Difference between FDI and FPI Subject – Economy Context – FPIs have been selling heavily in the Indian stock markets. FPIs have sold more than $3 billion this month alone in the cash segment till January 28, according to the latest official data Concept –

    WPI-CPI dynamics Subject – Economy Context – For monetary policy, tasked with curbing inflation that is on the high side amidst uncertain growth, these are difficult times indeed Concept – Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Wholesale Price Index (WPI), had earlier been the inflation anchor for monetary policy. It has a bigger commodity basket […]

    World Gold Council (WGC) Subject – Economy Context – Gold demand hits new high in Dec quarter Concept – To know about WGC, please refer December 2021 DPN.

    Bad Banks Subject – Economy Context – ‘Bad Bank’ to start off with 15 stressed assets worth ₹50,000 cr Concept – In a bid to clean up their books, banks will transfer 15 stressed assets aggregating about ₹50,000 crore by March-end to the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL). NARCL, which has already […]

    Capital Dumping Subject – Economy Context – Flipkart, Amazon (India subsidiary), Snapdeal, Ola and Uber (India subsidiary), the poster boys of the Indian startup ecosystem, are all loss making companies. Concept – Dumping refers to exporting a good at a lower price than the price charged for the good at home. Capital Dumping […]

    Understanding the Budget formulation Subject – Economy Context – With the economy still hurting from the pandemic, the Budget on February 1 is likely to address concerns around growth, inflation and spending. Concept – What are the major components of the Budget?  There are three major components — expenditure, receipts and deficit indicators. […]

    Conditional Market Authorisation Subject – Economy Context – The drug regulator on Thursday granted Serum Institute of India’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin Covid-19 vaccines “conditional market authorisation” for the country’s adult population. Concept – Since January last year, the two vaccines have been available under “Emergency Use Authorisation” (EUA), under which 140.89 […]

    Surge in oil prices amid Russia-Ukraine conflict Subject – Economy Context – Rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine are leading to a surge in oil prices, with Brent breaching the $90-a-barrel mark overnight on Thursday — the first time since 2014. Concept – Crude oil prices have risen sharply since the beginning of […]