The most widely accepted origin theory of the name Sikkim is that it is a combination of two Limbu words : su , which means " new " and khyim , which means" place " or " house " . The name is believed to be a reference to the place built by the state's first ruler , Phuntsog Namgyal . The Tibetan name for Sikkim is Denjong , which means " valley of rice " , while the Bhutias call it Beyul Demazong , which means " the hiden valley of rice " . The lepcha people , the original inhabitants of Sikkim called it Nye - mae - el , meaning " paradise " . In history , Sikkim is known as Indrakil , the garden of the war god Indra . Sikkim Sikkim ( /SIkim/ ;...
What is the Green revolution? The Green revolution refers to a set of research and development of technology transfer initiatives occurring between the 1930s and the late 1960s that increased agricultural production world wide , particularly in the developing world , beginning markedly in the late 1960s The new technologies were : High - yielding varieties (HYVs) of cereals ( Wheat and rice ) Chemical fertilizers (plus agro - chemicals) Controlled water - supply (irrigation) New methods of cultivation (including mechanisation) All of these are a " package of practices " capable to overtake " traditional " technology and to be adopted as a whole. Why was a revolution needed ? India promoted heavy industrialization especially after the second five year plan (1956 - 1957 to 1960 - 1961) , leaving the agricultural sector relatively neglected. Famine had ripped through parts of India in the past. Severe two years consecutive droughts attacked India in the mid - 1960s. ...