Category: Economics Current Affairs

Sweat Equity Rules: SEBI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has brought into effect the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021. The regulations have widened the scope of employees who can be offered stock (equity) options. SEBI has merged the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 (SBEB Regulations) […]

SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits And Sweat Equity) Regulation, 2021 The Securities and Exchange Board of India has approved the merger of the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 (SBEB Regulations) and the SEBI (Issue of Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2002 (Sweat Equity Regulations) into the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, […]

EASE 4.0: Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today unveiled the fourth edition of the Public Sector Bank (PSB) Reforms Agenda ‘EASE 4.0’ for 2021-22 – tech-enabled, simplified, and collaborative banking She also unveiled the annual report for the PSB Reforms Agenda EASE 3.0 for 2020-21. Public Sector Banks have reported […]

North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report And Dashboard 2021–22: NITI Aayog and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER) will be launching the first edition of the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report and Dashboard 2021–22 on 26 August 2021. The NER District SDG Index and Dashboard is a collaborative […]

National Monetisation Pipeline   The Union Finance Minister has launched the National Monetization Pipeline for the brownfield infrastructure assets. The NMP comprises a four-year pipeline of the Central Government’s brownfield infrastructure assets. Brownfield infrastructure is any previously developed asset that is not currently in use that may be potentially contaminated. The term is also used […]

Four-Tier Structure For The Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs): A Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-appointed committee has suggested a four-tier structure for the Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs). In June 2020, the Central government approved an Ordinance to bring all urban and multi-state co-operative banks under the direct supervision of the RBI. In January 2020, the RBI […]

Alternative Investment Fund For Export-Oriented Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises (MSMEs): Finance minister has launched Rs 250 crore worth Alternative Investment Fund for export-oriented micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Objective of the fund: To Identify Indian enterprises with potential advantages by way of technology, products or processes along with export potential, but which are […]

National Monetisation Pipeline: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, will launch the National Monetisation Pipeline. The National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) comprises a four-year pipeline of the Central Government’s brownfield infrastructure assets. Besides providing visibility to investors, NMP will also serve as a medium-term roadmap for the Asset Monetisation initiative of the […]

Ubharte Sitaare Alternative Investment Fund: The Ministry of Finance has launched ‘Ubharte Sitaare’ Alternative Investment Fund to facilitate debt and equity funding to export-oriented MSMEs (Micro Small and medium Enterprises). The fund is expected to identify Indian enterprises with potential advantages, but which are currently underperforming or unable to tap their latent potential to grow. […]