Posted in Economy Environment Pollution

Composite Water Management Index (CWMI)

NITI Aayog is currently considering the possibility of discontinuing a pivotal water report (CWMI) that was initially launched five years ago.

Posted in Economy Agriculture Economy Schemes and Initiatives

PM-KISAN | PM-KISAN Bhai

Centre plans to incentivise small and marginal farmers under a scheme likely to be named PM-KISAN Bhai (Bhandaran Incentive) scheme.

UDAN Scheme
Posted in Economy Economy Schemes and Initiatives Energy and Infrastructure

UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) Scheme

Context: The country’s third-largest airport in terms of passenger traffic, the Bengaluru International Airport, has seen a rapid proliferation of…

Posted in Economy Economy Institutions International Groupings

IMF Quotas and Special Drawing Rights (SDR)

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a proposal to make a 50 per cent increase in the quota allocated to members in proportion to their current quotas.

state of food and agriculture
Posted in Economy Agriculture

State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) Report 2023

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) released State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) Report 2023 recently.

silk
Posted in Environment Economy Species in news

Silkworms | Silk Colour

Researchers in China, proposed a model to explain how different combinations of mutations give rise to the different colours of the cocoons.

Posted in Economy Agriculture Economy Schemes and Initiatives

World Food India 2023

Ministry of Food Processing Industries organised WFI 2023 to celebrate 2023 as International Year of Millets, and showcase India as ‘food basket of the world’.

Posted in Economy Agriculture Economy Schemes and Initiatives

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)

Centre to extend Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (free ration scheme) for over 80 crore people for next five years.

Posted in Economy Environment Environment Schemes and Initiatives

Sustainability Bond | Sovereign Green Bonds

India Exim Bank has listed its 10-year $1billion sustainability bond on Sustainable Bond Market platform at London Stock Exchange.

MEP
Posted in Economy Agriculture Economy Concepts

Minimum Export Price (MEP)

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $ 800 per tonne on onion exports till December 31 2023.

Core Sectors in Industry
Posted in Economy Concepts

Core Sectors in Industry

Core sector output grew 8.1% in September

Posted in Economy Economy Institutions International Groupings World Affairs

World Gold Council

Demand for gold in India grew by 10% in Q3 2023 (July-September) as compared with the same period last year according to data released by the World Gold Council (WGC)