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India Africa trade Subject :Economy Section : External Sector Concept : The African Union is India’s fourth largest trading partner after the US, China and the UAE. India has a negative trade balance with Africa, implying a dominance of imports over exports. In 2019-20, India’s trade deficit with Africa was valued at $9.1 […]
High-speed rail network’s first train to arrive soon Subject :Economy Section :Infrastructure Context: Trial run on Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor expected in late 2022 being built by National Capital Region Transport Corporation. National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) The NCRTC is a joint venture of the Centre and the governments […]
Activists to press for passage of Trafficking Bill Subject :Governance Section : Vulnerable section Trafficking in Human Beings or Persons is prohibited under the Constitution of India under Article 23 (1) .( Fundamental Rights -Part III ) The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA) is the premier legislation for prevention of trafficking for […]
India, SA, Indonesia want focus on e-commerce developmental aspects Subject: Economy Section: Indian economy Call for discussions on redressing inequitable gains, uneven spread. This is for consideration at the 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva beginning on June 12. The submission by the three is also important in the light of attempts made by […]
WHO report on Covid-19 origins Subject: Science and Technology Section: Context: A panel of experts drafted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic and prepare a framework to investigate future outbreaks has published its first report. The panel, set up in October, comprises 26 experts from […]
April IIP sizzles, hits 8 month high of 7.1% led by power, mining India’s industrial growth, as per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), quickened to 7.1 percent in April from 2.2 percent in March, data released on June 10 by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed. At 7.1 percent, the […]
CCI penalizes 7 companies for cartelisation in Railways tender Subject: Economy Section: Indian economy Context: The case was initiated on the basis of a lesser penalty application filed by one of the cartelising entities. Under Section 46 of the Competition Act, a cartel member may approach the Commission by way of filing an […]
Surat Diamond Industry Subject: Economy Section: Diamonds are believed to have been recognized and mined in India first, at the spots where considerably alluvial stone deposits could be found many centuries ago along the rivers Penner, Godavari and Krishna. However, the diamond industry started when a local businessman in Surat had brought a […]
Russia delivers more efficient nuclear fuel for Kudankulam Subject: Science and Technology Section: Nuclear energy Context: Rosatom State Corporation of Russia has supplied the first batches of more reliable and cost-efficient nuclear fuel over the existing one, the TVS-2M nuclear fuel, for VVER-1000 reactors in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP). After the next […]
Decline in FDI inflows Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: UNCTAD’s latest World Investment Report suggests a different narrative on foreign direct investment inflows into India in sharp contrast to optimistic official statements of record FDI inflows in 2021-22. The publication shows inflows dropping by 30% to $45 billion in 2021. A proximate […]