Economy

UN World Population Prospects 2024

Context: India’s population is projected to reach 1.61 billion by 2085, surpassing China’s declining population of 806 million.   More...

Double Health Budget, Lower Out-of-Pocket Spends

Context: Since 2010, India’s public spending as a percentage of GDP has ranged between 1.12% and 1.35% despite Central budget...

Telecom Equipment sales cross ₹50,000 crore under PLI scheme

Context: Government push via Production linked Incentive (PLI) schemes boosts production, resulting in balanced telecom equipment exports (₹1.49 lakh crore)...

India’s Manufacturing Sector

Context: India’s urbanisation will move millions of agricultural workers to cities. Failure to create low-skilled jobs could strain governance, while...

Agreement between India and Taiwan for Organic Products

About: The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for organic products between India and Taiwan was implemented on 8 July 2024.   ...

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CSIR and MSSRF

Context: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) signed an MoU...

MSME bodies urge RBI for SMA-2 stressed loan accounts

Context: MSME bodies urged Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to extend the threshold period for stress loan accounts under the...

India Needs a Trade Policy Reset

Context: India’s proactive role in shaping trade rules through G20 and bilateral negotiations with advanced nations should extend to WTO...

Finalisation of New Producer Price Index (PPI) Model

Context:  Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) announced the finalisation of a new Producer Price Index PPI...

Digital Bharat Nidhi (DNB)

Context: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released draft rules to operationalise the Digital Bharat Nidhi, it would replace the erstwhile...

Right to Repair

Context:Centre asked the automobile companies to join the unified Right to Repair Portal India which has been launched by the...

MEITY to Seek More Funds for Semiconductor Mission

Context: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is seeking additional funding from the Finance Ministry to further support semiconductor...

Balance of Payment

Context:RBI showed that India’s current account registered a surplus of 0.6% of GDP during the fourth quarter (Jan-Mar) of the...

SEHER Program For Supporting Women Entrepreneurs

Context: The SEHAR program, launched through a partnership between the WEP and TransUnion CIBIL, to significantly empower women entrepreneurs in...

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Context: The SCO meeting in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana concluded with Belarus becoming the organisation’s 10th member.   Key Highlights of...