Employment Linked Incentive Scheme
05 August 2024 | blogwebContext: The Finance Minister of India announced three employment-linked incentive (ELI) schemes for two years and an internship programme in...
Economy
Current Affairs
Economy
Pumped Storage Projects and their Importance
03 August 2024 | blogwebContext: The Union Budget 2024-25, promised the introduction of a policy to promote pumped storage projects for electricity storage. This...
Current Affairs
Impact of Customs Duty Change on Sovereign Gold Bonds
02 August 2024 | blogwebContext: Government reduced customs duty on gold from 15% to 6% in the Union Budget 2024-25. This led to a...
Current Affairs
Overview of India’s Tourism Sector
02 August 2024 | blogwebContext: The Ministry of Tourism’s initiatives for promoting sustainable tourism in India include several strategic pillars and specific programs. ...
Economy
Startup Ecosystem in the Agricultural Sector
01 August 2024 | blogwebContext: Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (DA & FW) is implementing the Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development programme under Rashtriya...
Economy
Jammu and Kashmir Lithium Block
01 August 2024 | blogwebContext: The Ministry of Mines was forced to scrap the auction for the lithium block in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K’s)...
Current Affairs
The Impact of Digitalisation
31 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The Report on Currency and Finance (RCF) for 2023-24, issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), indicated that...
Current Affairs
India Complaints Against India Employment Report 2024
31 July 2024 | blogwebContext: India, a founding member of the ILO, is likely to raise a complaint against the UN agency over its...
Current Affairs
Impact of New Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) Tax Regime
31 July 2024 | blogwebContext: As announced in the Union Budget for 2024-25, new Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) Tax regime removes indexation benefits for...
Current Affairs
Overview of Ethanol Production and Feedstocks
31 July 2024 | blogwebContext: For the first time, cereal grains such as maize and damaged foodgrains now make up more than 50% of...
Current Affairs
9th NITI Aayog Governing Council Meeting
30 July 2024 | blogwebCONTEXT: The skipping of 10 State and Union Territory representatives at the NITI Aayog’s ninth Governing Council meeting highlights significant...
Current Affairs
Industrial Parks Under National Industrial Corridor Development Programme
29 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Union Finance Minister announced development of 12 new industrial parks under National Industrial Corridor Development Programme during her budget...
Current Affairs
Steel Import Monitoring System 2.0 Portal
29 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries, recently unveiled the upgraded Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) 2.0. This...
Current Affairs
White Category Industries
27 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Industries classified as “white category industries” may be exempt from prior approvals from state pollution control boards under Air...
Current Affairs
Digital Postal Index Number (DIGIPIN) System
27 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, the Department of Post released a beta version of the DIGIPIN (Digital Postal Index Number) system, developed in...
Current Affairs
India’s Installed Nuclear Power Capacity
27 July 2024 | blogwebContext: India’s installed Nuclear Power Capacity to Triple by 2031-32. “The present installed nuclear power capacity is set to increase...
Current Affairs
State’s Right to Levy Tax on Mineral Rights
27 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The Supreme Court, in a decision by a 9-judge constitution bench with an 8:1 majority, ruled that states have...
Economy
Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB)
25 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Cashfree Payments, a (Non-Bank) company specialising in banking solutions and payments, received the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) approval...
Economy
World Bank Group Guarantee Platform
24 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The World Bank Group has launched a new guarantee platform to enhance private sector financing for development, aiming to...
Economy
India’s Declining Garment Export Performance
23 July 2024 | blogwebContext: According to a report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), garment exports declined to $14.5 billion in the...
Economy
Rise of Indian Patent Applications
23 July 2024 | blogwebContext: In FY24, domestic patent applications surpassed foreign ones for the first time, driven by growth in chemicals, pharma, computer...
