digital economy
Digital Payments Utsav
The Digital Payments Utsav is to be launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The main objective of the event is to create awareness of digital payments. It is being conducted on the sidelines of the G20 meeting. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Haryana Open Loop Ticketing System
President of India Droupadi Murmu is set to launch the “Open Loop Ticketing System” for the Haryana State Transport Corporation on the occasion of Gita Mahotsav 2022 in Kurukshetra. This will make Haryana the first state to introduce the open-loop ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
UNGA Resolution on International Tax Cooperation Framework
The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution to develop an international tax cooperation framework or instrument based on a UN intergovernmental process. Nigeria submitted this resolution on behalf of a consortium of 54 African countries. Why is ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Salesforce Global Digital Skills Index 2022
India scored the highest place in Sales Force Global Digital Skills Index, 2022. The index was created comparing 19 countries. The index was calculated based on the readiness of the citizens in learning new digital skills and employee sentiments. Of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Union Budget 2022-23-Highlights
On February 1, 2022, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented the Union budget 2022-23. The budget focuses on macro economic growth, energy transition, promoting digital economy, climate action, tech enabled development, crowding in private investment. Here are the highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
UNCTAD Digital Economy Report 2021
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published its “UNCTAD Digital Economy Report 2021, recently. Key Findings of report In its report, UNCTAD noted the Philippines as one among six countries that allows free flow of data across borders. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Karnataka Digital Economy Mission Office Launched
The office of the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) was inaugurated in Karnataka. Highlights The office was inaugurated with the objective of increasing the digital economy contribution to Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) by 30 per cent. Along with the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
EU threatens digital tax without global deal after US halts talks
The European Union has threatened imposition of taxes even without a global deal that aimed to decide on the basis for taxation of big digital firms like Facebook, Amazon and Google. This is in retaliation to the US’ decision to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020