Steel Import Monitoring System 2.0 Portal
29 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries, recently unveiled the upgraded Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) 2.0. This...
Economy
Current Affairs
Current Affairs
White Category Industries
27 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 | The Study UPSCContext: The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories, and Other Establishments Bill, 2024, which seeks to...