TRANSFORM AGRICULTURE TO ATTRACT YOUTH.
It’s the biggest enterprise in india. Need to replicate success story of AMUL around the country. Women contribute 90% to the rural dairy economy. overall contribution of women…
AGRI REFORMS 3: THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020
Context: The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020 allows intra-state and inter-state trade of farmers’ produce beyond the physical premises of APMC markets. State…
EFFECT OF ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ ON LIFE-SAVING MEDICINES
Focus: GS-II Indian Economy Why in news? The Ministry of Railways has written to the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry,…
DANGEROUS SUGGESTION
Context: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-deputy governor Viral Acharya argued against allowing companies to own banks because it would allow non-financial businesses to gain easy access…
A normalisation of WFH is unlikely to raise women’s participation in the labour force
Context: A recent report from LinkedIn suggested that Indian women increased their participation in paid work between April and July because the new normal of “work from home”…
Reinforcing RBI’s accountability
Context: Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), was 6.7% in the January-March quarter, 6.6% in the April-June quarter (based on imputed data) and 6.9% in…
BANKS TOLD TO ENSURE INTEREST PAYBACK, RBI TELLS SC
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) informed the Supreme Court that it has advised banks and financial companies to fully comply…
The road to economic recovery
Context: The return of economic activity and declining active Covid-19 cases in India have raised hopes of recovery. Yet a second wave in Europe and US raise concerns….
PLFS: DIP IN URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BEFORE LOCKDOWN
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Statistics from the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for the quarter ending December 2019 show that the urban unemployment rate…
PROTECTION FROM IMPORTS TIME BOUND
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Any tariff protection to promote local manufacturing in India will come with an in-built sunset clause, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman said, asserting…