CURRENT AFFAIRS

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 12, Apr 2022
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Care Work and Care Economy

Reference News:-  Care work and care economy — a system that consists of activities and relationships involved in meeting the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of care — remains an integral but undervalued component of economies all over the worl

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 11, Apr 2022
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STRATEGIC OIL RESERVES

Why in News?India’s move to release 5 million barrels of oil from its strategic reserves as part of a coordinated challenge led by the US against the OPEC+ producers’ cartel’s move to curb output, is the first time that New Delhi would be dipping into its reserve

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 11, Apr 2022
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RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee

Referene News:-The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee on Friday raised its estimate for inflation in FY23 to 5.7%, from the 4.5% forecast in February before Russia invaded Ukraine.RBI also held benchmark interest rates and retained its ‘

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 11, Apr 2022
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CAG’s audit of UIDAI

Referene News:-CAG has presented its performance audit of Aadhaar’s regulator, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). It was carried out over a four-year period between FY2015 and FY2019.CAG’s audit portrays an unsatisfactory picture&nb

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 06, Apr 2022
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Rural India will create 1.2 cr. jobs in the dairy sector’

Topics: GS IIIRural India will create 1.2 crore new jobs in dairy-related activities in 10 years and these jobs would mean livelihood and food security for a large segment of the population in the country, said Amul MD.The sector has the potential to generate a large number

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  • Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
  • 04, Apr 2022
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Why in News?The Reserve Bank of India has been working on a phased implementation strategy for a CBDC and the pilot may be launched by the end of this year.The financial advisory services firm has listed four major use cases of CBDC in the Indian context. This includes:

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 24, Mar 2022
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Minimum support price for jute

Reference News:-The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw jute for the 2022-2023 season.According to an official release, the MSP of raw jute has been fixed at Rs. 4,750 a quintal for 2022-2023 season, wh

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 22, Mar 2022
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RSS resolution for labor-intensive economic model

Reference News:-The SS has passed a resolution calling for a labour-intensive Bharatiya Economic Model in view of rising unemployment in the country.What does the resolution say?Need for:Society must come forward and participate in building

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 16, Mar 2022
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Microfinance institutions can now set interest rates

Reference News:-  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed microfinance institutions the freedom to set interest rates on the loans that they lend.Key takeaways The guidelines will take effect from 1st April 2022.The RBI tweaked the definition

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  • IAS NEXT, Lucknow
  • 16, Mar 2022
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Supplementary demand for grants

Reference News:-The government has sought approval from Parliament to spend an extra ₹1.07 lakh crore in the current fiscal year.The additional spending of Rs1.58 trillion is required for expenditure commitments towards settling loans taken from National Small Savings Fun

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