February 2021

To strengthen the overall research ecosystem of the country, the Union Budget FY 2021-22 announced a slew of new initiatives to boost Innovation and R&D in the country. While presenting the Budget in Parliament, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, proposed initiatives covering digital payments, space sector and deep ocean explorations. […]

The Government had kept fuel supplies running uninterrupted across the country during the COVID-19 lockdown period.  Taking note of the crucial nature of fuel requirement in the lives of people, the Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2020-21, in the Parliament, announced key initiatives in the Petroleum

Under the Budget 2021-22 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, more than 15,000 schools will include all components of the National Education Policy to be qualitatively strengthened, and enable them to emerge as exemplar schools in their regions, handhold and mentor other schools to achieve the goals of the policy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

While presenting the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Government will consolidate the provisions of SEBI Act, 1992; Depositories Act, 1996; Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and Government Securities Act, 2007 into a rationalised single Securities Markets Code. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The

A key take away from the Union Budget 2021 is that the Centre has proposed to increase FDI cap in insurance sector to 74%. Presenting the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that the government will amend the Insurance Act, 1938 to increase the permissible FDI limit from 49% to 74%. Daily Current Affairs Quiz