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Natural Farming Subject :Environment Section :Agriculture Context: Natural farming gets a push with focus on assured input supplies : Budget 2023. More on the News: Over the next three years the government will facilitate one crore farmers to adopt natural farming for which Finance Minister unveiled a detailed plan, starting from increasing production […]
Decentralised storage capacity Subject: Economy Section: Msc Context: India will have world’s largest decentralised storage capacity: Union Cooperation Minister. More on the News: With the Budget announcement to set up decentralised storage capacity, Union Cooperation Minister said India will have the world’s largest decentralised storage capacity by the cooperative sector which will help […]
Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes Subject :Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: The Government announced a new scheme — ‘Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes’ (MISHTI) in the Union Budget under which plantation along the coastline will be taken up for which funds from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme […]
Inclusive growth Subject :Economy Section: National income Context: Budget 202324 is a bold step towards envisioning a prosperous and inclusive India Inclusive growth means economic growth that creates employment opportunities and helps in reducing poverty. It means having access to essential services in health and education by the poor. It includes providing equality of opportunity, empowering people through education and skill development. It also […]
Capital expenditure Subject : Economy Section : Fiscal Policy Context : Continuing with the template of the last couple of years, the Budget is big on capital expenditure which is up by a whopping 37 per cent at ₹10lakh crore, accounting for 3.3 per cent of GDP Concept – The central theme of the Budget 2022-23 was investment in infrastructure, and development. Sitharaman announced capital expenditure at ₹7.5-lakh crore. That’s about 2.9 per cent of GDP. Together with grant-in-aid to States, the effective capital expenditure […]
Electronic Gold Receipts Subject :Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: No capital gains on conversions between physical gold and EGR: Budget 2023. More on the News Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) were launched by BSE last October. EGRs are digital receipts of gold issued against the amount of physical gold lying with vault providers. There […]
Plan in place to eradicate invasive plant species from Kerala’s wildlife habitat Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Senna spectabilis poses a severe threat to natural forests and should be removed using a threefold approach for large trees, large saplings, and small saplings. More on the News: The Nodal Centre for Biological Invasions (NCBI) […]
Foreign Exchange Reserve Subject : Economy Context: India has sufficient forex reserves to finance CAD and intervene in forex market: Eco Survey Findings in Economic Survey: India’s forex reserves, as on January 20, stood at $573.727 billion. The country recorded a current account deficit of 3 per cent of GDP in H1 FY23 […]
Capex-led growth Subject :Economy Section : Fiscal Policy Context: Capex-led growth to bring back animal spirits, help manage debt levels: Economic Survey. More on the News: Survey said the government’s thrust on capex, particularly in the infrastructure-intensive sectors like roads and highways, railways, and housing and urban affairs, has longer-term implications for growth. […]
Rare earth elements and critical minerals Subject :Geography Section : Economic Geography Context: Rare earth elements and critical minerals will be next geopolitical battleground: Economic Survey More on the News: REE and CM are essential for generating renewable energy (RE). The problem is that they are produced in a few countries and processed […]