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Jun 18, 2018

EPFO Launches New Facilities for UAN- Aadhaar Linking 

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation introduced a UAN-Aadhaar linking facility for members using EPFO Link in the UMANG mobile app. In addition to the existing web facility already available at EPFO՚s website- it will provide convenience to UMANG Mobile App users.

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Policies & GovernanceEconomics

Jun 5, 2018

Promotion of Digital Transactions in Railways 

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is subsidiary of Indian Railways. It handles catering, tourism & online ticketing operations of Indian Railways. Indian Railways have tied up w⟋SBI to install 10,000 Points of Sale (POS) machines at diff. locations i.e.. Passe…

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EconomicsRailways

May 31, 2018

Closure of India Development Foundation of Overseas Indians 

Closure of India Development Foundation of Overseas Indians (IDF-OI) was approved to enhance support in channelizing Diaspora՚s contribution to GoI՚s programmes like National Mission for clean Ganga & Swachh Bharat Mission.

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Economics

May 30, 2018

Expected Most Important Topics for UPSC - 2018 (Part - 11) 

Indian China Standoff- Indo-Bhutan Ties - Standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in Doklam (located at the tri-junction of India, China and Bhutan) underlines India՚s relationship with Bhutan, including military responsibilities.

  • June 2017: Chinese Army (People՚s Liberation Ar…

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Expected Most Important Topics for UPSC - 2018 (Part - 16) 

Government released India Youth Development Index & Report 2017 - India has 65% of the population less than the age of 35 years and 50% below 25 years of age and it is expected to be youngest in the world by 2020 with median age of 29 years.

  • The National YDI value is 0.569 with wi…

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Mar 30, 2018

CRISIL, SIDBI Launch India՚s First MSE Sentiment Index 

CriSidEx, India՚s first sentiment index for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) developed jointly by ratings agency CRISIL and SIDBI (Small industries Development Bank of India) was launched.

What is CriSidEx?

  • CriSidEx is a composite index based on a diffusi…

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Economics

Mar 27, 2018

Economic Survey 2018 - Vol. 2, Ch. 3: Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation 

Monetary Developments during 2017 - 18. Monetary policy during 2017 - 18 was conducted under the revised statutory framework, which became effective from August 5,2016. Accordingly, the Reverse Repo Rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) stands at 5.75% , and the Marg…

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Economics

Feb 8, 2018

Economic Survey 2018 - Vol. 1, Ch. 5: Is There a “Late Converger Stall” in Economic Development? 

Introduction- Economic convergence, the process of poorer countries “catching-up” with richer countries and closing gaps in standards of living, has been a big driver of some of these developments.

  • Since the mid-1980s, the process of catch-up has broadened; the rate of catch-up ha…

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Economics

Nov 20, 2017

BHARAT-22 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Targets Initial Amount of ₹ 8,000 Crore 

BHARAT-22 is and Exchange Traded Fund to benefit long term and retail investors by providing an opportunity of participation in equity stocks of the Government run companies and earn stable returns. Following are its important aspects.

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Economics

Oct 12, 2017

First Hyperloop Planned in Andhra Pradesh 

India՚s first Hyperloop project has been planned in Andhra Pradesh, connecting its city centers, Vijayawada and Amaravati with Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) inking MoUwith Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) for developing the project.

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