Economic Development

International Container Transhipment Port in Great Nicobar Island Recently the Central Government has initiated the process of construction of International Container Transshipment Port (ICTT) at Great Nicobar Island (GNI). The project is likely to be

Coal India Ltd to Launch M-Sand Projects in a Big Way Recently Coal India Limited (CIL) will start large scale Manufactured Sand (M-Sand) projects. CIL provides processing facilities for waste overburden in its open cast

World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2023″ report released Recently, the “World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023” report has been released by the International Labor Organization (ILO). It is an annual report issued by

Rs 35,000 crore investment for network expansion of Inland Water Transport (IWT) Recently, the chairman of the ‘Inland Waterways Authority of India’ (IWAI) has said that India will invest Rs 35,000 crore for the expansion

First Aspirational District to Implement 5G Technology Recently Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh became the first district in India to conduct on-ground deployment of advanced 5G use cases introduced by Aspirational District startup. Salient Features

Rural Health Statistics Report According to the Rural Health Statistics report recently published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India is grappling with an acute shortage of specialist doctors. Community Health Centers (CHCs)

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) Recently the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has renamed the ‘free food grain scheme’ as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). The Central Government

Samudrayaan Mission Recently, under the Samudrayaan mission, 3 persons will be sent 6000 meters below the surface in the sea. As a part of the ‘Samudrayan Mission’ launched by the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences,

Gini Coefficient Recently, the Economic Research Department of State Bank of India (SBI) has released its research report named ‘Ecowrap’. It analyzes the impact of rice and wheat procurement shares on the Gini coefficient for

17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention organized in Indore Recently the Prime Minister has inaugurated the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention in Indore. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated once in every two years. It

Introduction of new system to measure hospitals’ performance Recently National Health Authority (NHAI) has introduced a new system to grade the performance of hospitals under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB –

Global Economic Prospects Report, 2023 Recently the World Bank has released the ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report 2023. The report, published on January 10, projected a robust 6.6 per cent growth for the Indian economy in

Supreme Court asks panel to build framework on road safety Recently, a Supreme Court bench headed by the Chief Justice of India has underlined the urgent need to frame guidelines for road safety in India.

76th BIS foundation day celebrated in Madurai Recently several initiatives have been launched on the 76th Foundation Day of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). BIS was established under the BIS Act 1986. It was

‘SMART’ programme launched to boost R&D in Ayurveda Recently, To promote research and development in Ayurveda in the country, SMART programme has been started for professionals associated with Ayurveda. The full form of SMART program

Demonetization policy upheld in 4-1 Supreme Court verdict Recently, the Supreme Court by a majority of 4:1 upheld the central government’s notification of demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination notes in the year

Stay Safe Online and G20 Digital Innovation Alliance Recently the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has launched the ‘Stay Safe Online’ campaign and the ‘G20 Digital Innovation Alliance (DIA). The Ministry of Electronics

Centre approves revised Kalasa project Recently, the Central Water Commission (CWC) has approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the implementation of the decades-old Kalsa-Banduri drinking water project in the interstate Mahadayi river basin. Its

Centre to roll out new integrated food security The New Integrated Food Security Scheme of the Central Government has started from 1 January 2023. As per the decision taken by the Union Cabinet recently, under

Annual report ‘Road accidents in India – 2021‘ Recently the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released the annual report ‘Road Accidents in India – 2021’. It is based on road accident parameters like

Banking Trends and Progress in India, 2021-22 Report Recently the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the report ‘Trends and Progress of Banking in India, 2021-22’. This report is a statutory publication relating to

Report on the Draft National Tourism Policy Recently the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has submitted its report on the draft National Tourism Policy. Main points of the report The committee has

Ministry of Public Distribution launched ‘Right to Repair’ portal Recently the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has launched the ‘Right to Repair’ portal. The ‘Right to Repair’ portal (https://www.righttorepairindia.in/home) has been launched

One Rank One Pension (OROP) Recently, the Government has approved the revision of pension to be paid to retired defense personnel and their families under One Rank One Pension (OROP). This amendment will be applicable

Report on Import of Coal and Self-Sufficiency Recently, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel has come out with a report titled ‘Import of Coal – Trends and Issues of Self-Reliance’. Import Trends

The Public Trust (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 introduced in Lok Sabha Recently, the Public Trust (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. The bill aims to further promote trust

SEBI nod for Social Stock Exchange (SSE) Recently National Stock Exchange (NSE) has got SEBI approval for Social Stock Exchange (SSE). Social Stock Exchange (SSE) acts as a regulated funding platform. Here profit-making social enterprises

Social Progress Index (SPI) Recently, the Social Progress Index (SPI) 2022 for the states and districts of the country has been released by the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. The SPI has been jointly developed

Carbon markets and their operation  Recently, the Parliament has passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022. With this bill, the government will get the right to set up a carbon market in the country and

48th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST / GST) Council concluded Recently the Union Finance Minister has chaired the 48th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST / GST) Council. The following