The Prime Minister of India has informed that PM MITRA mega textile parks would be set up in some states which will boost the textiles sector in line with 5F (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign) vision. Ministry of Textiles78 Aim: The PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and …
Read More »DOMESTIC SYSTEMATICALLY IMPORTANT BANKS
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the US raises questions on the safety of depositors’ wealth everywhere but such failures are unlikely in the Indian system. What is the basis for the confidence in the resilience of Indian banks? Domestic banks have a different balance sheet structure. …
Read More »GOLDEN CITY GATE TOURISM AWARDS 2023
India Bags Golden & Silver Star at The International ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2023 at ITB, Berlin 2023. The Golden City Gate Tourism Multi-media Awards are given annually in various categories related to the Tourism and Hospitality sectors. The ‘Golden City Gate’ is a creative multi-media international competition for countries, cities, regions and hotels. The Golden City Gate is the creative and innovative expression of …
Read More »PROMOTING BORDER TOURISM
Last December, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan spoke of the need “to repopulate vast unoccupied areas, located even far away from the last villages of the state towards the border” and emphasised the importance of promoting border tourism in such areas. The Government of India has made unprecedented …
Read More »MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS WILL NOW COVER CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADE
India’s money laundering laws will apply to trade in cryptocurrencies, the Finance Ministry said in a notification dated March 7. The exchange between virtual digital assets and fiat currencies, the exchange between one or more forms of virtual digital assets and the transfer of digital assets will be covered under …
Read More »HALLMARK UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION (HIUD) NUMBER
The sale of gold jewellery will not be allowed without a Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) number. HUID number is a six-digit alphanumeric code. It is given to every piece of jewellery at the time of hallmarking. It is a unique identifier for each gold item. The jewellery is stamped with the unique number manually at the Assaying & Hallmarking centre. Features: …
Read More »INDEX FUNDS
Global index providers are reviewing some of the stocks’ inclusion in its indices that are replicated by many foreign portfolio managers after the Hindenburg report. Index funds An index fund is a portfolio of stocks or bonds designed to mimic the composition and performance of a financial market index. Index funds have lower expenses and fees than …
Read More »DEVELOPING TOURISM IN MISSION MODE
This is a series of post-budget webinars being organized by the Government with an aim to brainstorm ideas for effective implementation of the initiatives announced in the Union Budget-2023. In his address, the Prime Minister, Shri Narender Modi said that tourism has always been a part of our social and …
Read More »SPIKE IN RAW MATERIAL PRICES HITS PHARMA
A steep price increase of over 100% from prepandemic levels of certain raw materials for essential drugs — called active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) — has raised eyebrows in the industry. Interestingly, the sharp hike — which should have corrected by now with the improvement in supply chain and logistics — …
Read More »INDIGENOUS PROJECTS to boost desi defence
Two major indigenous defence projects — the acquisition of 70 basic trainer aircraft for the IAF and three cadet training ships for the Navy — worth almost ₹10,000 crore were cleared by the cabinet committee on security. The 70 Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) aircraft will be supplied by defence PSU …
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