Difference between Revenue Expenditure and Capital Expenditure with Examples

Difference between Revenue Expenditure and Capital Expenditure

Revenue expenditure and capital expenditure are the two types of ‘Public Expenditure‘ which is incurred by the Government on various activities for the welfare of the people and also for the economic development of the country. What is Revenue Expenditure? Revenue expenditure is the expenditure incurred by the Government to meet its day-to-day needs, like … Read more

Objectives and Functions of NITI Aayog, Composition & Structure

Functions of NITI Aayog and Objectives

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India that provides critical, directional and strategic input into the country’s developmental process. It was established on 1 January 2015 to replace the Planning Commission, and it is an advisory body with no financial role whose recommendations are also … Read more

What is the Lewis Growth Model in Economic Development?

Lewis Growth Model Economic Development

The Lewis Growth Model speaks of structural changes in the economy and is based on the use of an unlimited supply of labour. The unlimited supply of labour is available due to subsistence wages of agricultural labour, casual labour, domestic servants, etc. and the continuous increase in the population. In this model of economic development, … Read more

Difference between Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate and Bank Rate

Repo Rate Reverse Repo Rate and Bank Rate

Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate are the two instruments of Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) which allows banks to borrow money from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through repurchase agreements or to make loans to RBI through reverse repo agreements. Repo Rate (Repurchase Option Rate) Repo rate is the rate of interest at which … Read more

Difference between Demand Liabilities and Time Liabilities of Banks

Demand Liabilities and Time Liabilities of Banks

Demand liabilities are the deposits received by banks which they have to pay when demanded by the depositors. For example, Current and Savings Bank Account Deposits, Demand Drafts (FD) and Deposits held as security for advances which are payable on demand. Time liabilities are the deposits banks receive that they have to pay after a … Read more

UPSC PSIR Optional Syllabus [PDF] Political Science and International Relations

PSIR Optional Syllabus UPSC Exam

Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) is one of the most chosen optional subjects for the UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination. It has two papers where Paper I mainly covers political science and Indian politics part, and Paper II covers international relations. Here’s the complete syllabus of PSIR optional for the UPSC Civil Services Examination. … Read more

What are the two important aspects of the evolution of landforms?

Erosion and Deposition are the two important aspects of the evolution of landforms. Every landform has a beginning. Landforms once formed may change in their shape, size and nature slowly or fast due to the continued action of geomorphic processes and agents. Due to changes in climatic conditions and vertical or horizontal movements of landmasses, … Read more

IAS Manuj Jindal UPSC Booklist, Marksheet, Optional and Notes

Manuj Jindal Books for UPSC Exam

Manuj Jindal is an IAS officer who secured AIR 53 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2016. And if you are also preparing for the IAS exam, you might have watched some of his videos on YouTube where he shares great preparation strategies for future aspirants. As a professional in the IAS, he served the … Read more

UPSC Exam Centre for Civil Services Prelims & Mains 2023

UPSC Exam Centre for Civil Services Prelims and Mains Exam

UPSC has recently released the notification for Civil Services Examination to be held in 2023. And as you all know that Prelims and Mains exams are conducted separately, so here is the list of UPSC Exam Centre for Civil Services Examination 2023. You can also find these exam centres in the official notification of UPSC, … Read more