Economy

Indian economy has come a long way since independence. From socialist pattern to liberalised era it , from being agrarian to service oriented economy it has seen many ups and downs. The basic features of Indian economy are enumerated as follows: India is a developing economy with low per capita income. Current Per capita income … Read more

Withholding tax: A tax imposed on the income on a foreign portfolio (investments). This tax is imposed to discourage foreign investments, to encourage domestic investment, and to raise money for the government.   Venture capital: Generally, a private equity capital which lends capital to the entrepreneurs who are innovative and cannot get the required fund … Read more

Development of port infrastructure in India is not on par with the other ports across  the world. Trade in India has to face severe challenges due to inefficient port services.  Shipping lines avoid touching ports in India because of the long waiting time. The capacity  of various ports including Mumbai has already been exhausted and … Read more

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has introduced YuvaSahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme.  This is a youth friendly scheme which will attract youths to cooperative business ventures.  The scheme will be linked to Rs.1000 crore Cooperative Start-up and Innovation Fund (CSIF)‘.  The scheme envisages 2% less than the applicable rate of interest on term loan … Read more

Financial inclusion refers to delivery of financial services, including banking services and credit, at an affordable cost to the vast sections of disadvantaged and low-income groups who tend to be excluding.   Financial inclusion can lead to inclusive growth in following ways:   Formalization of economy:    A well spread out financial system engenders economic … Read more

(A)National investment fund The cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 27th January,  2005 had approved the constitution of a National Investment Fund (NIF). The Purpose of the fund was to  receive disinvestment proceeds of central public sector enterprises and to invest the same to generate  earnings without depleting the corpus. The earnings of the … Read more

Green GDP is a term used generally for expressing GDP after adjusting for environmental damage.The System of National Accounts (SNA) is an accounting framework for measuring the economic activities of production, consumption and accumulation of wealth in an economy during a period of time. When information on economy’s use of the natural environment is integrated … Read more

Over the years, the government has gradually withdrawn from direct management of public institutions, devolving governance to boards compromising academics, alumni and external members. Instead, it exerts indirect forms of control based largely on mechanisms such as performance-linked funding and quality recognition. The erstwhile regulatory regime of multiple bodies with conflicting and overlapping mandates has … Read more

To catalyze cutting-edge PV manufacturing in India, NITI Aayog, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and Invest India, are organizing a global symposium virtually, ‘India PV EDGE 2020 The focus is on ‘Wafers and Cells’, ‘Modules and Production Equipment’ and ‘Supply Chain’. Solar deployment has been the flagship green growth story of the last decade … Read more

. The Government has well-designed schemes. The question is not about intention but that of implementation of these schemes. There was not a proper identification of the targeted beneficiaries. There is also a lack of awareness of these schemes amongst the masses, given their illiteracy and ignorance. There is also an absence of any monitoring … Read more