Context The Parliament has passed the ‘Telecommunications Bill, 2023’ to transform and reform the telecommunications sector, services, and its networks. The Bill seeks to amend and consolidate the law relating to the development, expansion, and operation of telecommunication services. The …
About Women’s Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) In 2023, the Parliament passed the Women’s Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) which seeks to provide 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. It is officially known …
What’s in the news? The Government of India, with the approval of the President of India, has constituted the Sixteenth Finance Commission, in pursuance to Article 280(1) of the Constitution. Dr Arvind Panagariya, former Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, and Professor, Columbia …
About the scheme The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units. Apart from inviting foreign companies to set shop in India, the scheme also aims to encourage local companies …
What are Electoral Bonds? An electoral bond is designed to be an interest-free bearer instrument like a Promissory Note — in effect, it will be similar to a bank note that is payable to the bearer on demand. It can …
About North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) is a Public Limited Company registered under the Companies Act 1956 on 9th August, 1995. The shareholders of the Corporation are IDBI, SBI, LICI, SIDBI, ICICI, IFCI, SUUTI, GIC and its subsidiaries. …