Context The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister has approved Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) with the objective of increasing efficiency of PACS, bringing transparency…
Context The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister was apprised of a Strategic Partnership Agreement signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and…
Salt sector crisis pinches livelihood of lakhs Context While farmers suffer due to lack of MSP, salt workers are in distress for want of wage system and security. Salt industry…
Context The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all banks to provide customers with the option of Interoperable Card-less Cash Withdrawal (ICCW) at their ATMs. About Interoperable Card-less Cash…
Context India has witnessed the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a six-position jump from 43rd to 37th rank on the annual World Competitiveness Index 2022 compiled by the…
Reading GDP growth data Context India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.7% in 2021-22 (or FY22) according to the “provisional estimates” released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The GDP…
Context The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres cautioned that the food crisis triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war is going out of control, hitting the poorest countries the most. The global…
States have equal powers to make GST related laws Context Recently, the Supreme Court, in a judgment championing the importance of “cooperative federalism” for the well-being of democracy, held that…
Context The government is reportedly considering a regulatory framework for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to lay the ground for the possible listing of Indian companies through this route in the future.…
Indians can now make payments using UPI in UAE Context Now, Indians can now make payments using UPI in UAE payments at shops, retail establishments and other merchants in the gulf…
