Category: Economy
Federal Funds Rate
Federal Open Market Committee meeting was determined to raise the targeted federal funds rate to a range of 5.25% to 5.5%.
Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Regime
Standing Committee of Parliament on Chemicals and Fertilizers reports called for ending the import dependence on fertilizers such as urea, diammonium phosphate (DAP), muriate of potash (MOP), and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK).
Open Market Sales Scheme (OMSS)
Centre decided to additionally sell wheat and rice through the Open Market Sales Scheme for Food Corporation of India (FCI) stocks.
SATAT scheme
The parliamentary standing committee on petroleum and natural gas criticizes Oil Ministry and its PSUs for not prioritizing CBG projects in the country.
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) has refused to reveal any information on unaccounted income and wealth.
Retail Inflation & Monetary Policy Committee
India’s retail inflation may have spiked close to or over the 6% upper tolerance threshold of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in July, owing to a broad-based uptick in food prices.
Bhu-Vision
Bhu-Vision, also known as KRISHI-RASTAA Soil Testing System has been officially launched at AICRP (ICAR-IIRR), Hyderabad.
SVAMITVA Scheme
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has set a new target for its loan scheme for street vendors.
Vivad se Vishwas II
Context: The Union government introduces ‘Vivad se Vishwas II’ scheme for resolving contractual disputes. About Vivad se Vishwas II: About…
Geographical Indication (GI) tag
Seven products across India [Rajasthan (4), Goa (2), Uttar Pradesh (1)] were given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag recently.
World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan
Minister of Cooperation replied in the Lok Sabha about the World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector.









