India’s middle class may have shrunk by a third due to 2020’s pandemic-driven recession, while the number of poor people — earning less than ₹150 per day — more than doubled, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In a comparison, Chinese incomes ...

The Rajya Sabha has passed the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021. It seeks to amend the Insurance Act, 1938 which will increase the limit of foreign investment allowed in Indian insurance companies. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Bill amends the Insurance Act, 1938 to increase the ...

First Virtual Trade Fair (VTF) organised by APEDA to boost exports potential of India’s agricultural and processed food products during COVID19 pandemic drew huge response from participants, exporters and buyers from countries including India, UAE, Brazil, New Zealand and France. Daily Current ...

India's arms imports decreased by 33% between 2011–15 and 2016–20 while the nation continues to remain the second largest arms importer after Saudi Arabia, according to a report from Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 ...

The prices of raw materials, known as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) or bulk drugs, have grown multifold since November. The same trend was seen in April last year, when several Chinese units and trade corridors shut down due to the Covid outbreak. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 ...

The decision of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to slap restrictions on mutual fund (MF) investments in additional tier-1 (AT1) bonds has raised a storm in the MF and banking sectors. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Finance Ministry has asked the regulator to withdraw ...

Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) will sell products on Government e-Market (GeM) portal. The IMPCL and GeM has finalised a deal in this regard and now the Ayurvedic and Unani medicines of IMPCL will figure on the GeM portal to hundreds of government sector buyers. ...

India’s economic stress preceded the Covid-19 pandemic, but worsened in its aftermath as individuals with incomes and salaries took a hit. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The latest government data shows a 6.6 per cent contraction in the number of income tax returns (ITRs) filed by ...

The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari reviewed the progress of India’s first grade separated urban expressway, Dwarka Expressway (NH – 248BB) . Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Minister expressed hope that the 29-kilometre long Expressway, being constructed ...

SEBI asked stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories to put in place a code of conduct and institutional mechanism to prevent fraud or market abuse by them and their designated persons. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Under this, the managing director (MD) or chief executive ...