Eat Right Mela
Eat Right Mela Eat Right Mela is organised by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). It is an outreach activity for citizens to nudge them towards eating right. It...
[ read more ]Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana The centre has agreed to fund 25% of the Rs. 15,325 crore irrigation projects planned for Maharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana...
[ read more ]Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021
Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th. With a score of 27.5, India has a...
[ read more ]Inflation
Inflation Inflation is the decline of purchasing power of a given currency over time. A quantitative estimate of the rate at which the decline in purchasing power occurs can be reflected...
[ read more ]Foreign direct investment (FDI)
Foreign direct investment (FDI) Foreign direct investment (FDI) is when a company takes controlling ownership in a business entity in another country. With FDI, foreign companies are directly involved...
[ read more ]External Commercial Borrowing Framework
External Commercial Borrowings External Commercial Borrowings is a loan availed by an Indian entity from a nonresident lender with a minimum average maturity. Most of these loans are provided by foreign commercial...
[ read more ]Special Economic Zone
Special Economic Zone A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in a country that is subject to different economic regulations than other regions within the same country. The SEZ economic regulations tend to...
[ read more ]Collective Security Treaty Organization
CSTO is an intergovernmental military alliance that was signed on 15 May 1992. In 1992, six post-Soviet states belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States—Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,...
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