What are key components of the latest monetary policy release of the RBI?

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by the RBI governor has released the new monetary policy which outlines the following decisions: The repo rate which is the key lending rate has been reduced by 25 basis points to 5.15 per ..

What are the features of the DBT scheme introduced for the fertilizers? How it is different from the earlier subsidy transfer scheme?

To ensure better targeting and to eliminate leakages and corruption, the Department of Fertilizers had introduced a new model of the Direct benefit transfer (DBT) Scheme. As per the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for Fertilizers: The subsidy on various fertilizer ..

How far is Integrated Farming System (IFS) helpful in sustaining agricultural production?

Integrated Farming System (IFS) provides for an interrelated and interlocking production system based on cropping, animals and related subsidiary enterprises in such a way that maximize the utilization of nutrients of each system and minimize the negative effect of these ..

Despite the huge upbeat around the Make in India campaign the initiative has failed to deliver in the last 5 years since its launch. Examine

The Make in India campaign was launched by the government to strengthen the industrial sector and to attract foreign investments. It had challenging objectives like increasing the share of the manufacturing sector to 25 per cent of GDP and creating ..

Why India needs Foreign Direct Investment Policy 2.0?

In 1978, the government of India adopted a policy that required equity dilution by 100% foreign-owned companies. This led to the ‘Listing of MNCs’, and many of which then provided handsome returns to both MNCs and Indian shareholders. The FDI ..

What are the objectives of Make in India campaign? Examine how the initiative has fared in attaining these objectives.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the Make in India campaign on September 25, 2014, to attract foreign investment in a bid to industrialise India. The foreign investors were invited to make in India, not necessarily for India. The objectives ..

Elaborate the impact of National Watershed Project in increasing agricultural production from water stress areas.

The National Watershed Project implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development is an umbrella scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana. The initiative aims to enhance the water availability in the watershed areas. Increasing Agricultural Productivity The objectives of ..

Can political instability at the state level disrupt the India growth story by disrupting the Indian Infrastructure buildup and discouraging foriegn investment in the country?

PM Modi and FM Nirmala Sitharaman have made it their mission to ensure that the country’s economy reaches the 5 trillion dollar mark by 2024-25. Infrastructure building, both by the Public, Private and Foreign sector will play a critical role ..