U.S. DECLARES IT HAS AGREED UPON PEACE FRAMEWORK WITH TALIBAN

Indian Economy, Science & Technology

Source : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-01-29 NEXT STEP TO CLEAN FUEL Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Infrastructure: Energy incl. Renewable & Non-renewable Purnamita Dasgupta is with the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. Katharina Michaelowa is at University of Zurich. Recently, there has been a considerable reduction in the prices of non-subsidised LPG cylinders. Unless…

REMOVING THE ROOTS OF FARMERS’ DISTRESS

Environment, Environment & Disaster Management, Indian Economy, Indian Polity & Constitution, Indian Society, News

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-28 REMOVING THE ROOTS OF FARMERS’ DISTRESS Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Agriculture Issues and related constraints Recently, there has been active discussion on the strategies addressing farm distress. There are media reports that the ‘interim Budget’ may focus on the farm sector among other things. Agrarian distress, in…

THE GAP WITHIN: ON INTER-STATE DISPARITIES

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Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-24 THE GAP WITHIN: ON INTER-STATE DISPARITIES Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues Related to Poverty, Inclusion, Employment & Sustainable Development India, as the world’s fastest-growing major economy, may well be catching up with the richer economies in terms of absolute size. But economic convergence within the country remains…

INDIAN NAVY COORDINATES LARGEST EVER COASTAL DEFENCE EXERCISE TEN YEARS AFTER “26/11”

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Source : www.pib.nic.in Date : 2019-01-23 INDIAN NAVY COORDINATES LARGEST EVER COASTAL DEFENCE EXERCISE TEN YEARS AFTER “26/11” Relevant for: Science & Technology | Topic: Defence related developments Ministry of Defence Indian Navy Coordinates Largest Ever Coastal Defence Exercise Ten Years After “26/11” Posted On: 22 JAN 2019 6:25PM by PIB Delhi Ten years after…

LEGISLATING PAYMENTS OUT OF RBI’S EXCESS CAPITAL COULD COMPROMISE ITS INDEPENDENCE

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Source : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-01-23 LEGISLATING PAYMENTS OUT OF RBI’S EXCESS CAPITAL COULD COMPROMISE ITS INDEPENDENCE Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues relating to Growth & Development – Banking, NPAs and RBI The writer is professor of economics, Royal Bank research professor and Johal Chair, University of British Columbia, Canada How much equity…