About NCDC The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1963 as a statutory Corporation under the Ministry of Cooperation. Functions Planning, promoting and financing programmes for production, processing, marketing, storage, export and import …
Levels of Economic Integration Economic integration takes the form of the Preferential Trade Area, Free Trade Area, Customs Union, Common Market and Economic Union. A preferential trade area (PTA) is a trading bloc that gives preferential access to certain products …
What’s in the news? The RBI recently announced that it considers the Open Market Operation (OMO) sale of government securities to manage liquidity in the system. What’s OMO? The RBI uses Open market operations in order to adjust the rupee …
What’s in the news? The World Dyslexia Awareness Day is observed every year on 8th October to shed light on dyslexia, a learning difference that affects millions of individuals worldwide. Dyslexia is a common learning disorder that affects a person’s …
What’s in the news? The Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO has started preparing for the flight test Vehicle Abort Mission 1(TV-D1) for the Gaganyaan mission. The Space agency said that the unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission will commence …
Hydrogen Hydrogen is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-toxic and highly combustible gaseous substance. It is also the lightest, simplest and most abundant member of the family of chemical elements in the universe. Hydrogen is a clean fuel and an efficient …
About PMMSY The central government launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in 2020 to bring about the Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of the fisheries sector in India. It is implemented by the Department of Fisheries, …
About IMD India Meteorological Department was established in 1875. It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and allied subjects. To take meteorological observations and to provide current …
Context The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the monetary policy committee (MPC) has decided unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50 per cent. MPC is a committee of the RBI which is …
About GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A of the amended Constitution, for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. The Council was introduced …