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In the current times, the concept of US being the superpower after the disintegration of Soviet Union in 1991 doesn’t hold true. With emerging economies in the Indo- Pacific, it has becoming multi-polar world. As around 60% the trade happens in this region, there is tremendous opportunity for investment & development in the region. However, […]
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The agriculture sector is engaging almost 51% population directly or indirectly and contributing only 17% of GD. However over a certain period of time agriculture production is on the rise after the implementation of Government Schemes such as PM-Fasal Beema Yojana, Krishi Sichai yojana, PM-Krishan yojana, Kisan Credit Card Yojana etc. Agrarian distress:– Small landholding.
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Here is list of top 50 Central Banks in world along with country, currency, bank rate Central Bank/Reserve Bank Country Currency Bank Rate Website Federal Reserve System USA US Dollar 0.25% https://www.federalreserve.gov/ European Central Bank Euro Zone Euro 0% https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ Bank of Japan Japan Japanese Yen -0.10% https://www.boj.or.jp/ People’s Bank of China China Renminbi 4.30%
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NIRF Ranking NIRF (or National Institutional Ranking Framework) by Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), has become a prime indicator of ranking of colleges, universities and institutes in different learning fields. Each year, MHRD publish NIRF Ranking before admission season. These rankings covers best institutes in Engineering, Medical, Dental, Management, College, University, Law, Pharmacy
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) presented the monetary policy review in wake of COVID 19 pandemic on March 27,2020. This monetary policy review was very important due to current health emergency and economics situation of country due to coronavirus pandemic. Overall objective of monetary policy for March 2020 is to: Mitigate the negative effects of COVID
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Introduction:- Recently released GDP data of the government allows a meagre 4.5% growth in the second quarter of the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The underlying reasons have been largely pointed out by several sources as demand, a create unorganized sector, etc. Consumption and demand in Indian economy As shown in the basic economic textbook, demand remains
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Launched in: Budget 2020-21 New feature: This scheme is extension to Sabka Vishvas scheme(launched in 2019), which was aimed for indirect taxes. In this scheme, direct taxes are covered, and scope is widened to cover litigation pending in various Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) Objective of Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas tak Scheme The scheme aims to benefit
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Scheme name: NIRVIK Full form of Nirvik: Niryat Rin Vikas Yojana Hindi meaning of Nirvik: Unafraid and Unbowed Objective of Nirvik: To enhance loan availability and ease the lending process Launch: Union Budget 2020-21 Another name: Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) Under Ministry: Commerce and Industry Ministry Department: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC)
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Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on 2nd October 2014 to make our country clean on a mission mode by 2nd October 2019. The main objective of the scheme was to inculcate behavioural change among the people through various activities like construction of toilets in both urban and rural including community toilets, toilet in the school,
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1. Naipunya Ratham launched by Andhra Govt. A. NAIPUNYA RATHAM, a multi-utility vehicle which aims to bring technology to the remote corners launched by Andhra Pradesh Government. B. 12 more Naipunya Rathams by May this year will be roll out by government announced by Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu. C. It will will facilitate and look to improve
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National Productivity Day on February 12, and National Productivity Week till 18th February is observed, the National Productivity Council. It is the 60th Anniversary of the National Productivity Council and is being celebrated as Diamond Jubilee Year. As the theme for the National Productivity Week -2018, “Industry 4.0 Leapfrog Opportunity for India “ has been
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Here is the list of Government scheme, which can be easily confused in term of Ministry under which it works. For instant “Revenue Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops” may be guessed wrongly under Ministry of Agriculture. But it is not so, it is under Ministry of Commerce. Do you know python pandas offers data structures
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Taking note of the witness not provided appropriate protection by the state as one of the reasons for them to turn hostile, the Supreme court has approved India’s first witness protection scheme. Provisions of the scheme:- There should be safeguards that witness and accused do not come face to face during investigation or trial and
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International Labour Organisation (ILO) has produced report of World Employment and Social Outlook Report 2019. The report, published by the ILO highlights the major factor which impact employability, quality of work and economic growth. International labour organization (ILO) has identified key factors for sustainable development. World Employment and Social Outlook is based on point#8 which
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This is fourth article/Video in series of 6 article/videos on Social Issues related to health for year 2018-19. In this video following issues has been discussed. 1.Allied and Healthcare Council of India 2.Indian Health Fund (IHF) 3.Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health 4.National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) 5.Severe Acute Malnutrition Do you know sklearn
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Monetary policy committee conducted its third bi-annual RBI policy review in August 2019. Here are the key highlights of RBI Policy meet Key highlights of RBI Monetary Policy Review Low economic growth forecasts RBI has revised GDP growth forecast to 6.9% (from earlier 7%) for 2019-20. Why is GDP growth rate declining in India? GDP
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As the climate is changing day by day, the atmospheric temperature also increases because of the greenhouse gases, Ozone layer depletion, etc. All these impact the health of the community of the grey nation. Hence, taking a cooling action plan is a need of the hour. Objectives of the India’s cooling action plan – Reduces
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The unemployment rate in India was 7.2% in February 2019, higher since September 2016 according to the latex data compile by centre for monitoring Indian economy (CMIC) to improve the employability of student by introducing employment allowance into the learning process of the higher education system, the Ministry of Human Resource Development introduced SHREYAS scheme.
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Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi remarked that “ for every 1 Rupee sent/allotted from Delhi, only 15 paisa reaches on the ground “. This statement explains the scale of intermediates and associated corruption, misappropriation of funds meant for welfare Delivery scheme. To avoid the issue of intermediaries and to ensure beneficiaries receive their benefits, the
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World War-II Memorial inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh (Changlang district). Build by Union Cultural Ministry 10th Global forum for Food & Agriculture (GFFA)was held in Berlin, Germany (18th-20th Jan); with Theme: “Shaping the future of Livestock- Sustainably, Responsibly, Efficiently” India ranks 62nd among emerging economies on the Inclusive Development Index, falling from its last year’s ranking of
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