Subject: Economy Context: Base year of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers revised from 2001 to 2016. Concept: Consumer Price Index or CPI is the measure of changes in the price level of a basket of consumer goods and services bought by households. CPI is a numerical estimation calculated using the rates of a sample […]

Subject:  Economy Context: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report on that a lower but positive economic growth in India in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period and India’s large market will continue to attract market-seeking investments to the country. Concept: The World Investment Report focuses on trends in Foreign Direct Investment […]

Subject: Economy Context: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India in the first five months of 2020-21 have hit a record high, despite a sharp 60% contraction in the first quarter. Concept: Foreign Direct Investment FDI is an investment from a party in one country into a business or corporation in another country with the […]

Subject: Economy Context : Banks with higher capital ratios transmit monetary policy actions more smoothly than banks with lower capital base according to recent study by RBI . Concept : The RBI study attempts to understand the link between bank capital and monetary transmission by looking at the relationship between bank capital and loan growth/cost […]

Subject : Economy Context : Infrastructure Investment Trusts are likely to acquire infrastructure assets worth over 4lakh crore rupees in the next five years. Concept : It is a Collective Investment Scheme similar to a mutual fund, which enables direct investment of money from individual and institutional investors in infrastructure projects. They are designed to […]