated Rs 56,537 crore ($7.74 billion) to school education--60%--and Rs 38,317 crore ($5.25 billion) to higher education. Put together, the Centre accounts for 15% of education spending.
5 W W Scheduled Tribe Scheduled Caste Muslim Others Total Informal Employment 87.1 90.4 95.1 85.7 92.1 Formal Employment 13.0 9.6 4.9 14.3 7.9
Explained: The Fine-Print In Modi Govt’s Rooftop Solar
Mar 16, 2024 · The latter promises up to 300 units of free electricity per month for consumers who install rooftop solar. As per the new scheme, houses with solar plants up to 3 KW will now get up to Rs 78,000 subsidy as compared to the Rs 43,764 of the earlier scheme. The scheme’s target group is low- and middle-income households.
How Indore Became India’s Cleanest City (And How Others Can …
Oct 2, 2019 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh: Every morning, garbage vans across Indore play the celebratory song, “Indore hua hai number one (Indore has become number one),” sung by Bollywood singer Shaan in 2017, when Indore was ranked first of 471 towns and cities on the government’s Swachhata Sarvekshan (cleanliness survey ) rankings. “Every day the garbage van makes its way from one end of the street ...
Explained: The Case For Food Subsidies In India - IndiaSpend
Mar 3, 2022 · Since the CIP is less than the MSP, the difference is covered by the food subsidy, which is transferred to the FCI each year. A statutory body created by the Food Corporation of India Act of 1964, the FCI was established for the "purchase, storage, movement, transport, distribution and sale of foodgrains and other foodstuffs".Besides getting money from the government directly, it has in the ...
5 11. Incentives 11.1 Micro-Siting Norms For repowering/refurbishment projects: a) For WEGs within own wind farm-the Project Developer will have the liberty for adopting micro siting norms based on the optimized
India Unclear How Many Villages It Has, And Why That Matters
Aug 3, 2017 · The number and the definition of villages vary across databases, making it challenging to plan across sectors for a village development plan. There are around 649,481 villages in India, according to Census 2011, the most authoritative source of information about administrative boundaries in the country. Of these, 593,615 are inhabited.
2023: India’s Weather In 8 Charts
Dec 28, 2023 · In eight charts, we analyse the year’s weather. Central India recorded over thrice the usual rainfall in March, April. India experienced extreme weather events on 84 of the 120 days in the first four months of 2023, predominantly thunderstorms and hailstorms, according to a compilation of such events by the Centre for Science and Environment. March and April reported elevated levels of ...
In 12 Years, 11 States Changed Land Ceiling Laws In Favour
Feb 10, 2021 · In Karnataka, the amendments began in 2015 when the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government increased the maximum income of a buyer of agricultural land from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 25 lakh. Then, in November 2020, the B.S. Yeddyurappa-led Bharatiya Janata Party government removed the limit altogether. State revenue minister R. Ashoka, while announcing the changes, said that the government was "amending ...