General Studies IIIEconomyRBI

RBI Retail Direct Scheme and integrated ombudsman scheme

Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched two new initiatives of RBI, the Retail Direct Scheme and the Integrated Ombudsman

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General Studies IIIEconomy

Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF)

Department of Agriculture Cooperation& Farmers Welfare , Ministry of Agriculture Context: Recently, the government has said that prices of onion, tomato and

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General Studies IIIAGRICULTUREEconomy

Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) scheme for Specified Agriculture Products

Ministry of Commerce & Industry Context: Centre has revised “Transport and Marketing Assistance” (TMA) scheme for Specified Agriculture Products’ Key

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General Studies IIIBankingEconomyRBI

Small Finance Bank

Context: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has received applications from two more entities under the “on-tap” small finance bank licensing guidelines of

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General Studies IIIEconomy

Ubharte Sitaare Alternative Investment Fund

Context: Recently, the Ministry of Finance has launched Ubharte Sitaare Alternative Investment Fund to facilitate debt and equity funding to export-oriented MSMEs (Micro Small and medium Enterprises)

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General Studies IIIEconomyRBI

Government Securities Acquisition Programme (GSAP 2.0)

Context: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it will conduct an open market purchase of government securities of Rs 25,000 crore

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General Studies IIIBankingEconomy

Indradhanush Scheme for Banks

About Indradhanush Scheme: Mission Indradhanush for PSBs that was launched by the Government in 2015. The government, to resolve the issues faced

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EconomyGeneral Studies III

Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Retrospective tax policy)

Context: The Union government finally withdrew the Income-tax Act and Finance Act, 2012 by introducing an amendment bill. Background The

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