India moves from 130 to 129 in human development index: UNDP report India climbed one spot to 129 among 189 countries in the 2019 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday. In 2018, India’s human development index (HDI) value of 0.647 had put it at […]
Read MorePer Capita Electricity Consumption For The Year 2018-19 State/UT Per Capita Consumption (kWh) Chandigarh 978 Delhi 1548 Haryana 2082 Himachal Pradesh 1418 Jammu & Kashmir 1322 Punjab 2046 Rajasthan 1282 Uttar Pradesh 606 Uttarakhand 1467 Chhattisgarh 1961 Gujarat 2378 Madhya […]
Read MoreTo increase the deployment of renewable energy in the country, the Government of India have put in place various policies/initiatives for promotion of renewable energy. These initiatives include incentives such as accelerated depreciations, waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses, viability gap funding (VGF) and permitting Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 […]
Read MoreAs reported by Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOSPI), the Share of MSME in All India GDP during 2015-16 and 2016-17 and 2017-18 has been 29.5% and 29.3% and 29.7%, respectively. As reported by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), the share of MSME related products in total […]
Read MoreEconomic openness is necessary but not sufficient: it succeeds only when combined with strategic industrial policy The third summit of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) held in Bangkok, which concluded this week, sought to finalize a mega free-trade agreement among 16 countries from Asia and Oceania, which are home to one-half of the world’s […]
Read MoreIndia and China are the most populous countries in the world, having a population size of 1.35 billion and 1.39 billion, respectively, in 2018. With limited arable land (about 120 million hectare (m ha) in China, and 156 m ha in India), both face the challenge of producing enough food, fodder, and fibre for their […]
Read MoreIf India is to become the third-largest tourism economy by 2028, the country must focus on offering opportunities that allow talent to work on new and innovative projects—with a promise of continued learning and growth. This year, for the first time in the history of India’s travel and tourism sector, we were named the host […]
Read MoreIndia climbing up 14 positions in the latest ease of doing business (EoDB) rankings—the 2020 report was released on Thursday—is good news for the country, which is struggling with a slowdown. While the report lauds the government’s efforts in implementing taxation reforms (GST), the real change has been in resolving insolvency. India’s score has improved […]
Read MoreNITI Aayog launches India Innovation Index 2019 Karnataka tops the Innovation Index followed by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Delhi NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019. Karnataka is the most innovative major state in India. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Haryana, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh form […]
Read MoreUPSC/UKPSC MAINS TOPIC ‘India would achieve 1,75,000 MW target on time’ says Secretary, MNRE Reports have appeared ina section of media,citing a CRISIL report, that India may fall short of its declared renewable energy target of 1,75,000 MW by the year 2022. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has refuted such claims. Full text […]
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