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Why in News?The Punjab government has recently increased the state Advised PricesPrice Determination of SugarcaneFederal GovernmentState GovernmentThe Federal/Central Government announces Fair and Remunerative Prices which are determined on the recommendati

Why in News:The IMCCS has recently released the world climate & security report 2021.The International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) is a group of senior military leaders, security experts, and security institutions across the globe dedicated to anticipati

Why in News?Union minister Narayan Rane was  recently arrested after his statement against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.So, what is the procedure of arresting a Union minister?A Union minister or a Member of Parliament enjoys certain privi

Why in News?Finance minister has launched Rs 250 crore worth Alternative Investment Fund for export-oriented micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).Objective of the fund:To Identify Indian enterprises with potential advantages by way of technology, produ

Why in News:The Finance ministry has recently said that the Green field assets will be monetized .About :Greenfield and brownfield investments are two types of foreign direct investment.With greenfield investing, a company will build its own, brand new facilities from t

Why in News?They are also known as “muni bonds” or “muni.”It is a debt security issued by the local bodies to finance its capital expenditures for construction works, maintenance etc. of highways, bridges or schools.They are generall

Why in News:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE) for the next five years (2020-2025) to disseminate financial education in the country.Under this, the central bank has recommended a ‘5-Core Actions

Why in News?Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled the first composite Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index).The annual FI-Indexfor the financial year ended March 2021 crossed the halfway mark to 53.9, as compared to 43.4 for the

Why in News:the E –waste Management has been a mojor concern in dealing with  the environmental pollution.Facts6 Million tons (Mt) of e-Waste was generated in the world in 2019.Only 17.4% of the total e-Waste generated in the world was recycled.India produced al

Why in News?The IPCC has issued arguably its strongest warning yet on impending catastrophe from unmitigated global warming caused by human activity, lending scientific credence to the argument that rising wildfires, heatwaves, extreme rainfall and floods witness