Pension bill exceeded salary & wages spending for Centre, 3 states: CAG data

Source: The post is based on the article “Pension bill exceeded salary & wages spending for Centre, 3 states: CAG data” published in Indian Express on 6th December 2022. What is the News? According to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India(CAG) report titled ‘Union and State Finances at A Glance’ for 2019-20, expenditure on… Continue reading Pension bill exceeded salary & wages spending for Centre, 3 states: CAG data

First Loss Default Guarantee(FLDG) system: Digital lending – No clarity, awaiting RBI response, say bank & fintechs

Source: The post is based on the article “Digital lending: No clarity, awaiting RBI response, say bank & fintechs” published in Indian Express on 5th December 2022 What is the News? Two months after the Reserve Bank issued guidelines on digital lending, banks, non-banking financial companies and fintech players are still awaiting clarity on many… Continue reading First Loss Default Guarantee(FLDG) system: Digital lending – No clarity, awaiting RBI response, say bank & fintechs

State of Finance for Nature report: Double financing for natural ecosystems by 2025 to deal with climate, biodiversity crises: UN report

Source: The post is based on the article “Double financing for natural ecosystems by 2025 to deal with climate, biodiversity crisis: UN report” published in Down To Earth on 4th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News? 2 What is the State of Finance for Nature report?3 What are Nature-based solutions(NbS)?4 What are the key findings… Continue reading State of Finance for Nature report: Double financing for natural ecosystems by 2025 to deal with climate, biodiversity crises: UN report

Just Energy Transition Partnership(JETP): India-G7 JETP stuck over coal, Centre’s insistence on own transition plan

Source: The post is based on the article “India-G7 JETP stuck over coal, Centre’s insistence on own transition plan” published in Business Standard on 5th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Just Energy Transition Partnership(JETP)?3 Have any developing countries signed JETP with G7?4 Why has India not signed the JETP with… Continue reading Just Energy Transition Partnership(JETP): India-G7 JETP stuck over coal, Centre’s insistence on own transition plan

Gaslighting: All you need to know about Merriam-Webster’s word of the year

Source: The post is based on the article “Gaslighting: All you need to know about Merriam-Webster’s word of the year” published in Indian Express on 5th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Gaslighting?3 What is the origin of the word Gaslighting?4 What is the impact of Gaslighting on mental health? What is… Continue reading Gaslighting: All you need to know about Merriam-Webster’s word of the year

India saw highest levels of Covid-19 related religious hostilities in 2020: Pew Research Center

Source: The post is based on the article “India saw highest levels of Covid-19 related religious hostilities in 2020: Pew Research Center” published in The Hindu on 5th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 About Pew Research Center Report3 What is the Social Hostilities Index?4 What is the Government Restrictions Index(GRI)? What is the… Continue reading India saw highest levels of Covid-19 related religious hostilities in 2020: Pew Research Center

China-Indian Ocean Region Forum: Explained | China’s moves in the Indian Ocean

Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | China’s moves in the Indian Ocean” published in The Hindu on 5th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the China-Indian Ocean Region Forum?3 What are China’s plans for the IOR?4 How does India view the China-Indian Ocean Region Forum? What is the… Continue reading China-Indian Ocean Region Forum: Explained | China’s moves in the Indian Ocean

Scientists urge Andhra Pradesh govt. to protect glacial-period coastal red sand dunes of Vizag

Source: The post is based on the article “Scientists urge Andhra Pradesh govt. to protect glacial-period coastal red sand dunes of Vizag” published in The Hindu on 5th December 2022 What is the News? Geologists have urged the Andhra Pradesh Government to protect the site of Coastal Red Sand Dunes, of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. What… Continue reading Scientists urge Andhra Pradesh govt. to protect glacial-period coastal red sand dunes of Vizag

Here is why the world needs regenerative agriculture

Source: The post is based on the article “Here is why the world needs regenerative agriculture” published in Down To Earth on 4th December 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Regenerative Agriculture?3 What is the need of Regenerative agriculture?4 What are the benefits of Regenerative agriculture? What is the News? The importance of… Continue reading Here is why the world needs regenerative agriculture

Pension scheme: Why the EPF Federation has concerns over the Supreme Court’s ruling

Source: The post is based on the article “Pension scheme: Why the EPF Federation has concerns over the Supreme Court’s ruling” published in the Indian Express on 3rd November 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 About the SC’s judgment on EPFO pension scheme and the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 19953 About the 2014 amendment to EPS4 What will… Continue reading Pension scheme: Why the EPF Federation has concerns over the Supreme Court’s ruling

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