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Different Measures Of National Income Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Net Domestic Product (NDP) Gross National Product (GNP) Net National Product (NNP) National Income calculated by three ways: Value Added Method (or the Production Method) Income Method Expenditure Method New Methodology for Calculation of GDP in India Green GDP Also refer :
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Circular Flow Of Income In An Economy Saving and Investment in the Circular Flow Government Sector in the Circular Flow Also refer :
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Gravitational waves are ripples in the space time curvature traveling outward from the source produced by violent events such as collision of 2 black holes or by supernova explosion. It was predicted in 1916 by Albert Einstein on the basis of his Theory of General Relativity.
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WHAT IS NANOTECHNOLOGY? Nanotechnology manipulates the molecular structure of materials to change their intrinsic properties and obtain others with revolutionary applications. This is the case of graphene – modified carbon harder than steel, lighter than aluminium and almost transparent. Nanotechnology is the study of matter at a miniature level called the nano scale. A nano meter
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In November 1954, Bhabha presented the three-stage plan for national development, at the conference on “Development of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes”. Four years later in 1958, the Indian government formally adopted the three-stage plan.
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The energy released by the change in the nucleus of atoms is known as nuclear energy. The changes in the nucleus of atoms is normally caused by either nuclear fusion or nuclear fission. The technology that manipulates such changes in nucleus (nuclear reaction) of some specific elements and transform into energy is known as nuclear
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Contempt of Court Contempt of court, as a concept that seeks to protect judicial institutions from motivated attacks and unwarranted criticism, and as a legal mechanism to punish those who lower its authority. The Act divides contempt into civil and criminal contempt: Civil contempt means wilful disobedience of any judgment, decree, direction, order, writ or
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What is Official Secrets Act? An ‘Official Secrets Act’ is a generic term that is used to refer to a law designed to keep certain kinds of information confidential, including, but not always limited to, information involving the affairs of state, diplomacy, national security, espionage and other state secrets. Across multiple countries, the Official Secrets
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Fundamental Duties were included in 1976 by the 42nd Amendment Act on the recommendation of the Sardar Swaran Singh Committee.
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Though the Directive Principles are non-justiciable, the Constitution (Article 37) makes it clear that ‘these principles are fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the state to apply these principles in making laws.
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