Subject: Economy Context: As per Finance Ministry data, banks have sanctioned 36.7 per cent of the targeted Rs 3 lakh crore under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) scheme for stressed micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Concept: Finance Minister on May 13 announced collateral-free loans up to Rs 3 lakh crore backed by government […]

Subject: Economy Context: Farmers from various parts of Maharashtra have complained of germination failure of soyabean seeds. Concept: Seed companies start their work for seed preparation, which involves procurement of seeds either from the farmers or growing them on their own plots, well before the season. Treatment of the seed with bio-fertilsers, insecticidesetc is followed […]