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Land utilisation

  LAND UTILIZATION  Land is a scarce resource, whose supply is fixed for all practical purposes. At the same time, the demand for land for various competing purposes is continuously increasing with the increase in human population and economic growth.Land use pattern at any given time is determined by several factors including size of human and livestock population, the demand pattern, the technology in use, the cultural traditions, the location and capability of land, institutional factors like ownership pattern and rights scale regulation. Major Types of Land Utilization in India : As in all other countries, land in India is put to various uses. The utilization of land depends upon physical factors like topography, soil and climate as well as upon human factors such as the density of population, duration of occupation of the area,land tenure and technical levels of the people.There are spatial and temporal difference in land utilization due to the continued interplay of phys...

THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

THE EUROPEAN UNION

Origin of EU
The European Economic Community (EEC) or European Community (EC )was founded in 1957 under the treaty of Rome,France, Germany, Italy, Belgium,Luxemberg and Netherlands. The community of these orginal members was enlarged with the addition of Ireland , Denmark and United Kingdom in 1973.In 1981 Greece joined the community afterwards  Portugal and Spain joined in 1984.The community has now 28 members. Since 1955,it is also called as European Union (EU).

AIM of the union
The forerunner of EU was European Coal and Steal Community (ECSC) treaty which was ratified by original members in 1952.It removed all import duties and quota restrictions on coal , iron ore, steel on intra community trade. The aim was to have economies of scale in these industries. The integration. Of six members was enlarged by Treaty of Rome in 1957 for the establishment of common mark for all commodities .

Objectives of EU
a)To eliminate custom duties, restrictions in regard to import and export .
b)To establish common custom tarrif and common commercial policy toward third country.
c)To abolish obstacles to freedom of movemnent fir persons, services and capital.
d)To establish common policy in sphere of agriculture.
e)To adopt common policy in sphere of transport.
f)To establish a system of ensuring the competition in common market which is not distorted.
g)It includes the application of procedure by which economic policies of member states can be coordinated and disequilibrium in BOP can be remedied .
h)To approximate laws of member State to extent requires for proper functioning of common market.
i)To create European Social Find in order to improve possibilities of employment of workers.
j)To contribute the raising of standard of living of workers.
h) To establish European Investment Bank to facilitate economic expansion of community by opening up fresh resources.
l)To associate overseas countries with a view to increase trade and promote economic and social development .
m)To make common market effective, variety of national policies relate to competition, fiscal matter and regional aids. 

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