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India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) 14 Dec 2018 10 min read Last Updated: September 2022 For Prelims: India Post Payment Bank (IPPB), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT), Payment Bank. For Mains: India Post Payment Bank: Functions, Potential, Benefits, Challenges, Steps that need to be taken. Why in News?…
Agriculture Export Policy, 2018 17 Dec 2018 7 min read Last Updated: August 2022 For Prelims: Agriculture Export Policy, 2018, World Trade Organization, Minimum Support Price (MSP), Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. For Mains: Agriculture Export Policy, 2018: Objectives, Elements of the Policy, WTO’s Role in the Policy, Benefits of Export Policy, Challenges regarding the Policy,…
Blue Economy 19 Dec 2018 11 min read Last Updated: September 2022 For Prelims: Blue Economy concept, Deep Ocean Mission, Sagarmala project, Integrated Coastal Zone Management. For Mains: Concept of Blue Economy and its significance, Need for a Blue Economy Policy and related steps taken. Why in News? Recently, the union minister of science and…
COP24 21 Dec 2018 11 min read Last Updated: August 2022 For Prelims: COP26, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Paris Agreement, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Carbon Credit. For Mains: COP24- Important Outcomes of Summit, Issues Regarding the Conference, India’s Stand at the Conference, Steps that need to be taken….
Doubling Farmers’ Income 24 Dec 2018 12 min read Last Updated: October 2022 For Prelims: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Soil Health Card Scheme, Prampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Operation Greens. For Mains: Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022: Need, Broad Strategy for Improving Farmers’ Income, Analysis of Farmers’ Income, Government Initiatives,…
Merger of PSBs 04 Jan 2019 9 min read Last Updated: October 2022 For Prelims: Public Sector Banks, Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), Twin Balance Sheet Crisis For Mains: Merger of PSBs: History, Procedure, Challenges, Benefits, Steps that can be taken. Why in News? Recently, the government planned to initiate the next round of public sector bank…
Green Revolution Krishonnati Yojana 16 Jan 2019 8 min read Why in News? Recently Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval for the Umbrella Scheme, “Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana”. The scheme was approved beyond the 12th five year plan for the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20. Krishonnati Yojana The government of India introduced…
AFSPA 18 Jan 2019 14 min read Last Updated: August 2022 For Prelims: Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). For Mains: Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958, Northeast Insurgency. Why in News? Recently, the Union Government has partially withdrawn the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 from…
Universal Basic Income (UBI) 21 Jan 2019 15 min read Last Updated: October 2022 For Prelims: Universal Basic Income (UBI) For Mains: Universal Basic Income (UBI): Arguments in Favour of and Against UBI, Challenges, Potential of UBI, Examples from Around the World, Myths, Steps that can be taken, Related to UBI Universal Basic Income is…
Tourism in India 23 Jan 2019 7 min read Why in News? Growth of 5.6% in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the period January-November 2018, as compared to the same period of the previous year. Tourism in India (in brief) India attracted lot of travelers in the past due to its fabled wealth. Visit of…