Five Year Plan IX – XII
9th 5 year plan (1997- 2002)
Objective
“growth with social justice and equality”
emphasis on seven basic minimum services, which included safe drinking water, universalization of primary education, streamlining PDS among others
Pursued the policy...
Five Year Plans I – IV
Five Year Plans I - IV
First five year plan (1951- 1956 )
Objective
Highest priority accorded to agriculture in view of large import of food grain and inflation.
Increasing the rate of investment from 5%...
Five Year Plans V – VIII
5th 5 year plan (1974- 1979)
Objective
Original approach to plan prepared by C Subramaniam who proposed economic growth along with direct attack on poverty.
However, final draft prepared by D P Dhar with the...
Grand Chord
Grand Chord of the Indian Railways is :
In two parts -
1. Howrah - Gaya - Delhi line and
2. Howrah - Allahabad - Mumbai line
Links Sitarampur and Pandeet Deen Dayal Upadhyayay Junction, Stretch of...
Sports Awards India
Four major Sports Awards in India are :
Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratna award
The Rajiv Gandhi calretinin award is India's highest honor given for achievement in sports. The words ‘khel ratna’ literally means sports gym....
Principle Languages of India
Principle Languages of India
India has 22 languages which have been given the official language status. These languages are;
Assamese : it is an Indo Aryan language and is the official language of Assam
Bengali:...
Important Days and Dates
Important days and dates of the year
January
1 Army Medical corps establishment day
5 Louis Braille day
8 African National Congress foundation day
9 NRI day (pravasi bhartiya Divas)
10 World Hindi day
12 National Youth day (birthday...
Bharat Ratna
What is Bharat Ratna ?
Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award.
First awarded in 1954
The award is designed in the shape of a Peepal leaf with Bharat Ratna inscribed on it in...
The New Scorpio N
The new Scorpio N is going to be launched today 27 June 2022. It is coming with a new Superbody structure design. Let us see what is new in this upgraded vehicle and what...