Context: An upturn in the global economy—now growing by about 3 per cent—paves the way to reorient policy towards longer-term issues such as addressing climate change, tackling existing inequalities and…
Context: After rising up in the Ease of Doing Business Index, India has upgraded its ranks in ‘The Legatum Prosperity Index 2017’ as well. At present, the rising trend in…
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What is it? A clause in the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill 2017, introduced in Parliament in August, has created unease. The clause lays the ground for a ‘bail-in’ of failing…
The monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India on Dec 6 2017 decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6%, for the second consecutive meeting. RBI did…
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The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6%, for the second consecutive meeting, while maintaining its neutral stance.…
NITI Aayog in collaboration with the European Union delegation to India have released the Strategy on Resource Efficiency at a function in the capital. The report included in action plan…
The 10th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES) was held at Kathmandu. The theme of three day summit is "Deepening Economic Integration for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in South Asia". The…
Why the interest in virtual currencies? Bitcoin saw its value trading at above $10,000 (about Rs. 6.43 lakh) per bitcoin, up by about 900% from its value on January 1,…
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