Project PRAYAS
Posted in World Affairs Economy Human Geography International Groupings

Project Promoting Regular Assisted Migration for Youth and Skilled Professionals (Project PRAYAS)

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) launched Project Promoting Regular Assisted Migration for Youth and Skilled Professionals.

Raising & Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP)
Posted in Economy Economy Schemes and Initiatives Industry Sector

Raising & Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP)

MSME Ministry launched 3 sub-schemes under RAMP programme.

National Geoscience Data Repository
Posted in Economy Economy Schemes and Initiatives Energy and Infrastructure

National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal

Union Ministry of Mines is to launch the National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal.

Logistics Ease Across Different State (LEADS) 2023
Posted in Economy Energy and Infrastructure

Logistics Ease Across Different State (LEADS) 2023

The 5th edition of the Logistics Ease Across Different State (LEADS) annual exercise provides insights into improvement of logistics performance at State/UT level.

Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)
Posted in Economy Economy Institutions

Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)

Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) has warned of stringent action against airport operators/service providers.

Countervailing duties
Posted in Economy Economy Concepts

Countervailing duties

U.S. and the EU have imposed Countervailing duties on Indian products against the RoDTEP scheme.

Posted in Economy Concepts Economy

Social Stock Exchange (SSE)

SGBS Unnati becomes the first entity to list on the social stock exchange.

Multifunction Crypto-asset Intermediaries
Posted in Economy ICT Science & Technology

Multifunction Crypto-asset Intermediaries

Release of Financial Stability Board (FSB)’s report on Multifunction Crypto-asset Intermediaries (MCIs).

Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme
Posted in Economy Agriculture Environment Environment Schemes and Initiatives

Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS)

Launch of country’s 1st Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS) recently.

Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP)
Posted in Economy Economy Schemes and Initiatives Governance

Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP)

NITI Aayog released the 1st Delta Ranking of Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP).

Jute
Posted in Economy Agriculture Geography

Jute crop

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging for the Jute Year 2023 -24 under Jute Packaging Materials (JPM) (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987.

Repo Rates
Posted in Economy Economy Concepts Economy Institutions

Repo Rates | Policy Stances

RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously decided to keep repo rates unchanged at 6.5%.