Nikkei India PMI or Purchasing Managers’ Index India’s Manufacturing PMI Surges to a Decade High in October, 2020. What is Purchasing Managers Index PMI? PMI or Purchasing Managers’ Index(PMI) is an indicator of business activity both in the manufacturing and services sectors. It indicates the economic health and investor’s sentiments about the manufacturing and services… Continue reading Purchasing Managers’ Index(PMI)
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon (Economy)|November 3,2020
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Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 3rd November 2020
Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: GS paper 2 SC stays EC order revoking ‘star campaigner’ status of Nath The Hindu Page – 1 Syllabus Topic – Structure, organisation and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary 2.) Education, the nation and the States The Hindu Page… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 3rd November 2020
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: November 2,2020
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9 PM Daily Brief – November 2,2020
Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 2 Shifting trajectory Indian foreign policy Repopulation of prisons during pandemic is dangerous. Examining Examinations GS 3 Air India Strategic Sale Platform workers and their issues 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLY 1: Shifting trajectory Indian foreign policy Source- The… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – November 2,2020
Gig Economy and platform workers under labor laws in India | November 2nd, 2020
What is the Gig Economy and platform work economy? It is characterized by short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs. It often involves connecting with customers through an online platform. Example: Delivery boys of app-based food, consultants, bloggers. The platform work economy is sometimes referred to as the gig worker economy, but… Continue reading Gig Economy and platform workers under labor laws in India | November 2nd, 2020
Platform workers and their issues
Context- The new labour codes passed by Parliament recently acknowledge platform and gig workers as new occupational categories in the making. What are the provisions for platform worker in the labour code and issues with them? Definition of Platform work according to new law– “Platform work” has been defined as a work arrangement outside of… Continue reading Platform workers and their issues
Air India Strategic Sale
Context: Recently, the Government of India announced few changes to facilitate the sale of Air India. Background As part of the strategic disinvestment, the government initiated for the complete disinvestment process of debt burdened Air India. Before the start of the current financial year, Air India had more than Rs 60,000 crore as debt and… Continue reading Air India Strategic Sale
Repopulation of prisons during pandemic is dangerous
Context: Recently, the Delhi’s high-powered committee (HPC) for the decongestion of prisons directed that the undertrials and convicts must return to prisons from early December. Background of the issue Given the contagious nature of COVID-19 and overcrowding in prisons, the court ordered for depopulation of prisons. The court ordered state governments to form HPCs to… Continue reading Repopulation of prisons during pandemic is dangerous
AYUSH Ministry and Invest India to jointly set up “Strategic Policy & Facilitation Bureau”
News: Ministry of AYUSH and Invest India has formed a collaboration to set up a “Strategic Policy & Facilitation Bureau(SPFB)”. Facts: Aim: To facilitate planned, systematic growth and investment in the AYUSH(Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) sector. Functions: The activities to be undertaken by the SPFB would include : Knowledge Creation… Continue reading AYUSH Ministry and Invest India to jointly set up “Strategic Policy & Facilitation Bureau”
