FDI vs FPI Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the investment made by a person or a company in one country into businesses located in another country. Generally, FDI takes place when an investor establishes foreign business operations or acquires foreign …
About GI Tag A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. In order to function as a GI, a sign …
What are Planetary boundaries ? Developed in 2009, planetary boundaries refers to a set of nine environmental boundaries or limits that define the safe operating space for humanity within the Earth’s ecosystems. These boundaries are meant to represent the biophysical …
Significance of Marine sand Marine sand – sand and gravel in the ocean and coastal environment – is an important environmental asset. It links and protects marine and terrestrial ecosystems, enhances coastal resilience against storms, protects coastal aquifers from salination …
About PIDF Scheme Operationalised in 2021, the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme aims at incentivising the deployment of payment acceptance infrastructure such as physical Point of Sale (PoS), Quick Response (QR) codes in tier-3 to tier-6 centres, north-eastern states …
About ABP The Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) was launched by the Government of India in January 2023. The Programme focuses on improving governance to enhance the quality of life of citizens in the most difficult and underdeveloped blocks of India …
About Jal Jeevan Mission Launched in 2019, the chief objective of the Mission is to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024 and thereby ensuring potable water supply in adequate quantity i.e. @ 55 lpcd …
About The G-7 grouping of the world’s most industrialised nations — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. along with the European Union — launched the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) in 2022. The U.S. …
What’s in the news? India hosted the 2nd Voice of Global South Summit in a virtual format, in what will be the second time since January this year. The 2nd summit focused on sharing with countries of the Global South …
About PLFS In India, the National Statistical Office (NSO) has been quinquennially (over a period of five years) collecting data on employment and unemployment but from 2017 onwards, the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was launched by the NSO to …