Context India has allowed the import of refurbished mobile phones, subject to the condition that they are certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). A refurbished mobile phone refers... Read more

Recently, the state-owned Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) debuted its ‘masala bond’ issue of ₹ 2,150 crore on the London Stock Exchange. Key Points After this, KIIFB beca... Read more

Context Out of ₹1,400 crore earmarked annually for the north-eastern States under the Centre’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, only ₹8 crore — or just over half a per cent — was a... Read more

Context The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently released the ‘Payment and Settlement System in India: Vision 2019 – 2021’ document. Key Points With its core theme of ‘Empowe... Read more

चर्चा में क्यों? अप्रैल में जारी उपभोक्ता मूल्य सूचकांक (Consumer Price Index- CPI) में खुदरा मुद्रास्फीति छह महीने के अपने उच्च स्तर 2.92% पर पहुँच गई। प्रमुख बिंदु उपभोक्ता मूल्य सूचकांक (... Read more

Context Nabventures, a subsidiary of NABARD, announced its maiden Rs 700 crore venture capital fund for equity investments in agriculture, food and rural start-ups. The fund – NABVENTURES Fu... Read more

चर्चा में क्यों? पिछले कुछ महीनों के दौरान कृषि वस्तुओं की कीमतों में काफी उतार-चढ़ाव देखने को मिला। गौरतलब है कि इसकी वज़ह पश्चिम और दक्षिण भारत के हिस्सों में सूखे की मार और समयपूर्व ग्रीष्म... Read more