Let’s walk through some of the lesser-discussed but equally crucial schemes, each addressing specific challenges of animal health, dairy infrastructure, rural employment, and disease control. 🔹 National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) Launched in 2019 🎯 Objective 📌 Targets 🦠 Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) 🧬 Brucellosis 📌 Brucellosis is endemic in India and on…
🔷 Background and Context Despite being the largest milk producer globally, India’s dairy productivity per animal remains low—primarily due to: To address these issues, Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) was launched as a dedicated programme for the development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds. It functions as a sub-scheme under the Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikas Yojana, focusing…
🔷 Background and Need India has the second-largest aquaculture and third-largest fish production in the world, yet the potential of the fisheries sector remained largely untapped for decades. Recognizing this, the Government launched the Blue Revolution Scheme in FY 2015-16 (officially known as the Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries) to give holistic support to…
🔷 Context and Rationale India has long been among the world’s largest producers of milk and meat, but the processing and value addition infrastructure has lagged. Due to this: To address these challenges, AHIDF was launched as a Central Sector Scheme, with a focus on infrastructure development for milk, meat, and animal feed. 🔍 Quick…
🔷 Context and Background India’s fisheries sector is vast and growing, yet much of it remains informal and fragmented. This restricts access to institutional finance, government support, and modern risk mitigation tools like insurance.To address this, PM-MKSSY was launched as a targeted sub-scheme under PMMSY, with a sharper focus on formalizing micro and small players…
🔷 Context and Purpose Fisheries in India, for a long time, have remained an underutilized yet high-potential sector. Recognizing this, the Government of India launched PMMSY in 2020 with a vision to bring about a Blue Revolution—but not just in terms of production. The focus is sustainable and responsible development of the fisheries and aquaculture…
A Link between the Later Vedic Age and Proto-Urban Settlements Introduction to PGW Culture Feature Details Time Period 1200 BCE – 600 BCE (Later Vedic Age) Type Archaeological culture; post-Harappan, pre-urban Pottery Character Thin grey pottery with black geometric designs Society Rural-based, agrarian-pastoral society Significance Linked to Mahabharata sites, transitional to early cities 🧠 PGW…
📍Two Broad Classifications Indian philosophy, unlike Western philosophy, is not just about abstract thinking—it is aimed at moksha (liberation). Based on their belief in the authority of the Vedas, Indian philosophical systems are divided into two categories: Aspect Astika Nastika Vedic Authority Accepted Rejected Belief in God Accepted in most schools Rejected or questioned Belief…
Before we begin exploring Vedic literature in detail, take a moment to go through the chart below.It offers a bird’s-eye view of the entire structure — from the sacred Vedas to their layered compositions and classifications.Once you’ve completed the section, come back and revisit this chart.You’ll find that everything fits together much more clearly, and…
Geographical Expansion of the Aryans As the Rig Vedic tribes began settling into more fertile and permanent territories, the Later Vedic period marks a decisive eastward shift from Punjab to the Ganga-Yamuna Doab (western Uttar Pradesh). How did they expand? Region Key Tribal Powers Upper Doab (Delhi–Meerut) Kurus (combination of Bharatas + Purus) Middle Doab…
