What is the lowdown on minimum support price for crops?
What is it? Amid farmers’ unrest in many parts of the country, the demand for an increase in minimum support price (MSP) has been voiced regularly. A part of the…
SASEC Road Connectivity Investment Program
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for upgradation and widening of 65 kms of Imphal-Moreh Section of NH-39 in…
Advantages and Disadvantages of Goods and Service Tax
Fodder Points for Mains: The goods and services tax, one nation, one tax and one market is a radical step towards India's transformation into a common market. GST was not just…
Startup India Virtual Hub
The Commerce & Industry Minister launched the Startup India Virtual Hub, an online platform for all stakeholders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India to discover, connect and engage with each…
Foreign trade policy and Trade negotiations of India
The Commerce Ministry has sought to shed from its portfolio non-core areas including Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) implementation, as well as administrative control over commodity boards and certain Public Sector…
India to have bigger population than China by 2024
In seven years Indians will cross the 1.44 billion mark and the nation will go on to have a bigger population than China, according to a UN report. ‘The World…
All about Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
What is the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code? Passed in 2016, the code was formulated to make the process of shutting down and exiting a business easier and less time-consuming. Apart…
The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley introduced ‘The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill’ in Lok Sabha, that makes holding the demonetised ₹1,000/500 notes a punishable offence. According to the Bill,…
The Economic Survey 2016-17 Basics
The Indian Economy has sustained a macro-economic environment of relatively lower inflation, fiscal discipline and moderate current account deficit coupled with broadly stable rupee-dollar exchange rate. The Economic Survey 2016-17…