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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS -Paper-1 - Indian Economy - Gist of NCERT : Human Capital & Human Development

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Indian Economy - Gist of N.C.E.R.T.
Human Capital & Human Development

The two terms sound similar but there is a clear distinction between them.

Human development is based on the idea that education and health are integral to human wellbeing because only when people have the ability to read and write and the ability to lead a long and healthy life, they will be able to make other choices which they value. Human capital treats human beings as a means to an gad end being the increase in productivity. In this view, any investment in education and health is unproductive if it does not enhance output of goods and services. In the human development perspective human beings are ends themselves. Human welfare should be increased through investments in education and health even if such investments do not result in higher labour productivity. Therefore, basic education and basic health are important in themselves, irrespective of their contribution to labour productivity. In such a view, every individual has a right to get basic

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS -Paper-1- Geography - Gist of NCERT : Climate

Posted: 10 May 2012 12:33 AM PDT

Geography
Gist of NCERT
Climate

Climate refers to the sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time (more than thirty years). Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time. The elements of weather and climate are the same, i.e. temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity and precipitation. Youmay have observed that the weather conditions fluctuate very often even within a day. But there is some common pattern over a few weeks or months, i.e. days are cool or hot,windy or calm, cloudy or bright, and wet or dry. On the basis of the generalized monthly atmospheric conditions, the year is divided into seasons such as winter, summer or rainy seasons. During the summer season the desert area of Rajasthan witnesses 50º temperature whereas Pahalgamsector of Jammu and Kashmir has 20ºC temperature. During winter nights Dras sector of Jammu and Kashmirwitnesses– 45ºC temperature where as Thiruvananth puram has 20ºC. Rainfall also varies in terms of quantity and distribution in the regions of Himalaya rainfall is in the from of snowy balls where as in the rest of part of India it is a general rain. Again annual rainfall varies from 400ºC in the Meghalya to 10ºc in Ladakh and West Rajasthan. In the coastal area the variation of rainfall is less. Whereas in the inner part of country the seasonal variation is more. Accordingly the Indians show their unity in diversity in terms of food, clothing, housing and culture.

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