Category: Economy Schemes and Initiatives

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj tabled a report raising serious concerns about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) wage rates.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal issued a provocative critique of the Indian startup ecosystem at the second edition of the Startup Mahakumbh.

First No Objection Certificate has been issued via the newly launched Digital Portal for National Waterways for developing a Jetty on River Mandovi in Goa.

Union Cabinet approved Modernization of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM)

Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) – Key Employment Unemployment Indicators for 2024 released

Recently, Volatility Index (India VIX) registered its highest single-day spike ever.

CBDT signed the highest number of Advance Pricing Agreements in a financial year

Pahal DBT Scheme and the ‘Give It Up’ campaign have completed a decade. 

A first-of-its-kind analysis of the District Mineral Foundations (DMF) shows that despite collecting about ₹1-lakh crore in the past decade, more than half the funds is unspent.

National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT), the InvIT set up by NHAI in 2020, has successfully concluded fourth round of fund-raising

The central government has proposed to abolish the Equalisation Levy on online advertisements.

10th report on ‘Demands for Grants (2025-26)’ of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) highlights various issues regarding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)