According to recent report titled ‘Unravelling the Indian Consumer’ by Deloitte and the Retailers Association of India (RAI), the share of organised retail market in India would increase from about 12% in 2017 to about 22-25% by 2021. Organised Retail refers to the set-up of any retail chain supported by a well-defined supply Chain. These… Continue reading ‘Organized retail in India may double by 2021’
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Must Read News Articles – February 27th, 2019
Archives GS 2 India bombs Jaish camp in Pakistan’s Balakot Twelve days after the Pulwama attack, the Indian Air Force bombed the Jaish-e-Mohammad’s “biggest” terror-training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot early on Tuesday. SC pitches for mediation in Ayodhya case A five-judge Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, has proposed a court-monitored… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 27th, 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 27th, 2019
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers India’s entry to SCO opens up opportunities to ‘Look North’. Critically analyse. India has never made full use of its rights and letting much more water flow to Pakistan… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 27th, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 26, 2019
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7 PM | E-Pharmacy in India | 26 February, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context India’s nascent e-pharma sector is in a state of confusion following the different Court’s judgement on banning the sale of medicines online until the government notified regulations for the industry. It is being argued that the sale of drugs and prescription medicines online is illegal and without… Continue reading 7 PM | E-Pharmacy in India | 26 February, 2019
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – February 26, 2019
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Banks may set repo rate as benchmark
Banks may set repo rate as benchmark The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed a major change in the way banks price their loans. It said that banks will now have to link the interest rates charged by them on different categories of loans to the external benchmarks instead of the used internal benchmarks.… Continue reading Banks may set repo rate as benchmark
Meghalaya rathole mine tragedy: SC questions need to go on with rescue work but agrees to one ‘last-ditch effort’
Meghalaya rathole mine tragedy: SC questions need to go on with rescue work but agrees to one ‘last-ditch effort’ The Supreme Court has questioned the need to continue with the rescue operations for trapped miners in a rathole mine in Meghalaya. A coal mine in Meghalaya East Jaintia Hills had collapsed which threw light on… Continue reading Meghalaya rathole mine tragedy: SC questions need to go on with rescue work but agrees to one ‘last-ditch effort’
Two crore jobs created in 16 months to December 2018: CSO
Two crore jobs created in 16 months to December 2018: CSO According the payroll data of the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), nearly 2 crore jobs were created during the period from September 2017 and December 2018. The ESIC data is one of payroll numbers released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in its reports.… Continue reading Two crore jobs created in 16 months to December 2018: CSO
