Category: Economics Current Affairs

National Turmeric Board: The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry inaugurated the National Turmeric Board in New Delhi. It will provide leadership on turmeric related matters, augment the efforts, and facilitate greater coordination with Spices Board and other Government agencies in development and growth of the turmeric sector. Composition of Board: A Chairperson to be […]

Telecom Technology Development Fund: The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) for the development of “Building Blocks for THz Communication Front Ends”for 6G under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF).Telecom Technology Development Fund has been setup under Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) […]

Surge in domestic urea production: India has witnessed a surge in domestic urea production with significant investments in new plants to achieve self-reliance under the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.India’s current urea production capacity stands at over 31.4 million tonnes (MT) as of 2023-24, up from 22 MT in 2011-12. Six greenfield plants have added 7.55 […]

India’s Retail Inflation Drops to 5.22% In December: India’s retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), decreased to 5.22% in December 2024 from 5.48% in November, marking a four-month low. This decline is primarily attributed to a slowdown in food price increases, particularly in vegetables, cereals, and pulses.

Universal Account Number: The Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the deadline for activating Universal Account Numbers (UAN) and linking Aadhaar with bank accounts Universal Account Number (UAN) is a number allotted to all salaried employees, who contribute a part of their income towards the Employee Provident Fund (EPF). It is a 12-digit number […]

RBI Lifts Lending Restrictions on Asirvad Micro Finance and DMI Finance: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted the restrictions imposed on Asirvad Micro Finance Limited and DMI Finance Private Limited, allowing them to resume loan sanctioning and disbursal operations immediately.

Indian microfinance sector has grown by over 2,100% in the past 12 years: Over the past 12 years, India’s microfinance sector has experienced an extraordinary expansion, with its business increasing from ₹17,264 crore in March 2012 to ₹3.93 lakh crore by November 2024—a growth of over 2,100%. This significant rise underscores the sector’s pivotal role […]

Growth forecast of 6.3% for FY25: The State Bank of India (SBI) has revised its GDP growth forecast for the financial year 2024-25 (FY25) to 6.3%, slightly below the National Statistical Office’s (NSO) projection of 6.4%. This adjustment reflects concerns over a slowdown in lending and manufacturing, coupled with a high base effect from the […]

India’s fiscal deficit target of 4.9%: Despite a downward revision in India’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year 2024-25, the government’s fiscal deficit target of 4.9% of GDP remains attainable. The National Statistics Office (NSO) has projected a nominal GDP growth of 9.7% for FY25, slightly below the earlier estimate of 10.5%.

World Gold Council : In News Central banks around the world collectively, in November 2024, added 53 tonnes of gold to their reserves, of which the Reserve Bank of India’s addition was 8 tonnes, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report recently. World Gold Council (WGC) is a non-profit association of the world’s […]