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Startup India Seed Fund Scheme Subject : Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: The Scheme was announced during the ‘Prarambh: StartupIndia International Summit’ which marked the five-year anniversary of the Startup India initiative. About the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS): Aim: To provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, […]
An event to flag Subject : History Section: Modern History Context: The national flag was a slight changeover from the swaraj flag which was first hoisted at the Indian National Congress Session in Calcutta in 1911 by the late DadabhaiNaoroji On July 22 July, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru moved the following Resolution before the […]
The evergreen revolution: Making hunger history Subject :Agriculture The green revolution in the 1960s and 1970s was based on the development and spread of new genetic strains of wheat, rice, maize and other crops characterised by their ability to utilise water, sunlight and plant nutrients effectively and convert them into grains. According to […]
It’s all about money – the evolution of banking sector in India Subject :History Section: Modern India Robert Clive could have never met with success, had it not been for the banking firm of the Jagat Seths. Similarly, one of the key reasons that Delhi eventually fell in 1858, a year into the […]
Did Veer Savarkar ‘propose’ two-nation theory? How Islamists and Congress have lied about the idea that is inherent in Islamic theology Subject : History Section: Modern History The two-nation theory was first promulgated way back in 1876 by Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of the Aligarh Muslim University, and not by Savarkar in […]
Centre may sell 13 block gold mines in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra this month Subject : Geography Section: Economic Context: The government plans to put on block 13 gold mines in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in the ongoing month amid its efforts to give a boost to the mining […]
Behind BJP’s break with old allies — a radical change in India’s party system Subject : History Section: Modern History Concept: From 1989 to 2014, India saw an era of coalition politics, its third party system, where the BJP and the Congress were the main poles for alliances The first and second party […]
Gross savings rate-Trends Subject : Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: In the last 30 years, savings and investment opportunities have grown by leaps and bounds. Trends: India’s gross savings rate –increased from 9 percent of GDP in the 1950s to over 30 percent of GDP in recent years. Savings represent sums put away […]
Monetary Policy Trends Subject : Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: As the institutional environment, both domestic and global, changes, the tasks of monetary policy also change. Details: The Reserve Bank of India was set up as a central monetary authority in 1935. Like all central banks in developing economies, RBI has been playing […]
Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs (DESH) Bill Subject : Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: The Union Budget 2022, proposed to replace the existing law governing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) with a new legislation to enable states to become partners in ‘Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs’ (DESH). Development of Enterprise and Service […]