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Aug 20, 2021

WEF Ranks India below Pakistan and China in Inclusive Development Index- Slams GDP 

India was ranked at the 62nd place among emerging economies on an Inclusive Development Index (IDI-2018) released by World Economic Forum (WEF) . WEF urged the leaders to urgently move to a new model of inclusive growth and development, saying reliance on GDP as a measure of econ…

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EconomicsCountry & State Rankings & Indices

Inauguration of Uttarakhand՚s Second Mega Food Park 

The Food Park is being set up in Uttarakhand at cost of ₹ 99.96 cr. & it gives benefit nearly 25,000 farmers. Himalayan Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. is being set up in 50.14 acres area. Park would have facilities for primary processing & storage near farms.

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EconomicsAgriculture, Agro Industry & Allied Activities

White Tiger Spotted in Nilgiris 

Rare white tiger with a pale skin colour was spotted for the first time in the Nilgiris. The tiger spotted in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is albino but was white with golden brown patches.

Natural Polymorphism

  • Occurrence of two or m…

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Economics

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India for Medical Purpose 

The number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India for medical purpose during 2016 were 4,27, 014. The share of foreign tourists arriving for medical purpose was 4.85% in the year 2016.

  • The total Foreign Exchange Earnings (F…

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EconomicsInternational Relations & OrganizationsHealth

India՚s Unemployment Rate Hit 45-Year High 

The assessment by the National Sample Survey Office conducted between July 2017-June2018, showed the unemployment rate stood at 6.1 percent, the highest since 1972 - 73. The data released by Labour Ministry showed 7.8% of all employable urban youth being jobless, while the percen…

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Economics

🌟 Textile Industry in India: Institutional Mechanism for Textiles Sector (Important) 

Ministry of Textiles set up institutional mechanisms to enable textile industry achieve full potential of production, exports and employment. To implement key recommendations emerging from the deliberations at Textiles India Ministry of Textiles set up the following institutional…

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Economics

Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya (BND) -4201 Becomes India՚s First High Purity Gold Standard 

India Government Mint (IGM) , a unit of Security Printing and Minting Corp of India Ltd launched India՚s first homegrown high purity gold reference standard- Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya (BND-4201) .

What is BND-4201?

  • BND-4201 is reference material for gold o…

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Economics

Asset Reconstruction Companies Permitted to Buy Financial Assets from Peers 

The Asset Reconstruction Companies have been permitted by RBI to acquire financial assets from peers (other such entities) . All such transactions should be settled in cash. ARC is a specialized financial institution that buys the NPAs or bad assets from banks and financial insti…

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Policies & GovernanceEconomicsCommittees & Govt. Bodies

Weaving National Honour (Yojana August 2020) 

Weaving National Honour

  • Every year about 35 - 40 thousand meters of Khadi is being produced in the center.
    • 25 - 30 thousand meters is flag cloth only.
    • The center has about 250 spinners and about 50 weavers spread over nearby 7 villages.
    • The flag cloth production amounts to ₹ 1.2 to 1…

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EconomicsBased on Yojana

Greener Highways (Yojana November 2020) 

Greener Highways

  • Environmental impact of highway construction projects, green highway concept, and definition.
  • India features an entire 46.99 lakh km of road length and out of which over 96214 kms are National Highways, accounting 2% of total road length.
  • The highways carry about 40…

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EconomicsAgriculture, Agro Industry & Allied ActivitiesGovernment Schemes/ProjectsBased on Yojana