Economy

Zinc’s Groundbreaking Impact on Nitrogen Fixation and  Climate-Friendly Farming

Zinc’s Groundbreaking Impact on Nitrogen Fixation and Climate-Friendly Farming

Context: Researchers in France have discovered the crucial role of zinc in promoting the health and productivity of legume crops. ...

Project Nexus

Project Nexus

Context: India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Fast Payments Systems (FPSs) of Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will be...

World Bank Financing for India’s Low-Carbon Transition

World Bank Financing for India’s Low-Carbon Transition

Context: The World Bank has approved an additional $1.5 billion funding for a second initiative to aid India’s transition to...

Petrodollar

Petrodollar

Context: With the The 50-year-old petrodollar agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia expired commentators predicted the end of the...

Indian Government Bonds in JP Morgan Index

Indian Government Bonds in JP Morgan Index

Context: Indian Government Bonds (IGBs) will be included in JP Morgan’s Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) for a period of 10 months....

India’s new trilemma: Kids, Jobs & Emigration

India’s new trilemma: Kids, Jobs & Emigration

What is Demographic Dividend? The term coined by Harvard economist David Bloom, refers to economic growth potential when a country...

Increase in Coffee Exports to Europe

Increase in Coffee Exports to Europe

Context:   Indian coffee exporters are seeing increased demand as European buyers stockpile coffee ahead of the EU Deforestation Regulation...

Micro ATMs

Micro ATMs

Context: The micro-ATM sector has remained resilient despite the rise in digital payments and stagnant pricing.   More on News: ...

Government to Amend MSME Development Act, 2006

Government to Amend MSME Development Act, 2006

Context: Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to amend MSME Development Act, 2006. More on News: The aim...

Currency Swap Arrangement

Currency Swap Arrangement

Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to put in place a revised Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement...

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

Context: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said that India’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regime is achieving “good...

53rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting

53rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting

Context: The GST Council convened after nearly nine months and deliberated on clarifications, tweaks, forbearances, and procedural changes based on...

Power Markets in India

Context: The government has allowed trading of surplus electricity generated from “linkage coal” in power markets to meet peak demand...

The Need for Resilient Infrastructure in India

Context: This past month, Delhi faced unprecedented electricity demand due to relentlessly high temperatures, leading to frequent power cuts in...

Cotton

Context: Recently, the third Meeting of the Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption (COCPC) for the Cotton Season 2023-24 was...