Ethanol Blending and Sugarcane Diversion in India
08 May 2025 | The Study IASFood vs fuel: Surge in ethanol blending and its impacts Context: India is aiming to raise the ethanol blending ratio...
Food vs fuel: Surge in ethanol blending and its impacts Context: India is aiming to raise the ethanol blending ratio...
‘For poor, populous states like Bihar, MSMEs key to job creation’: N K Singh Context: A recent report by the...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a growth-focused budget on February 1, 2025, targeting middle-class relief, agricultural reforms, and sustainable development....
Context: A day after US President Donald Trump issued fresh tariff threats against India and other countries, the White House...
Context: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently issued new guidelines recommending the use of low sodium salt substitutes (LSSS)...
Context: A recent working paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), titled 400 Million Dreams, highlights...
Context: A two-day Chintan Shivir of Labour Ministers and Secretaries from the Union and State governments concluded on January 30,...
Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reported a significant rise in its Digital Payments Index (DPI), reflecting the...
Context: The US administration under President Donald Trump has proposed to impose a 100% tariff on BRICS members if they...
Context: ARCs are shifting focus from wholesale distressed assets to retail distressed assets. The wholesale segment stress has decreased in...
Context: Recent data from the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) reveals that only 12 out of 82 approved applicants have...
Context: The government’s flagship Operation Greens scheme, aimed at stabilizing crop prices and benefiting farmers, has spent just 34% of...
Context: The Government of India is embarking on an ambitious plan to transform its 204 lighthouses along its extensive 7,500-kilometer...
Context: In a recent panel discussion in New Delhi, French economist Thomas Piketty suggested that a wealth and inheritance tax...
Context: The passing of Dr. Manmohan Singh marks the end of an era for India—an era of transformative economic reforms...