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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 02, Feb 2022
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Economic Survey 2022: Concerns & Suggestions

Reference News:-   Recently, the Economic Survey 2021-22 was tabled in Parliament by the Finance Minister soon after the President’s address to both Houses of Parliament.What are the Key Challenges highlighted by Economic Survey 20

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 02, Feb 2022
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What is disinvestment?

Disinvestment is the action of a government or an organisation selling or liquidating an asset or a subsidiary. It is also referred to as divestment or divestiture.In India, disinvestment is an economic policy under which a government sells its stakes in Public Se

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 02, Feb 2022
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E-Commerce and MSMEs

Covid-19 has caused a tectonic shift in all spheres of our lives, economy, entertainment, education, travel, etc. Businesses and services have become ever more dependent on technology.In this context, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), a significant major contri

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 31, Jan 2022
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National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL)

Reference News:-Banks have finalised plans to transfer by the end of this fiscal year 15 Non-Performing Asset (NPA) accounts worth Rs. 50,000 crore to the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL), or the ‘bad bank’ set up to help resolve the stress.N

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 31, Jan 2022
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Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

Reference News:-According to the data furnished by the Office of the Development Commissioner in the Union Ministry of MSME:Maharashtra tops India’s list in the number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) owned by entrepreneurs from the Schedul

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Jan 2022
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US Federal Reserve Policy Tightens Global Liquidity

Reference News:-The Federal Reserve has made it clear that the federal funds rate will be moving higher soon and the surplus liquidity that was fuelling the asset price boom in global markets will be withdrawn early.What will be the major policy moves of Fed Reserve?

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 29, Jan 2022
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India’s economy and the challenge of informality

Reference News:-Despite witnessing rapid economic growth over the last two decades, 90% of workers in India have remained informally employed, producing about half of GDP.Formal jobs, as per India’s official definition, are those providing at least one social security

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 24, Jan 2022
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The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Why in News:Sri Lanka and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are working together to promote the island’s agriculture-based economy.They are now partnering to create the Smallholder Agribusiness and Resilience Project (SARP) 

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 24, Jan 2022
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Eastern Economic Forum 2021

Why in News?Key Pointers by the PMThe Prime Minister of India said that the friendship between India and Russia has stood the test of time and it was seen during the Covid pandemic.COVID:Covid had highlighted the importance of health and pharma sectors in both

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 21, Jan 2022
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Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022: WEF

Why in News?The World Economic Forum’s ‘Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022’ has stated that cyberattacks have surged amid accelerating Covid-driven digitalization.Key Highlights of the ReportRising cyber-attacks: The accelerating pa

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