SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND SERIES Subject: Economy Context: The latest installment of the government-run Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) 2020-21- Series IX- is open for subscription. The last date for subscription is January 1, 2021, with  January 5 as the settlement date.       Concept: This is the ninth tranche of gold bonds for this fiscal […]

    Sethusamudram ship channel project set to be beached Subject : Economy Context : Sethusamudram Corporation Ltd (SCL) is set to be wound up, bringing to end an ambitious maritime project that turned controversial over religious sentiments. Concept : The project was conceived in 1860 by Alfred Dundas Taylor In 2005, the Government of […]