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World Wetlands Day (WWD) is celebrated every year on the 2nd of February to raise global awareness about the high importance of wetlands for people and our planet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 WWD is also an occasion to commemorate the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in the Iranian city of Ramsar in […]
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021 in Parliament. The finance minister provided a major boost to healthcare and infrastructure in Union Budget 2021. However, there was no change in Income Tax slabs this year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The forthcoming Census could be the first digital census in the history
Govt to rationalise custom duties on gold, silver Read More »
Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman presented the Union Budget for the year 2021-22 in the lower house of the parliament. The Health and Wellbeing have found sharp focus and central positioning in the Union Budget 2021-22 presented in Parliament. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 They form the basis of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat. There is a steep
FM proposes increase of 137 per cent in Budget for Health and well-being Read More »
The government has pegged its target for disinvestment for FY 2021-22 at Rs 1.75 lakh crore. A major announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was that the government will privatise two public sector banks other than IDBI Bank. One general insurance company will also be privatised in the coming fiscal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
Two PSBs, one general insurance company to be disinvested Read More »
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a provision of Rs 15,700 crore for the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the Union Budget 2021-22. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It is proposed to take up decriminalisation of the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act, 2008 on similar lines of the decriminalising
₹15,700 cr provided for MSME sector in Union Budget Read More »
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.
National Research Foundation Outlay to be ₹50,000 crore, over 5 years Read More »
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
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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
Qualitative strengthening of 15,000 schools to include all components of NEP Read More »
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
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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
