National Conference On APAAR: One Nation One Student ID Card The National Conference on APAAR: One Nation One Student ID Card was held in New Delhi. Vital interconnection between APAAR IDs, the Academic Bank of Credit, and Digilocker, facilitating streamlined operations, was also highlighted in the event. APAAR, an acronym for Automated Permanent Academic Account […]
Category: Economics Current Affairs
Retail Inflation
Retail Inflation: India’s retail inflation eased to a three-month low of 5.1% recently. Retail inflation, also known as Consumer Price Index (CPI)inflation, tracks the change in retail prices of goods and services which households purchase for their daily consumption. CPI is calculated for a fixed basket of goods and services that may or may not […]
Focus On Inflation Control : RBI
Focus On Inflation Control : RBI The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintains its focus on curbing inflation by keeping the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% in February 2024 to align inflation with the 4% target. The MPC aims to achieve a medium-term target of 4% inflation within a band of +/- 2%. The MPC […]
Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme : Next Price Fixed
Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme : Next Price Fixed The issue price of the next tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond has been fixed at Rs 6,263 per gram, the Reserve Bank said in a statement recently. Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme are government securities denominated in grams of gold. The SGB Scheme was first launched […]
Inheritance Tax : Oxfam Report
Inheritance Tax : Oxfam Report Oxfam report says that 70% of countries dont have any form of inheritance tax on wealth. The report comes on the backdrop of increased inequalities in income, wealth and possession of resources. Inheritance tax that was levied against a particular asset during the time of its inheritance. It comes under […]
RBI Payment Aggregator Approval
RBI Payment Aggregator Approval: The Reserve Bank of India has granted final authorization for three more companies – Juspay, Decentro, and Zoho – to operate as payment aggregators in India. This approval allows these companies to provide payment services to online merchants by accepting payments from customers. Juspay, Decentro, and Zoho join Stripe, Zomato, and […]
Support To Students For Participating In Competitions Abroad (SSPCA) Initiative
Support To Students For Participating In Competitions Abroad (SSPCA) Initiative: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) recently introduced a scheme named ‘Support to Students for Participating in Competitions Abroad’ (SSPCA). Support to Students for Participating in Competitions Abroad (SSPCA) is an initiative of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) aimed at […]
Guidelines On State Guarantees On Borrowings : RBI
Guidelines On State Guarantees On Borrowings : RBI A Working Group constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made certain recommendations to address issues relating to Guarantees extended by State governments. The Working Group constituted during the 32nd Conference of the State Finance Secretaries held in July 2022. The term Guarantee should be […]
Employees Provident Fund Organisation : Employee Rating Survey
Employees Provident Fund Organisation : Employee Rating Survey The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) have jointly launched the Employer Rating Survey to assess and encourage employers’ support for increasing women’s participation in the workforce. The employer rating survey was launched at an event “Women in the […]
Payments Bank : Restriction
Payments Bank : Restriction The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently imposed restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL), following a system audit report and subsequent compliance validation report of external auditors. A payments bank is like any other bank but operates on a smaller scalewithout involving any credit risk. It was set up based […]
