Category: Economy
Open Market Sales Scheme | FCI
Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister announces revised Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) Policy for 2024-25
Rubber Board | Rubber
Rubber Board unveiled 2 new initiatives to promote Rubber production.
Consumer Price Index
The headline retail inflation rate in December, based on CPI (Combined), has slipped below the upper limit of the 4+/- 2 per cent band of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) medium-term inflation target
Startup India Initiative
Ministry of Commerce & Industry marks 9 years of Startup India Initiative.
National Turmeric Board | Turmeric Industry in India
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry launches National Turmeric Board.
National Livestock Mission
National Livestock Mission (NLM) Operational Guidelines 2.0 released.
Poverty rate below 5%: SBI Report
According to an SBI Report, India’s poverty rate fell below 5% in 2024, with extreme poverty nearly eradicated, based on inflation-adjusted estimates from the 2011-12 poverty line by the Suresh Tendulkar committee.
Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Researchers have shown that lowering nitric oxide (NO) levels in plants greatly enhances both nitrogen absorption and Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) in rice and Arabidopsis.
National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has launched the 8th edition of the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP).
Future of Jobs Report 2025
The World Economic Forum recently released its bi-annual Future of Jobs Report 2025 edition.
GDP Estimate 2024-25
The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) recently released the First Advance Estimates of Annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the Financial Year (FY) 2024-25, including its expenditure components at both Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices.