CONTEXT The Centre’s flagship rural employment scheme (MGNREGA) has run out of funds halfway through the financial year. This means that payments for MGNREGA workers as well as material costs will...
News/ Context: Signalling a greater shift towards formalisation of the economy, the share of the large informal sector in overall economic activity dipped sharply in 2020-21 even as informal workers...
News/Context: Unseasonal rains in Uttar Pradesh and a higher diversion to ethanol production are likely to result in a drop in sugar production this year, according to industry estimates. With...
News/Context: Bitcoin, the most popular private cryptocurrency in the world, has been rallying this year, hitting an all-time high of over $66,000 last week. Many investors have been piling into...
News/Context: The government is likely to launch the next tranche of the Bharat Bond ETF by December and expects to raise over Rs 10,000 crore to fund growth plans of...
CONTEXT: In the latest Global Hunger Index 2021, India slips to 101st spot, behind Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal only 15 Countries faring worse than India this year, like- Papua New Guinea (102) ...
News/ Context: The government is likely to amend the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 so that the National Payment System Trust (NPS) could be separated from the...
CONTEXT : S-W monsoon, which generally covers the months from June to September in India, retreats along parts of northern Karnataka, Telangana, Odisha, Bengal and the NE States in October...
Livestock is generally defined as domesticated animals raised in an agricultural environment to produce labor and commodities such as milk, eggs, meat, wool, fur, leather, etc. It is a kind...
For the overall development and prosperity of an energy-dependent country like India, the availability and accessibility of energy supplies at affordable costs are decisive. The electricity sector could be classified into...
