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भूगोल और आप वर्ष 2018-19 के लिए खरीफ फसलों के न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य में बढ़ोतरी

<p>आर्थिक मामलों की केंद्रीय समिति ने वर्ष 2018-19 मौसम के लिए खरीफ फसलों के न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य (Minimum Support Price-MSP) में बढ़ोतरी की है। केंद्र सरकार के मुताबिक यह बढ़ोतरी ऐतिहासिक है क्योंकि वर्ष 2018-19 के बजट में फसलों के न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य को उत्पादन लागत के कम से कम 150 प्रतिशत रखने की घोषणा</p>

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भूगोल और आप चंद्रमा पर नाभिकीय ईंधन हीलियम-3 का पता लगाएगा चंद्रयान मिशन

<p>भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन अक्टूबर 2018 में चंद्रमा पर एक बार  फिर से एक मिशन भेजने की तैयारी कर रहा है। परंतु इस बार इसरो की योजना कुछ अलग है। इसरो का अद्यतन चंद्र मिशन चंद्रमा  के दक्षिणी हिस्सा के लिए है जहां आज तक किसी देश का मिशन नहीं पहुंच सका है। </p>

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POLICY Forest Policy in India since Independence

<p>Forest policy in India during the colonial period was one where forest management was attuned towards the redistribution of economic gains for the benefit of the British Empire. Forest management was mainly state-led and was primarily undertaken in terms of control over resources and people.</p>

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POLLUTION Air pollution spikes in Delhi

<p>For 3 days from June 13 to 15, 2018 air quality at ‘severe’ levels in the city of Delhi. The spike in pollution levels led to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi banning all construction activities in Delhi until June 17, 2018.</p>

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POPULATION Housing for India’s Urban Population

<p>India has been witness to an urban revolution in the past century. While mere 26 million people lived in cities in 1901, the numbers have increased to 377 million in 2011 (Census Commissioner, 2011).</p>

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EDUCATION कंपोजिट वाटर मैनेजमेंट इंडेक्स : गुजरात को सर्वोच्च रैंकिंग

<p>नीति आयोग ने 14 जून, 2018 को ‘संयुक्त जल प्रबंधन सूचकांक’ (Composite Water Management Index: CWMI) जारी किया। नीति आयोग द्वारा इस सूचकांक को केंद्रीय सड़क परिवहन एवं जल संसाधन मंत्री श्री नीतिन गठकरी ने जारी किया।</p>

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INTERVIEWS Students should read political ideologies and then debate

The affable Professor N V Varghese, Vice Chancellor at National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), speaks with G’nY about how higher education shapes the nature of discourse and bolsters forward linkages.

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INTERVIEWS Anil Swarup | Quality teachers are intrinsic to boosting our education system

India’s school education is riddled with problems that need urgent attention. Demystifying the lacunae, Anil Swarup, Secretary, School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource and Development speaking with the Editor G’nY, exudes positivity and a voice of hope in transforming the system from within.

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EDUCATION The National Policy on Education

The National Policy on Education of 1968 and 1986 were framed with the objective to foster a national identity and kept in mind the social purpose of education. These features are conspicuously absent from the draft policy of 2016.

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EMERGING CONCERNS Mental Health in India

Mental health issues remain unreported over most of India. According to the 2017 World Health Organisation (WHO) Report, major or minor mental illnesses requiring expert intervention is 7.5 per cent of India’s population. Also, estimates show that of roughly 60 million people with mental illnesses, about 90 per cent are currently not receiving treatment in India.

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