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...
Economy
Current Affairs
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...
Economy
Local Job Quotas in the Private Sector
23 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories, and Other Establishments Bill, 2024, which seeks to...
Economy
Financial Literacy: Empowering Women for a Secure Future
22 July 2024 | blogwebContext: World Economic Forum’s Longevity Economy Principles report shows that inclusive financial ecosystems promote individual decision-making freedom, and empowering women...
Economy
Navigating Economic Indicators and Policy Implications
22 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The economy shows a paradox of weak consumption growth, sluggish employment, and low core inflation despite strong overall growth,...
Economy
Rise of Maize Production in India
20 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Maize production in India tripled from 11.5 million tonnes in 1999-2000 to over 35 million tonnes in 2023-24. Average...
Economy
Fourth Phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
19 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The government plans to launch the fourth phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-IV) to connect 50,000...
Economy
India’s Informal Economy
19 July 2024 | blogwebContext:Data from the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Enterprises (ASUS) shows Informal Economy which is crucial for job creation and employing...
Economy
Transactions to be reported as fraud to RBI
18 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued updated Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management (MDoFRM) stipulating that ten specific types...
