53rd GST Council Meeting
Context The 53rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council met in Delhi under the Chairpersonship of the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs. Key Recommendations of the GST Council Meeting…
Market Access Initiative scheme
Context Ahead of the interim Budget 2024, exporters have urged the government to allocate funds worth $3.88 billion for the Market Access Initiative scheme to promote Indian exports and help…
National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR)
#mines_resources #portal #economy National Geoscience Data Repository(NGDR) 👉 NGDR has been created, as a part of the National Mineral Exploration Policy, 2016, hosting all baseline and exploration-related geoscientific data in…
LEADS 2023 Report
Context Logistics Ease Across Different State (LEADS) 2023 report ➖ Released by the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry. ➖ LEADS was conceived on the lines of Logistics Performance Index…
Investor Risk Reduction Access platform
Context The Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) is a platform that will act as a ‘safety net’ for investors in case of technical glitches faced by a trading member or…
Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC)
Context Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), in its World Energy Outlook 2023, report has highlighted that India’s Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), 2017 for commercial buildings sets it apart from…
Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB)
Context The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has brought under its direct regulation all entities termed as Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB) facilitating cross-border payments for import and export of goods…
National Efficient Cooking Programme
Context Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of Public Sector Undertakings under Ministry of Power, launched its groundbreaking National Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP) and Energy Efficient Fans Programme…
India bans exports of some rice varieties
Context This year, India banned the export of non-basmati white rice amid depleting public stock in the Central pool, elevated cereal prices, and looming threat of the uneven monsoon. How…
India has become an OIML certificate-issuing authority
Context India has become an OIML certificate-issuing authority. The Legal Metrology Division, Department of Consumer Affairs, is now authorised to issue OIML certificates. What is the OIML? The OIML stands…