Monetary policy was significantly eased from March 2020 onwards owing to the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic and remained accommodative in 2020, said the Economic Survey 2020-21. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The repo rate has been cut by 115 bps since March 2020, with 75 bps cut in first ...

The Economic Survey has called for sovereign credit ratings methodology to be made more transparent, less subjective and better attuned to reflect an economy’s fundamentals. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Never in the history of sovereign credit ratings, has the fifth largest economy in the ...

The Economic Survey 2020-21 states that the combined (Centre and States) social sector expenditure as per cent of GDP has increased in 2020-21 compared to last year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The expenditure on social services (education, health and other social sectors) by Centre and ...

Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the 8th India International Silk Fair on Virtual Portal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The fair is considered to be India’s biggest silk fair, being held under one roof on Indian Silk Export Promotion Council’s virtual platform. India has long ...

Net new enrolments with retirement fund body EPFO rose by 28.60 per cent to 78.58 lakh during the financial year 2019-20 compared to 61.1 lakh in the last fiscal, according to the Economic Survey 2021, which also provided a perspective on formal sector employment amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...

India is reaping the "lockdown dividend" from the preventive measures it adopted at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic indicating its willingness to take short-term pain for long-term gain. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 COVID-19 pandemic engendered a once-in-a-century global crisis in 2020 ...

Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), an ambitious program and a crucial component of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, launched by Government of India in 2018, to provide healthcare access to the most vulnerable sections, has had a strong positive impact on the healthcare outcomes of those States ...

State-owned SJVN Ltd has bagged a 679 MW hydro electric project in Nepal, the power ministry said in a statement. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Nepalese government has allotted 679 MW Lower Arun Hydro Electric Project in Nepal to SJVN through international competitive bidding. The ...

The countrywide Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 has began. President Ram Nath Kovind launched the programme on the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day by administering polio drops to children less than five years old at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The drops were ...

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The Agriculture and Allied activities clocked a growth of 3.4 per cent at constant prices during 2020-21(first advance estimate) says the Economic Survey. The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2020-21 in Parliament. Daily ...

Economic Survey 2020-21 constructs a Bare Necessities Index (BNI) at the rural, urban and all India level. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The BNI summarises 26 indicators on five dimensions viz., water, sanitation, housing, micro-environment, and other facilities. The BNI has been ...