Launch of GII in New Delhi Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, PiyushGoyal, will launch the Global Innovation Index (GII) in New Delhi, tomorrow. This is the first time that the GII is being launched in an emerging economy. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of Ministry of Commerce […]
Read MoreMSME Sector Contributes Significantly to Indian Economy The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Sector contributes significantly to the Indian Economy in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Exports and Employment generation. As per the information received from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOSPI), the Share of MSME Gross […]
Read MoreEarlier confined largely to the organised sector, it has now spread to other areas, as revealed by the latest survey results The findings of the latest employment survey, called the Periodic Labour Force Survey (2017-18), are a cause for concern as the scenario is still far from anything that would denote decent employment. The two […]
Read MoreGlobal MPI 2018 Key findings This page highlights findings from the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and provides a range of resources. The global MPI, revised and updated in September 2018, now covers 105 countries in total, which are home to 77 per cent of the world’s population, or 5.7 billion people. Global Highlights 1.3 […]
Read MoreState of the Economy in 2018-19 – A Macro View GDP to grow at 7% in 2019-20 due to growth of investment & consumption Service exports enhanced to Rs. 14.389 lac cr in 2018-19 from Rs. 0.746 lac cr in 2000-01. India’s share in world service exports increased from 2% in 2005 to 3.5 % […]
Read MoreKey Highlights of Economic Survey 2018-19 The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in the Parliament today. The Key Highlights of Economic Survey 2018-19 are as follows: Shifting gears: Private Investment as the Key Driver of Growth, Jobs, Exports and Demand Survey states that pathways for […]
Read Moreसंसद में देश की इकॉनमी की हेल्थ रिपोर्ट यानी आर्थिक सर्वे पेश कर दिया गया है। वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने राज्यसभा में इसे सदन के पटल पर रखा। आर्थिक सर्वे दरअसल बजट से ठीक पहले देश की आर्थिक दशा की तस्वीर होती है। इसमें पिछले 12 महीने के दौरान देश में विकास का ट्रेंड […]
Read MoreNational Food Security Act The stock of foodgrains in the Central Pool as on 1st June, 2019 was 741.41 lakh tons consisting of 275.81 lakh tons of rice and 465.60 lakh tons of wheat. Government of India enacted National Food Security Act (NFSA) in July, 2013 which gives legal entitlement to 67% of the population […]
Read MoreThe total estimated milk production in the country is 176.35 million tonnes during 2017-18. The National Action Plan for Dairy Development envisages milk production target of 254.55 Million Tonnes by 2022. This Department is supplementing efforts of the State Governments to develop dairy infrastructure across the country by providing financial support through Dairy Development Schemes […]
Read MoreGovernment announces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated crops and fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane on the basis of recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned and other relevant factors. Government had increased MSPs for all mandated crops with […]
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