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Source: The post is based on the article “The right incentive – PLI scheme alone would not be enough” published in the Business Standard on 14th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Relevance: About issues with PLI Scheme. News: The government is planning to hold a first-of-its-kind meeting to… Continue reading The right incentive – PLI scheme alone would not be enough

Source: This post is created based on the article “Seeds of stagnation in Bt cotton: Can newer variants impact productivity?”, published in Business Standard on 13th June 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS paper 3 – Science and tech – GM Crops News: GEAC is considering the genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton seed variant, Bollgard-2 Round-up Ready… Continue reading Seeds of stagnation in Bt cotton: Can newer variants impact productivity?

Source: The post is based on the article “Growth driver – Expanding internet economy will increase opportunities” published in the Business Standard on 13th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Relevance: About the report on India’s Internet economy. News: A research report titled “e-Conomy” makes startling projections about India’s… Continue reading About India’s Internet economy: Growth driver – Expanding internet economy will increase opportunities

Source: This post has been created based on the article “Our population question”, published in Business Standard on 12th June 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1 – Population and associated issues Context: India is projected to surpass China and become the world’s most populous country around mid-2023, reaching a population of approximately 1.45 billion. The… Continue reading Our population question

Source: This post has been created based on the article “Monetary policy: Global and local”, published in Business Standard on 12th June 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 – growth and development of Indian Economy Context: The article discusses the recent developments in the monetary policies of the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the… Continue reading Monetary policy: Global and local

Source: The post is based on the article “How FAME changes impact EV fortunes” published in the Business Standard on 10th June 2023 Syllabus: GS3 – Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Relevance: About the recent changes to FAME II Scheme. News: Recently, the government decided to slash demand incentives by 33-63 percent from… Continue reading How FAME changes impact EV fortunes

Source: The post is based on the article “RBI puts bank boards on notice” published in Business Standard on 9th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Indian Economy – Money & Banking Relevance: About the recent meeting of the RBI governor News: Recently, the RBI governor held a conference with private as well as public sector banks’… Continue reading RBI puts bank boards on notice

Source: The post is based on an article “Augmenting capacity” published in Business Standard on 8th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce News: Rs 1-trillion programme approved by the Union Cabinet in India to create the world’s largest decentralised grain storage capacity in the cooperative sector. The godowns will be… Continue reading Augmenting capacity – on setting up decentralised grain storage facility