Year: 2025
The Rise and Fall of Dutch Empire In India. Explained
Dutch were the first protestant nation in Europe to reach India via sea. Later, they challenged the trade monopoly of the Portuguese, established their empire and explored all possibilities of trade with India.
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MSP or MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE IN AGRICULTURE. UPSC Economics
A minimum support price or MSP is a risk mitigation or market intervention strategy that ensures a minimum price for 23 crops against any sharp change in farm prices. The central government will announce the MSP or minimum support price before the sowing season based on the CACP or the “commission for agricultural costs and prices”. After the harvest, the farm produce would be directly brought by the notified government agencies like FCI, NAFED, etc.
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Lightning strikes causes effects and the types of lightning. UPSC
Lightning is simply a transient, high-current discharge of electricity in the air. Usually, the lightning channel is composed of ionised gas, and its peak temperature is typically 30000 degrees Celsius. Interestingly, it is about five times higher than the temperature of the surface of the sun. The extreme heating causes the air to expand explosively, which results in a shock wave that becomes a booming sound wave called Thunder.
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