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Paddy Straw Pelletisation and Torrefaction Plants

In News Recently, MoEFCC announced a 50 crore scheme to incentivise industrialists and entrepreneurs to set up paddy straw pelletisation and torrefaction plants to arrest stubble burning. What is Stubble Burning? Stubble (parali) burning is a method of removing paddy crop residues from the field to sow wheat from the last week of September to […]

Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV)

In News The Union minister for Road, Transport and Highways recently launched Toyota’s first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India.  Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV):  Characteristic features: An FFV SHEV has a flex-fuel engine and an electric powertrain. It thus provides a dual benefit of higher […]

Slender Loris

In News  In a first in the country, the Tamil Nadu government notified Kaduvur slender loris sanctuary covering 11,806 hectares in Karur and Dindigul districts. Image Courtesy :TH About  The Kadavur slender loris sanctuary is to cover Vedasandur, Dindigul East and Natham taluks in Dindigul district and Kadavur taluk in Karur district. The government notified […]

Living Planet Report 2022

In News Recently, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) released Living Planet Report 2022. About Living Planet Report Living Planet Report is WWF’s flagship publication. It is released every two years. It is a comprehensive study of trends in global biodiversity and health of the planet. It tracks changes in the relative abundance of […]

World Economic Outlook Report: IMF

In News Recently, the International Monetary Fund has released its latest edition of World Economic Outlook Report (WEO) 2022. It is a comprehensive report published twice a year by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Major Highlights of the Report  The IMF has sharply cut the forecast for global growth from 6.0 per cent in 2021 […]

Examining Demonetisation

In News The Supreme Court recently said that it will have to examine the 2016 demonetisation decision. More about the news Petitions: The petitions are challenging the demonetisation of Rs 500 and 1000 currency notes by the government. Government’s stand: Centre has taken the stand that in view of the subsequent developments and passage of […]

Trend Analysis of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs)

In News  Recently ,it has been observed that Probing the links between twin balance sheet crises and external commodity shocks could lead to a better understanding of the Non-Performing Asset (NPA)problem. About Non-Performing Asset (NPA) NPAs are loans or advances made by a financial institution, on which both principal or interest is unpaid for a […]

Business 20 (B20)

Context Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) hosted a Conference on B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry. Business 20 (B20) Formed in 2010, is the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community.  B20 aims to deliver concrete actionable policy recommendations on the priorities by each […]

Doom Loop

Context There is a risk that Britain’s economy could end up in a “doom loop”. What is Doom Loop? The doom loop is the circle of vulnerability where a country’s banking system can be severely hurt by volatility in the price of the sovereign bonds they hold for reserves resulting in a contraction in lending […]

World Economic Outlook : Countering the Cost-of-Living Crisis

In News  Recently, the International Monetary Fund released World Economic Outlook, October 2022: Countering the Cost-of-Living Crisis. Major Findings  Globally Global economic activity is experiencing a broad-based and sharper-than-expected slowdown, with inflation higher than seen in several decades.  The cost-of-living crisis, tightening financial conditions in most regions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the lingering COVID-19 […]

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