The World Economic Forum (WEF), NITI Aayog, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Cornell University will work to develop an India Innovation Index. Index will provide impetus to states to…
The term ‘substantial minority population’ in the PM’s new 15 Point Programme applies to such districts/sub-district units where at least 25% of the total population of that unit belongs to…
The India INX is located in the country's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), which is located in GIFT City. The India INX is a wholly owned subsidiary of BSE…
Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) is the charge (rate) charged by the bank to the merchants for letting the merchants collect payments through swiping of credit and debit cards. The merchant…
In the 2016 year end review, CBDT the apex policy making body of the IT dept declared GAAR will kick in from April 2017. Legislation against tax avoidance, GAAR or…
After launching the ambitious “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” (B3P) campaign against female foeticide in Panipat in January 2015 & two years later, Haryana, notorious for its skewed sex ratio and…
In Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada will be host to the first Digi Dhan Mela in the State. Digi Dhan Melas are being organised across the country topromote cashless transactions. Union Minister…
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has approved the adoption of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The resolution, adopted on 4 December, recognizes “the importance…
Government has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of jute and its products from Bangladesh and Nepal to protect domestic industry. The anti-dumping duty has been imposed for five years, a revenue…
The National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) is a dedicated fund maintained by the Government of India for supplementing the disaster relief efforts of various state governments and is operated under…
