Economy

Finalisation of New Producer Price Index (PPI) Model

Context:  Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) announced the finalisation of a new Producer Price Index PPI...

Digital Bharat Nidhi (DNB)

Context: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released draft rules to operationalise the Digital Bharat Nidhi, it would replace the erstwhile...

Right to Repair

Context:Centre asked the automobile companies to join the unified Right to Repair Portal India which has been launched by the...

MEITY to Seek More Funds for Semiconductor Mission

Context: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is seeking additional funding from the Finance Ministry to further support semiconductor...

Balance of Payment

Context:RBI showed that India’s current account registered a surplus of 0.6% of GDP during the fourth quarter (Jan-Mar) of the...

SEHER Program For Supporting Women Entrepreneurs

Context: The SEHAR program, launched through a partnership between the WEP and TransUnion CIBIL, to significantly empower women entrepreneurs in...

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Context: The SCO meeting in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana concluded with Belarus becoming the organisation’s 10th member.   Key Highlights of...

Permaculture: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Agriculture

Permaculture: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Agriculture

Context: A recent study by researchers from RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau and BOKU University has shown that permaculture can significantly...

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Context: India’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports touched a near four-year high as gas-based power output jumps amid severe heatwave. ...

Surplus Milk Powder: Dairy Industry’s New Problem

Surplus Milk Powder: Dairy Industry’s New Problem

Context: Cooperative and private dairies are holding an estimated 3-3.25 lakh tonnes (lt) of Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) stocks at...

Advisory Committee on National Account Statistics

Advisory Committee on National Account Statistics

Context: The Union government recently reconstituted the Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics chaired by Bishwabnath Goldar.   About the...

86th Session of the Executive Committee of Codex Alimentarius Commission

Context: India’s Participation in the 86th Session of the Executive Committee of Codex Alimentarius Commission, which was held at the...

Draft Foreign Exchange Management Regulations, 2024

Context: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced Draft Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2024 ...

Government plans a PLI scheme to boost critical mineral recycling and support the circular economy

Government plans a PLI scheme to boost critical mineral recycling and support the circular economy

Context: The Ministry of Mines is in the early stages of developing a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) program aimed at...

RBI’s surplus transfer to the Government

RBI’s surplus transfer to the Government

Context : RBI announced last month that it is transferring a sizable dividend to the government, significantly more than what...