Demat account #GS 03 Economy For Prelims Demat Account Demat accounts or dematerialised accounts is the account that should be started by an investor to buy or sell shares in the stock market. Any individual Indian Citizen can start a demat account with a depository […]
The Eight Core Industries #GS-03 Economy For Prelims Core industries: Core Industries of an economy are the main or the key industries which determine the strength of an economy. They make up for about 27% of the weight of items included in the Index of […]
Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Sector #GS-03 Economy, Science and Technology For Prelims AVGC Promotion Task Force: The AVGC Promotion Task Force was set up under the headship of Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Its creation was announced in the Union Budget […]
The rise of rural manufacturing #GS-03 Economy For Mains: The urban-rural manufacturing shift: A steady stream of investments in rural locations over the last two decades has ensured that 42% of factories and 62% of fixed capital is in the rural side This is evidence […]
Big Tech and the need in India for ex-ante regulation #GS-02 Governance, #GS-03 Economy For Prelims Competition Commission of India (CCI): The CCI is a statutory body which acts as the competition regulator in India and is responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, of 2002. […]
Factors of Production #GS-03 Economy For Prelims What are the Factors of Production: Factors of production are resources that are thought to be the basic building blocks of production in any economy. Land, labour, capital, and entrepreneur are widely considered to be the four main […]
Layoffs and Recession #GS-03 Economy For Prelims: What is Recession? In simple terms recession is when economy stops growing and starts shrinking. Technically recession is when the GDP growth rate of a country is negative for two consecutive quarters or more. A significant fall in […]
Commercial Banking Sector #GS-03 Economy For Mains Concerns about Credit Growth: Global headwinds at present are emanating from three sources; Russian actions in Ukraine impacting energy supplies and prices especially in Europe, Economic slowdown in China because of frequent lockdowns due to its zero-COVID policy, […]