News:The Global Microscope for Financial Inclusion report has been released. Facts: About Global Microscope report: The Global Microscope for Financial Inclusion report is produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit.The report was first published in 2007. The report is a benchmarking index that assesses the enabling environment for financial access in 55 countries. The report assessed… Continue reading Global Microscope report
Category: Factly – Indian Economy
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the Indian economy. You can find all relevant Economy updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
Overseas citizens of India can subscribe to National Pension System
News:Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has now permitted Overseas Citizen of India(OCI) to enroll in the National Pension System(NPS) at par with Non-Resident Indians. Facts: About National Pension System(NPS): National Pension System (NPS) is a government-sponsored pension scheme. It was launched in 2004 for government employees.However,in 2009,it was opened to all sections. NPS… Continue reading Overseas citizens of India can subscribe to National Pension System
Core sector output falls 5.2% in September
News:The output of eight core infrastructure industries has decreased by 5.2% in September,2019 indicating the severity of the economic slowdown. Facts: All sectors in the core index with the exception of fertilisers has seen a contraction in September,2019. The experts have blamed consumption slowdown, heavy rainfall and flooding in several states as the prime reasons… Continue reading Core sector output falls 5.2% in September
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund(NIIF)
News:Union Finance minister has chaired the governing council meeting of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund(NIIF). Facts: About NIIF: NIIF is India’s first sovereign wealth fund set up by the government of India in 2015.It is a fund manager that invests in infrastructure and related sectors in India. It was created with the objective to maximise… Continue reading National Investment and Infrastructure Fund(NIIF)
Global Pension Index
News:India has improved it’s ranking in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index. Facts: About Global Pension Index: The index is published by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) in collaboration with Mercer with most of the funding from the State Government of Victoria. The primary objective of this research is to benchmark each country’s… Continue reading Global Pension Index
Government e-Marketplace
News:The government e-Marketplace (GeM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Federal Bank to offer different services including the transfer of funds. Facts: About GeM: Government e Marketplace is an online marketplace setup in 2016 for procurement of commonly used goods and services by government ministries,departments and CPSEs. It aims to enhance transparency, efficiency… Continue reading Government e-Marketplace
Doing Business Report
News:The World Bank has released its doing business report 2020. Facts: About Doing Business Report: Doing Business report measures regulations across the 190 economies in 12 business regulatory areas to assess the business environment in each economy. The ten of these indicators were used to estimate an ease of doing business score this year. The… Continue reading Doing Business Report
Fitch cuts India’s FY20 GDP growth forecast to 5.5 per cent
News:Fitch Ratings has reduced the growth forecast of India’s gross domestic product(GDP) forecast to 5.5% in 2019-20 from 6.6%. Facts: Fitch has said that the decrease in credit availability due to crisis in non-bank financial companies (NBFC) sector has pushed Indian economic growth to a six year low. It has also said that the slowdown… Continue reading Fitch cuts India’s FY20 GDP growth forecast to 5.5 per cent
MeitY Start-up Summit
News:Ministry of Electronics & Information (MeitY) has unveiled a series of new initiatives during the first MeitY Start-up Summit held in New Delhi. Facts: About the initiatives: The initiatives include the MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), the Indian Software Product Registry and select Incubation Centres under the TIDE 2.0. MeitY Startup Hub: It will act as… Continue reading MeitY Start-up Summit
Merger of BSNL and MTNL
News:Union Cabinet has approved the revival plan of Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited(BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam limited(MTNL) and in-principle merger of the two. Facts: Why this revival plan: BSNL and MTNL are government owned telecommunications company. MTNL provides telephony services in Delhi and Mumbai, while BSNL is present in the rest of the circles in… Continue reading Merger of BSNL and MTNL
