News: India has recorded a trade deficit, the difference between imports and exports, with nine of its top 10 trading partners, including China, Russia, Singapore, and Korea, in 2023-24. The data also showed that the deficit with China, Russia, Korea, …
FDI 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 business assets. …
About Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Insolvency is a situation where individuals or companies are unable to repay their outstanding debt. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) provides a time-bound process for resolving the insolvency of corporate debtors called the …
About Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) is the flagship program of the Election Commission of India for voter education, spreading voter awareness and promoting voter literacy in India. It is a multi-intervention programme that reaches out through different …
What’s in the news? Norway, Ireland, and Spain said that they would recognise a state of Palestine marking the first time a Western European country has committed to such recognition. Criteria to be recognised as a state The Montevideo Convention …
About Space tourism is a niche segment of the aviation industry that seeks to give tourists the ability to become astronauts and experience space travel for recreational, leisure, or business purposes. Space travel begins at about 100 km altitude from …
About the Act The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament in 2019. It amends the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The amendment act empowers the central government to designate an individual a “terrorist” if they …
What is the Sensex at the BSE? Both the Sensex and Nifty are tools by which traders and market participants measure the domestic market’s performance. While Sensex considers 30 stocks; the Nifty considers 50. Companies that are included in the …