Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs has informed Rajya Sabha about the Surjit Bhalla Committee on Trade and Policy. The Union commerce ministry had constituted a high-level advisory group on Foreign trade policy.The group has submitted its report to the government. The panel has recommended the centre to cut down corporate tax rate and… Continue reading Surjit Bhalla Committee on Trade and Policy
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.
Centre expands terms of reference of direct tax law body
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to expand the terms of reference for the committee that has been formed to re-write the Direct Tax Code(DTC). The committee will now have to consider five more areas while drafting their recommendation making the total terms of reference nine. The existing terms of reference included… Continue reading Centre expands terms of reference of direct tax law body
RBI begins monitoring HFCs
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has started monitoring the liquidity position,asset-liability gap and repayment schedules of housing finance companies(HFCs) on a daily basis. The move to monitor HFCs on a daily basis comes after some HFC had gone into liquidity crisis which had resulted in defaults.This crisis had started since the debt default by IL&FS… Continue reading RBI begins monitoring HFCs
Payments data must be saved locally: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified that payment system providers need to store entire payments data in a system only in India. The data should include end-to-end transaction details and information pertaining to payment or settlement transaction that is gathered, transmitted as part of a payment message or instruction. The data could be… Continue reading Payments data must be saved locally: RBI
APEDA Organizes buyers-sellers meet
Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in association with North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation(NERAMAC) has organised the International Buyers-Sellers Meet in Imphal,Manipur. APEDA chairman said that India’s total agricultural product exports is valued at 38 billion USD for the financial year 2017-18 out of which 50% is contributed through APEDA’s products.… Continue reading APEDA Organizes buyers-sellers meet
U.S.-China trade war may reduce global growth rate
According to Fitch Ratings,the ongoing U.S.-China trade war escalation could reduce the World GDP growth by 0.4% points till 2020 and possibly lead to the lowest growth since 2009. Trade war is a situation where countries restrict each other’s trade by imposing tariffs or quotas on imports.The United States and China are discussing a trade… Continue reading U.S.-China trade war may reduce global growth rate
Centre plans to set up common online platform for RERA of all states, UTs
The Central government has planned to set up a common online platform for the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) of all states and UTs. The move aims to provide an opportunity to home-buyers, builders and authorities to exchange views. Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) 2016 is a central legislation which aims to regulate… Continue reading Centre plans to set up common online platform for RERA of all states, UTs
Sinha-led panel proposes ₹5,000 crore stressed asset fund for MSMEs
A Reserve Bank of India(RBI) expert committee tasked with reviewing the current framework for the micro,small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has submitted its report. The committee has recommended a ₹5,000 crore distressed asset fund for micro,small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The fund will assist units in a cluster where there is a change in the… Continue reading Sinha-led panel proposes ₹5,000 crore stressed asset fund for MSMEs
Gross NPAs of banks may shrink to 8 per cent by March 2020: Crisil
According to the Crisil report,public sector banks which account for over 80% of the non-performing assets(NPAs) could see the gross NPAs decreased to 10.6% by March 2020 from a peak of 14.6% in March 2018. The reason attributed to this downfall in the NPAs were highlighted as higher recoveries and slowdown. The Gross NPAs within… Continue reading Gross NPAs of banks may shrink to 8 per cent by March 2020: Crisil
RBI union moots collegium to select governors, deputy governors
The RBI union has proposed a Collegium of experts to appoint governors and deputy governors to ensure central bank autonomy and independence. The collegium should comprise former RBI governors,other prominent central bankers and economists. The recent resignation of the RBI deputy governor at least six months before his term expired is the trigger for mooting… Continue reading RBI union moots collegium to select governors, deputy governors
