What is the News? In Budget 2022, the Finance Minister has announced several initiatives for the Health Sector. But the Budget 2022-23 has not allocated much to the health sector as required despite the ongoing pandemic. What are the initiatives announced in the Health Sector in Budget 2022? Health Budget: The health sector saw a muted… Continue reading Health Sector in Budget 2022: Despite Covid pandemic, health no longer the highlight
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Budget 2022: Auctions By March, Rollout By FY23 Govt lays ground for 5G rollout; pushes rural broadband deadline to 2025
What is the News? In the Budget 2022, the Union Finance Minister has announced several initiatives in the Telecom Sector. What are the initiatives announced by the Finance Minister in the Telecom Sector? Firstly, the Government will hold an auction for the 5G spectrum in 2022, but the implementation of services will happen in 2022-2023. … Continue reading Budget 2022: Auctions By March, Rollout By FY23 Govt lays ground for 5G rollout; pushes rural broadband deadline to 2025
Govt. proposes new SEZ law
What is the news? In the Union Budget 2022, the Government has proposed to replace the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Act,2006 with a new law. What is the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Act? The Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Act was enacted in 2006 with an aim to create special economic zones. SEZ are areas within… Continue reading Govt. proposes new SEZ law
Budget extends more sops for IFSC
What is the news? In the Union Budget 2022, the Finance Minister has announced several steps to further promote the International Financial Services Center (IFSC) in Gujarat. What are the steps announced by the Finance Minister to promote IFSC? Firstly, Income Tax incentives will be provided to promote various business activities such as ship leasing… Continue reading Budget extends more sops for IFSC
Digital varsity and e-content for schools planned
What is the news? In Budget 2022, the Finance Minister has announced several initiatives for the education Sector. What are the initiatives announced in the Education Sector in Budget 2022? DESH-Stack e-portal: Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood (DESH-Stack e-portal) will be launched to empower citizens to skill, reskill or upskill through online training. Digital… Continue reading Digital varsity and e-content for schools planned
Centre to set up high-level panel on urban policies
What is the news? The Finance Minister has announced plans to set up a high-level committee of planners, economists and institutions to provide recommendations on issues and policies related to the urban sector. What is the need of a High Level Panel on Urban Planning? By 2047, nearly half of India’s population is likely to… Continue reading Centre to set up high-level panel on urban policies
A takeaway is the good infrastructure push
News: Recently Union Budget 2022-23 has been released which has focused on expanding capital expenditure. The article discusses the projected growth, revenue, expenditure, debt and real growth. What is projected income growth? Budget has projected a nominal GDP growth estimate of 11.1% for 2022-23. The real GDP growth is estimated of 8% with an implicit… Continue reading A takeaway is the good infrastructure push
New genus of parasitic flowering plant discovered from Nicobar Islands
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is Septemeranthus?3 What are Parasitic Plants?4 What are Hemi-parasites?5 What is the difference between Parasitic and Hemi-Parasites Plants? What is the news? A new genus of a parasitic flowering plant named “Septemeranthus” has recently been discovered from the Nicobar group of islands. What is Septemeranthus? Septemeranthus belongs to the… Continue reading New genus of parasitic flowering plant discovered from Nicobar Islands
A hazy picture on employment in India
News: This article says that the employment data in India is not consistent and does not show a clear pattern. The two important indicators of structural transformation in any economy are rates of growth and changes in the structural composition of output and the workforce. India has experienced fairly consistent changes in the first indicator,… Continue reading A hazy picture on employment in India
Pendency of cases in Supreme Court: The supreme failure
News: Supreme Court of India has delivered judgment on many important matters like Decriminalizing homosexuality, the Right to privacy a fundamental right, etc, and brace the belief in republican values like equality, liberty, etc. But still, many important cases are pending for the final judgment. This has serious repercussions on the fundamental rights of citizens and… Continue reading Pendency of cases in Supreme Court: The supreme failure
